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Course 1: Basic Japanese (1)

Introduc on
Welcome! - A Japanese Song for You - Hotaru no Hikari (Light of
Fire ies)

Japanese Pronuncia on
Lesson 1: Japanese Sounds: Vowels, K, N
Supplementary - 46 Japanese Syllable Chart (PDF)

Lesson 2: Japanese Sounds: S & T

Lesson 3: Japanese Sounds: N, H & M

Lesson 4: Japanese Sounds: Y. R & W

Supplementary - Bonus Material “A Complete Hiragana Lessons” (Video)

Lesson 5: Japanese Voiced Sounds: G, Z, D, B & P

Lesson 6: Japanese Glides

Lesson 7: Double Consonants

Japanese Le ers
Lesson 8: Hiragana, Katakana & Kanji?
Supplementary - Hiragana Chart (PDF)
Supplementary - Katakana Chart (PDF)

Break Time
Japanese TV Commercials - Do you understand what’s going on in the commercial?

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 Daily Expressions
Lesson 9: Daily Expressions (Part 1) - Watch a Sample Lesson
Supplementary - List of Expressions (PDF)

Lesson 10: Daily Expressions (Part 2)

Lesson 11: How to Thank People in Japanese

Quiz 1 - Romaji Version

Quiz 1 - Hiragana Version

Culture Time!
Lesson 12: Do You Know These Facts About Japan?

Vocabulary
Lesson 13: Your Na onality in Japanese
Supplementary - List of Vocabulary (PDF)

Let’s Try Self-Introduc on!

Lesson 14: Talk about yourself “I am a nurse”

Lesson 15: TWO Key points for natural conversa on

Lesson 16: Self-Introduc on - Sample Dialogue

Lesson 17: Let’s introduce Ourselves in Japanese!

Supplementary - Audio File for Self-Introduc on Prac ce 1 (MP3)
- Audio File for Self-Introduc on Prac ce 2 (MP3)

Numbers
Lesson 18: Number 1 to 99
Supplementary - Japanese Number Chart (PDF)

Lesson 19: Why are there two ways to say 4, 7, and 9?

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 Lesson 20: Age “I am 20 years old”

Quiz 2 - Romaji Version

Quiz 2 - Hiragana Version

Break Time
Your Name in Japanese

Sentence Structure
Lesson 21: Connect Sentences “My best friend is Taiwanese AND 25 years old”

Lesson 22: Talk More About Yourself! “I’m originally from Kyoto”

How to Ask Ques ons

Lesson 23: Yes/No Ques ons “Sensei, are you Japanese?”

Let’s Learn More Par cles

Lesson 24: Par cle (NO) “My girlfriend is a math teacher”

Lesson 25: Par cle (MO) “Mike is also a Nintendo employee.”

Quiz 3 - Romaji Version

Quiz 3 - Hiragana Version

Nega ve Form
Lesson 26: - Nega ve Form of (desu)

Sample Dialogue
Lesson 27: Sample Dialogue “Me too! What a coincidence!”

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 Your Hobbies in Japanese
Lesson 28: KOTO “My hobby is watching anime!”

Course 2: Basic Japanese (2)

Introduc on
Welcome! - A Quick Tour of the Course
Supplementary - Japanese 2 Vocabulary List (PDF)

Speech Style in Japanese

Lesson 1: Formal or Informal?

Phone Number
Lesson 2: How to read and say phone numbers

Quiz 1 (Romaji Version)

Quiz 1 (Hiragana Version)

Break Time - My hometown, KAGOSHIMA

WHAT IS IT?
Lesson 3: What is it?

Lesson 4: What is it? — Informal

Lesson 5: Speaking Session (1)

Supplementary - Audio File of Ques ons - Slow (MP3)
Audio File of Ques ons - Fast (MP3)

Quiz 2 (Romaji Version)

Quiz 2 (Hiragana Version)

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 KO SO A Series
Lesson 6: Kore, Sore, Are - This, That, That over there
Supplementary - Worksheet (PDF 1 page)
Answer sheet (PDF 1 page)

Lesson 7: Kono, Sono, Ano - This, That, That over there

Supplementary - Worksheet (PDF 1 page)
Answer sheet (PDF 1 page)

WHAT TIME & WHAT DAY?

