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May 19, 2025 6 mins

Learn Japanese: Essential JLPT Grammar & Vocabulary | NIHONGO CANDY


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Master one essential Japanese grammar point or vocabulary item in just 6 minutes! Each episode focuses on a practical JLPT N5-N3 level expression that's frequently used in daily conversations and appears on the exam.


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(00:02):
こ ん に ち は、 ウ ェ ル ク の み き で す。 I am a National Research for
Japanese language、 instructure and a specialized and teaching
Japanese to global corporate employees and this episode we
were diving to another。 essential grammar point for
JRPTN4 level learners、 the expression Ted。
も ら う this chromos structure is used very frequently in daily

(00:25):
Japanese conversation to talk about receiving a favor or
action from someone? By the end of this episode、 you
will understand how to use tea? Morrow and its variations、
correctly and confidently let's、get started the basic meaning of
tea。 Morrow is that you the speaker

(00:46):
receiver favor or benefit from someone else doing something for
you IT shows that you are thankful for the action。
they performed the structure is the tea form of a bird Plus。
も ら う the person who does a favor is marked with a particle
knee the person who receives a favor is usually the speaker。

(01:09):
私 which is often limited let's hear some examples 友 達 に 日 本 語 を
教 え て も ら い ま し た。 means my friend told me Japanese
and I received that favor here。 友 達、 if the person who did the

(01:29):
action teaching marked by NI 兄 に宿 題 を 見 て も ら い ま し た。
means my auto brother checked myhomework、 and I received that
favor ANI is a person who did the checking just like many

(01:50):
expressions in Japanese て も ら う。has a more polite form て い た だ
く。 You use て い た だ く when the
person doing the favorites someone you should show respect
to such as your teacher boss or someone ordered the new the
structure is the same the TE form of the burb Plus い た だ く

(02:15):
the person doing the favor is still marked with NI instead of
友 達 に 日 本 語 を 教 え て も ら い ま し た。If your teacher thought you you
would say 先 生 に 日 本 語 を 教 え て い た だ き ま し た。
instead of 兄 に 宿 題 を 見 て も ら い まし た。

(02:39):
if you are speaking more politely about your teacher you
might say 先 生 に 宿 題 を 見 て い た だ き ま し た。
You can also use a TE。 も ら う and TE い た だ く forms to
ask someone to do something for you you do this by changing も ら

(03:00):
う or 頂 く to their potential formand adding cut to make IT a
question TE も ら え ま す か? is a polite way to ask someone
to do something TE い た だ け ま す か?
is a more polite way to ask。 Used when speaking to someone
you should show more respect to for example?

(03:24):
if you want to ask a colleague to send your document 資 料 を 送 っ
て も ら え ま す か? means could you send me the
document if you want to ask a client、 the same thing more
politely 資 料 を 送 っ て い た だ け ま すか?

(03:44):
means could you please send me the document。
In this examples the person you are speaking to is a one。
you are asking to perform the action sending the document now
let's practice translating this English sentences into Japanese。
using the grammar we just learned I'll give you the

(04:06):
English sentence then post for you to think about IT、 and then
she's a Japanese translation one。
My Mother dropped me to the station 母 に 駅 ま で 送 っ て も ら い ま
し た。 母 に 駅 ま で 送 っ て も ら い ま し た。

(04:36):
too could you pass me? the sold 塩 を と っ て も ら え ま す か?
塩 を 取 っ て も ら え ま す か? three could you please come by
nine am tomorrow? 明 日 9時 ま で に 来 て い た だ け ま す か?

(05:07):
明 日 9時 ま で に 来 て い た だ け ま す か? That brings us to the end of
today's episode on て も ら う 友 達 は私 に 日 本 語 を 教 え ま し た と か 父 は 私
に 時 計 を 買 い ま し た と い う 文 は 間 違 い で は あ り ま せ ん が、 普 通 は そ う い う

(05:34):
言 い 方 を し ま せ ん。 誰 か が 私 に 親 切 な こ と を し ま し た。
嬉 し か っ た で す。 と い う 気 持 ち の 時 は 教 え て も ら い ま
し た。 い や、 買 っ て く れ ま し た。
と い う の が 自 然 で す。 sentences like 友 達 は 私 に 日 本 語 を

(05:59):
教 え ま し た or 父 は 私 に 時 計 を 買 い まし た。
are not grammatically incorrect。but they are not the usual way
of saying IT。 When someone does something kind
for you、 and you are happy aboutIT IT is more natural to say 教 え
て も ら い ま し た or 買 っ て く れ ま し た。

(06:23):
今 日 も 日 本 語 キ ャ ン デ ィ を 聞 い て い た だ い て あ り が と う ご ざ い ま し た。
if you find this episode helpfulplease subscribe、 and like I
always、 welcome your question and thirteen the comments on
Spotify お 疲 れ 様 で し た。 ま た 次 の エ ピ ソ ー ド で お 会 い し ま し
ょ う。
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