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Japanese Course for Absolute Beginners (Letters, Alphabet)

Elementary Japanese for non-Japanese Beginner Course Hiragana + Katakana + Basic Conversation
Rating: 4.7 out of 54.7 (1,393 ratings)
33,800 students
Created by Felicity Corp.
Last updated 4/2019
English
English
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Master Japanese characters: Hiragana and Katakana system
  • Totally understand Japanese writing system
  • Acquire a strong foundation to start elementary Japanese
  • Master the pronunciation and intonation system in Japanese
  • Master the most commonly used phrases for greetings in daily life
  • Acquire a broad knowledge of Japan through information on Japanese culture and daily life
Curated for the Udemy for Business collection

Requirements

  • Be able to understand English
  • Download the learning materials (PDF) and learn a lecture with the corresponding PDF
  • Actively get engaged in the course and leave comments whenever having any questions

Description

"Japanese Course for Beginners (Alphabet)" is designed for Japanese beginners to master Hiragana and Katakana (Japanese Letter), the most essential and fundamental part of Japanese language. With a strong foundation of Hiragana and Katakana, students can go further learning of Japanese (N5 level to N1 level).


Distinct from the traditional teaching method, this course not only enables you to master how to pronounce and write each Japanese letters, but also provides you with various supplementary knowledge:

  • English-based instruction creating a totally foreigner- friendly environment especially for beginners;

  • the proper ways to do self-practice after class;

  • the downloadable PDF learning material of each section with corresponding writing practice;

  • culture note session that explains aspects of the culture and everyday life of japan, and deepens your understanding of Japanese culture;

  • vocabulary builder that enables you to practice pronunciation and acquire a basic level of Japanese words on completing the whole lectures;

  • the learning of daily phrases that are frequently used in daily life in Japan

  • comprehensive guidance that helps you to avoid common mistakes students tend to make to each Hiragana and Katakana.


Each of your comments and questions will be carefully handled and students are totally welcome to discuss anything related to the course.


The upcoming N5 and N4 course is being recorded and will be available soon! N3, N2 and N1 courses are also scheduled.

Who this course is for:

  • Japanese beginners
  • Learners starting from zero
  • Students who have interests to Japanese language
  • Students who have interests to Japan
  • Learners who want to review Hiragana and Katakana to consolidate their Japanese foundamental knowledge

Featured review

Sudhindar Laxman
Sudhindar Laxman
151 courses
7 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
Trainer was great and highly knowledgeable. At certain times, the subtitles for Japanese-English words are in Japanese itself. It will be better if they are edited to English words so that it can be easy to understand. Looking forward to subscribe for the N5 course. Arigatoo Gozaimasu

Course content

14 sections • 45 lectures • 6h 17m total length

  • Preview01:53
  • Preview03:47

  • Preview09:01
  • Preview05:28

  • 「あ」row: the five vowels
    Preview15:25
  • Japanese Intonation System
    Preview20:10
  • Common mistakes
    04:23
  • か Row and “Consonant + Vowels”
    13:25
  • か Row Vocabulary
    05:07
  • Culture Note: Japanese Currency
    Preview03:18

  • さ Row Part 1
    11:43
  • さ Row Part 2
    09:58
  • さ Row Vocabulary
    06:13
  • た Row Part 1
    08:21
  • た Row Part 2
    08:03
  • た Row Vocabulary
    05:38

  • な Row
    16:17
  • な Row Vocabulary
    06:08
  • は Row
    15:27
  • は Row Vocabulary
    06:00
  • Culture Note: New Year's in Japan
    Preview04:04

  • ま Row
    13:15
  • ま Row Vocabulary
    04:25
  • や Row
    10:46
  • や Row Vocabulary
    04:24

  • ら Row
    14:08
  • ら Row Vocabulary
    05:52
  • わ Row
    08:56
  • わ Row Vocabulary
    06:00
  • the Last Hiragana: ん
    05:54
  • Culture Note: Sushi
    03:16

  • Diacritical Marks and Five New Consonants Part 1
    13:16
  • Diacritical Marks and Five New Consonants Part 2
    14:09
  • Diacritical Marks and Five New Consonants Part 3
    11:42

  • Contracted Sounds – Small Hiragana Part 1
    03:18
  • Contracted Sounds – Small Hiragana Part 2
    10:51
  • Contracted Sounds Vocabulary
    11:11

  • Double Consonants – Small “つ”
    07:59

Instructor

Felicity Corp.
Japanese Instructor at Udemy
Felicity Corp.
  • 4.7 Instructor Rating
  • 1,393 Reviews
  • 33,800 Students
  • 1 Course

Felicity Corp. is a company that provides online linguistic education courses, with a goal to help people around the world master different languages and overcome any linguistic challenges they face. Experienced instructor, beneficial course content with high quality, interaction with students are the criteria we have to each course we provide.

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