Japanese for total beginners

Explore basic Japanese subject phrases I am, she is, he is, for total beginners, and build foundational sentence structures in everyday conversation.

Learn how to say I am Japanese, how Japanese predicates relate to subjects and may omit the subject, and how to address people by name or titles.

Explore more examples of I am, she is, and he is to reinforce basic sentence construction for total beginners.

Practice basic Japanese through a skit that contrasts this is, this is not, and this is my, centering on you.

Practice Japanese possessive phrases like watashi no for 'my', with examples such as 'it's my personal computer', and review family terms like elder brother in simple sentence patterns.

Explore basic Japanese question forms, such as 'is this?' to identify an object like a crane, and practice yes or no responses using 'hai' with simple examples and origami notes.

Introduce yourself with a beginner Japanese skit, combining simple phrases and self-introduction practice for total beginners.

Learn how to introduce yourself in Japanese by omitting subjects, infer the subject from context, and use simple examples such as my name is Lucky and I am from Osaka.

Learn how to introduce yourself and express family relationships in Japanese, focusing on natural ways to say I have a younger brother and how possession works.

Learn to introduce yourself in Japanese using practical examples of hobbies, pets like cats or birds, and being good at subjects such as math, history, or English.

Explore Japanese demonstratives this, that, these, those through a beginner skit, building foundational usage for total beginners.

Master how to use this, that, these, and those to ask about items, with examples like what's this and what's that, and how speaker and listener territory affects meaning.

Learn it's mine through a short skit for total beginners in Japanese, focusing on basic possession language.

Learn to express possession in Japanese using it's mine, demonstratives for people and objects, and pronouns like this person and elder brother.

Learn how to express here, there, and over there in Japanese, and how these terms differ from English, with classroom examples and pointing to objects like a trash box.

Learn essential place vocabulary in Japanese, including bank, hospital, church, school, station, village, and house around Maxy station.

Practice asking how much is it in Japanese through a beginner-friendly skit, designed for total beginners to gain foundational conversation skills.

Explore essential shopping and dining phrases in Japanese, including how much is it, may I help you, excuse me, and ordering coffee, with practical usage for beginners.

Learn to count in Japanese from 1 to 10,000 and practice asking how much it costs, using numbers for hundreds, thousands, and yen.

Develop beginner listening skills in Japanese through quick Q&A using everyday phrases, greetings, directions, and simple shop dialogues such as how much is it, including station and Osaka contexts.

Practice beginner Japanese speaking by learning essential phrases for apologizing, saying arigato, asking how much is it, and expressing possession or location.

Learn origami and fold a crane, designed for total beginners in Japanese, and build confidence with simple, step by step instructions.

Explore hiragana, the most basic component of the Japanese writing system, where each symbol represents a sound. Learn how kanji arrived from China and how early forms evolved.

Write か to こ to practice kana for total beginners. Analyze the caption's notes about a comment and two things to reinforce basic kana concepts.

Go to set I to commet, with so if there's two key key and this next one is Shiek.

Practice writing the Japanese particles な and の, with guidance on their usage and which form is more common for beginners.

Explore Japanese writing basics from は to ほ, compare correct forms with common mistakes, and reinforce proper usage through simple demonstrations.

Learn to write the Japanese kana ま and も through guided practice, linking stroke lines to beginner-friendly topics like math and science, with playful examples.

Write や-よ in Japanese for total beginners, providing an approachable introduction to writing these characters.

Learn to write the hiragana ら－ろ in this Japanese for total beginners course, with guidance on stroke order and circle-forming practice.

Learn to write the hiragana characters わ, を, and ん, building essential beginner skills for Japanese literacy.

Engage in a basic skit about going and seeing, weaving in phrases about my dad, my story, and my day.

Explore how to express movement and proximity in Japanese with phrases like I will go and I am leaving, and understand how something or someone is getting closer to me.

Explore how Japanese expresses future and present actions using examples of going and eating, such as 'I am going to eat sushi tomorrow', highlighting future and present usage for beginners.

Explore how to express basic actions in Japanese, including go, go to, read, buy, eat, shop, and travel by train, with example phrases like 'I will go with Mr. Tanaka'.

Learn how Japanese uses particles after verbs to express movement and actions, contrasting English prepositions like to and at with examples such as going to the station and eating sushi.

Explore future plans in Japanese with more examples of 'I will go,' including Osaka and travel modes such as on foot, by bicycle, motorbike, car, and plane.

Learn basic Japanese vocabulary for seasons and times of day, including summer and winter distinctions and common terms for morning, afternoon, and noon.

Capture negation and obligation in a skit titled I will not/don't go, with must and mustn't. Characters Basra, Kiama, Sanju, cadets, and mass frame beginner Japanese dialogue.

Learn how to ask questions and form negative sentences in Japanese for beginners, using everyday phrases like are you going to call and are you going to go eat.

Explore negation in Japanese for total beginners through more examples, including everyday statements and cultural references, such as 'The Japanese don't eat dogs' and other simple phrases.

