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Pre-Lesson A: Pronunciation Key
Understanding Japanese Phonetics

Correct Pronunciation

The beginning!

English VS Japanese Pronunciation

Cutoff and Whispered Sounds

Pre-Lesson B: Basic Counting
Zero to nine million

The Basics

Single numbers

The teens

The tens

Combining tens and singles up to 99

Counting

Culture Clip

More than one version for some numbers

Related Video

Pre-Lesson C: First Meeting
Self introduction and basic greetings

The Basics

Meeting new people

Saying ages in Japanese

Culture Clip

Bowing

Where do I put my hands?

Phrase Usage

Hajimemashite.

(name) to moushimasu.

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Nansai desu ka?

(years old) desu.

Nansai ni miemasu ka.

(years old) ni miemasu.

Lesson 1: What is it?
Creating simple questions

The Basics

Welcome to Japanese Writing

Some History

Culture Clip

Using ~san

Grammar

Plurals in Japanese

Using desu to make a simple statement

Making a question using ka

The question word nani

Phrase Usage

Wakarimasen

Writing Points

Strokes

Things to consider

Lesson 2: Which One?
Working with a topic

Culture Clip

Sushi and Sashimi

Grammar

The topic marker wa

Using wa in a variety of sentences

The question words dore and docchi

Following the same pattern when answering

Using what you know to learn more

Writing Points

The dakuten

Writing ga (GA) the correct way

The different versions of ki (KI)

Cool Tools

ko-so-a-do patterns

Lesson 3: Who is it?
Showing possession

Culture Clip

Hey, Little Boy

Grammar

Showing possession with the particle no

The question word dare

Phrase Usage

Writing Points

The different versions of sa (sa) and so (so)

Lesson 4: Colors
Colors and using nouns to modify

Culture Clip

Green is Blue? みどりはあお

Grammar

The "and" particle: to

Making nouns into adjectives

Using colors to describe

i adjectives

Writing Points

The double consonants

Which version of zu and zu should be used?

Lesson 5: Satoko and Yoshio
Likes, dislikes, and the 'one' pronoun

Grammar

The particle ga with suki and kirai

Using janai to make things negative

The "one" pronoun

Lesson 6: Matsumoto's Computer
Negative adjectives and wanting things

Culture Clip

Using kun and chan

Grammar

Making adjectives negative

The colors as negative adjectives

Wanting and not wanting

Tricky uses of the particle no

Writing Points

The topic marker wa

What is that circle?

The easy way to write fu

Lesson 7: Where is it?
Location and special emphasis

Grammar

Using demo

The war between wa and ga

Using wa and が to stress

Using doko as the topic of the sentence

Lesson 8: The Calendar
Dates and past tense

Counting

Days of the Month

Culture Clip

Celebrating Christmas in Japan

Grammar

Making sentences in the past tense

Saying complete dates

The particle ne

Writing Points

The Particle o

What about the particle wa?

Dates and Times

Months

Days of the month

Cool Tools

The 4th and 8th day of the month

Lesson 9: New Year's Day
Days, weeks, and years

Counting

Days of the Week

Culture Clip

Japan's New Year にほんのおしょうがつ

Grammar

Expressing the year

Next Friday, last March, etc.

Dates and Times

Days of the week

Lesson 10: Spaghetti Please
Asking for things

Culture Clip

Paper, scissors, rock game

Grammar

Give me please (standard)

Give me please (polite)

The difference between kudasai and onegaishimasu

The particle mo

Sizes

Writing Points

The correct way to write the compounds

Comprehension

At a restaurant

New [writing]

The rest of the Hiragana

Lesson 11: Counting Things
Various counting units

Counters

Counting things in Japanese

Counters

General / Abstract Objects ikutsu

Round / General Objects nanko

Long / Cylindrical Objects nanbon

Thin / Flat Objects nanmai

Counting

Counters

General / Abstract Objects ikutsu

Round / General Objects nanko

Long / Cylindrical Objects nanbon

Thin / Flat Objects nanmai

Grammar

The counters and particles

Lesson 12: Party! Party!
Polite verb conjugation

Languages and nationalities

Conjugating verbs into the polite form

More verb conjugation practice

Location particles ni and e

Marking time and making questions

Using the verb wakaru

Lesson 13: Time, Time, Time
Start, finish, and telling time

Counting

Grammar

Using the particle kara

Using the particle made

Dates and Times

O'clock

Minutes

Cool Tools

5 minutes vs 10 minutes