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Learn MoreJapanese In Context - Elementary Japanese Course
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Japanese In Context - Elementary Japanese Course
Learn to to speak, read, and write authentic - and practical Japanese to boost your career or just enrich your life
Created byChristopher Bell
Last updated 6/2017
English
What you'll learn
- 61 lectures with over 5 hours of content!
- 49 video demonstrations of how to write Japanese characters with over 2 hours of content by a native speaker!
- 58 activities with vocabulary and grammar to test your writing and reading skills
- 55 audio tracks recorded by a native speaker!
- Understand how to study Japanese in order to become fluent in your own desired way
- Learn to speak,read and write modern Japanese!
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Course content
9 sections • 232 lectures • 7h 46m total length
- JIC 01-01 Basic Sounds6:03
For our first lesson, we will be discussing the basic sounds you will find in the Japanese language.
- JIC 01-01 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 01-01 Audio1:59Listen to basic sounds recorded by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 01-02 Kanji5:52Learn all about Japanese kanji (imported Chinese characters), including some short history, what they are used for and how to write them correctly.
- JIC 01-02 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 01-02 Audio0:19Listen to the numbers 1-10 recorded by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 01-02 Kanji Corner1:44Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 01-03 Hiragana2:15Learn all about the hiragana writing system, including how to write them and what they are used for.
- JIC 01-03 Hiragana Demo6:05Watch the hiragana syllabary be written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 01-03 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 01-03 Audio0:19Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 01-04 Katakana1:07Learn all about the katakana writing system, including how to write them and what they are used for.
- JIC 01-04 Katakana Demo6:54Watch the katakana syllabary be written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 01-04 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 01-04 Audio0:19Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 01-05 Basic Sounds Revisited4:47Learn some more Japanese basic sounds including voiced consonants, doubled consonants, long vowels, contracted sounds and what diacritics are.
- JIC 01-05 Activities4:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 01-05 Audio2:04Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 01-06 Basic Greetings and Phrases6:52Learn some very important greetings and phrases that you will use on a daily basis.
- JIC 01-06 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 01-06 Audio1:03Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 01 Activity Solutions1:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 02-01 Titles, Nationality, Occupation and Family7:26Learn how to speak about titles, nationality, occupation and family in modern Japanese.
- JIC 02-01 Activities3:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 02-01 Audio1:09Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 02-01 Kanji Corner7:11Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 02-02 Personal Pronouns4:50Learn how to refer to ourselves and to others with this lesson on personal pronouns.
- JIC 02-02 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 02-02 Audio0:11Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 02-02 Kanji Corner1:27Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 02-03 Simple Statements and Questions6:34Learn some fundamental grammar to be able to construct basic sentences and questions.
- JIC 02-03 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 02-04 This, That and Also3:21Learn how to make sentences using the Japanese equivalents of "this", "that" and "also."
- JIC 02-04 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 02-04 Audio0:24Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 02-04 Kanji Corner4:23Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 02 Activity Solutions2:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 03-01 Saying Yes and No3:34Learn how to confirm and deny information in daily conversation.
- JIC 03-01 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-01 Audio0:24Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-01 Kanji Corner2:01Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-02 Who and Whose4:17Learn how to speak about "who" and the possessive form "whose."
- JIC 03-02 Audio0:23Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-02 Kanji Corner1:17Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-03 What and Which4:24Learn how to ask "what" and "which" type questions.
- JIC 03-03 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-03 Audio0:19Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-03 Kanji Corner3:11Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-04 Where and Location7:05Learn how to ask "where" type questions as well as discuss the location of people and things.
- JIC 03-04 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-04 Audio0:51Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-04 Kanji Corner6:21Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-05 Numbers, Age and Money5:27Learn how to form more complex numbers and discuss age and money.
- JIC 03-05 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-05 Audio0:24Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-05 Kanji Corner1:25Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-06 Time6:43Learn how to talk about the time of day.
- JIC 03-06 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-06 Audio0:14Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-06 Kanji Corner2:54Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-07 Time Questions4:22Learn how to inquire about the time of day as well as discuss limits and starting points.
- JIC 03-07 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-07 Audio0:15Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-07 Kanji Corner1:12Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-08 Days and Months6:17Learn how to talk about the days of the week and dates in a month.
- JIC 03-08 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-08 Audio1:37Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-08 Kanji Corner6:40Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03-09 Likes and Desires3:30Learn how to discuss the preferences of yourself and of others.
- JIC 03-09 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 03-09 Audio0:36Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 03-09 Kanji Corner6:11Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 03 Activity Solutions4:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 04-01 Adjectives8:29Learn how to make your Japanese more expressive with this lesson on adjectives.
- JIC 04-01 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 04-01 Audio0:48Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 04-01 Kanji Corner7:47Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 04-02 Questioning and Adding Degree5:13Learn how to ask about descriptions as well as add some degree to our statements to make them more natural.
- JIC 04-02 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 04-02 Audio0:38Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 04-02 Kanji Corner3:04Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 04-03 Adjectives as Nouns4:25Learn about how to treat adjectives as nouns along with some fundamental colors.
