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Learn Japanese: Essential JLPT Grammar & Vocabulary | NIHONGO CANDY


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(00:00):
こ ん に ち は、 ウ ェ ル ク の miki で す。 I am National Research for
Japanese language instructor andspecializing teaching Japanese
to global corporate employees today、 we exploring an essential
Japanese group that we're incometo frequently in daily
conversation、 つ な が る this groupmeans to connect or to be

(00:21):
connected and is ingredibly burstital in modern Japanese by
the end of this episode。 You understand how to use、 繋 が る
naturally in both technical context like phone、 connections
and social context like social media relationships、 where focus
on two key examples こ こ は 電 話 が 繋 が ら な い、 meaning、 the phone、

(00:45):
doesn't、 connect、 here、 and 彼 と イ ン ス タ で つ な が っ て い ま す。
meaning unconnected with him on Instagram で は、 始 め ま し ょ う。
The burp tsunagaru is an interested verb meaning、 IT
describes something that happensnaturally with a someone

(01:07):
actively doing IT think of IT assomething connects rather than
someone connects。 something tsunagaru has three
main meanings that your encounter、 regularly first IT
describes physical or technical connections。
Like phone lines Internet connections or rose connecting

(01:30):
to each other、 second IT describes human relationships
and social connections like friendships business networks or
social media connections、 third IT describes abstract
connections like ideas、 thinkingtogether or events。
being related the key differencebetween 繋 が る and similar Words

(01:56):
is that 繋 が る emphasizes the state of being connected or the
process of connection happening naturally。
this makes IT Perfect for describing both technical
situations and social media interactions。
let's start with our first K example、 こ こ は 電 話 が 繋 が ら な い

(02:20):
in this sentence。 繋 が る describes a phone
connection when you say 電 話 が 繋 が ら な い you are explaining that
the phone call cannot be established or maintained this
could be because of a poor signal strings being outside the
service area or technical problems with a network here are

(02:43):
some common situations where you'll use。
繋 が る for technical connections。イ ン タ ー ネ ッ ト が つ な が ら な い the
Internet isn't connecting WI fi が つ な が り ま し た the WI fi
connected シ ス テ ム に つ な が ら な い can't connect to the system the

(03:11):
pattern is simple device or service が つ な が る or つ な が ら な
い。 Remember that、 つ な が っ た and、 つ
な が り ま し た。 a pastance forms、 meaning
connected、 while、 つ な が ら な い and、 つ な が り ま せ ん。

(03:32):
a negative forms、 meaning doesn't、 connect、 now let's、
explore our second、 key example、彼 と イ ン ス タ で つ な が っ て い ま す。
when you say someone。 と つ な が っ て い ま す。
you are explaining that you havean established connection with

(03:54):
them through a social platform。 the particle to shows who you
are connected ways、 and they shows the platform or method of
connection here are common social connection patterns 友 達 と
ラ イ ン で つ な が っ て い ま す。 I am connected with my friend on

(04:17):
line。 同 僚 と リ ン ク ド イ ン で つ な が り ま し
た。 I connected with my colleague on
LinkedIn。 私 と フ ェ イ ス ブ ッ ク で つ な が っ て く
だ さ い。 please connect with me on
Facebook the teform つ な が っ て with imas shows and ongoing

(04:45):
state of connection。 Which is Perfect for describing
established social media relationships let's practice
with some Real World situations I'll。
give you an English scenario post for you to think about the
Japanese。 then provide the translation one

(05:06):
I can't get through to customer service。
カ ス タ マ ー サ ー ビ ス に つ な が り ま せ ん。
カ ス タ マ ー サ ー ビ ス に つ な が り ま せ ん。

(05:28):
two we got connected through mutual friends 共 通 の 友 達 を 通 じ て
つ な が り ま し た。 共 通 の 友 達 を 通 じ て つ な が り ま し た。

(05:52):
three the video call keeps disconnecting ビ デ オ 通 話 が つ な が
っ た り 切 れ た り し ま す。 ビ デ オ 通 話 が つ な が っ た り 切 れ た り

(06:12):
し ま す。 フ ォ ー。
Are you connected with him on social media?
彼 と SNS で つ な が っ て い ま す か? 彼 と SNS で つ な が っ て い ま す か?

(06:44):
understanding つ な が る becomes easier when you know related
vocabulary つ な げ る is the transitive version meaning to
connect something? For example、 パ ソ コ ン を プ リ ン タ ー
に つ な げ る connect the computer to the printer つ な が り is a now

(07:09):
form meaning connection or relationship、 you are here 人 と の
つ な が り を 大 切 に す る value connections with people。
接 続 is a more formal word for connection often used in
technical context that's offer today's episode on つ な が る this

(07:36):
first over of is essential for described both our digital
connections and human relationships in Japanese ペ イ ト
リ オ ン に 日 本 語 キ ャ ン デ ィ の リ ス ナ ー が 誰 で も 参 加 で き る 無 料 コ ミ ュ ニ
テ ィ が あ り ま す。 メ ン バ ー に な っ て。
エ ピ ソ ー ド の ス ク リ プ ト や 日 本 語 学 習 に 役 に 立 つ 投 稿 を チ ェ ッ ク し て く

(07:57):
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become a member、 and check out the episode scripts and helpful
posts for Japanese learning。 今 日 も 日 本 語 キ ャ ン デ ィ を 聞 い て い
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(08:17):
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