Let’s say “I have this,” not “I don’t” 「ない」ではなく「ある」と言おう

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This episode encourages Japanese learners to use affirmative language by saying 'I have this' instead of 'I don't'.

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Host: IISAKU

Topics covered

• Japanese language learning
• grammar
• positive phrasing
• language education
• cultural insights

Keywords

• Japanese
• language
• learning
• grammar
• affirmative
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• vocabulary

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