Do you want to speak Japanese to communicate with real-life Japanese people? "Yuta's Basic Japanese Premium" will teach you the kind of Japanese that native speakers speak.
Do you want to make friends with Japanese people, understand Japanese culture, or date Japanese girls or guys?
If your answer is yes, you've come to the right place!
In this premium course, you will learn how actual Japanese people speak, which may be different from what typical textbooks teach you. It's the best way to start communicating with Japanese people.
You will start understanding real-life Japanese people, just like the ones in the photo below.
Would you like to talk to them in Japanese?
This course is not a phrase collection. You will learn basic sentence structure so that you can start making sentences on your own.
You will be able to:
You will also learn how to say the right thing to the right people.
And much more!
Have you tried to learn Japanese, only to be lost in thousands of random websites and apps and not know where to start?
My course is a straight line. I'll take you from step 1 to step 2, step 3 and so on. All you need to do is follow my steps.
I've used my 23 years of experience of learning foreign languages to create the best course I can offer to you.
This is NOT a phrase collection. You will be learning sentence structure so that you can start making sentences on your own.
Structured - No more random websites, apps, and videos. You will have a structure.
Sentence Structure - You will learn sentence structure and grammar so that you will be able to make sentences on your own.
Writing exercises and corrections - We have bite-size writing exercises where we correct your Japanese. It’s hard to get personal feedback if you are studying on your own even though you are very likely to be making mistakes without realising. With my course, native Japanese teachers will give you feedback.
Short Videos - One thing at a time. No hour-long videos or 500-page textbooks.
Everyday Life Conversation - You will learn how Japanese people really speak.
100% Online - No Japanese school near you? No problem. Wherever you are, you can take my course online.
I am very confident in my course, but it's certainly not for everyone. I crafted this course especially for people who want to live in Japan or visit Japan and interact with Japanese people in Japanese.
I used to take japanese classes at a local university, and the price for a semester was about equivalent to the price of your course.
Eventually I dropped out because the classes were very slow and I thought I could learn more efficiently by myself and so I decided to buy your course and I must say,
I learned way more with your course in a week than I did for the entire semester in the university course.
Marcelo Inhaquites (Brazil)
Your classes have helped me so much this trip - my mom is full Japanese and she is impressed that I am picking it up as fast as I am.
I am so glad I decided to take the premium class.
I have really enjoyed my trip so far because I am not afraid to try and communicate with people!
And when they understand me, it’s rewarding.
I still have a long way to go but it has helped me so much...and it’s fun which is important too
Kristi Longoria (USA)
I enjoyed the lessons very much.
I believed I said this before to you before, but I studied Japanese when I was a college student at Penn State.
While I did learn a lot from taking those classes, I actually learned things about the language by taking your course that I was never taught while I was in school [...]
A big example was when you regularly showed us videos of how actual Japanese people speak, you explained the differences with anime language and your grammar lessons were easy to understand [...]
I'm actually considering starting over from scratch and re-practicing the modules and (this time) make time to do it daily for at least thirty minutes to an hour.
Erik A. (USA)
It was the kind of Japanese that I was hoping for; legit and natural Japanese that real people use and not the unnatural textbook Japanese.
It was good that you also integrated your interview videos with your teachings because that way we can see proof that what you promise and teach is actually legitimate [...]
Another interesting thing is that you teach is pitch accents, you're the first person that has included that into their curriculum.
Which is a very good because I'e heard from Japanese people that pitch accents are actually very important in order to sound natural [...]
I also like the segments where debunk some of the inaccurate information that other Japanese textbooks teach, it's good to be aware of those things.
I can't really think of any negative points off the top of my head [...] I think you should add something more to your future curriculum;
- like cover more grammar
- maybe take more media (like clips from a tv show, book, interview etc.) and then dissect and analyse its grammar(From Yuta: I'm actually adding lessons based on my interview videos. So once you finish the main content, you will have more advanced materials based on real-life Japanese.)
Pekka S. (Finland, finished the course)
Hey Yuta. I'm halfway done with the basic japanese course. And let me tell you I love it! I'm learning alot of natural Japanese words.
I'm gonna give you an example. One day I was watching an anime called b gata h kei: Yamadas first time. And I was listening to the words they were using. Even though I don't speak japanese fluently, I was still able to understand alot of the words and phrases they were using.
What I like so much about your course is how easy you make it.
Gabriel Diaz (USA)
I just wanted to say that I am enjoying your course and I am really impressed with it. It's answering a lot of the questions I have had concerning stuff like sentence structures, pronouns, keigo etc.
The videos are really short and lean so even people who may have trouble paying attention for long periods of time will have an easy time following these and actually learning something.
Benjamin Burkart (USA)
I am very pleased with the lessons so far. Textbooks cannot compare to actually learning from someone who really knows the language. For one thing, it never once said that using words like "desu" or "masu" were for keigo, which really confused me since I don't see it often in video games or in anime. Textbooks only seem to prepare you for travel to Japan so you can speak with strangers without sounding rude. Yuta's lessons are much more helpful to anyone who wants to make Japanese friends, play import video games, or watch Japanese TV shows without subtitles. I look forward to studying through the remaining units, as well as upcoming ones in the future.
