Complete Japanese Course: Learn Japanese for Beginners

Practice basic Japanese greetings and hiragana reading to form sentences, ask questions, and use polite forms like konnichiwa, ohayou, konbanwa, oyasumi, sayonara, arigato gozaimasu, and dozo yoroshiku.

learn the x wa y desu pattern, where x is noun 1 and y is noun 2, with wa as the topic marker and desu as the linking verb."

Learn to build your sentences in Japanese using the x wa y desu pattern and particles. See examples like watashi wa sensei desu and kore wa shatsu desu ka.

Explore katakana, the straight-lined, 46-character syllabary used for foreign words, loan words, onomatopoeia, manga sound effects, menus, lyrics, and company names.

Master katakana from the a to ta and na to wa rows, alongside hiragana, with drills on readings like sa shi su se so and ta chi tsu te do.

Practice reading katakana on everyday konbini items to identify groceries from their scripts, while reviewing hiragana and recognizing foods like onigiri, ramen, melon pan, ramune, and bread.

Learn about kanji, the Chinese characters adopted into Japanese, with onyomi and kunyomi readings, where one character carries meaning and sound, unlike hiragana and katakana.

Explore onyomi, the Chinese reading used with other kanji, and kunyomi, the Japanese reading used for standalone kanji. Note how readings vary by context: yama/san, mizu/sui, jin/hito, nichi/hi.

Learn stroke order to write kanji with consistency, legibility, and faster handwriting, building muscle memory through focused practice on paper. Follow top-to-bottom, left-to-right, horizontal-before-vertical rules.

Master 30 essential beginner kanji (part 2) through stroke order, radicals, and example words like gakkou, sensei, taberu, nomu, yomu, and kaku.

Learn to read and distinguish hiragana, katakana, and kanji in mixed Japanese sentences, identify scripts in everyday text, and practice reading with example sentences.

Practice kanji recognition with a two-round quiz: matching readings and fill-in readings, reinforcing kanji meanings, kunyomi and onyomi, stroke orders, radicals, and 60 kanji learned.

Explore core Japanese sentence structure, learn SOV order, subject omission, and how particles pace verbs, with hands-on practice reordering sentences like watashi wa sushi o tabemasu.

Explore how to negate nouns in Japanese using です to じゃありません, learn polite forms versus casual じゃない, and practice the pattern xは yです with examples.

Discover three natural ways to form questions in Japanese. Use ka for formal speech, rising intonation for casual speech, and question words like 何, どこ, 誰, いつ, and どう.

Learn the two Japanese existence forms arimasu and imasu for nonliving and living things, always attach the particle ga, and practice there is or there are with ni for locations.

Practice builds flexible Japanese sentence construction by applying the SOV pattern, particles, and existence verbs (imasu, arimasu) through translation, negation, and error spotting.

Explore essential Japanese counters such as hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, ikko, niko, nin, hon, mai, and hiki, and learn their use for objects, people, animals, and flat items.

Learn to tell time in Japanese using 時 for hours and 分 for minutes, and practice military time like 十九時 and 二十時 to distinguish day and night.

Practice essential shopping phrases in Japanese, including いくらですか, これをください, and 円 to handle prices. Master scheduling phrases such as 何時ですか, いつですか, に会いましょう, and 今何時ですか to set up meetings and events.

Explore the two main adjective types in nihongo: i-adjectives, which end in i and attach directly to a noun, and na-adjectives, which require na before the noun.

Learn Japanese irregular adjectives, including ii and kakkoii, with yokunai, yokatta, yokunakatta forms, plus yoi as the root; and na adjectives like kirei na and shizuka na.

Learn how to conjugate Japanese adjectives: ii adjectives form non-past negatives by removing the final i and adding kunai; na adjectives use da or janai.

Learn to form the superlative ichiban and attach it to adjectives, and use ga or wa to express preferences with examples like kono keiki ga ichiban oishii desu.

Practice describing and comparing Japanese adjectives, including i- and na-adjectives and their past and negative forms, using yori and no hou ga, plus ichiban superlatives and suki desu preferences.

Identify ru verbs and u verbs, learn how the masu form changes their stems, and use dictionary clues to tell them apart with examples like taberu, miru, kakimasu, nomimasu.

this lesson covers two irregular Japanese verbs suru and kuru, showing suru’s forms (shimasu, shimasen, shimashita, shimasen deshita) and kuru’s (kimasu, kimasen, kimashita, kimasen deshita), plus suru compounds like benkyosuru.

Learn to conjugate Japanese verbs in the polite present and past forms using ru-verbs and u-verbs, with masu and mashita endings, plus suru and irregulars.

Explore Japanese verb conjugations, including te form uses for connecting actions and requests, present progressive teiru form, masu form, ru and u verbs, nai form, and irregulars like suru, kuru.

Learn the polite negative in Japanese using masen and masen deshita with tabemasen, ikimasen, and shimasen, and contrast it with plain nai forms for ru and u verbs.

Apply all verb conjugations learned, including te form, masu, masen, masen deshita, and nai forms, with examples like taberu, kaku, suru, nomu, and kuru.

Learn to combine sentences naturally in Japanese by chaining verbs with the te form, linking actions like wake up and eat breakfast, and using ga kara for but and because.

Explore how to connect ideas in Japanese using そして, でも, だから, なので, and から, with example sentences and notes on usage in essays and everyday conversations.

Explore に行く for going to a place to do something and ておく for doing things in advance, plus ている as the present progressive, with examples like 食べに行きます and 日本語を勉強しています.

Learn self-introduction in Japanese and practice real-life conversations through four practical scenarios, including introducing yourself, ordering food, shopping, and asking for directions, using hajimemashite and yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Master essential Japanese dining phrases for restaurants in Japan, including 何名様ですか for seating, これをください for ordering, おすすめはありますか, もう一つください, お会計お願いします for payment, and note no tipping in Japan.

Learn practical japanese shopping dialogues: ask prices これはいくらですか, ask for cheaper items 他に安いものはありますか, try on clothes 試着してもいいですか, ask about sizes 他のサイズを試してもいいですか, and pay お会計お願いします, カードで払いますか, レシートをお願いします.

Learn practical Japanese for asking directions using phrases like where is the station and konbini wa doko desu ka, and how to say go straight or turn right or left.