Personal Timestamp 1:37 - 7:01 Emphasis with は 3:41 - 7:01 Emphasis with が 7:01 - 11:34 は: What about/ How about 7:51 - 11:34 が: (Subject) is 11:35 - 15:56 Question with が 12:00 - 15:56 Question with は 15:57 - が with adjectives 18:16 - は with adjectives (Contrast) (21:36) が with verbs Vs は with verbs (Contrast) 22:18 - 26:56 が Traits, Appearance, Attributes 24:02 - 26:56 は Traits, Appearance, Attributes (Contrast) (25:00) X は Y が～ 26:57 - 29:04 が Sense 27:39 - 29:04 は Sense (Contrast) (28:38) は Object sensation 29:05(33:08) - 33:42 Non living object が Intransitive Verb 29:05 - 33:42 Person は Verb (32:37) Non-living object は Intransitive Verb (Contrast) (32:44) かかる 33:43 - 37:48 が with New Infomation 37:00 - 37:48 は with Generic Infomation 37:49 Conclusion

Misa, you are honestly one of the best teachers on youtube. You actually seem to understand the struggles people have with learning a language. A lot of "teachers" out there just throw up these short 5 minute (or less) videos where they just translate a bunch of vocabulary, which is completely useless since I could have gotten the same thing out of a dictionary. You, on the other hand, pick narrow topics and dive deep into them with 40 minute videos, covering every conceivable question we might have about the subject. Thanks.

I study japanese for over 5 years, and I've never seen this topic being covered so clearly and thoroughly as this video. I'm amazed at this lesson. It is apparent that a lot of hard work was put into this the making of this video, and for that I thank you.

I feel like Misa is slowly brainwashing me to think that Pikachu is cuter than he actually is. Or has he been that way all along? Regardless, god-tier video as usual...I think I'll have to give this one a couple more watches.

I read the title of this video and immediately thought "Thank god! Now that Misa is teaching it, I'm finally going to understand this!"

Holy shit, after a whole year of trying to learn the difference between these particles I finally get it now. Your teaching never fails to amaze me.

I love that "brown" literally just translates to "tea-colored" 😂

6:20 The subtitle should have been "This is YOUR umbrella". SUMIMASEN! P.S. These videos take a long time to create/edit. Please consider supporting me on Patreon ( www.patreon.com/japaneseammo ) or Kofi ( ko-fi.com/japaneseammo ) if you enjoyed this video! Thank you

I feel sorry for john, using his large nose as compensation

If you were worried about your humor getting through don't, you are hilarious. Keep it up

Best explanation! Long video but worth watching and repeating. ありがとうございます

I love how she adds emotion into the examples she gives, it really helps with how you would accentuate each word

I love how you color code everything! It makes reading + understanding so much easier!

This is THE BEST lesson on は and が I've ever seen! So easy to follow and good explaining and examples! Thank you so so much for teaching us

i love how she beamed when she started talking bout naruto being cool.

"My baby said Mama!" "My cat farted!" Definitely sounds like a typical Facebook feed. :'D

And I thought I could not love your lessons more.. I was wrong

Five minutes in this and I already learned something I struggled with for months. Thanks a lot Misa sensei !

This is the single BEST basic explanation of wa vs ga on the entire internet. You have saved me from a lot of confusion. English is a stress-timed language, we DO have wa and ga, it consists of the verbal emphasis we put on certain words in a sentence to subtly change the sentence's meaning. You can only explain it verbally to an English speaker, and this is a massive help.

