Teh Base

Teh Base

Author: LaunchPod Media December 2, 2020 Duration: 5:43
I go more into the different forms of “But.” I talk about “Even though,” and various other words like But.

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Directional Basics [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:52
In this episode I talk about before something happens and after something happens. Both before you and after you, or in front of you and behind you.
Basic Overview of Directions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:41
Many things in Japanese are often temporal as they are physical, and we’re talking about how this pertains to directions. I go over various types of travel from one place to another.
Question Particle, Male and Female Speech [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:35
Today I talk more about formality and how men and women speak differently. Men tend to be less polite when talking versus when women speak.
Kanji [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:37
Kanji can often be a detriment if learned early, which is why I’ve chosen to talk about it later in this podcast. It’s better to get used to the language before trying to learn to understand and read Kanji.
Formality and Being Polite [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:56
Today we’re diving a little deeper into how we use formality and why we use Des, Dah, Mas, and the plain form noun.
Vector Verbs Part 5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:37
This is the last episode in the vector verb series. Today I go over some of the confusing things between the different vector verbs and make some clarifications.
Vector Verbs Part 4 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:58
Today we are talking about the last verb when it comes to the three major vector verbs, Morau. This one is the easiest version of the three.
Vector Verbs Part 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:09
I talk about the word Kureru, which goes along with the word Agheru. I talk about going from party B to party A and give some examples.
Vector Verbs Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:07
The first group of vector verbs where it comes from the speaker’s area of information to the listener’s area of information. I will talk about the word Agheru.
Vector Verbs Part 1, Movement of an Object [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:44
There are a number of different types of verbs in Japanese. Some are implied to have more than one meaning. Some are meant to communicate movement. We also have reciprocal verbs and stative verbs. Today and over the next…