About This Course
This beginner’s Japanese course will provide you with high quality and in-depth language lessons which most courses fail to encompass as they only focus on one aspect of learning Japanese. This course takes into consideration everything that includes grammar, listening, speaking, writing and reading.
Here’s what will be covered in this course:
- Fundamentals of Japanese
- Hajimemashite
- Using Numbers
- Dates and Birthdays
- Conversational Japanese
- Understanding Places and Location
- Navigating Social Scenarios
- Describing Objects
- Commonplace terms and phrases
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to speak Japanese well enough to carry on a conversation.
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Get started today and develop the skill of speaking Japanese!
About the Instructor:
N. Fujitani
Certified Japanese language instructor with 2+ years of teaching experience. Her fun, interactive lessons have helped learners from China, France, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and so on.
Her cheerful smile, her sense of humor, and the dedication she has towards her students makes her one of the best teachers you could ever ask for!
Course Handbook
Japanese for Beginners Practice Pack
Course Curriculum
| Fundamentals | |||
| Lecture 1 – Before You Begin | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 2 – The One Thing You Should Take Advantage Of | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 3 – Studying Vocabulary | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 4 – Studying the 46 Hiragana Characters | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 5 – Probably the Most Important Lessons in This Course | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 6 – Hitoyasumi, Because Studying Can Be Tiring | 00:00:00 | ||
| Hajimemashite | |||
| Lecture 7 – Hajimemashite | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 8 – May I Have Your Name? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 9 – Vocabulary: Nationality | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 10 – My Nationality | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 11 – Your Country Is…? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 12 – Vocabulary: Occupation | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 13 – My Occupation Step 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 14 – My Occupation Step 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 15 – What’s Your Occupation? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 16 – Grammar: What is “wa” and “desu” | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 17 – Yes & No | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 18 – Hiragana Practice: A, I, U, E, O | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 19 – Hiragana Reading: A, I, U, E, O | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 20 – Hitoyasumi: Names in Japan | 00:00:00 | ||
| Using Numbers | |||
| Lecture 21 – Numbers 1 – 10 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 22 – Numbers 11 – 99 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 23 – Describing Age | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 24 – My Age | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 25 – Hiragana Practice: Ka, Ki, Ku, Ke, Ko | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 26 – Hiragana Reading: Ka, Ki, Ku, Ke, Ko | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dates and Birthdays | |||
| Lecture 27 – Months | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 28 – Days of the Month Part 1 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 29 – Days of the Month Part 2 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 30 – My Birthday | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 31 – When’s Your Birthday? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 32 – Grammar: An Introduction to Particles and a Review of ‘No’ | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 33 – Grammar: A Question on… Questions | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 34 – Activity: Guess Who? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 35 – Hiragana Practice: Sa, Shi, Su, Se, So | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 36 – Hiragana Reading: Sa, Shi, Su, Se, So | 00:00:00 | ||
| Getting to Know You | |||
| Lecture 37 – Vocabulary: Hobbies | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 38 – My Hobby Is… | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 39 – I Actually Have More Than One Hobby! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 40 – What’s Your Hobby? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 41 – Hiragana Practice: Ta, Chi, Tsu, Te, To | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 42 – Hiragana Reading: Ta, Chi, Tsu, Te, To | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 43 – Hitoyasumi: The Secrets to bowing | 00:00:00 | ||
| Places Places Places! | |||
| Lecture 44 – Vocabulary: Places | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 45 – The Museum is Here | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 46 – Where? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 47 – To Be Polite… | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 48 – Hiragana Practice: Na, Ni, Nu, Ne, No | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 49 – Hiragana Practice: Na, Ni, Nu, Ne, No | 00:00:00 | ||
| Inside a Department Store | |||
| Lecture 50 – Vocabulary: Department Store | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 51 – Floor Names | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 52 – Cameras are on the 3rd Floor | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 53 – What Floor? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 54 – Hiragana Practice: Ha, Hi, Fu, He, Ho | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 55 – Hiragana Practice: Ha, Hi, Fu, He, Ho | 00:00:00 | ||
| Describing Objects | |||
| Lecture 56 – This Is A Camera | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 57 – What Is This? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 58 – It’s Not Just A Camera, It’s A Camera By Canon | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 59 – What Brand Is This? Where Was It Made? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 60 – This Is A Camera By by Canon VS This Camera is a Camera Made By Canon | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 61 – Hiragana Practice: Ma, Mi, Mu, Me, Mo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 62 – Hiragana Reading: Ma, Mi, Mu, Me, Mo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Shopping! <3 | |||
| Lecture 63 – Numbers 100-9999 | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 64 – Numbers 10000+ | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 65 – Prices | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 66 – How Much Is This? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 67 – Please, Give me This! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 68 – Conversation Practice… Practice Shopping In Japanese! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 69 – Please, Give Me This Also! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 70 – Conversation Practice… Practice Shopping In Japanese Part 2! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 71 – Grammar: Two New Particles, ‘wo’ and ‘mo’ | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 72 – Hmm… I Guess I’m Not Going To Buy This… | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 73 – Activity: At a Japanese Department Store | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 74 – Hiragana Practice: Ya, Yu, Yo | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 75 – Hiragana Reading: Ya, Yu, Yo | 00:00:00 | ||
| At a Cafe | |||
| Lecture 76 – Vocabulary: Cafe | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 77 – 1 Coffee, 2 Coffees, 3 Coffees… | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 78 – Making Your Order | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 79 – Hiragana Practice: Ra, Ri, Ru, Re, Ro | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 80 – Hiragana Reading: Ra, Ri, Ru, Re, Ro | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 81: Hitoyasumi: Eating in Japan | 00:00:00 | ||
| Languages | |||
| Lecture 82 – This is ‘Camera’ in Japanese | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 83 – Activity: Show Off Your Language Skills! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 84 – How Do You Say “Water” in Japanese | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 85 – Activity: Ask for Translations! | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 86: Hiragana Practice: Wa, Wo, N | 00:00:00 | ||
| Lecture 87: Hiragana Reading: Wa, Wo, N | 00:00:00 | ||
| Studying Vocabulary: Additional Resources | 00:00:00 | ||
Course Reviews
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Easy course to learn/review basic Japanese
This is a nice courses to learn easily conversational Japanese basics.
Basic Japanese
This is a pretty basic course but should be quite useful for anyone planning a trip to Japan. The exercises and explanations were very clearly presented by the sensei.