Hey guys, I took notes on the whole video in case anybody wants it: -When you want to put emphasis on asking something before GA particle That is YOUR umbrella /kore ga misa no kasa desu John is the teacher? Misa is the teacher! /Iie, Misa ga sensei desu. -When asking who did something -When saying dare at the beginning, it has to be dare ga. Who broke the window? /Tom desu -If you want to emphasize that Tom did it then you say Tom ga /Tom ga mado wo warimashita Or if you did it... /Watashi ga mado wo warimashita -If you just casually say it without needing to emphasize it: When someone asked what u did today I broke the window today! /Watashi wa mado o warimashita Saying watashiwa is redundant/annoying so... /Mado o warimashita Who invented the battery? /Dare ga denji o hatsumei shimashitaka or As for battery, who invented it? /Denji wa dare ga hatsumei shimashitaka I like something /Something ga suki desu -The sentence above is actually omitting the subject & below is the actual sentence /Watashi wa something ga suki desu -So, if you say someone other than yourself hates/likes something then you'll need must include the wa part to specify as for THAT they do/do not like. If you don't include them + wa then it sounds like you're saying YOU yourself like something. Japanese people do/don't like something. /Nihonjin wa something ga suki/kirai desu. I like japan /Nihon WA suki desu. -Using WA above sounds like you japan, but not something else. Therefore, we must emphasize it with GA. -Wa particle usually puts emphasis on the word after the wa particle -If you want to say that you like something & imply that you don't like something else: I like manga (but not anime) /manga wa suki desu I don't like anime /Anime wa suki janai desu You're good at japanese /Nihongo ga jyouzu desu ne You're good at english /Eigo ga jyouzu desu ne If you use WA it says you're good at ____ but not anything/something else.. You're good at singing /Uta wa jyouzu desu ne -If you use WA it sounds like you're saying you're good at singing but not at something else You're good at singing /Koe ga jyouzu desune -This is the correct way using GA I'm not good at singing /Uta ga heta desu If someone says: I'm not good at singing /Uta wa heta (desu) -Sounds they're saying they're good at other stuff but their singing is terrible. -For wakaru -You use GA particle to say you understand something /Something GA wakaru(wakarimasu) -Don't use wo (common mistake) Correct- I understand japanese /Nihongo ga wakarimasu I understand a little english /Eigo ga chotto warkimasu Incorrect- I understand english /Nihongo wa wakarimasu Makes it sound like you're comparing to something else like i'm good at Japanese... but not Korean/something else -This GA particle is also used for describing someone's appearance Misa has brown eyes /Misa wa me GA chairoi desu Misa has brown hair /Misa wa kami GA chairoi desu -Doesn't have to be about color. It can be any description John has a big nose /John wa hana ga ookii desu Akane has beautiful eyes /Akane wa me ga kirei desu You have beautiful eyes /Me ga kirei desu ne You have a beautiful smile /Eigao (smile) ga suteki (lovely) desu ne -If you use wa it sounds like you're comparing the person's smile to something else. Sounds like their other stuff is ugly, contrasting to the adjective you use Japan's capital is tokyo /Nihon wa tokyo ga shato desu -When talking about a sense of feeling then you also use GA particle Something hurts /Blah blah ga itai My head hurts /Atama ga itai My arm hurts /Ude ga itai I have a headache, but not a sore throat: /Atama wa itai kedo nodo (throat) wa itakunai. -Both above are typed right, they're both WA My hands are cold(describing a sense in animate so use GA) /Te ga tsumetai My face is hot /Kao ga atsui If something is cold (inanimate so we use wa) /Something wa tsumetai If you're hungry /Onaka ga suita I'm thirsty /Nodo ga kawaita -When subject is not a person but a object (nonliving) -You would use a ga particle w/ a verb Did you have breakfast? /Sara wa asagohan o tabeta? I woke up at 7 /Watashi no shichiji (7 o clock) ni okimashita Where did kate go? She went shopping /Kato wa kaimono ni ikimashita. When object is the subject then a tire went flat... /Tire ga pankushita (to be punctured). -Not really trying to emphasize but b/c there is an animate object w/ a verb -When using action verb aside from desu and the subject is an object/inanimate Ex. to break/to go flat/ to eat / to wake up / to hit the tire went flat the window broke the toilet doesn't flush -We would use GA for all above scenarios Again, we use ga particle w/ verbs /Tire wa pankusuru The flower had withered /Hana ga kareta (kareru verb for wither). My voice is hoarse /Koe ga kareta It is raining /Ame ga furu It's snowing /Yuki ga furu It's (continuously) snowing right now /Yuki ga futeru (present continuous form) -If you say yuki WA futeru then it sounds like it's not snowing but it's raining or something else It takes time /Jikan ga kakaru It takes an hour /Ichijikan kakaru -If it's a specific length of time you can omit the ga It takes an hour to get to new york /New York made ichijikan kakaru The toilet won't flush /Toire ga nagaranai My finger broke /Yubi ga oreta -When we tell something new or it's on the news then we use GA News may not be emphasizing something but it's introducing something new. It doesn't have to be something important at all, just small is fine. It could be happy or sad news. For example... Tanaka san fell or my baby said mama for the first time. The cat just farted! /Neka ga onarashita! -If I want to talk about some new about myself I went to london -We don't really want to say watashi ga... we would just say: london ni ikimashita / itta -Usually about someone or something else (inanimate) we would use ga particle. You could say something as a statement like this below with WA... however, if you want someone to be excited then you would use GA because it's big news! Nancy got pregnant... /Nancy wa ninshinshita... Nancy got pregnant!!! /Nancy ga ninshinshita!!! Summary on when to use GA: -Emphasis on the word before the ga (WHO did~) -"Non-living thing" is the subject -News -Appearance -Sense -With words like jouzu/heta/suki/kirai/wakaru Summary on when to use WA: -The FOCUS/What the seaker wnats to tell is after the WA -Change of the topic -What about~? or How about you? -Shows contrast with words like jouzu/heta/suki/kirai/wakaru