Lesson 8: What me is it?
Supplementary - List of Time, Age, and Months (PDF)

Lesson 9: What day is it?

Lesson 10: What me & What day — Informal

Quiz 3 (Romaji Version)

Quiz 3 (Hiragana Version)

Break Time - Reading Japanese Children’s Story

HOW OLD?
Lesson 11: How old are you? (Part 1)

Lesson 12: How old are you? (Part 2) - Watch a Sample Lesson

Lesson 13: How old are you? — Informal

Quiz 4 (Romaji Version)

Quiz 4 (Hiragana Version)

HOW MUCH?
Lesson 14: 100 YEN & How Much?

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 Lesson 15: 1,000 YEN

Lesson 16: 10, 000 YEN

Quiz 5 (Romaji Version)

Quiz 5 (Hiragana Version)

WHEN?
Lesson 17: When is your birthday?
Supplementary - Calendar Dates in Japanese (PDF)

Quiz 6 (Romaji Version)

Quiz 6 (Hiragana Version)

WHERE?
Lesson 18: Where is it?

Lesson 19: Loca on Words

Quiz 7 (Romaji Version)

Quiz 7 (Hiragana Version)

Sample Dialogues
Lesson 20: Dialogue in Japanese (Slow Speed)

Lesson 21: Dialogue English Translation

Lesson 22: Dialogue in Japanese (Natural Speed)

Zoom Class
Lesson 23: Zoom Class (Recording) “When? Where? What?”

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 Course 3: Verbs & Particles

Introduc on
List of Verbs - Hiragana/Katakana Version (PDF, 7 pages)
List of Verbs - Romaji Version (PDF, 7 pages)
List of Verbs - Kanji Version (PDF, 7 pages)
Japanese 3 Vocabulary List (PDF, 7 pages)

What You Need to Know about Japanese Verbs

Lesson 1: Word Order Doesn’t Ma er Much

Lesson 2: What is the MASU Form?

Lesson 3: How Do I Make MASU Form?

Li le Tips for You

Lesson 4: How Do I Know RU or U Verb?

Lesson 5: Let’s Change Them to MASU Form!

QUIZ 1 - MASU Form

MASU Form - Romaji Version
MASU Form - Hiragana Version

Let’s Make Sentences!

Lesson 6: How to Add Time Expressions
Supplementary - Sentence Structure 1 Hiragana Version (PDF, 1 page)
Sentence Structure 1 Romaji Version (PDF, 1 page)
Sentence Structure 2 Hiragana Version (PDF, 1 page)
Sentence Structure 2 Romaji Version (PDF, 1 page)
Lesson 7: Let’s Translate them into Japanese!
Supplementary - Worksheet 1 When to use Time Marker NI (PDF, 1 page)
Worksheet 1 Answer Keys (PDF, 1 page)

Verb in Nega ve

Lesson 8: Nega ve Sentence - My father doesn’t drink co ee

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 Lesson 9: But (kedo) & However (demo)
Supplementary - List of Adjec ves (PDF, 6 page)

Lesson 10: Frequency - I o en eat sh

QUIZ 2 - Frequency Adverbs

Frequency Adverbs - Romaji Version
Frequency Adverbs - Hiragana Version

Ask Ques ons, Answer Ques ons

Lesson 11: How to Ask Ques ons - Do you watch Japanese movies?
Supplementary - Worksheet 2 Can you answer these ques ons? (PDF, 1 page)

Speaking Session 1
Lesson 12: Can You Answer These Ques ons?
Supplementary - Audio File of Ques ons (MP3)
Script of Ques ons & Answers (PDF, 3 page)

Let’s Add Places to Your Sentences!

Lesson 13: Place of Ac on - AT the cafe
Supplementary - Sentence Structure 3 & 4 Hiragana Version (PDF, 1 page)
Sentence Structure 3 & 4 Romaji Version (PDF, 1 page)

Lesson 14: Des na on - TO the cafe

Lesson 15: Par cle Drill (1) - DE or NI?