Stephen Brandley (USA)
Yuta's course for Japanese is very good, the course has a very organised layout and is easy to follow and understand. In just a few short weeks I have learned quite a bit, more than I have from any other Japanese course that I have previously tried.
Kate P. Smith (Australia)
I did a social experiment a while ago where I tested if non-East-Asian people in Shibuya spoke Japanese.
During the experiment, I met an Italian guy who spoke excellent Japanese. Not only was his Japanese great, he was also very articulate. I approved of his Japanese instantly.
I asked for his #1 tip for learning Japanese and his answer was very insightful: learn Japanese grammar first in your own language.
His advice makes a lot of sense. I mean, which takes longer? 1) Trying to figure out all the subtle rules in Japanese without understanding Japanese -- this is actually what many Japanese language schools do. 2) Simply studying grammar books in English to learn the rules.
Learning grammar is like the definition of a shortcut when it comes to learning Japanese. People have spent years figuring rules and sentence structure. There's no need to reinvent the wheel.
The only problem is that if you try to learn grammar all at once by yourself, it can be overwhelming. In my course, I will walk you through sentence structure and grammar step by step.
If your goal is to live in Japan or visit Japan and talk to Japanese people, you are my perfect student! You are exactly the kind of person I was thinking of when I made this course. You will learn all the basics to start interacting with real Japanese people.
This is what many people end up saying when they go to a Japanese language school.
The way Japanese schools and textbooks teach you to speak is different from the way we -- real Japanese people -- speak. If your goal is to communicate with Japanese people, you need to learn how Japanese people really speak.
And that's what 'Yuta's Basic Japanese Premium' is for.
Imagine how Japanese people would react if you spoke Japanese naturally. We can be a bit distant to strangers, but if we learn that you speak just like the way we speak, we could be very fast to let our guard down.
You could be way ahead of other Japanese learners who sound like a textbook. So, don't let Japanese people judge you as 'another foreigner who speaks like a foreigner'! I know you can speak just like Japanese people. All you need is the right study material.
Imagine you are learning English and they teach you to use 'to whom', 'therefore', or 'I'm well' (as an answer to 'How are you?') every time you SPEAK English. Obviously, most English speakers probably just say 'who', 'so', or 'I'm good/fine' when speaking casually. So do you think it would be fair if you had to use the textbook expressions just because English is your second language?
That's basically what most Japanese textbooks are doing.
I'm almost angry because I always hated it when they taught me unnatural or outdated expressions. Do you know how it feels when you realise that you are the only person in the room who uses that 'weird' expression?
In my course, you will learn how Japanese people REALLY speak. I will also use my interview videos to show you how real Japanese people speak.
It's very hard to shake off the 'textbook' Japanese you pick up as a beginner. (Trust me, I'm saying this from my own experience.) I'll only teach you things we actually say.If you are learning Japanese on your own, there’s a very good chance that you’re making mistakes or you misunderstand a lot of concepts without realising.
With my course, come you will have access to native Japanese teachers you can ask questions to.
We also have a lot of bite-sized writing exercises where we are correct your Japanese. Even if you already know some Japanese, getting feedback will be a huge benefit.
Do you know there are at least four different levels of politeness in Japanese?
Usually, beginners courses only teach you the normal polite/formal keigo. (Actually, many of them pretend the other levels don't exist at all.) That's fine if you only want to talk to strangers and co-workers. But when you live in Japan, don't you want to make friends with Japanese people? If you do, learning the normal casual/informal non-keigo is necessary.
Also, if you are interested in dating in Japan, you definitely need the casual non-keigo. That's how we flirt and get close. I've known exactly zero Japanese couples who didn't use the normal non-keigo (and below).
I'm very serious about my course. I studied 10+ Japanese textbooks and 10+ online course and apps to offer you the best course I can make. I kept the best parts of those study materials, dropped unnecessary or incorrect information, and added what you really need to know when you speak Japanese.
I was born and raised in Japan. I have a FULL Japanese education and work experience. I have a Kanto accent, which is considered the standard Japanese accent. I can assure you that what you will learn on my course is 100% authentic Japanese.
I will also provide you with essential cultural context -- how to say the right thing to the right people. This is very difficult to learn unless you grow up in Japan. (Japanese can be your first language, but if you don't actually live in Japan, there'll be a lot of subtle cultural rules you can be missing.)
I built this course based on what I learnt from my 19' years experience of learning several foreign languages. Why are you reading this sentence right now? Isn't it because I know how to use my second language effectively to communicate with you?
My Japanese textbook collection.
You don't know how to write Japanese letters? Don't worry! I'll teach you hiragana and katakana, the most important kinds of Japanese script, in a separate bonus course.
This mini-course includes my handwriting demonstration and quizzes. I will also show you how to use hiragana games to strengthen your memory.
You will be invited to my private Facebook group where you have access to exclusive Japanese content for premium members.
You will be invited to my private Facebook group where you have access to exclusive Japanese content for premium members.