I learned way more from this video about は vs が then I did in my Japanese class. ありがとうございます！

Thank you for not including romaji!

Misa Sensei , please don’t ever stop! You are blessing for people like me who can’t access these over priced watered down Japanese lessons . You are amazing !❤

What Misa is referring to at 30:18 is particle usage for passive versus transitive verbs. It's really useful for identifying a verbs you've never seen before. The classic example is 落とす (おとす) vs 落ちる(おちる) On their own, you can't tell which one is passive and which one is transitive, but if you're studying with sentences, it becomes clear. ボールを落とした (I dropped the ball) ボールが落ちた (The ball fell)

なるほど…

PERSONAL TIMESTAMP 2:30 Emphasis of WA 3:45 Emphasis of GA 16:23 GA Used for likes and dislikes 18:20 WA for contrast when used with likes and dislikes 19:55 GA used for adjectives Jouzu and heta 21:39 GA for verb wakaru 22:40 GA used to describe the appearance of a part of someone 25:30 GA used for describing a place's something, etc 27:08 GA used for senses 29:10 GA for non-living objects (Intransitive verbs kana?) 33:50 GA used for news

I love how your videos are devoid of grammatical terminology and put an emphasis on colloquial usage in plain language. It’s much easier to follow along and understand. Your videos are very accessible to beginners. As a Japanese language learner, than you for putting so much thought and effort into your videos.

Thank you so much for making this video! You’re a life saver, nothing online has ever gone into that much detail. :)

This was so incredibly helpful. In my Japanese class in college, I was taught to use "ga" with objects and "wa" with nouns. There was no other discussion than that and I still felt confused having to remember all the exceptions. Now it makes perfect sense. Thank you!

This is the clearest and most comprehensive explanation I've heard on YT. Thank you.

ありがとうございます!! I started learning Japanese on Duolingo and it doesn't explain things like this, and I've been so confused about when to use these and how to use them properly!

as always, misa sensei is the best やはりみさ先生はさいこう

OMG Misa Sensei. This is very helpful. Thanks so much for making this.

