Japanese for Beginners | The complete course

Learn the first row of hiragana, a, i, u, with stroke orders. Practice reading and repeating each character, and complete independent and combined reading drills.

Learn the last two characters of the a-row, えお (e, o), through stroke-order demonstrations, listen-and-repeat exercises, and independent reading practice with two-character combinations.

Review all five characters in the A row through listen-and-repeat drills, independent reading practice, and reading words that use A row characters, with romaji cues and two- and three-character combinations.

Learn the first three k-row characters ka, ki, and ku through guided listening, repetition, and stroke-by-stroke practice with independent reading drills and review.

Master the last two characters of the K row, ke and ko, with stroke-order guidance and pronunciation. Practice listening, repeating, and reading single characters and two-character combinations to reinforce recall.

Review the five k-row characters through listening, repeating, and independent practice, then read Japanese words that use these characters to reinforce recognition and writing rules.

You learn the first three S-row characters—sa, shi, su—through listen-and-repeat, stroke-by-stroke writing, and independent practice, including one- and two-character combinations, with the next lesson covering say and so.

Learn the last two S row characters, say and so, through stroke-by-stroke writing, listening and repeating, and independent practice with two-character combos like so so and so sad.

Review the five characters in the s-row and guide learners through listening and repetition practice. Practice reading singles, pairs, and trios, and read Japanese words with romaji to reinforce recognition.

Learn the first three terho characters ta, chi, tsu through guided stroke order, pronunciation drills, and repeated reading practice. Build confidence with independent reading of single and three-character sequences.

Master the last two Japanese characters, te and to, with stroke-order guidance and repetitive reading, then practice two-character phrases like to pay and pay toll for future review.

Review the five Terho characters, practice reading them individually and in two- and three-character combinations, and identify these characters within whole Japanese words.

Master the first three kana of the n-row—na, ni, nu—through stroke-order demonstrations and read-aloud practice. Engage in independent practice with reading one character, two-character, and three-character sequences.

Learn the last two characters in the intro row, ne (ね) and no (の); practice their stroke order, reading, and apply them in one- and two-character sequences.

Review the five N-row characters through listening and reading practice, from individual characters to two- and three-character combinations, and finish by reading Japanese words.

Learn the first three characters of the eighth row in Japanese kana (ha, hi, fu/hu) through stroke-by-stroke instruction, listening, and reading practice, with independent two- and three-character combinations.

Learn the last two characters of the eighth row, hay and hall (へ, ほ), with pronunciation hey and ho, including writing practice, reading drills, and two-character combinations.

Review the five characters of the eighth row through listening, repetition, and progressive reading of single, double, and triple character sequences, ending with reading whole Japanese words.

Learn the first three characters of the m-row: ma, mi, mu, through stroke order demonstrations, listening and repeating, and independent practice with one, two, and three character combinations.

Master the last two characters of the M-row, me and mo, through stroke-order demonstrations and guided reading practice.

Review the five characters that make up the MRO, perform listening and reading practice for one, two, and three character combinations, and read words by identifying MRO characters.

Learn the three characters in the ya row—ya, yu, yo—through stroke-order demonstrations and guided reading. Practice reading, repeating, and writing with list-and-repeat drills and independent exercises to reinforce recall.

Review the y-row characters through listening and repetition, then read one, two, and three-character sequences and finally read whole Japanese words by identifying the y-row characters.

Master the first three characters of the r-row—la, li, lu—through listening, repetition, and stroke-order practice, with reading drills and independent practice.

Learn the final two hiragana characters れ (re) and ろ (ro) through stroke order, writing shapes, and pronunciation, with guided reading and practice of two-character combos.

This r-row review lesson reinforces the five characters through list repeats, listener repeats, independent reading, two- and three-character combinations, and reading Japanese words by identifying characters from the arrow.

Learn the two kana wa and wo through stroke order and endings, noting wa-wo sounds. Practice reading single and two-character combinations, then preview the final cogen table character.

Learn the ん (n) character as a final consonant and its five readings based on following rows (n/m, k/g, s/z/t/d/r, m/p, h/y/w). Practice listening and reading with examples.

Review the W row characters, は and を, and the 嗯 usage through listen-and-repeat and reading practice, including single characters, two-character combinations, and five rules for reading words using 嗯.

Explore dakuon on the g-row and learn how dakuten diacritics change kana from k to g sounds, with practice reading and identifying characters in Cairo.

Learn how to add dakuten to characters in the z-row to turn voiceless sounds into voiced z sounds, with an exception that some yield a j sound; practice reading characters.

Review the dakuten sounds in the g and z rows with listen-and-repeat and reading practice, using words like genji and ginza, and prepare for the d row takuan sounds.