Past Tense
Lesson 16: How to Use Verbs in Past Tense

Lesson 17: Transla on Exercise

Supplementary - Worksheet 3 Transla on Exercise Past Tense (PDF, 3 page)

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 Speaking Session 2
Lesson 18: Can You Answer These Ques ons? (Past Tense)
Supplementary - Audio File of Ques ons (MP3)
Script of Ques ons & Answers (PDF, 2 pages)

QUIZ 3 - Yes/No Ques ons

Yes/No Ques ons - Romaji Version
Yes/No Ques ons - Hiragana Version

Open-End Ques ons

Lesson 19: ( ) What?

Lesson 20: Prac ce ( ) What? - What did you get last Christmas?

Lesson 21: ZOOM Class (Recording) Ask ( ) Nani - Ques ons for Everyday Life

Lesson 22: Where? - Watch a Sample Lesson

Lesson 23: Prac ce Where? - Where did you learn Japanese?

Supplementary - Extra Video “Par cle TO , YA , KA ”

Extra Video “How to connect verbs with TE Form”
List of Major Par cles (PDF, 3 pages)

Lesson 24: When? - When did you quit smoking?

List of Family Terms (PDF, 2 pages)

QUIZ 4 - Open-End Ques ons

Open-End Ques ons - Romaji Version
Open-End Ques ons - Hiragana Version

Years, Months, Weeks, Days

Lesson 25: “Years” NEN
Supplementary - Extra Video “Calendar Months & Dates”
Japanese Calendar (PDF, 1 page)

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 Years, Months, Weeks, Days

Lesson 25: “Years” NEN

Supplementary - Extra Video “Calendar Months & Dates”
Japanese Calendar (PDF, 1 page)

Lesson 26: “Months” KAGETSU

Supplementary - List of the Counter “Years” and “Months” (PDF, 1 page)

Lesson 27: “Weeks” SHUUKAN

Supplementary - List of the Counter “Weeks” and “Days” (PDF, 1 page)

Lesson 28: “Days” NICHI

QUIZ 5 - Dura on of Time

Dura on of Time - Romaji Version
Dura on of Time - Hiragana Version

Let’s Talk about Existence!

Lesson 29: “Exist” Arimasu & Imasu

Supplementary - Summary of & (PDF, 1 page)
Lesson 30: Coun ng People NIN
Supplementary - Audio File “How to Count People” (MP3)

Lesson 31: “Do you have siblings?”

Lesson 32: Par cle Drill (2) - DE or NI or NI (Existence) ?

Lesson 33: Par cle Drill (3) - DE or NI (Existence) ?

Other Par cles

Lesson 34: Par cle (TO) “with”
Supplementary - (TO) with Answer Keys (PDF, 1 page)
Lesson 35: Par cle (NI) - Purpose of Movement
Supplementary - Par cle (NI) Summary (PDF, 2 page)

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 Hiragana Masterclass

Let’s Learn Hiragana!

Lesson 1: a, I, u, e, o + N +
Supplementary: Hiragana Chart & Wri ng Prac ce Sheets (PDF, 10 page)

Lesson 2: ka, ki, ku, ke, ko (&

Lesson 3: Long Vowels & Pronuncia on

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 1 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 1 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 4: sa, shi, su, se, so (&

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 2 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 2 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 5: ta, chi, tsu, te, to (&

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 3 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 3 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 6: na, ni, nu, ne, no

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 4 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 4 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 7: ha, hi, fu, he, ho

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 5 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 5 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 8: Voiced Sounds “ ”

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 6 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 6 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

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 Lesson 9: ma, mi, mu, me, mo
Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 7 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 7 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 10: ya, yu, yo

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 8 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 8 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 11: ra, ri, ru, re, ro

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce 9 (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce 9 - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 16 words (MP3 - 16)

Lesson 12: Glides (Contracted Sounds) “ ”

Supplementary: Glide Prac ce Worksheets (PDF, 2 pages)
Glide Prac ce Worksheets - Answers (PDF, 2 pages)
Audio Files for 10 words (MP3 - 10)

Lesson 13: TWO versions for some Hiragana… Why?

Lesson 14: wa, wo

Supplementary: Reading Prac ce: Sentences (PDF, 1 page)
Reading Prac ce: Sentences - Answers (PDF, 1 page)
Audio Files for 6 sentences (MP3 - 6)

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