I've been studying Japanese for three or more years. I never knew the difference between は & が. I was confusing が with を. After watching this video, all my questions about は, が, and を were answered. At first, I didn't like all the examples that made the video 40 minutes long, but all those examples really helped me understand it more. Thank you so much. 本当にありがとう。

このビデオ本当にありがとう！すごく分かりやすいです。

You explained this better than every textbook or website I've ever encountered. Thank you for the video!

You are so helpful! The best on KZfaq!

So wa is to identify something in a group of things, but ga is to identify something by itself. Wa: X is Y (and Z is not Y) Ga: X is Y. E.g. I am John (my classmates aren't John). vs. I am John. Brilliant. Thank you Misa-sensei!

This video is fantastic!! I've been stuck on this for a while and I super appreciate this lesson

Thank you so much! I'm trying to learn Japanese on my own, and having autism makes this even more difficult (I struggle with focus, chances to practice and understanding some parts of text books because of how they're written and laid out). I could understand it well. The visuals helped a lot, as well as the examples.

Thank you, Misa. This was way more than helpful. I struggled with the ga particle but you explained it very clearly. Thanks again!

I can see how much effort was put into this video. Thank you so much again, Misa-sensei

Thanks so much for the effort Misa Sensei! We learners really appreciate it!

Can I give more than one thumb up? Even though it's a long video, you gave many practical and clear examples. I get it now. If I get confused again, I will watch again! In English, it's like "She is good at singing" (が ) versus "Singing, she's good at" (は). P.S. Your Umbreon is so adorable!

Best japanese Teacher ever! Wish I had her in middle school.

Thank you for a very thorough video! ありがとうございます！

みささん、ありがとうございます！このビデオは素晴らしいです！！！

My truly respects to Misa 先生 MISA you are the BEST teaching 先生 ever!!!!!! Please keep teaching us I want to keep knowing more japanese

I very like your video, you're the best teacher that I know いつも良くて可愛いね! 💌💌💌

I understood! :0 thank you so much, this is the most complete video about this topic that I've seen on KZfaq! ありがとうございます、みさ先生。

この授業が分かりやすくて、とても詳しかったです。 ありがとうございます。

You're the best teacher ever! Btw your editing was so great in this video ^_^ It would be great if you make a lesson about conditionals in the future. ありがとうございます😊

I’m so lucky that I started learning Japanese for 3 weeks and I found your channel! Each video you made is like a bible for me. It never fails to amaze me. Thank you soooo much!

A 40 minute long video with detailed explanation- must have been a lot of work! Thank you, Misa!

The most well-explained video ever :'D このビデオ、本当にありがとうございました！

hahaaha I cracked when she said "dingdong" XD

Misaaaa omg thanks sooooo much . I am studying japanese since 4 years and its so harf to.tell the diference

Thank you SO much for this lesson, it's really clear and well-explained, definitely the best one i've ever seen about this topic

omg I've been wondering about that my whole life!! Thank you very much for making this video!! It's so helpful. Keep going~

I love your work. Keep up your excellent videos!

Please, please, please, do more conjugations, like causative form, etc. Since I've run out of your videos in the beginner grammar series, I've been learning from other sources, but nothing really matches your level of explanation and detail. Also, ah, for lack of better phrasing, nuance conjugations? (i.e. expressing gratitude/regret/lack of intent through verbal suffices like ちゃう, くれる, etc). I don't really know the proper name for this sort of thing, but I'm hoping that makes sense. Thank you so much for the videos! Nothing compares.

I have struggled with this for so long, thanks for making this and using such easy examples to help!!

You are really an amazing teacher. It makes so much sense when you teach!