Learn how adding ten ten to d-row characters forms a voiced sound. Practice Terho and note rare ji and xu, with modern usage favoring je and xu from z row.

Learn how to add the ten ten marks to characters in each row to form the b-row and practice listening, repeating, and reading b-row Japanese words.

Learn how to apply the handakuon to kana in the p-row to form the p sound, and practice reading related characters and words.

Review the takuan sounds in d and b rows and handakuten sounds in p row, with listen-and-repeat practice, reading characters, and example words from the lesson.

Explore yawn sounds by combining gojuon table characters with y-row sounds to form pronunciations, writing the small y-row indicator. Practice listening, repeating, and reading yawn words as mora-based syllables.

Learn how to form yo-on sounds by combining the appropriate characters, practice reading aloud, and note that some yo-on sounds are rarely used in modern Japanese.

Review yawn sounds learned in the gojuon table with listen-and-repeat drills and independent practice, and preview sokuon sounds for the next lesson.

Learn how to form sokuon by adding a small tsu, creating a geminate consonant that lengthens k, s, t, or p sounds; note the glottal stop at word end.

Learn how to form chouon long vowel sounds in Japanese by adding goju-on a-row characters after endings, using romaji dash notation. Practice with examples like おかあさん to reinforce long vowels.

Review sokuon and chouon sounds through listening and reading practice, reinforcing hiragana mastery in this final lesson of the Japanese for beginners course.

Explore katakana overview as the foreign words writing system alongside hiragana. Learn that katakana represents loanwords and onomatopoeia, using the gojuon table, with guided listening, independent reading, and writing worksheets.

Learn the five katakana characters in the a row (ア イ ウ エ オ) through listen-and-repeat, practice, and two-character readings, with romaji cues provided first and then omitted.

Learn five characters in the K row (ka ki ku ke ko) through listen-and-repeat drills, independent practice, and two-character readings with romaji hints, with a preview of the A row.

This lesson reviews the five a-row and five k-row characters through listen-and-repeat and independent reading, then practices reading words that use these characters with romaji cues.

Learn the five S-row characters (sa, shi, su, seh, so), practice writing and listen-and-repeat drills, and build sound and character associations through guided independent and two-character reading exercises.

Learn and practice the five katakana characters of the t-row (タ チ ツ テ ト) with writing drills, listen-and-repeat, and two-character reading; romaji hints for the first five are provided.

Review s row and t row kana through listen-and-repeat, independent reading, and word reading practice, reinforcing five characters in each row before moving to the n row.

Learn the five n-row katakana characters ナ ニ ヌ ネ ノ through guided writing, listen-and-repeat practice, and independent drills with romaji cues and increasing sequence challenges.

Learn the five characters in the H row and how each is written through listen-and-repeat. Read two characters at a time, first with romaji on screen, then without.

Review the five characters in the n-row and h-row through listen-and-repeat, then practice independent reading and reading words that use these characters with romaji cues.

Master five characters in the m row, practice writing and pronunciation through listen-and-repeat cycles, and handle independent drills with and without romaji prompts before reading two characters at a time.

Learn the three characters in the y row, practice listening and repeating, and perform independent recall with romaji hints, then read two characters at a time for solid recognition.

Review the M-row and Y-row characters with listen-and-repeat and independent reading, then practice reading words like America, ice cream, and mayonnaise to reinforce recognition.

Learn the five characters in the ra row, practice writing and speaking through listen-and-repeat and independent exercises, then read two characters at a time; next lesson adds the n sound.

Learn the row characters and the n sound in hiragana, with writing demonstrations, pronunciation practice, and independent reading of two-character sequences.

Review the eight characters of the r-row, w-row, and n-sound through listen-and-repeat and independent reading, then practice reading words formed from these characters in Japanese.

Learn the dakuon sounds in Katakana for the g-row and z-row, with listen-and-repeat practice and independent drills to associate each character with its voiced g or z sound.

Master the dakuon sounds in the D row and B row, practicing g and zu characters, their readings, and paired two-character sequences; prepare for handakuten in the next lesson.

Learn handakuten sounds by adding maru to the h-row to form p sounds. Practice and review with independent drills, varying sequences, and romaji cues to reinforce character recognition.

Review dakuon and handakuten sounds in katakana with listen-and-repeat, independent practice, and two-character readings across the d, b, and p rows, and preview forming sounds in the next lesson.

Master reading yawn sounds in Katakana by combining I-column characters with Y-row characters, recognizing the small Y-row marks, and practicing with romaji readings through listen-and-repeat and independent drills.

Learn how to form V and W sounds in katakana by combining base characters with small a-row marks, enabling representations of sounds from non-Japanese words. Practice reading aloud.