- JIC 04-03 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 04-03 Audio0:40Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 04-03 Kanji Corner4:40Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 04-04 Shared Experience, Emphasizing and Confirming5:05Learn how to make your Japanese more natural by adding particles for confirmation and emphasis.
- JIC 04-04 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 04-04 Audio0:24Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 04-04 Kanji Corner0:20Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 04-05 Appearance, Places and Talents3:37Learn how to describe things with more detail including appearance and talents.
- JIC 04-05 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 04-05 Audio0:28Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 04-05 Kanji Corner4:04Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 04-06 Making Comparisons4:11Learn how to make comparisons in Japanese using what we have learned so far.
- JIC 04-06 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 04-06 Audio0:04Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 04-06 Kanji Corner0:15Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 04 Activity Solutions3:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 05-01 Living Things6:24Learn how to properly discuss the existence of living things.
- JIC 05-01 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 05-01 Audio0:29Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 05-01 Kanji Corner2:06Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 05-02 Inanimate Things3:57Learn how to discuss non-living, inanimate objects in Japanese.
- JIC 05-02 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 05-02 Audio0:20Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 05-02 Kanji Corner2:41Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 05-03 Multiple Objects and Counters7:34Learn how to discuss multiple objects and people in Japanese as well as begin to learn about what "counters" are.
- JIC 05-03 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 05-03 Audio0:44Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 05-03 Kanji Corner1:23Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 05-04 Round, Cylindrical, and Flat Object Counters4:49Learn the counters for round, cylindrical and flat objects and how to use them properly.
- JIC 05-04 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 05-04 Audio0:17Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 05-04 Kanji Corner1:05Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 05-05 Quantity and Plurality7:21Learn how to discuss quantity and plurality with bearing in mind countable and non-countable grammar.
- JIC 05-05 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 05-05 Audio0:16Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 05-05 Kanji Corner1:58Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 05-06 Expressing Degree3:23Learn how to discuss degree and limits when it comes to quantity in Japanese.
- JIC 05-06 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 05-06 Audio0:07Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 05 Activity Solutions2:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 06-01 Intro to Verbs with Movement6:26Learn about verbs in Japanese with a subtle introduction on how to discuss movement.
- JIC 06-01 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-01 Audio0:25Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-01 Kanji Corner1:36Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06-02 Frequency and Transportation4:45Learn about how to discuss the frequency of actions as well as transportation.
- JIC 06-02 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-02 Audio0:39Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-02 Kanji Corner5:18Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06-03 How Verbs Work7:01Learn the truth about how verbs actually work in Japanese which will prove to be an invaluable skill and essential to understand.
- JIC 06-03 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-03 Audio0:51Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-03 Kanji Corner7:07Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06-04 Everyday Activities4:10Learn how to discuss some more simple everyday activities with common verbs.
- JIC 06-04 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-04 Audio0:22Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-04 Kanji Corner2:53Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06-05 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs4:41Learn about the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs and how they work in Japanese.
- JIC 06-05 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-05 Audio0:43Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-05 Kanji Corner3:42Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06-06 Giving and Receiving8:49Learn how to discuss the actions of both giving and receiving in Japanese.
- JIC 06-06 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-06 Audio0:21Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-06 Kanji Corner1:18Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06-07 Making Suggestions and Invitations5:24Learn how to make both suggestions as well as invitations appropriately in Japanese.
- JIC 06-07 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-07 Audio0:24Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-08 Expressing Desire2:56Learn how to express personal desire in this short but informative lesson.
- JIC 06-08 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-08 Audio0:04Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-08 Kanji Corner1:29Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06-09 Time Related Actions3:37Learn how to discuss actions with a focus on those which are specific to the time that they take place.
- JIC 06-09 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 06-09 Audio0:09Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 06-09 Kanji Corner0:59Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 06 Activity Solutions5:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 07-01 Actions and Roles in the Past I3:04Learn how to discuss the past in Japanese using "safe" language.
- JIC 07-01 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 07-01 Audio0:24Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 07-01 Kanji Corner2:54Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 07-02 Actions and Roles in the Past II9:01Learn how to discuss the past in a more casual manner using short form conjugations. Understanding of these conjugations will be essential for an understanding of more complex Japanese.
- JIC 07-02 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 07-02 Audio0:31Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 07-03 Adjectives in the Past3:24Learn how to conjugate and properly use adjectives in the past tense.
- JIC 07-03 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 07-03 Audio0:01Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 07-03 Kanji Corner0:17Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 07-04 Questions About Experience6:11Learn how to properly discuss and ask questions about past experiences.
- JIC 07-04 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 07-04 Audio0:05Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 07-04 Kanji Corner0:56Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 07-05 More Time Related Actions and Listing Actions4:08Learn some more time related actions as well as learn how to list actions.
- JIC 07-05 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 07-05 Audio0:08Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 07-05 Kanji Corner1:26Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 07-06 Comparing Actions2:13Learn how to use the simple past to compare actions as well as even make some recommendations.