Practice basic Japanese sounds through a beginner-friendly skit for total beginners. Focus on listening and repeating sounds in simple dialogues.

Learn how to express possession and listener participation in Japanese, compare uses of 'my show' forms, and practice polite responses like arigato in tea-time conversation.

Get your start with there is/are in Japanese through a skit for total beginners today.

Explore how to say there is or there are in Japanese, practice asking about what's on a shelf, and compare subject versus focus constructions to grasp subtle meaning.

Practice using there is/are with examples like a book on the desk and a bed under the chair. Learn existence, absence, and asking is there a bookstore here.

Explore basic Japanese for total beginners with a there is (person and animals) skit that practices simple existential phrases in an engaging format.

Explore how to express there is for people and animals in Japanese using the masu form, and practice forming questions and answers.

Offer more examples of sentences about people and animals in Japanese, including how to refer to father, mother, and others outside your family with polite language.

Learn basic Japanese plant vocabulary, including how to say tree and flower, and discuss cut flowers and living things in simple sentences.

Practice essential Japanese speaking for total beginners, mastering common phrases for meeting friends and asking directions to places like the bank near the station, or going by bus.

Practice beginner Japanese by singing zousan and using the phrase 'send your son' to reinforce basic pronunciation and memory.

Explore kanji for the days of the week, with Japanese and Chinese readings. See how the same characters appear in day names.

Explore kanji related to time and nature, and compare Japanese readings with Chinese readings, learning meanings like time, duration, river, sky, rain, and population.

Learn kanji related to body parts and people, with examples of hand, ears, feet, child, man, and woman, plus bathroom signs, using Japanese and Chinese readings.

Learn to write and read kanji numbers from one to ten, using simple, beginner-friendly readings and examples that connect Japanese and Chinese reading methods.

Master how to express that kind of in Japanese using i-adjectives, demonstrated through a skit about it is hot.

Learn to form affirmative and negative sentences with i-adjectives in Japanese, using hot curry, expensive and cheap, and the use of sugi for too much.

Explore more examples of i-adjectives for beginners, featuring small, sweet, sour, and red descriptions. See how to describe items like a red skirt using these adjectives.

Learn Japanese i-adjectives to describe price, ease, and preferences, with examples like expensive and cheap, easy and difficult, and good versus bad tastes.

Learn how to say good at and like with na-adjectives in Japanese through a skit.

Learn how to use na-adjectives to express good at and like in Japanese, and understand not adjectives and basic sentence structure for daily conversation.

Explore how to express 'good' with na-adjectives and 'like' in Japanese, and drill more examples including u-verbs, for total beginners.

Explore the basics of Japanese na-adjectives and build essential vocabulary with examples like good, bad, beautiful, and silent.

Practice a playful skit with repeated 'hey' greetings to kick off Japanese for total beginners.

Explore how the Japanese word for good changes irregularly across affirmative, question, and negative forms, and learn to use niwa to say it's difficult for beginners.

Explore how good in Japanese changes form in affirmative, negative, and questions, including the irregular shift toward 'e' forms, niwa for difficulty, and common word skipping in conversation.

Practice with more examples to learn basic Japanese phrases while exploring health topics like sport, sleep, and eating habits.

Explore basic Japanese vocabulary through a skit about an elephant with a long nose, designed for total beginners.

Learn to express possession in Japanese, such as I have long hair, and apply polite, modest language shown in the caption to describe attributes.

Practice a beginner skit on saying 'I have a headache' in Japanese. Explore practical phrases through a skit designed for total beginners.

Learn to talk about your physical condition in Japanese by using phrases for stomachache, fever, high fever, appetite, and headache, with basic grammar guidance.

Practice essential beginner Japanese phrases for health and everyday needs, including expressing pain, hunger, and basic daily actions.

Practice listening with beginner prompts about numbers, prices, and basic adjectives. Answer questions about favorite book, cheap room, and hot or cold conditions.

Practice basic Japanese speaking on asking about sushi, taste, appearance, movie interest, and price, with common phrases and simple answers for total beginners.

Beginner Japanese learners practice singing a Japanese song, using the Ookina kuri no ki no shita de to build basic pronunciation and listening skills.

Practice basic Japanese through a skit using I am doing and I have been constructions for total beginners.

Practice more examples of I am doing / I have been doing in Japanese, and reinforce daily study, including studying Japanese every day.

Explore the irregular conjugations of the three Japanese verbs go, do, and come, with usable forms in masu and nai, plus conversational notes and example sentences.

Explore regular conjugations across five kinds and learn how to form the masu form from the dictionary form. See practical examples using see and eat to illustrate the conjugation patterns.

Master Japanese verb conjugation through pattern-based forms, including the polite masu form and the plain form, for patterns three to five and verbs ending with various endings.

Speak using pattern 3 in Japanese for total beginners, focusing on verbs that end with specific endings and using the phrase 'please speak' as an example.

Learn Japanese verb conjugations with pattern four, and compare pattern one and pattern four, with examples and cautions on applying each pattern to different verbs.