JapanesePod101 JLPT Season 3 – New N3 Curriculum
This 13-lesson prep-course is geared towards students taking the new Level N3 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 | Grammar |
| 1 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #1 | What is the JLPT N3? Criteria for JLPTN3 Kanji and Vocabulary Section: Question 1 & 2 |
Kanji and vocabulary that often show up in daily conversation |
| 2 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #2 | Kanji and Vocabulary Section: Question 3 & 4 | Katakana Words and Onomatopoeia |
| 3 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #3 | Kanji and Vocabulary Section: Question 5 | Common Set Phrases Adjectives Ending in "nai" Suffix "teki" Nouns followed by "suru" Similar Words Easily Confused Words |
| 4 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #4 | Grammar and Reading Comprehension Section: Question 1 | - Function Words That Mark the Topic - Function Words That Indicate Comparison - Function Words That Indicate Time - Function Words That Indicate a Basis - Function Words That Relate to Changes - Function Words That Indicate a Reason |
| 5 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #5 | Grammar and Reading Comprehension Section: Question 2 | Frequently Appearing Expressions - Phrases Containing "koto" - Phrases Containing "mono" - Phrases That Contain "wake" - Phrases Containing "bakari" |
| 6 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #6 | Grammar and Reading Comprehension Section: Question 3 | Auxiliary verbs and suffixes - Expressions that come after the masu stem of a verb - Expressions that follow nouns - Expressions that follow verbs or nouns - Expressions that follow adjectives - Expressions following a noun or an adjective |
| 7 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #7 | Grammar and Reading Comprehension Section: Question 4-6 | Conjunctions Indicating a Reason Conjunctions Indicating Contrasting Ideas Conjunctions Indicating Additional Information Conjunctions Used for Rephrasing Special Written Form; "- de aru" Form |
| 8 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #8 | Grammar and Reading Comprehension Section: Question 7 | Vocabulary frequently used in the materials such as an advertisement, travel brochure, poster, invitation, letter, announcement.
- date, time, place, and transportation |
| 9 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #9 | Listening Comprehension Section: Question 1 | Expressions used for instructions and suggestions. - Informal Expressions - Formal Expressions - Honorific Expressions |
| 10 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #10 | Listening Comprehension Section: Question 2 | Dictation practice |
| 11 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #11 | Listening Comprehension Section: Question 3 | Practice of Question-3 type listening comprehension |
| 12 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #12 | Listening Comprehension Section: Question ４ | Review points for Question 4 of Listening Comprehension - Set greeting phrases Honorific and Humble language - How to ask someone to do something - How to ask for permission - Prelusive expressions for asking a favor - Honorific expressions - Regular formation of honorific form of a verb - Irregular formation of honorific form of a verb |
| 13 | New JLPT N3 Prep Course #13 | Listening Comprehension Section: Question 5 | Colloquial expressions such as "toka", "kke" Contracted forms, such as "ja", "cha", "teru" "deru" "nakya", "chau", or "jau" |