You will meet other enthusiastic Japanese learners like yourself. You can post your questions, practise your Japanese, share fun facts about Japan and Japanese, or ask for advice.
I don't always write Facebook posts in Japanese, but when I do, I do it for my premium members.
I write in Japanese just like Japanese people do on Facebook. The best part? I provide you with the pronunciation and translation.
I sometimes give you a pop quiz.
You will be exposed to real Japanese in real, everyday situations.
'Don't learn Japanese from anime!' Has anybody told you that? It is true that anime Japanese can be quite different from real-life Japanese and if you speak like anime, you will sound funny.
But at the same time, anime and manga can be a good tool to learn new vocabulary and sentence structures. And most of all, it's fun! As long as you know the difference between anime Japanese and real-life Japanese, you can use them.
In my course, you have bonus lessons where I teach Japanese through anime while explaining the difference between anime and real-life Japanese.
You can also learn some rude Japanese that textbooks never teach you! (But I advise against actually using them.)
Now, this is the kind of lesson no other courses offer. I will show you my entire Tinder and Line conversations with a Japanese girl I met online.
I will change her name and mask sensitive information, but the conversation is 100% real. I'm so excited about this bonus!
You will read the exact text I sent to her when we matched. You will learn how exactly we transitioned from using keigo (polite speech) to non-keigo (casual speech). You will learn how exactly I (successfully) asked her out with one question.
In order to learn a language, you also need to learn the culture. In this module, you will learn the cultural behind the texts.
Not only can you learn more Japanese, you can also learn how to date a Japanese person in Japanese!
Seriously, if you understand this, your Japanese will sound better than 99% of the foreigners.
I'd always wondered why 'foreigners' sounded like 'foreigners' when they spoke Japanese. I'm not talking about accents. Having an accent is perfectly fine. I'm talking about words, expressions, and grammar that Japanese people don't normally use.
I found out the answer when I was flipping through the pages of Minna No Nihongo (みんなの日本語) . The 'foreigner Japanese' was right there. I realised foreigners were talking like 'foreigners' because they were taught that way.
So here's my question: Do you want to sound like a 'foreigner' or do you want to sound like a Japanese person?
If you choose the first option, that's fine. Go ahead and buy Minna No Nihongo. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with it.
But if you choose the second option, this bonus will help you. I will go through Minna No Nihongo and Genki, and show you what's wrong with the textbook and how to convert 'foreigner Japanese' into real Japanese.
I'm going to show you exactly what you are going to get. You can also preview some of the lessons. And there will be more lessons coming!
Module 1 | Quick Pronunciation Guide | |
Unit 1 | What This Module is About (Pronunciation) | |
Unit 2 | Pronunciation Overview | |
Unit 3 | Vowels are Easy! あ、い、う、え、お | |
Unit 4 | Basic Consonants are also Easy | |
Unit 5 | Let's Pronounce Japanese Words! 日本語を話そう | |
Unit 6 | More Constant Explosion! | |
Unit 7 | Attention - 1. Double Vowels | |
Unit 8 | Attention - 2. Double Consonants | |
Unit 9 | Attention - 3. Pitch Accent | |
Unit 10 | Attention - 4. Japanese 'R' | |
Unit 11 | Consonants + Ya Yu Yo | |
Unit 12 | Two Ways of Reading は (ha, wa) | |
Unit 13 | How to Read へ、を、お | |
Module 2 | Japanese is Strange (Compared to English) | |
Unit 1 | Japanese Quirk1 - No Article, No Plural | |
Unit 2 | Japanese Quirk2 - No Subjects, No Verbs | |
Unit 3 | Important: Polite Japanese - Keigo | |
Module 3 | Nouns - It's Easy! | |
Unit 1 | Module Handout | |
Unit 2 | How to Make a Sentence with Just One Noun | |
