Learn Japanese - Simple Steps for Beginners

Master the hiragana k-row (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko) with correct stroke order and practical words like eki (train station) and kiku (to listen), setting foundations for kanji.

Practice the hiragana m-row letters, focusing on proper stroke order for ma, mi, mu, me, and mo, and distinguish similar shapes while applying them to vocabulary like kimono and kimochi.

Learn how dakuten and handakuten modify hiragana sounds in the d-row, and how voicing changes letters. Practice reading and pronunciation with lesson examples like kudasai and related phrases.

Practice hiragana dakuten and handakuten in the b-row with examples like bento, bongo, and boco to enhance reading and basic vocabulary.

Explore the small hiragana letters ya, yu, yo, and tsu and how their small forms affect pronunciation. Download the practice table and apply the new letters in vocabulary.

Explore the katakana k-row, compare it to hiragana, learn five new letters and their stroke patterns, and practice reading with prolongation and examples.

Explore the katakana t-row by learning three-stroke patterns, differentiating similar letters, and practicing five new letters with example words like Thailand and taxi.

Explore five new katakana letters from the N-row, study stroke counts and shapes, and practice writing basic words while learning how katakana shortens words for easier pronunciation.

Explore katakana y/w rows by comparing ya, yu, yo, and wa letters, noting stroke order and visual differences. Practice reading and writing words like ramen noodles, restaurant, salaryman, and France.

Practice writing katakana dakuten and handakuten b-row characters with stroke-by-stroke drills, using words like game, UK, gulf, and teddy. Note how v is replaced by b and apply prolongation mark.

Learn katakana small letters and their sounds, including tsu, ya, yo, yu, e, o, v, f, and how to prolong consonants and transcribe foreign words. Use a downloadable chart.

Learn to write in hiragana and katakana and practice essential greetings for morning, afternoon, evening, and night, plus common farewells and thanks in basic self-introduction.

Learn Japanese bowing etiquette and self-introduction: three bow angles (15°, 30°, deeper for apologies) and the formal order of last name then given name, with informal variants and nicknames.

Learn how to count with Japanese suffixes for flat objects, books, and large objects, using examples like signs, doors, walls, floors, CDs, and cakes.

Learn Japanese time vocabulary and how to say hours and minutes, including asking what time it is with nanji and ima, plus common minute readings.

Practice telling the time in Japanese by asking what time it is and answering with exact times, and express durations like two or four hours, including train departures.