“John’s ding dong being small “ - Sorry, this is hilarious 😂

Misa sensei, do you have lesson regarding location particle NI and HE ? if not can you make one please...thanks

Hands down best はが comparison video on the internet! ありがとうございました みさ先生

i have been watching Misa's sensei lesson from the 1st to here. You can clearly sees the confidence in her improving to such drastic level. Thank you for teaching us

Could you maybe do a video on ordering food in Japanese? I love your videos! You’ve been a great help! :)

22:20 Can you also use the particle の to specify what I’m trying to describe about the person? Like; みさ の 目 は 茶色 です Also, in this case, is the use of は correct? Or should I use が? I believe は is correct here but I have my doubts since I’m just starting to learn to form sentences. Also I want to say that this video is great, it seems so simple when you start to learn sentences because you only know “は” but once you get introduced to the particle “が” it gets tricky. I was VERY confused with these two particles, I didn’t know when should I use は or が. Thank you so much!

ありがとう ございまあす。 I really appreciate this video. Thanks for taking the time to really explain all this

This is a fantastic video! It really helped me in my pursuit of speaking better Japanese. You have successfully explained a taboo topic that most Japanese teachers only briefly talk about in college.

ありがとう you helped me out alot. It's kinda hard to learn Japanese without talking to anyone and without taking classes

i always get uncomfortable when misa stares into my soul during these videos

ほんとうにありがとうございます 🙏🏻

Best YT recommendation since ages. Fortunately I knew these things at least by instinct but you helped me organise the knowledge q bit more. Thank you. Although I missed the wa/ga+aru/nai sentences. Subscribed, btw. :-)

It must be so much work editing a video like this. Deseve more, for sure. And you're cute!

arigato♥

I NEEDED THIS VIDEO SOO MUCH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much! Been struggling with Ha and Ga for I don't know how long and when I finally realized that "hey, maybe I should just KZfaq it" I find this video and you just perfectly explain it to the point I feel confident in this. Awesomeness! One of my Japanese friends who is one of the smartest guys alive couldn't explain why there is a difference, so I almost gave up on really 'knowing' and instead trying to get a feel for it out of context, but that approach never gives the 100% confidence as you just gave me, so thank you! :D

OH thank you so much I have no diffuculty at all to understand how japanese works but that was turning me crazy hontouni arigatou gozaimashita

I thought "what kind of person..." "Donna hito"

Man, every single question I look up it always comes up with your videos, and they always answer my questions! Its like you know!

Amazing video! I’ve never been able to get the difference between these particles but I get it now. みさ先生ありがとうございます！

So if someone asks me what that is and I say: "This is a *fox*" Then I use ha. Kore wa kitsune desu. And if someone says:"This is a fox" and points on a cat and I point on a fox and say:"*This* is a fox" I have to use ga. Kore ga kitsune desu.

For some reason I make more mistakes with Ga and O topic marker. For example...Nihongo o benkyou shimasu, but Nihongo Ga suki desu. 私は日本語を勉強します,私は日本が好きです. I also keep making mistakes with the verb Aimasu..会う I keep using DE instead of Ni with aimasu.私は友人に会うためで横浜に行きました...In my head Yokohama is a place so I should useで, but itsに. Japanese is not easy.

Four years and a bachelors degree in Japanese and this is the best explanation of は v が I've ever heard. Thank you for helping me finally understand it ありがとうございました！

I've been studying Japanese for about 7 years now and I learned a lot from this! みさ先生の説明がすごい！

Thank you for not including romaji!!!

Poor John...

I finally got it!! You're a great teacher !! You explain everything very well !!

This is probably the best guide ever to this topic! Thank you for your work!

So in japanese writing, is it annoying if you keep stating watashi? Or is that only in speaking? Or a little bit of both 😂😭

Also Misa-san, when describing someone or something, instead of は, couldn't you also use の? As in: イタリアのピザがおいしいです。 or みさの髪がちゃいろいです。

Your teaching style is very effective, thanks!

Omg...that lesson was a masterpiece...Thank you

You lost me when you said Naruto was better than Sasuke... JK, great video.

like for naruto > sasuke :D

It took me only 5 minutes to know that this is the exact kind of video I've been looking for, I love it

The best explanation of ha vs ga that I have ever seen. Thank you so much, great job!

360p squad here!