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Practice Japanese greetings such as ohayo gozaimasu, konnichiwa, and konbanwa, with shadowing and aisatsu exercises for exchanging greetings when you meet someone.
practice saying thank you and apologies in japanese using arigatou gozaimasu, sumimasen, and domo arigato, with example dialogues and shadowing from starter lessons.
Learn the basics of hiragana, including vowels and consonants, and practice reading hiragana words with keyboard or smartphone input, using fonts such as Mincho.
Learn essential starter phrases for polite repetition and asking someone to say something again when you don't understand. Use onegaishimasu, kudasai, sumimasen, plus shadowing to improve listening in Japanese.
Learn how to respond in japanese when asked if you speak japanese or other languages, using phrases like nihongo wakaru, dekiru, and kudasai to express language ability.
Learn how to ask how to say something in Japanese and understand the answer using phrases such as nan desu ka, sumimasen, and arigato gozaimasu.
The basic textbook is "IRODORI: Japanese for Everyday Life'', which complies with the JF Standard, and allows you to learn "speaking,'' "listening,'' "reading,'' and "writing'' in a well-balanced manner.
Acquire the basic Japanese communication skills necessary for living and working in Japan.
Foreigners can learn the Japanese language they need in various situations in Japanese life, such as working, shopping, playing, eating, and interacting with other people in Japan.
This is a video teaching material that will help you prepare for the JFT-Basic exam.
IRODORI Starter is a total of 18 Starter lessons.
In this course, students will study lessons 1-3.
The goals of this course are to greet and introduce yourself in Japanese.
This course is taught by a Japanese instructor in direct Japanese.
The accompanying text has explanations in English. Grammar is explained in detail in English. Stop the video and read the explanation when appropriate.
Pronunciation of Hiragana and Katakana will also be practiced. In particular, students will learn Vowels and Consonants, which are difficult for foreigners.
Follow the Japanese instructor and learn correct pronunciation.
You can watch the videos over and over again, and we recommend that you check your pronunciation with a voice input device to make sure it is correct.