- JIC 07-06 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 07-06 Audio0:07Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 07-06 Kanji Corner0:41Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 07 Activity Solutions3:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 08-01 Intro to Conjunctions8:09Learn how to make your Japanese more rich and complex with this introduction on conjugations.
- JIC 08-01 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-01 Audio0:14Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-01 Kanji Corner1:36Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-02 Introducing the Te Form7:30Learn how to string multiple ideas together in one sentences using the "te" form conjugation.
- JIC 08-02 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-02 Audio0:26Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-02 Kanji Corner1:01Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-03 Requests and Light Commands3:15Learn how to make some requests and light commands with the "te" form along with some new grammar.
- JIC 08-03 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-04 Permission and Obligation4:48Learn how to ask for permission as well as express obligation in Japanese.
- JIC 08-04 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-04 Audio0:12Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-04 Kanji Corner2:47Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-05 Giving Directions2:08Learn the essential skill of how to give directions in Japanese using what we have learned so far.
- JIC 08-05 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-05 Audio0:26Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-05 Kanji Corner3:11Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-06 Multiple Descriptions6:30Learn how to make complex sentences that use multiple adjectives and nouns.
- JIC 08-06 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-06 Audio0:15Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-06 Kanji Corner2:30Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-07 Adverbs4:14Learn how to use adverbs in Japanese and make new words such as "quickly" or "skillfully."
- JIC 08-07 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-07 Audio0:15Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-07 Kanji Corner1:01Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-08 Describing States of Being4:46Learn how to express such ideas as "-ing" endings in English for actions in progress as well as discuss whether actions are intentional or not.
- JIC 08-08 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-08 Audio0:04Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-08 Kanji Corner0:47Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-09 Certainity and Possibility3:22
Learn how to place some emotion or strength into our speech as well as express both certainty and possibility.
- JIC 08-09 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-09 Audio0:08Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-09 Kanji Corner0:56Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08-10 Stems and Suffixes4:09
Learn about how we can use verb and adjective stems to create more complex and interesting ideas.
- JIC 08-10 Activities2:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 08-10 Audio0:16Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 08-10 Kanji Corner0:52Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 08 Activity Solutions5:00Solutions to this section's activities. It is recommended you have completed all the activities to the best of your ability before looking at these solutions.
- JIC 09-01 Formal Japanese4:12Learn a little bit more about formal language in Japanese and why you should study it.
- JIC 09-01 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 09-01 Kanji Corner3:38Watch this lesson's vocabulary written out by hand from a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to follow along with the written activity and to write out everything yourself many times in order to master the stroke order.
- JIC 09-01 Audio0:28Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 09-02 Particle Dropping2:38
Learn about tendency for native Japanese to drop particles in speech and when writing each other in friendly or casual situations.
- JIC 09-03 Onomatopoeia2:14
Learn about onomatopoeia -- the use of sounds to imitate actions, states, and thoughts that are hard to express in standard vocabulary.
- JIC 09-03 Activities1:00This lesson's vocabulary and activities. Do your best!
- JIC 09-03 Audio0:15Listen to this lesson's vocabulary read by a native Japanese speaker. Be sure to mimic what you hear out loud while reading along with the written activity to ensure you achieve the best possible pronunciation you can.
- JIC 09-04 How to study Kanji3:07Learn how to practically and effectively study kanji so that you are not wasting your time as you continue your Japanese studies on the path to fluency.
- JIC 09-05 What's Next4:46Learn about some practical and even fun options for how to continue to study Japanese!
- Master Vocabulary List25:00A cumulative list of all the vocabulary in the course. You may wish to keep this open as you do the activities for an easy reference to previous units' vocabulary you may have forgotten.
Requirements
- A desire to learn
- Whiteboard and marker to conserve paper
Description
Japanese In Context is a unique introductory level course. You will learn to speak, read, write and understand modern, authentic Japanese -- and maybe have some fun along the way.
110 Instructional Video Lessons in 9 Jam-Packed Sections With Over 7 Hours of Content
- Basic Sounds and Writing Systems
- People and Things
- Daily Life Skills
- Making Descriptions
- Existence and Object Properties
- Discussing Actions
- Using the Past Tense
- Complex Sentences
- Japanese in Context
- Challenge yourself by writing and reading Japanese
- Test your skills with a wide variety of written activities
- Perfect your pronunciation by comparing it to a native speaker's audio recording
- Watch video demonstrations of how to correctly write Japanese characters
This course is designed to be self-paced but the ambitious student can finish it in 9-10 weeks. Each section is divided into video demonstrations explaining core Japanese concepts in plain English, followed by supplementary vocabulary, activities, audio files and even more video demonstrations carefully showing how to properly write Japanese characters.
All material has been thoroughly reviewed and verified by a professional Japanese language instructor and native speaker.
If you are interested in learning Japanese to boost your career or just for fun, and appreciate a good challenge, this course is for you.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone with an interest in learning the Japanese language
- Anyone wanting to boost their career or looking for a new skill