Simple Japanese Grammar & Conversation 1

You will learn the simplest form to tell facts.

You will learn the negative form and more expressions.

You will learn the question form and more questions.

You will go through the summary of 3 basic forms Also, you will learn casual forms and more expressions.

You will learn pronouns for things in front of you: kore, sore, are (これ/それ/あれ) and how to use them properly.

You will learn pronouns for people in front of you: kochira, sochira, achira (こちら/そちら/あちら) and more variety of expressions for people.

You will learn the modifier particle "no" and how to use it in many different ways.

You will start to learn basic question words. First, you will learn "what" in Japanese - "nani/nan" (なに/なん) and how to make questions and answer them.

You will learn "who" and "whose" in Japanese - "dare/donata" (だれ/どなた) and "dare no" (だれの), and how to make questions and answer them.

You will learn "when" in Japanese - "itsu" (いつ) and how to make questions and answer them. You will also learn time expressions such as calendar dates.

You will learn "what" in Japanese - "where" (どこ) and how to make questions and answer them with positional expressions - 1) pronouns: koko/soko/asoko (ここ/そこ/あそこ) or 2) Place + no(の) + position  

You will review question words and basic question forms with them. You will learn "how much" (いくら) and two useful expressions for shopping scene.

You will learn basics about adjectives - I-adjectives and Na-adjectives, and how to connect adjectives with nouns.

You will learn 3 basic forms with adjectives. Please make sure of the negative form for I-adjectives.

You will learn emotion adjectives and expressions with them. You also will learn "special emotion adjectives", which are verbs in English, such as "like" and "want". 

You will go through the review of adjective lessons, and learn casual forms. You will also learn how to add a reason in a sentence.

You will learn "3 basic forms for past tense" in standard and casual forms. You will also learn ending particles "nā(なぁ)" and "no(の)".

You will start to learn action verbs and a basic form with them. You will learn a verb form "Masu-form" for routine activities and future actions.

You will learn negative and question forms with action verbs. You will also learn how to make "what" questions and answer them in two ways. 

You will learn moving verbs and basic expressions. Please make sure that you need to use particle "ni" (に) with a destination and "o" (を) with a non-destination.

You will learn how to ask for a destination/place with "doko"(どこ) and how to add a purpose to go.

You will learn "giving verbs" and basic expressions. Please make sure that you need to use particle "ni"(に) with recipients.

You will learn particle "de" (で) for a place of activities. You will also learn how to ask for a place of activities with "doko" (どこ).

You will learn another function of particle "de"(で) - for ways of doing. You will also learn how to ask for a way of doing with "douyatte" (どうやって).

You will learn how to add various time expressions to a sentence, and how to ask for time of activities in two ways.

You will learn desire expressions for actions - tai-form. Please make sure the conjugation is similar to I-adjectives.

You will learn action verbs (Masu-form) in past tense, and 3 basic forms. You will also learn tai-form in past tense. Please don't confused with their conjugations each.

You will learn how to express the ease and difficulty of doing something with "Pre masu-form". You can easily make "Pre masu form" from "Masu-form".

You can go through a quick summary of Season 1. If you want to review details, please go back to individual lesson videos.

You can try special challenges - comprehension check! Please pause the video when you need more time to read and answer.