JapanesePod101 JLPT Season 2 – New N4 Curriculum

This 12-lesson prep-course is geared towards students taking the new Level N4 JLPT exam. We know the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, its structure, and what sort of questions will be on it. We’ll get you ready with practice in Japanese vocabulary, reading, writing, grammar, and listening. You’ll easily top the sixty percent needed for a passing grade.

Lesson	Title	Topic	Key vocabulary	Grammar
1	New JLPT N4 Prep Course	New JLPT Format Criteria and content of Level N4 Types of question Sample questions	通う通る代わりに早く以上以下以外以前以後	Basic verbs and adjectives for N4
2	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #2	Language Knowledge & Kanji and Vocabulary Section	遠慮もうすぐやっとやっぱり確かにちっとも便利	Vocabulary list - Suru-verbs - Katakana Words - Body Parts - Adverbs
3	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #3	Language Knowledge and the Kanji and Vocabulary Section	住所見つける見つかる育つ予約約束壊れる故障する見学見物育てる	Similar Vocabulary Words Transitive Verbs and Intransitive Verbs
4	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #4	Language Knowledge (Grammar) & Reading Comprehension Section		■ Grammar that indicates intention or desire [Verb in dictionary form/nai form]＋tsumori [Verb in volitional form]＋to omou ■ Auxiliary verbs that indicate reported speech [Verb, Adjective(i), Verb in dictionary form/nai form]＋ rashii/sou da/you da ■ Auxiliary verbs that indicate that an action starts, ends, or continues [Verb in the masu stem]＋hajimeru/dasu/tsuzukeru/owaru ■ Grammar forms that tell someone to do or not to do something - Imperative form of a verb (telling someone to do something) - Negative imperative marker "na" - Polite imperative marker "nasai" ■ How to make the honorific form of a verb o/go＋[Verb in the masu stem] ni naru o＋[Verb in the masu stem] suru ■ Special verb forms for honorific and humble speech
5	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #5	Language Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Section		■ -te mo ("even if," "although") [Verb/I Adjective in te form]＋mo [Na adjective/Noun]＋de mo ■ mama ("as it is," "leave as is") [Verb in informal past tense]＋mama [Adjective in prenominal form]＋mama [Noun]＋no mama ■ aida (ni) ("while," "during") [Verb in te form]＋ iru aida (ni) [Adjective in the prenominal form]＋aida (ni) [Noun]＋no aida (ni) ■ tokoro [Verb in the dictionary form ]＋tokoro = "just about to do something" [Verb; te form ]＋iru　tokoro = "be in the middle of doing something" [Verb in the past tense ]＋tokoro = "have just done something" ■ naru ("to become") [I adjective in the adverbial form]＋naru [Na adjective in the dictionary form]＋ni naru [Noun]＋ni naru [Verb in the dictionary form/nai form]＋ようになる ■ ように ("as," "like") [Noun]＋のように ■ ～ようにする("make sure that…") [Verb in informal non-past tense]＋ようにする ■ ～ことにする: ("decide to") [Verb in informal non-past tense]＋ことにする
6	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #6	Grammar and Reading Comprehension Section		Particles to Review (Top 3 particles, ni, ga, o) Passive Form Causative Form Particles; dake, bakari, shika
7	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #7	Grammar and Reading Comprehension Section		ba-Conditional tara-Conditional nara-Conditional Embedded "Wh-" Questions Embedded Yes/No Questions
8	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #8	Grammar and Reading Comprehension section		- expressions We Use for Giving Instructions - nakereba naranai -zu ni - [Verb; te form]＋oku - [Verb; te form]＋miru
9	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #9	Listening Comprehension Section: Question 1 - types of questions that often show up in the listening section		Expressions frequently used in the conversation about the data or chart. - yori no hou ga("more than…") - ni (or to) kurabete ("compared with…") - ichiban ("the best," "the most") - onaji kurai ("as…as") - fueru ("to increase"), heru("to decrease") - agaru("to go up"), sagaru ("to go down") - bai("double," "twice"), –bai ("…times," "…fold")
10	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #10	Listening Comprehension Section: Question 2		Grammar that Often Appears on the Listening Comprehension Section - [Noun] + o + ageru/morau - [Verb in te form] + ageru/morau - [Noun] + o + kureru - [Verb in te form] + kureru
11	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #11	Listening Comprehension Section: Question 3		The Phrases You Should Review before Taking JLPT N4
12	New JLPT N4 Prep Course #12	Listening Comprehension Section: Question 4		"WH" Questions Simple Questions Statement