The Language GarageMay 18
#Japanese い-adjectives directly modify nouns, andです desu (be) is optional and polite. 高いビル takai biru (a tall building). ビルは 高い(です)。 Biru wa takai (desu). The building is tall. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseAdjectives #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-adjectives/
The Language GarageMay 4
#Japanese は wa marks a contrast. この店のパンはおいしいけど、コーヒーはあまり好きじゃない。 Kono mise no pan wa oishii kedo, kōhī wa amari suki janai. The bread at this shop is delicious,
but I don’t really like the coffee. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseParticles #Languages. Click to #learn more: https://thelanguagegarage.com/wa-and-ga-in-japanese/
The Language GarageApr 27
The neutral word order for #Japanese counters is: Noun + Particle + Number + Counter. 毎日コーヒーを二杯飲みます。 mainichi kōhī o nihai nomimasu. I drink two cups of coffee every day. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseCounters #LearnJapanese. Click to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-counters/
The Language GarageApr 23
Saying AND in #Japanese. Connect adjectives with te form: とうきょう は おおきくて にぎやか です。 Tōkyō wa ōkikute nigiyaka desu. Tokyo is big and busy. #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Languages. https://thelanguagegarage.com/how-to-say-and-in-japanese/
The Language GarageApr 16
The #Japanese particle で de marks the location where an action takes place. 公園で走ります。 Kōen de hashirimasu. I run in the park. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseGrammar. https://thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-particles-ni-and-de/
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Plus a 10-question quiz at the bottom that puts all four particles head to head. https://learn.japanology.nl/article/bakari-nomi Which "only" do you reach for without thinking, and which one still trips you? We start with the easy stuff on learn.japanology.nl. 32,500+ words, nearly 2,000 kanji, real game dialogue, four particles for one English word. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #JLPT #Grammar #JapaneseGrammar #Japanology #ばかり #のみ #GameLocalization #日本語
ばかり and のみ: Two More Ways to Say "Only" (and Why You Need Both)

You learned だけ and しか. Now meet ばかり (the only that complains about excess) and のみ (the only that wears a tie). Real game dialogue from Graveyard Keeper, Battlefield, Arma 3, Shadow Tactics, and more.

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#Japanese #LearnJapanese #JapaneseGrammar #JLPT #日本語 #日本語勉強
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We broke down every rule, every trap, and every grey zone with real examples from games we translated. Plus a 10-question quiz at the end to see if you actually got it. https://learn.japanology.nl/article/ni-de Which Japanese particle drives you the most crazy? #Japanese #LearnJapanese #JapaneseGrammar #JLPT #N5 #Japanology #Grammar #LanguageLearning
に vs で: Same Place, Different Particle

Both に and で mark locations, but they are not interchangeable. に marks where something exists. で marks where something happens. One sentence can use both.

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Always. For all soups. Forever. Three words for "if. " Three completely different brains behind them. We wrote a full guide using nothing but real game dialogue: Graveyard Keeper, Punch Club 2, Dustborn, Bloomtown. No textbook examples. 10-question quiz at the end. Try it: https://learn.japanology.nl/article/tara-ba-nara #Japanese #LearnJapanese #JLPT #JapaneseGrammar #Japanology #GameLocalization
たら vs ば vs なら: Three Ways to Say "If" in Japanese

Japanese has three conditional forms that all translate to "if," but each frames the condition differently. Learn when to use たら, ば, and なら with real game dialogue examples.

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Get it wrong, and the character sounds off before the player even notices why. We wrote a deep dive with 25 real game dialogue examples (from Graveyard Keeper, Dustborn, Punch Club 2, and more), interactive quiz, and audio on every sentence. Free to read. No signup. https://learn.japanology.nl/article/kara-node #Japanese #GameLocalization #JapaneseGrammar #LearnJapanese #Localization #JLPT #JapaneseLanguage
から vs ので: The Two Faces of "Because" in Japanese

Both から and ので mean "because," but choosing the wrong one can make you sound rude or robotic. Learn when to use each form, plus だから and んだから, with real game dialogue examples.