Unit 3 | Dialog - Is that an iPhone? それiPhone ? | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (これ、それ) | |
Unit 5 | Who? Where? When? | |
Unit 6 | Keigo Nouns | |
Unit 7 | More Examples (Keigo Nouns) | |
Unit 8 | Dialog - Canadian Passport カナダのパスポートです | |
Unit 9 | Dialog - Nobuo Uematsu 植松伸夫 | |
Unit 10 | Real Japanese - Nouns | |
Unit 11 | How to say 'I' | |
Unit 12 | Quiz - Guy or Girl? | |
Unit 13 | Real Japanese - 'I' | |
Unit 14 | Important - How to say 'you' in Japanese | |
Unit 15 | Actually saying 'you' | |
Unit 16 | Real Japanese - You | |
Unit 17 | Honorific さん、ちゃん、君 | |
Unit 18 | How to Introduce Yourself | |
Unit 19 | How Japanese People Learn Keigo | |
Unit 20 | When to Use Keigo: Flowchart | |
Unit 21 | Let's talk in Japanese | |
Module 4 | Verbs - Getting Real | |
Unit 1 | Verbs Handout | |
Unit 2 | Japanese Verbs at a Glance | |
Unit 3 | Present Verbs - Simple Explanation | |
Unit 4 | Dialog - Shopping 買い物行く? | |
Unit 5 | Two Types of Verbs: Ru and U-verbs | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (Ru-verbs) | |
Unit 7 | More Examples (U-verbs) | |
Unit 8 | Dialogue - Buying a Car 車買うの? | |
Unit 9 | Dialogue - Probably I Will Get Lost たぶん迷う | |
Unit 10 | Dialogue - Ice Cream! アイスクリーム要る? | |
Unit 11 | Dialogue - Don't Forget Your Ticket チケット忘れないで | |
Unit 12 | Quiz: Choose the negative forms of the verbs below (Regular) | |
Unit 13 | Irregular Verbs - Suru, Kuru, Aru する、くる、ある | |
Unit 14 | More Examples (Irregular Verbs - Suru, Kuru, Aru する、くる、ある) | |
Unit 15 | Dialogue - Is David Coming? デービット来る? | |
Unit 16 | Dialogue - iPhone Charger 充電器ある? | |
Unit 17 | Dialogue - Asking Out 食事に行かない? | |
Unit 18 | Quiz: Choose the negative forms of the verbs below (Irregular) | |
Unit 19 | Real Japanese - Verbs | |
Unit 20 | Keigo Verbs | |
Unit 21 | More Examples (Keigo Verbs) | |
Unit 22 | Dialogue - Christmas Tree クリスマスツリー買いますか? | |
Unit 23 | Real Japanese - Will You Be My Friends? 友達になりませんか? | |
Unit 24 | Keigo Nagative Verbs | |
Unit 25 | More Examples (Keigo Negative Verbs) | |
Unit 26 | Quiz: What are the negative (keigo) forms of the verbs below? (Regular) | |
Unit 27 | Dialogue - She's not Showing Up! 来ません kimasen | |
Unit 28 | Dialogue - Christmas Party する suru やる yaru | |
Unit 29 | Quiz: What are the negative (keigo) forms of the verbs below? (Irregular) | |
Unit 30 | Dialogue - Which Christmas Tree? どのツリー? | |
Unit 31 | Dialogue - Tea Time! 行きます ikimasu | |
Unit 32 | ~んです ndesu | |
Unit 33 | More Examples (~んです Ndesu) | |
Unit 34 | Real Japanese - Keigo Verbs | |
Unit 35 | Is This U-verb or Ru-verb? Quick Chart | |
Unit 36 | Let's speak Japanese (Verb) | |
Unit 37 | Quiz: Choose the negative form | |
Unit 38 | Writing Exercise Verbs | |
Unit 39 | Writing Exercise Verbs (Word) | |
Unit 40 | Writing Exercise Keigo Verbs | |
Unit 41 | Writing Exercise Keigo Verbs (Word) | |
Module 5 | Adjectives - Do you like anime? | |
Unit 1 | Adjectives Handout | |
Unit 2 | Adjectives Overview | |
Unit 3 | I-Adjectives | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (I-adjectives) | |
Unit 5 | Dialogue - Buying an iPhone - iPhone 高いじゃん | |
Unit 6 | Dialogue - Transfer Student - 転校生 | |
Unit 7 | Quiz: Choose the negative forms of the adjectives below (i-adjective) | |
Unit 8 | Na-adjectives | |
Unit 9 | More Examples (Na-adjectives) | |
Unit 10 | Like/Dislike - 好き・嫌い suki/kirai | |
Unit 11 | More Examples (To Like/Dislike – 好き・嫌い Suki/Kirai) | |
Unit 12 | Dialogue - きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | |
Unit 13 | Quiz: Choose the negative forms of the adjectives below (na-adjective) | |
Unit 14 | How to Use English Adjectives in Japanese | |
Unit 15 | Dialogue - Japan Fan Boys 日本クールだよね | |
Unit 16 | Real Japanese - Adjectives | |
Unit 17 | Adjectives (Keigo) | |
Unit 18 | More Examples (Adjectives (Keigo)) | |
Unit 19 | Dialogue - Do you like anime? アニメ好きですか? | |
Unit 20 | Dialogue - Is it cold? 寒いですか? | |
Unit 21 | Dialogue - Do you like horror films? ホラー好きですか? | |
Unit 22 | How to Convert Adjectives into Adverbs | |
