Comprehensive Essential Japanese for Beginners

Practice polite Japanese on a bus by saying 'excuse me' and 'are you Japanese,' using the wa particle for 'as for you,' and forming the question nihonjin desu ka.

Learn to say you can speak a little Japanese and ask others if they speak Japanese. Master Nihongo, eigo, and the distinction between ga and wa while practicing polite forms.

This unit teaches how to give praise in Japanese, using 'your Japanese is good' and 'isn't it,' covers 'to be able to do,' not yet, and particles ga and wa.

Learn how to introduce yourself in Japanese, including family-name-first naming, using the possession particle for my, and polite name questions at a first meeting.

Review unit 5 teaches asking where someone is from and introducing yourself, including place of origin, speaking Japanese a little, and key particles like ga, wa, and ka.

Learn to say you are going shopping in Japanese, ask what you will do today, and use the object marker and basic verbs in practical shopping scenarios.

Learn practical Japanese phrases for buying souvenirs, including I want to buy souvenirs, what kind of souvenir, and how to say a postcard.

Learn Japanese numbers 1–10 for shopping, practice saying prices in yen, and count up and down while noting the quirks of four and seven.

Learn essential shopping phrases in Japanese, including how much is this, I want to buy souvenirs, and negotiating prices with yen for cheap and expensive items.

Learn to ask for prices and express the desire to buy a Japanese toy or souvenirs for a friend, using practical shopping phrases centered on Akihabara.

Learn practical beginner Japanese phrases for inviting someone to lunch, asking about tomorrow plans, shopping for souvenirs, and basic responses using key particles and everyday questions.

Learn to ask for a good restaurant, confirm its existence, and express what you want to eat, then propose going to Shinjuku to dine.

Learn numbers in Japanese from 11 to 99, practice counting up using on readings, and apply them to prices up to 99 yen through guided pronunciation and English-to-Japanese exercises.

Learn to order in Japanese at a restaurant, using the menu and drinks vocabulary, say 'I'll have sushi,' and ask 'what would you like' for food or tea.

Learn to order food and drinks with a Japanese friend, using masu-form verbs to say together to eat or drink, ask for the check, and practice common restaurant phrases.

Master practical Japanese phrases for beginners, including asking for directions, finding a pharmacy, ordering food, requesting the check, and saying please go straight ahead.

master essential directions and dining in japanese for beginners in unit 17. learn how to ask where something is, say this way or that way, and go straight ahead.

Learn Japanese numbers from 100 to 999, including pronunciation exceptions, and practice asking prices and dining questions to count, shop, and discuss meals confidently.

Learn to ask for locations in Japanese, using here, there, over there, and nearby phrases; practice saying where is the bar, the pharmacy, and ordering drinks.

Learn practical Japanese for giving and following directions, including turning left or right, going straight, locating a pharmacy on the left or right side, and asking about bars or restaurants.

Explore how to express movement and time in Japanese by practicing different particles and the question 'When did you come to Japan?', with emphasis on direction, past tense, and phrases.

Learn to ask what time is it now and tell time in Japanese using numbers from 1 to 24, including military time, with practice phrases for activities like shopping.

Learn essential beginner Japanese phrases for meeting someone at 7 o'clock, asking and telling hours, and shopping or drinking in Shinjuku and Ginza with Mr. Tanaka.

Learn to say today that store is closed, ask and state hours, discuss opening times and making plans like meeting in front of a restaurant in Japanese, using proper particles.

Review essential Japanese time expressions from morning to night, shopping and dining phrases, and how to ask why and express intentions. You’ve completed the final module.