🌸 Beginner Japanese Lesson 26-1 | どうして遅れたんですか。 🌸 How do you ask “Why?” and explain reasons naturally in Japanese? In this lesson, you'll learn how to use ~んです to ask about and explain reasons or situations. ✨ Plain form + んです ✨ な-adjectives / Nouns + なんです Use 「~んです」 when you want to explain why something happened or give background information. For example: 🚃 どうして遅(おく)れたんですか。 ➡️ Why were you late? 🚃 電車(でんしゃ)が遅(おく)れたんです。 ➡️ Because the train was delayed. 💼 どうして運動会(うんどうかい)に行(い)かないんですか。 ➡️ Why aren't you going to the sports festival? 💼 日曜日(にちようび)は仕事(しごと)があるんです。 ➡️ Because I have work on Sunday. 🇯🇵 どうして日本語(にほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)しているんですか。 ➡️ Why are you studying Japanese? 🇯🇵 日本(にほん)で働(はたら)きたいんです。 ➡️ Because I want to work in Japan. 🎯 In this lesson, you'll practice: ✅ Using ~んです to explain reasons and situations ✅ Asking questions with どうして~んですか ✅ Using ~なんです with nouns and な-adjectives ✅ Talking about everyday situations in natural Japanese 🎧 Listen, re
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