Unit 23 | Real Japanese - Adjectives (Keigo) | |
Unit 24 | Let’s speak Japanese (Adjective) | |
Unit 25 | Quiz: Choose the negative form | |
Unit 26 | Na-adjective Exception | |
Unit 27 | Common Adjective Mistake | |
Unit 28 | Writing Exercise Adjectives | |
Unit 29 | Writing Exercise Adjectives (Word) | |
Module 6 | Particles - Heart of Japanese Grammar | |
Unit 1 | Particles Handout | |
Unit 2 | Particles - Most 'Japanese' Concept | |
Unit 3 | と to - And, Together 赤ちゃんと僕 | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (と To - And, Together 赤ちゃんと僕) | |
Unit 5 | の no - Possessive 私のパスポート | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (の No - Possessive 私のパスポート) | |
Unit 7 | で de - In a restaurant レストランで食べる | |
Unit 8 | More Examples (で De – In a Restaurant レストランで食べる) | |
Unit 9 | で de - Amongst anime, what do you like? アニメで何が好き? | |
Unit 10 | Quiz: Choose the correct particle | |
Unit 11 | Real Japanese - で de | |
Unit 12 | を o - I eat fish 魚を食べる | |
Unit 13 | More Examples (を O – I Eat Fish 魚を食べる) | |
Unit 14 | に ni - To go to Japan 日本に行く | |
Unit 15 | More Examples (に Ni – To Go to Japan 日本に行く) | |
Unit 16 | Quiz: Choose the correct particle | |
Unit 17 | Real Japanese に ni | |
Unit 18 | が ga - The cat eats 猫が食べる | |
Unit 19 | More Examples (が Ga – The Cat Eats 猫が食べる) | |
Unit 20 | でいい de ii vs がいい ga ii | |
Unit 21 | Real Japanese - を o が ga | |
Unit 22 | When to use が ga with a noun | |
Unit 23 | Quiz: Choose the correct particle | |
Unit 24 | How to use は wa (Topic Marker) | |
Unit 25 | The mighty power of は wa | |
Unit 26 | Dialogue - I snowboard スノボーはする | |
Unit 27 | Quiz: Choose the correct particle | |
Unit 28 | Real Japanese - は wa | |
Unit 29 | How to use は wa with an adjective | |
Unit 30 | When to use が ga instead of は wa | |
Unit 31 | Quiz: Choose the correct particle | |
Unit 32 | から kara - Because She's Cute かわいいから | |
Unit 33 | More Examples (から Kara – Because She’s Cute かわいいから) | |
Unit 34 | って tte - conversational topic marker | |
Unit 35 | More Examples (って Tte – Conversational Topic Marker) | |
Unit 36 | Let's Speak Japanese (Particles) | |
Unit 37 | Quiz 1: Choose the correct particle | |
Unit 38 | Quiz 2: Choose the correct particle | |
Unit 39 | Writing Exercise Particles - 1 | |
Unit 40 | Writing Exercise Particles - 2 | |
Unit 41 | Writing Exercise Particles - 3 | |
Unit 42 | Writing Exercise Particles - 4 | |
Unit 43 | Writing Exercise Particles - 5 | |
Unit 44 | Writing Exercise Particles (Word) | |
Module 7 | Sentence-ending Particles - Key to Native Japanese | |
Unit 1 | Sentence-ending Particles Handout | |
Unit 2 | ね ne - You are cute かわいいね | |
Unit 3 | More Examples (ね Ne – You Are Cute かわいいね) | |
Unit 4 | Unnecessary ね ne - あのね | |
Unit 5 | よ yo - It's morning! 朝だよ! | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (よ Yo – It's Morning! 朝だよ!) | |
Unit 7 | よね yo ne - I know, right! だよね | |
Unit 8 | More Examples (よね Yone – I Know, Right! だよね) | |
Unit 9 | Dialogue - Do You Go to the Halloween Party? ハロウィンパーティ行く? | |
Unit 10 | Real Japanese - ね ne | |
Unit 11 | か ka - It's not a question | |
Unit 12 | More Examples (か Ka – It's Not a Question) | |
Unit 13 | Real Japanese - か ka | |
Unit 14 | かな kana - Maybe... | |
Unit 15 | More Examples (かな Kana – Maybe…) | |
Unit 16 | の no as a Question | |
Unit 17 | More Examples (の No as a Question) | |
Unit 18 | Let's Speak Japanese (Particles 2) | |
Unit 19 | Common Mistake: よ and だよ | |
Unit 20 | Sentence-ending Particles in Asian Languages | |
Unit 21 | Writing Exercise SE Particles - 1 | |
Unit 22 | Writing Exercise SE Particles - 2 | |
Unit 23 | Writing Exercise SE Particles (Word) | |
Module 8 | Past Adjectives - Was it Fun? | |
Unit 1 | Past Adjectives Handout | |
Unit 2 | Past Adjectives | |
Unit 3 | Past I-adjectives | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (Past I-adjectives) | |
Unit 5 | Dialogue - Wasn't Canada Cold? カナダ寒くなかった? | |
Unit 6 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 7 | Past Na-adjectives - It wasn't really good 微妙だった | |
