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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Welcome to JapanesePod101.com’s Learn Japanese Grammar Video Series-Absolute Beginner. Over twenty-five video lessons, we will teach you the absolute essentials of Japanese grammar using a powerful combination of audio and video. Each audio grammar explanation is enhanced with motion graphics so you can follow along visually every step of the way. Are you ready for an all-new way to learn Japanese grammar and expressions? Join us for our Learn Japanese Grammar Video Series at JapanesePod101.com!
JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese. In this first video lesson, we’ll show you how to create simple sentences that you can use to introduce yourself (A wa B desu, “A is B”), and how to say “Nice to meet you.” Are you ready to learn even more Japanese? Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources, including other great videos like this one, audio podcasts, review materials, applications, and more. Leave us a message while you are there!






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26 Responses to “Learn Japanese Grammar Video - Absolute Beginner #1 - Introducing Yourself in Japanese”
at 6:30 pm
Practice making your own sentences here, and let us know if you have any questions!
at 7:22 am
Hello guys,
I’m really interested to see this type of lesson. Although my Japanese is just a little more advanced than this, I am looking forward to seeing how these new motion graphic lessons develop through to cover more advanced lessons. I think they have a lot of potential and could be a great learning tool.
頑張って下さい!ありがとうございました、
フェルグソン・ロブ
ロンドン、イギリス
at 1:08 pm
I’ve been trying to see videos and listen to audio lessons, but nothing is working?:???:
at 1:45 am
こんにちは。はじめまして。ぼくはトーマスです。シスアドです。よろしくおねがいします。にほんごがすきです。そしてAbsolute Beginner Grammarのヴィデオもすきです。
at 9:54 am
This tool is really helpful for a beginner like me! Please do post more topics for the benefit of all newcomers in Japan. I am very delighted to have downloaded this application for this is the only one which works best for me. Your mode of teaching is indeed exceptionally great!!!
at 11:02 am
Hello Jenny Anne,
thank you so much for your comment and suggestion. We are happy to know you are enjoying your lessons!
Have a look at the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/JapanesePod101
You will find interesting topics on life in Japan.
If you have any question, please let us know!
Stefania/JapanesePod101.com
at 7:34 pm
Why does she write は instead of わ in:
わたし は __ です
watashi wa ___ desu
at 12:13 pm
Kasumiさん こんにちは。
Good point!
WA as in watashi wa__desu is called as particle and we write particle wa as は.
This is one of the writing rules.
You would see the similar spelling rules on writing particle.
Other wa, like watashi, we write わたし.
I hope this helps.
at 11:26 pm
すごくべんりレッスンです!ありがとう!^^)
Very useful lesson! Thank you! ^^)
at 9:04 am
こんにちは、
I’m curious where the RSS feed for this series is hiding?
I find the website very difficult to use and prefer to download via RSS.
at 4:50 pm
Yuheさん
すごくべんりなレッスンですか。こちらこそ、ありがとうございます。>_
at 12:23 pm
love this kind of lesson for me that i’m very beginner
And I have a question, when i’m introducing to someone.. and I want to say my name “Romina” is any particular pronuntation that need to practice to said my name and writing??
at 5:33 pm
> Romina-san,
We usually adopt the original sound as much as possible. However, our R sound is not same as English one, for example, so you might need to get used to the sound. You don’t have to worry too much
at 6:34 pm
Hi Dan,
We’re sorry for the slow response. As for the RSS, could you check this website?
http://www.japanesepod101.com/helpcenter/getstarted/itunesfeeds
You can check how to get the RSS subscription on this page.
Thank you.
Jae / JapanesePod101.com
at 5:56 pm
Why do you write pilot in katakana like it says pairotuto, but in dictionary it is written as pairotto? Why must you insert that tu/tsu sound?
If I’m not mistaken is it like that? When you have word like pairotto, which has the same letter ( t ) as the next syllable ( to ), you insert small ( tsu ) in front of ( to ).
But when you have word like yooyoo, which has the same letter ( o ) after the syllable which ends with o ( yo ) you insert ( - ).
Is that correct?
at 4:20 pm
Damijan-san
Yes, you’re correct!
Whenever there’s a short-stop (like -tt- in “pairotto”), we use small “tsu”.
For long sound (like -oo- in “yooyoo”), we use ー.
at 9:55 am
i’m in middle school and am trying to start learning Japanese early, beacause when i am in college i want to go to Japan ^^
at 1:34 pm
Olivia-san,
Sweet! We’re waiting for you here
Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com
at 9:31 pm
thank you. i’m trying to study japanese to read comics. i love comics and love you too. ^^
at 11:06 am
Katsu-san,
Great to hear! Thank you!
Jessi
Team JapanesePod101.com
at 1:42 am
One day when I get good enough I’m going to live in japan and work at being a manga artist. When I go I’ll be more than happy to come pay you guys a visit ^.^
at 3:09 pm
Nathaniel-san,
We’re all waiting for you!
yes!!
Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com
at 2:24 pm
ジェレマイアノリスです、日本語はど依頼!
I am Jeremiah Norris, and the Japanese language is awesome!
独特は日本語を持ってゲームの任天堂ファミリーコンピュータはまんが。
Learning Japanese by means of Nintendo Family Computer games and manga.
at 12:11 am
Jeremiah Norris さん、
日本語は「どえらい」?
You mean, Japanese is “doerai” (= hard, surprising, etc.)?
なつかしいですね、ファミリーコンピューターは、「ファミコン」といいますよ!こどもの時、よく遊びました。
That’s kinda nostalgic thing; family computer is called “famikon”!
I played it a lot when I was child.
任天堂のファミコンや、まんがで日本語を学びます。
(Learning Japanese by means of Nintendo Family Computer games and manga)
Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com
at 4:10 pm
I meant awesome. If Japanese was hard it would be because of kanji and retraining yourself to say aiueo and “R.”
at 8:12 pm
Jeremiah Norris san,
I think “awesome” you wanted to say could be “すごい”.
Oh, thank you!
Yeah….never ending list of kanji and R…
sweet!
And I bet you didn’t find Japanese hard
Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com