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知ってる言葉なのに、聞き取れない…😭 — Do you know this feeling? Nana Sensei explains WHY — Japanese people shorten everything! Learn the real casual Japanese natives use every day, with easy Japanese and real-life examples!

In this episode, Nana Sensei talks about:

① スマホ・スタバ・コンビニ (Shortened everyday words)

② 〜てる (Short form of 〜ている)

③ 〜ちゃう (Short form of 〜てしまう)

④ 〜なきゃ・〜とく (Short forms of 〜なければ & 〜ておく)

⑤ めっちゃ・超 (Casual ways to say "very")

⑥ 〜じゃん・〜でしょ・〜だよね (Casual sentence endings)

💡 「食べちゃった」 = 「食べてしまった」 — once you know how words get shorter, you can finally catch them!

📺 Watch on YouTube (with furigana subtitles!):

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教科書には出てこない！😆 — Have you ever heard a word that's NOT in your textbook, but Japanese people use every day? In this episode, Nana Sensei introduces 10 of them, with easy Japanese and real-life examples!

In this episode, Nana Sensei talks about:

① 大丈夫 (daijoubu) – it's OK / I'm fine / no thanks

② 別に (betsuni) – nothing / not really

③ 全然 (zenzen) – totally / absolutely (fine)

④ とりあえず (toriaezu) – for now / first of all

⑤ なんか (nanka) – like / somehow / kind of

⑥ 微妙 (bimyou) – so-so / not quite good

⑦ やばい (yabai) – awesome / oh no (both good & bad!)

⑧ まあいっか (maa ikka) – oh well / never mind

⑨ 普通に (futsuu ni) – actually / genuinely (good)

⑩ しょうがない (shou ga nai) – it can't be helped

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すみません！😅 — Have you ever thought "Japanese people apologize so much!"? Nana Sensei explains WHY, with easy Japanese and real-life examples!

In this episode, Nana Sensei talks about:

① お店で謝る (Apologizing at shops)

② 電車でぶつかった時 (When you bump into someone on the train)

③ お願いする時も謝る (Apologizing when you ask a favor)

④ 感謝する時も謝る (Apologizing when you say thank you)

⑤ 会社・恋愛でも謝る (Apologizing at work & in relationships)

⑥ 「こちらこそすみません」 (The phrase that surprises foreigners!)

💡 「すみません」 has THREE meanings — sorry, thank you, and excuse me!

📺 Watch on YouTube (with furigana subtitles!):

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📚 1-on-1 lessons with Nana Sensei (iTalki):

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