Unit 8 | More Examples (Past Na-adjectives - It Wasn't Really Good 微妙だった) | |
Unit 9 | Dialogue - Do You Like Video Games? ゲーム好き? | |
Unit 10 | Dialogue - How was Your Test? テストどうだった? | |
Unit 11 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 12 | Past I-adjectives (Keigo) | |
Unit 13 | More Examples (Past I-adjectives (Keigo)) | |
Unit 14 | Past Na-adjectives (Keigo) | |
Unit 15 | More Examples (Past Na-adjectives (Keigo)) | |
Unit 16 | Dialogue - He Used to be Healthy 昔は健康だったのに | |
Unit 17 | Dialogue - Was the Test Easy? テスト簡単でしたか? | |
Unit 18 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 19 | Real Japanese - Past Adjectives | |
Unit 20 | Let's Speak Japanese (Past Adjectives) | |
Unit 21 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 22 | Writing Exercise Past Adjectives | |
Unit 23 | Writing Exercise Past Adjectives (Word) | |
Module 9 | Past Verbs - I Went to Japan | |
Unit 1 | Past Verbs Handout | |
Unit 2 | What are Past Verbs? | |
Unit 3 | Past Ru-verbs | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (Past Ru-verbs) | |
Unit 5 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 6 | Past U-verbs | |
Unit 7 | More Examples (Past U-verbs) | |
Unit 8 | Dialogue - Did You Go to the Comiket? コミケ行った? | |
Unit 9 | Dialogue - I Lost My Camera カメラ無くした | |
Unit 10 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 11 | Dialogue - Did You Take That Medicine あの薬飲んだ? | |
Unit 12 | Dialogue - How was Okinawa? 沖縄どうだった? | |
Unit 13 | Dialogue - Did You Wait? 待った? | |
Unit 14 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 15 | Dialogue - Did Satomi-chan Come? サトミちゃん来た? | |
Unit 16 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 17 | Past Ru-verbs (Keigo) | |
Unit 18 | More Examples (Past Ru-verbs (Keigo)) | |
Unit 19 | Past U-verbs (Keigo) | |
Unit 20 | More Examples (Past U-verbs (Keigo)) | |
Unit 21 | Dialogue - Did You Go to the Comiket? コミケ行きましたか? | |
Unit 22 | Dialogue - I Lost My Camera カメラ無くしました | |
Unit 23 | Dialogue - Did You Take that Medicine? あの薬飲んだんですか? | |
Unit 24 | Dialogue - How was Okinawa? 沖縄どうでしたか? | |
Unit 25 | Dialogue - Did You Wait? 待ちましたか? | |
Unit 26 | Past Irregular Verbs (Keigo) | |
Unit 27 | More Examples (Past Irregular Verbs (Keigo)) | |
Unit 28 | Quiz: Choose the past form | |
Unit 29 | Real Japanese - Past Verbs | |
Unit 30 | Japanese Verbs Gone Sexual - How to Talk about Sex in Japanese | |
Unit 31 | Let's Speak Japanese (Past Verbs) | |
Unit 32 | Quiz 1: Choose the past form | |
Unit 33 | Quiz 2: Choose the past form | |
Unit 34 | Quiz 3: Choose the past form | |
Unit 35 | Writing Exercise Past Verbs | |
Unit 36 | Writing exercise Past Verb (Word) | |
Module 10 | Te-form - Your Japanese Will Never be the Same Again | |
Unit 1 | Te-form Handout | |
Unit 2 | What is Te-form? | |
Unit 3 | More Examples (What Is Te-form?) | |
Unit 4 | Asking to Do Something - Tell Me Your Phone Number 番号教えて | |
Unit 5 | More Examples (Asking to Do Something) | |
Unit 6 | Dialogue - Can You Fix My Computer? パソコン直して | |
Unit 7 | Dialogue - Buy Me a Juice ジュース買って | |
Unit 8 | Quiz: Choose the te-form | |
Unit 9 | Asking Something in Keigo | |
Unit 10 | More Examples (Asking Something in Keigo) | |
Unit 11 | Dialogue - Can You Lend Me Money? お金貸してくれませんか? | |
Unit 12 | Progressive - What are You Doing? 何してるの? | |
Unit 13 | More Examples (Progressive – What Are You Doing? 何してるの?) | |
Unit 14 | Dialogue - I'm Working 仕事してる | |
Unit 15 | Past Progressive - I was Going Out 出かけてた | |
Unit 16 | Progressive (Keigo) 何してますか? | |
Unit 17 | More Examples (Progressive (Keigo) 何してますか?) | |
Unit 18 | Dialogue - Do You Know the Sushi Restaurant? お寿司屋さん知ってますか? | |
Unit 19 | Past Progressive (Keigo) | |
Unit 20 | I Haven't Watched My Neighbour Totoro となりのトトロ見てない | |
Unit 21 | Dialogue - I Haven't Showered Yet まだシャワー浴びてない | |
Unit 22 | I Haven't Seen (Keigo) | |
Unit 23 | Series of Action | |
Unit 24 | Series of Action (Keigo) | |
Unit 25 | Real Japanese - Te-form | |
Unit 26 | Negative Te-form | |
