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Japanese for Everyday Life: Learn Real Phrases
Rating: 4.9 out of 5(14 ratings)
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Japanese for Everyday Life: Learn Real Phrases

Former university lecturer teaches you to have real conversations. Tons of easy-to-follow lectures and activities
Created byMei Sensei
Last updated 10/2025
English
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What you'll learn

  • Be able to have a good range of basic conversations.
  • Be able to have a good understanding of culture and manners that are related to the topics.
  • i.e. asking prices, ordering a meal, talking about daily schedule, etc.
  • i.e. Food culture, money, manners in Japan, etc.

Course content

13 sections42 lectures3h 42m total length
  • Greetings Part 17:54

    Practice essential Japanese greetings for everyday life, from ohayo gozaimasu to konnichiwa and konbanwa, and learn meal phrases like itadakimasu and gochisousama deshita.

  • Quiz 1
  • Activity 13:50

    Explore real Japanese phrases for everyday life by practicing greetings, meals, and day-to-day interactions with classmates and friends, using itadakimasu, ohayo gozaimasu, konbanwa, and sayonara.

  • Greetings Part 25:35

    Master practical Japanese greetings and common phrases for everyday life conversations. Learn essentials like konichiwa, arigato gozaimasu, sumimasen, gomen nasai, and do itashimashite.

  • Quiz 2
  • Activity 23:05

    Practice essential everyday life Japanese phrases for real-life interactions, including arigato gozaimasu, sumimasen, and gomen nasai, and introducing friends in a restaurant context.

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of simple English.

Description

This is a conversational Japanese course taught by a veteran University lecturer. It covers the same, or similar, material as a beginner’s college Japanese course. Each lesson consists of a short, easy-to-follow lecture, quiz, and activity session using real-world contexts. Every lecture has downloadable handouts. So, you can start speaking in Japanese from Day 1. This course also explains the cultural contexts that are related to the topics - i.e., food, money, and manners. After completion of this course, you will be able to have a good range of basic conversations.


Course Outlines and Objectives:


Lesson 1 Greetings

- Be able to greet in a wide range of situations in a culturally appropriate manner.

- Be able to properly use common phrases such as “thank you”, “I am sorry”, “Excuse me”, etc.


Lesson 2 Self-introduction

- Be able to do a self-introduction in several situations.


Lesson 3 Nouns + Asking What Something is in Japanese

- Be able to say the names of objects around you.

- Be able to ask what something is in Japanese.


Lesson 4 Numbers (up to 10)

- Be able to count up to 10.


Lesson 5 Asking for and Giving Phone Numbers

- Be able to exchange phone numbers h to count up to 10,000.


Lesson 12 Asking for Prices

- Be able to ask what this (thing) or that (thing) is.

- Be able to explain how people exchange money in Japan.


Lesson 13 Ordering

- Be able to order a meal at a restaurant or café.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to start learning conversational Japanese.
  • Someone who has some basic understanding of Japanese but wants to fill in the gaps.