Learn to form f and ts sounds in katakana by combining fu with a-row characters and c with a-row characters, and practice with listen-and-repeat and romaji cues.

Review yawn and other combination sounds in katakana through listen-and-repeat drills. Practice reading characters and words with romaji provided for the I column, and anticipate sokuon sounds next.

Learn how sokuon sounds form in katakana by adding a small tsu to create an extra consonant and pause, with examples like ketchup, jacket, t shirt, and practice reading aloud.

Learn how Katakana forms long vowel sounds using the dash after a character, with examples like apato, and practice pronouncing extended vowels from words such as guitar and Hiroshi.

Review sokuon and chouon sounds in katakana through two speaking practices, a listen-and-repeat drill, and an independent reading activity with romaji on screen.

Explore the Japanese writing system, where sentences lack spaces and rely on context, kanji, word stems, and particles; learn furigana and horizontal versus vertical writing.

Explore how Japanese commas differ in stroke angle from English and are used flexibly to create pauses; periods are circles called baru, with other punctuation rare.

Learn formal Japanese greetings for morning, afternoon, and evening, including ohayo gozaimasu, konnichiwa, and konbanwa, with notes on the ha pronunciation.

Practice Japanese greetings such as ohayo gozaimasu and konnichiwa, guiding you through how to greet someone in this beginner course.

Learn how to say thank you and sorry in Japanese using arigato gozaimasu, arigato, and sumimasen. Practice saying you're welcome with doitashimashite and respond with daijobu desu in everyday interactions.

Practice pronouncing arigato gozaimasu, doitashimashite, and sumimasen to express thanks, welcome, and apology in Japanese. Repeat common phrases to build basic conversational skills in Japanese for beginners.

Learn to introduce yourself in Japanese with hajimemashite, watashi wa, and yoroshiku onegaishimasu, and practice self-introductions through speaking exercises.

Practice session on introducing yourself in japanese, using phrases like watashi wa, hajimemashite, and yoroshiku onegai shimasu, with examples featuring names such as Thomas, Antonio, and Mariko.

Learn how to say goodbye in Japanese using dua mata, mata, and sayonara, with formal and informal usage for workplace and school, plus pronunciation practice.

Practice saying goodbye in Japanese by repeating dewa mata and sayonara to express see you later and farewell.

Practice basic self-introductions in Japanese, using greetings and the phrases watashi wa [name] and yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Learn how to ask someone’s name and introduce yourself in japanese using nan desu ka and watashi wa, and practice saying what's your name and I am called something.

practice talking about names in japanese by using watashi wa to introduce your name, with examples like Tomo, Tanaka Tomo, and Antonio Tomo.

Learn to talk about where you are from and your nationality in Japanese, using san after names, wa as the topic particle, and nihon jin to indicate nationality.

Practice talking about nationality with names and cues, using American, Italian, Nihon, and Nihonjin as shown. Learn basic phrases across Japanese and English, such as Hi America and Hi Italia.

Learn two formal ways to say I am not in Japanese, using diwa form and nai negation, with example sentences and speaking practice.

Practice how to say 'I am not' in japanese for beginners, using practical phrases and context from the course, including examples like nihonjin and related terms.

Learn less formal japanese for 'i am not' using jaa instead of dua, with examples like 'i am not american' and 'i am not japanese' plus speaking practice.

Practice saying 'i'm not' in Japanese in lesson 2.4 of Japanese for beginners, reinforcing the core content of this lesson.

Learn to ask what someone does for a living in Japanese and respond with watashi wa gakusei desu, using job names kaisha, chef, and designer.

Practice talking about jobs in Japanese by introducing yourself and your company. Use 'watashi wa' and 'kaisha' to describe who you are at work.

Review basic Japanese phrases for self-introduction and nationality, focusing on watashi wa constructions and work-related words in unit 2 of A1 part 1.

Explore Japanese numbers 0 to 10, with two zero readings (kanji and English 'zero') and common alternate forms for four and seven (yon and nana), plus nine as kyu.

Master the numbers 1 to 10 in Japanese through day zero practice, using ichi, knee, yum, go, roku, nana shichi, hachi, kyu.

Learn to say numbers 11 to 29 in Japanese, using ten plus a digit for 11–19, with yon for four, nana for seven, and kyuu for nine; 20 is neju.

Practice Japanese numbers 11 to 29 in the Japanese for beginners course, reinforcing mastery of these numbers through focused practice.

Learn to form and pronounce Japanese numbers from 30 to 99, using tens ending in zero and tens plus a digit, with speaking practice.

Practice numbers 30 to 99 in Japanese, focusing on pronunciation of sanju, goju, rokujou, nana ju, and other number forms for accurate counting.