Unit 27 | More Examples (Negative te-form) | |
Unit 28 | Let's Speak Japanese (Te-form) | |
Unit 29 | Quiz: Choose the te-form | |
Unit 30 | Writing Exercise Te-form | |
Unit 31 | Writing Exercise Te-form (Word) | |
Module 11 | Te-form Expressions | |
Unit 1 | ていい、てもいい | |
Unit 2 | More Examples (ていい、てもいい) | |
Unit 3 | てみる | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (てみる) | |
Unit 5 | てしまう、ちゃう | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (てしまう) | |
Unit 7 | ていく、てく、てくる | |
Unit 8 | More Examples (ていく、てくる) | |
Unit 9 | ておく、とく、てある | |
Unit 10 | More Examples (ておく、てある) | |
Unit 11 | てあげる、てくれる、てもらう | |
Unit 12 | More Examples (てもらう、てくれる、てあげる) | |
Unit 13 | Writing Exercise Te-form Expressions | |
Unit 14 | Writing Exercise Te-form Expressions (Word) | |
Module 12 | More Real-life Japanese | |
Unit 1 | 外国人とデート | |
Unit 2 | クリスマス1 | |
Unit 3 | クリスマス2 | |
Unit 4 | 好きなアニメ | |
Unit 5 | 東京でイチオシの場所 | |
Unit 6 | LGBT | |
Module 13 | Story Time! - Gokon, Japanese Dating Conversation | |
Unit 1 | What is this Module About? | |
Unit 2 | Boy Talk - Are Some Cute Girls Coming? かわいい子来るかな? | |
Unit 3 | Girl Talk - Why Did You Break Up with Your Boyfriend? 何で彼氏と別れたの? | |
Unit 4 | What's Your Job? お仕事なんですか? | |
Unit 5 | We Work in the Same Industry 同じ業界ですね | |
Unit 6 | What's Your Favourite Drink? お酒何が好き? | |
Unit 7 | Where Do You Live? どこに住んでんの? | |
Unit 8 | Why Don't You Have a Girlfriend? 何で彼女いないの? | |
Unit 9 | Don't Tell That Story その話はやめてくださいよ | |
Unit 10 | You Flatter Me お世辞でしょ | |
Unit 11 | Let's Exchange LINE - LINE交換する? | |
Unit 12 | Wasn't Leslie Cute? レスリーかわいくなかった? | |
Unit 13 | It was OK まあまあですかね | |
Module 14 | I Can (Potential) - Saying it the Japanese Way | |
Unit 1 | Can (Potential) Handout | |
Unit 2 | Can You Speak Japanese? 日本語話せる? | |
Unit 3 | More Examples (Can You Speak Japanese? 日本語話せる?) | |
Unit 4 | Quiz: Choose the 'can' form | |
Unit 5 | Dialogue - Can You Come to the Studio? スタジオ来れる? | |
Unit 6 | I Couldn't Buy Tamagocchi たまごっち買えなかった | |
Unit 7 | Quiz: Choose the past 'can' form | |
Unit 8 | I Can (Keigo) | |
Unit 9 | Dialogue - We Can't Practice 練習できませんね | |
Unit 10 | Dekiru 出来る | |
Unit 11 | Quiz: Choose the 'can' form | |
Unit 12 | I Could (Keigo) | |
Unit 13 | Quiz: Choose the past 'can' form | |
Unit 14 | Real Japanese - Can | |
Unit 15 | Let's Speak Japanese (I can) | |
Unit 16 | Quiz 3: Choose the past 'can' form | |
Unit 17 | Writing Exercise Potential - 1 | |
Unit 18 | Writing Exercise Potential - 2 | |
Unit 19 | Writing Exercise Potential (Word) | |
Module 15 | Let's Do It! (Probable) - Important Building Block | |
Unit 1 | Let's (Probable) Handout | |
Unit 2 | Let's Go to Kyoto そうだ京都行こう | |
Unit 3 | More Examples (Let’s Go to Kyoto そうだ京都行こう) | |
Unit 4 | Probable Irregular - Let's Stage-dive again またダイブしよ | |
Unit 5 | Quiz: Choose the 'let's' form | |
Unit 6 | I'm Thinking of Getting a Job 就職しようと思ってます | |
Unit 7 | Let's Think (Keigo) 考えましょう | |
Unit 8 | Probable Irregular (Keigo) | |
Unit 9 | More Examples (Probable Irregular (Keigo)) | |
Unit 10 | Quiz: Choose the 'let's' form | |
Unit 11 | Let's Speak Japanese (Probable) | |
Unit 12 | Quiz: Choose the 'let's' form | |
Unit 13 | Writing Exercise おう Form - 1 | |
Unit 14 | Writing Exercise おう Form - 2 | |
Unit 15 | Writing Exercise おう Form (Word) | |
Module 16 | I Want To (Desire) - What Many People are Missing | |
Unit 1 | Want (Desire) Handout | |
Unit 2 | I Want to Go to Japan 日本に行きたい | |
Unit 3 | More Examples (I Want to Go to Japan 日本に行きたい) | |
Unit 4 | Dialogue - I Want to Be Rich お金持ちになりたい | |
Unit 5 | Quiz: Choose the 'want' form | |
Unit 6 | I Want to (Keigo) | |
Unit 7 | More Examples (I Want to (Keigo)) | |
Unit 8 | Dialogue - お金持ちになりたいですね | |
Unit 9 | Real Japanese - I Want | |
Unit 10 | I Wanted to Be a Manga Artist 漫画家になりたかったです | |
Unit 11 | Quiz: Choose the past 'want' form | |
Unit 12 | Converting Adjectives to Adverbs (review) | |
Unit 13 | Real Japanese - Adverbial Adjectives | |
Unit 14 | Let's Speak Japanese (Desire) | |
Unit 15 | Writing Exercise たい Form (Word) | |
