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Pre Lessons Overview
Pronunciation Key
understanding Japanese phonetics
Basic Counting
zero to nine million
First Meeting
self introduction and basic greetings
Course 1 Lessons Overview
LESSON 1. What is it?
simple questions
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Plurals in Japanese
Using
です
to make simple statements
The question marker
か
The question word
なに
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Using
さん
with names
LESSON 2. Which One?
working with a topic
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
The topic marker
は
The question words
どれ
and
どっち
Following the same pattern when answering
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip:
すし
and
さしみ
LESSON 3. Who is it?
showing possession and personal pronouns
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Using
の
to show possession
Using
の
to show possession (part 2)
The question word
だれ
The particle
が
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Unique use of
ぼく
LESSON 4. Who is it?
colors and using nouns to modify
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
The particle
と
Making nouns into adjectives using
の
The colors as adjectives
"True" adjectives
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Blue is Green (sometimes)
LESSON 5. Satoko and Yoshio
likes, dislikes and the "one" pronoun
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
The particle
が
with
すき
and
きらい
Using
じゃない
to make things negative
The "one" pronoun
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Reversed Names
LESSON 6. Matsumoto's Computer
negative adjectives and wanting things
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Using
ほしい
and
ほしくない
Making adjectives negative
Tricky uses of the particle
の
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Replacements for
さん
LESSON 7. Where is it?
location and special emphasis
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Using
でも
to link sentences
The war between
は
and
が
Using
は
and
が
to stress
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Leaving and coming home
LESSON 8. The Calendar
dates and past tense
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Making sentences past tense
Saying complete dates
The particle
ね
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Japanese Christmas
LESSON 9. New Year's Day
days, weeks and years
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Saying the year
Next Friday, Last March etc.
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Japanese New Year
LESSON 10. Spaghetti Please
asking for things
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Give me please (standard version)
Give me please (polite version)
The difference between
ください
and
おねがいします
Sizes
The particle
も
OTHER AREAS
Culture Clip: Paper, Scissors, Rock in Japan
LESSON 11. Counting Things
various counting units
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
The counters and particles
More
LESSON 12. Party! Party!
polite verb conjugation
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Languages and nationalities
Conjugation verbs
Location particles
に
and
へ
Marking particles and making questions
The verb
わかる
(to understand)
LESSON 13. Time, Time, Time
start, finish and telling time
GRAMMAR
SECTIONS
Telling time in Japanese
Half past
Using the particle
から
Using the particle
まで
Hiragana Lessons Overview
WRITING 1.
あいうえお
WRITING POINTS
The difference between
あ
and
お
The importance of the various styles
OTHER AREAS
The Basics
WRITING 2.
かきくけこ
WRITING POINTS
The different versions of
き
(KI)
Writing the "dakuten" properly
Writing
が
the correct way
WRITING 3.
さしすせそ
WRITING POINTS
The different versions of
さ
(SA) and
そ
(SO)
WRITING 4.
たちつてと
WRITING POINTS
The double consonants
Which version of ZU and JI should be used?
WRITING 5.
なにぬねの
WRITING 6.
はひふへほ
WRITING POINTS
The easy way to write
ふ
(FU)
The topic marker
は
(WA)
WRITING 7.
まみむめも
WRITING 8.
やゆよわをん
WRITING POINTS
The particle
を
(O)
What about the particle
は
(WA)?
WRITING 9.
らりるれろ
WRITING 10. Compounds
WRITING POINTS
The correct way to write the compounds
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