Learn how to ask how old you are in Japanese using the polite o prefix and desu ka, and answer with jukyusai and sai, including hatachi for twenty.

Practice talking about age in Japanese with basic self-introductions using watashi wa and sai, including nana as numbers, through guided practice in this lesson.

Learn to ask for and answer phone numbers in Japanese for beginners, using denwa bango and keitai bango, with practice phrases, number pronunciation, and wa usage.

Practice talking about Japanese phone numbers using denwa bango and basic number phrases in this Japanese for Beginners course.

Review basic Japanese greetings and numbers through phrases like konnichiwa, watashi wa, denwa, bango, and niji. Recognize names such as Marcus, Marcus Casanova, Sunny, Mark, and Samuel.

Learn the words for Monday through Sunday in Japanese, understand that yobi means day of the week and getsu marks Monday, and practice speaking and listening with listen-and-repeat drills.

Master the days of the week in Japanese for beginners through targeted practice, focusing on getsuyobi, suiyobi, mokuyobi, doyobi, and nichiyobi.

Learn to ask what day it is today in Japanese using nan yobi and the topic particle wa, and answer with getsuyobi desu to say it's Monday; practice speaking.

Practice how to talk about what day it is in Japanese for beginners, building dialogue skills and everyday phrases through practical exercises.

Learn to say the months of the year in Japanese using gatsu with number words, such as ichi gatsu and ni gatsu, including pronunciation notes.

Learn the months of the year in Japanese and practice recognizing and pronouncing shigatsu (April) and kugatsu (September). Reinforce month vocabulary through guided practice to solidify recall and pronunciation.

Learn to say the specific date in a month using the day word Nichi, including the first ten dates and irregular forms, with native Japanese numbers and ka endings.

Drills date-related terms for the 1st to 10th of a month in beginner Japanese, using a sequence of terms like Mika, Yoka, Itsuka, and Nanoka.

Learn how to say dates from the 11th to the 31st in Japanese, using the number plus 'nichi' and the irregular forms for the 14th, 20th, and 24th.

Practice Japanese numbers and dates for 11th to 31st of a month, in this session, featuring hatsuka, ni, san, jusan nichi, and repeated day-count patterns.

Learn to ask and answer dates in Japanese, using phrases for what's the date today, month and day, and practice conversations like it's March the 2nd.

Practice talking about the date in Japanese for beginners, using the caption's vocabulary such as Kyowa, Cure, Song, Kugutsu, June, Some, Kyowa, Song, and do not.

Learn to ask when someone's birthday in Japanese using tanjo and the polite deska. Practice saying dates like hachigatsu jugo and how to say happy birthday with omedetou gozaimasu.

Practice talking about birthdays in Japanese using key terms like tanjo, and build confidence with simple, practical phrases.

Review basic Japanese greetings and related terms in the a1 part 1 unit 4 review, with konnichiwa appearing across examples.

Learn how to say this and that in Japanese, practice asking what is this, and study common fruit names through a fruit shop dialogue featuring watermelon, apple, and strawberry.

Practice talking about this and that in japanese using three cards centered on eating for beginners.

Learn how to say that over there in Japanese, using the far-from-both reference word are, distinguish it from sorry, and practice asking what is that over there.

Practice how to talk about that over there in Japanese, with beginner-friendly dialogue and repeated phrases. Explore practical phrases and beginner dialogue concepts featured in the course.

Learn how to say numbers in the hundreds in Japanese, including haku for hundred, 200 and 300 patterns, plus pronunciation changes at 300 and 608.

Practice numbers 100 to 999 in Japanese through repeated drills, featuring hyaku and sanbyaku, nana hyaku, goju, and gyaku forms.

Learn to say numbers from 1000 to 9000 in Japanese by placing the digit before sen and then hyaku ni ju, following the thousand-hundred pattern, with listening and speaking practice.

Practice numbers 1,000 to 9,999 in Japanese, as introduced in the Japanese for beginners course, with emphasis on the caption's numeric terms like hyaku.

Learn how to ask how much something is in Japanese and how prices are told in yen, with practice phrases and examples using fruits like melon and banana.

Learn how to talk about the price in Japanese with practice focused on essential phrases, helping beginner learners ask for prices and understand costs.

Learn to say please give me in japanese using noun plus kudasai, with meron kudasai and banana kudasai examples, plus practice responses like yes I understand.

Practice saying 'please give me' in Japanese using kudasai, with repeated polite phrases and simple prompts to reinforce making requests in everyday conversations.

Practice a1 part 1 unit 5 review with basic phrases and prompts, including suika kudasai and hey, what are you, to reinforce beginner Japanese conversation.