Sentence Structure

I am sure we will get into it more in depth later on as I am only on my 3rd lesson but I am obviously having a hard time understanding the sentence structure and the in between or linking words such as ga, and when they are used. Again I know I literally just started but beginning lessons by giving us these phrases is adding a bit of extra stress. Maybe I'm just overthinking it for now lol. But yeah just curious when exactly we will get more in depth in regards to this?

FYI I know I am overthinking but it's good to question these things. Like in the sentence Nihyakugojū en no otsuri desu I was wondering where the no comes from and how it works. I did a bit of outside research and it kind of made sense I guess lol. I am assuming once we get into the letters it will be explained more?

こんにちは (Konnichiwa) Cull,

Thanks for your feedback. 

Don't worry! It's completely normal to feel confused by particles like が (ga) and の (no) when you first start learning Japanese. 

The Language & Culture lessons provide in-depth explanations on the grammar you will come across in the Interactive Audio lessons. Thoughout these lessons, you will find explanations on how each of the particles are used. Here are the links to the lessons on が (ga) and の (no):

• が (Ga):

https://app.rocketlanguages.com/members/products/5/lesson/5041

https://app.rocketlanguages.com/members/products/5/lesson/5042

の (No):

https://app.rocketlanguages.com/members/products/5/lesson/5067

I hope this helped. Please let me know if you have any other questions. 

べんきょう　を　がんばって　ください！ (Benkyō o ganbatte kudasai!)

I realize that this topic is now several months old, but I figured I would throw my experiences into the mix.  The audio lessons can be great, but they are also can't be used standalone.  With roughly a half hour per audio lesson, there are things that can't exactly be explained in detail.  While these grammar points do get explained in the Language and Culture section, it can occasionally be several chapters down the line before it is touched upon.  As such when going through the audio lessons, I try to focus more on a general understanding, and an understanding of what is being stressed within the lesson itself, rather than a specific grammar point which isn't touched upon.  Understand what I can, make note of what I can't, and move forward.  It'll be explained… eventually.

Hi Cull and JohnH197, 

Thank you for your feedback on the Audio lessons. With the new L&C lessons now aligning with JLPT, we are working on the next phase: aligning the Audio lessons to JLPT too! 

This phase is a huge undertaking, so unfortunately I can't give you an expected date; however, Level 1 is in the writing stage and will align with JLPT N5. The new lessons will also consider the contents of the L&C lessons, introduce grammar topics in a more digestible way and cover more relevant topics.  

I hope this helps! 

I would imagine that the scripting and recording would take awhile, and having them more in line with JLPT and the content provided by L&C sounds good.  Honestly it is good to hear that the audio lessons are seeing some love, having the stated numbers in the audio lessons not allign with their current lesson number has felt a little silly.  Most of them haven't been that bad, but some notable examples having been 食べに行きます, the inclusion of もらう when it was used, and the audio lessons at the end of 6 and all of 7 when you:re dealing with Keigo and including compound words like 小型車

Hi JohnH197, 

All of the issues that you mentioned above should be resolved with the re-write. We're really looking forward to giving the Audio lessons some TLC!