Unit 16 | Writing Exercise たい Form - 1 | |
Unit 17 | Writing Exercise たい Form - 2 | |
Module 17 | Super Polite Keigo | |
Unit 1 | Super Polite Keigo | |
Unit 2 | いう | |
Unit 3 | More Examples (いう) | |
Unit 4 | いる | |
Unit 5 | More Examples (いる) | |
Unit 6 | する | |
Unit 7 | More Examples (する) | |
Unit 8 | しる | |
Unit 9 | More Examples (しる) | |
Unit 10 | Restaurant 1 | |
Unit 11 | Restaurant 2 | |
Unit 12 | Restaurant 3 | |
Unit 13 | Restaurant 4 | |
Unit 14 | Real Super Polite Japanese - Call Centre Agent | |
Unit 15 | Writing Exercise Extra Polite | |
Unit 16 | Writing Exercise Extra Polite (Word) | |
Module 18 | Pitch Accent | |
Unit 1 | Slowing Down | |
Unit 2 | Quiz: A Different One | |
Unit 3 | Two Rules of Pitch Accent | |
Unit 4 | 4 Pitch Patterns | |
Unit 5 | Quiz: Pitch Patterns | |
Unit 6 | Subtle Difference (LHH) | |
Unit 7 | Core | |
Unit 8 | Quiz: Core | |
Unit 9 | Exceptions | |
Unit 10 | Ambiguity | |
Unit 11 | Sentence Examples | |
Unit 12 | Pitch Accent in Anime | |
Unit 13 | Different Dialects | |
Unit 14 | Quiz: Hearing Differences | |
Module 19 | Super Rude Japanese | |
Unit 1 | Super Rude Japanese | |
Unit 2 | Imperative | |
Unit 3 | Dialogue - Minna | |
Unit 4 | Dialogue - Report | |
Unit 5 | Rude Modification | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (Rude Modification) | |
Unit 7 | Dialogue - Very Cold | |
Unit 8 | Rude Slang Words | |
Unit 9 | More Examples (Rude Slang Words) | |
Module 20 | Connecting Sentences | |
Unit 1 | Connecting Sentences Handout | |
Unit 2 | Don't Use と | |
Unit 3 | で to Connect Nouns | |
Unit 4 | Using Generic で | |
Unit 5 | Te-form To Connect I-adjectives | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (Te-form to Connect Adjectives) | |
Unit 7 | Te-form to Connect Verbs | |
Unit 8 | More Examples (Te-form to Connect Verbs) | |
Unit 9 | けど but | |
Unit 10 | More Examples (けど But) | |
Unit 11 | でも but | |
Unit 12 | More Examples (でも But) | |
Unit 13 | から・ので・んで because | |
Unit 14 | More Examples (から Because) | |
Unit 15 | Te-from For Reasons | |
Unit 16 | More Examples (Te-form for Reasons) | |
Unit 17 | Putting it All Together | |
Module 21 | Anime Japanese | |
Unit 1 | Written vs Spoken Japanese | |
Unit 2 | Anime Japanese | |
Unit 3 | ぞ、ぜ | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (ぞ、ぜ) | |
Unit 5 | わ、よ | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (わ、よ) | |
Module 22 | Conditional Sentences | |
Unit 1 | たら | |
Unit 2 | More Examples (たら) | |
Unit 3 | なら、んだったら | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (なら、んだったら) | |
Unit 5 | ば | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (ば) | |
Unit 7 | と | |
Unit 8 | More Examples (と) | |
Unit 9 | Which one should you use? | |
Unit 10 | Writing Exercise Conditional | |
Unit 11 | Writing Exercise Conditional (Word) - 1 | |
Unit 12 | Writing Exercise Conditional (Word) - 2 | |
Module 23 | Osaka Dialect | |
Unit 1 | Taking about Japanese Dialects | |
Unit 2 | How Osaka Ben Sounds | |
Unit 3 | へん | |
Unit 4 | ねん、で | |
Unit 5 | やん、やから | |
Unit 6 | Common Osaka Ben Words | |
Module 24 | Passive Voice | |
Unit 1 | Ru-verb Passive Voice | |
Unit 2 | More Examples (Ru-verb Passive Voice) | |
Unit 3 | U-verb Passive Voice | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (U-verb Passive Voice) | |
Unit 5 | Irregular Verbs | |
Unit 6 | More Examples (Irregular Verbs) | |
Unit 7 | Writing Exercise Passive Voice - 1 | |
Unit 8 | Writing Exercise Passive Voice - 2 | |
Unit 9 | Writing Exercise Passive Voice (Word) | |
Module 25 | Causative Form | |
Unit 1 | Causative | |
Unit 2 | More Examples (Causative) | |
Unit 3 | Passive Causative | |
Unit 4 | More Examples (Passive Causative) | |
Unit 5 | Writing Exercise Causative - 1 | |
Unit 6 | Writing Exercise Causative - 2 | |
Unit 7 | Writing Exercise Causative (Word) |
...also, 4 modules for the kana course, 1 module for basic kanji, and 10 modules for the bonus lessons ...and more lessons are coming!
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