Secrets of Japanese with George Trombley

Mystery solved about Japanese adjectives!

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 02:07:26 +0000

Make sure you visit http://georgetrombley.com to see the graphics I prepared for this post.

I’ve been meaning to do this for a decade…

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:09:42 +0000

Check out the new blog over at http://GeorgeTrombley.com and also our new shop at http://shop.fromzero.com that I mentioned in this episode.

Learn Japanese for MORE than just anime.

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:28:26 +0000

Most of you know this, but for those of you that haven't thought of Japanese beyond just anime. This is a note from me to you.

Episode 25 - Sentence Pyramid #2 - Working with JANAI

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:16:48 +0000

In this lesson Kanako sensei and I go through our second Sentence Pyramid focusing on JANAI.

Episode 24 - More Compound Words... this episode is nearly a disaster!

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:13:35 +0000

Yukari and I ... well I lose control in this episode but we somehow get through the newest compound hiragana words.

Episode 23 - What is a Sentence Pyramid and How Can it Help Learning Japanese?

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 06:48:02 +0000

My lovely Japanese wife joins us to talk about a new innovation in learning Japanese (hype!) called a "Sentence Pyramid" where we slowly ramp up the complexity of a sentence by making small changes.

Episode 22 - Some of the History Behind The Best Selling Japanese Textbook on Amazon

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:13:56 +0000

In this episode I want to share with you how Japanese From Zero! text book series came into existence and talk about a devastating turn of events that happened today for our business.

Episode 21 - Learning Simple Japanese Sentences and The First Compound Hiragana

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:52:51 +0000

We begin to learn some basic sentences while also learning some of the compound hiragana in this episode.

Episode 20 - The Best Order To Learn Japanese and Other Learning Techniques

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:20:22 +0000

Many students ask about which order they should learn Japanese. This and some other issues will be tackled in this episode of "Secrets of Japanese!"

Episode 19 - Let's Learn Japanese Pattern #3, "Is A B?" and "A is B"

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:53:05 +0000

We will learn our first Japanese particle today to mark topics!

Episode 18 - Japanese Words That Use MA MI MU ME MO and RA RI RU RE RO

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:02:01 +0000

Let's learn a ton more important Japanese words!

Episode 17 - Asking Simple Questions in Japanese | PATTERN 002

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:59:10 +0000

In this episode we learn how to ask basic sentences and answer them in Japanese! We are lucky to have our special co-host, Kanako sensei, to help.

Episode 16 - Words That Use The HA HI FU HE HO Hiragana and More!

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 01:42:57 +0000

This is a re-upload due to initial issues with the episode. Today Kanako sensei is back and we are learning about the next three word groups. Soon we will know all of the hiragana!

Episode 15 - Japanese Words that use the "small TSU"

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:04:45 +0000

In this episode we learn words that contain the "SMALL TSU" which is used to double a consonant sound.

Episode 14 - The Most Basic Japanese Sentence Possible

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:04:39 +0000

In this episode we learn our VERY first grammar by learning the most basic and possibly most important Japanese grammar.

Episode 13 - The Worst Type of Teacher

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:31:18 +0000

You won't want to miss this episode. Today I discuss the worst type of teacher that hopefully you can avoid when learning Japanese.

Episode 12 - More Hiragana Words and Some Cleaning Up

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:22:47 +0000

This is a bit longer than normal episodes but it's an important cleanup of the words that we have already learned. Make sure to check the resources page to get the updated information.

Episode 11 - 5 Language Learning Hacks with Special Guest Kathi

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:02:06 +0000

My voice is still out, but we have a great episode today from a video made in 2018 with my best friend Kathi where we discuss the 5 language hacks to help you learn a language faster.

Episode 10 - 4 Japanese Proverbs That Insure You Become Fluent in Japanese

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:18:22 +0000

My voice is completely shot, but let's discuss 4 important Japanese proverbs that have guided me throughout my life in many language and business endeavors.

Episode 9 - The Most Important Hiragana Words #1 and Special Guest Kanako Sensei

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 06:57:09 +0000

In this lesson we introduce the first "Most Important Hiragana Words" List #1 that we will be very important when we begin introducing grammar in the next few lessons. Make sure using sign up for our email list at https://www.secretsofjapanese.com and check out the resources page https://www.secretsofjapanese.com/resources. How did you do on the quiz?

Episode 8 - Double consonants in Japanese and the two forms of ZU and JI

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Fri, 9 Apr 2021 06:44:47 +0000

In this episode we talk about the next 2 sets of Hiragana and how to use ちいさいつ (small TSU). And then we discuss the differences between the two versions of ZU and JI.

Episode 7 - Working with the first sets of hiragana

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Thu, 8 Apr 2021 07:02:53 +0000

Now that you have been learning Hiragana for a bit, let's talk about the first two practice sheets from the Secrets of Japanese Resource page.

Episode 6 - Do THESE 5 things when learning Japanese!

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Tue, 6 Apr 2021 18:27:51 +0000

In this episode of Secrets of Japanese we discuss the 5 most important things you should do when you are learning Japanese.

Episode 5 - Things you must ABSOLUTELY not do when learning Japanese!

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Tue, 6 Apr 2021 07:06:13 +0000

Learning Japanese is a huge task! You can make things easier by avoiding some big mistakes beginners commonly make in this episode.

Episode 4 - Where can I find Japanese friends and teachers?

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Mon, 5 Apr 2021 07:08:16 +0000

Can't make Japanese friends, or find a Japanese teacher? This episode can help!

Episode 3 - Are these the reasons you can't learn Japanese?

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Sun, 4 Apr 2021 06:33:55 +0000

If you don't want to do something there are a million reasons why you won't. Let's eliminate some of the biggest ones in this episode of "Secrets of Japanese".

Episode 2 - What is wrong with language learning in many cases?

george@yesjapan.com (YesJapan Corporation) — Sat, 3 Apr 2021 06:43:09 +0000

Let's build a great foundation so we can reach fluency in Japanese faster.

Episode 1 - The Secrets of Japanese START

george@yesjapan.com (George Trombley Jr) — Fri, 2 Apr 2021 07:03:46 +0000

DESU is a COPULA! But who understands what that even means!