Learn Japanese ～ながら: Doing Two Things at Once
Use ながら only when one single person is doing two actions at the exact same time, and put the action you actually care ab...
Learn Japanese ～たことがあります: Talking About Experience
たことがあります means "I have experienced X before" with no specific time attached. The instant you name a date, a place-and-ti...
Learn Japanese これ・それ・あれ: A Simple Guide
Pick これ if it's in your hands, それ if it's in theirs, and あれ if nobody's holding it right now — physical custody, not dis...
Learn Japanese です vs ます: What’s the Difference?
です attaches to nouns and adjectives, showing what something IS. ます attaches to verbs, showing what something DOES. They ...