The Japanese Particle, Ka; Day 13 of the 30-Day Challenge

The Japanese Particle, Ka; Day 13 of the 30-Day Challenge

Author: LaunchPod Media September 17, 2020 Duration: 6:22
Today we talk about Ka, another particle within Japanese. Ka acts as a question mark in Japanese. The uses change depending on the situation and how polite you are trying to be. John Sensei also gives us some do's and don'ts when using Ka.

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Stacking Particles [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:50
Today we’re talking about how to use different types of particles together. No-deh, neh, yo, Genki-nah.
Jya-na, Goodbye [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:53
There are various different ways to say goodbye to people. Yana is an informal way to say bye to your friends.
Kashida, Feminine Particle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:44
This is a particle typically used by women, or feminine speaking individuals.
Technical Particle, Nado [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:06
This is a particle to make things ambiguous, which often refers to things such as “et cetera,” or “In the like.” I compare Nanca and Nado.
A Little Bit of Filler, Nanka [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:15
Nanca is a word to replace “um.” The difference about this word though is it has a meaning, kind of like an unknown/abstract object, like “thing-a-ma-jig.”
Kamoshidenai, the Difference in Probability [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:37
This word is used in place of “might.” This is used when something has a lower probability of happening than deshoh.
Desu, at the End of the Speech [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:49
This is used when there is some uncertainty, or something is unknown about which you are speaking. “I will ‘probably’ go to Japan.”
Gurai [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:00
This word is used to give an approximation. It’s one of those words that is also going to be used for time. It has to do with a specific quantity.
Goro [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:11
This word is usually used with time. It has to do with approximation, for example “About this time,” or around this time.
Amari [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:18
I give you the different ways to pronounce Amari, and break down how to use this word in different sentences, including mainly negative sentences.