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Lesson LibraryGengo Japanese

Gengo Japanese

Learn conversational Japanese with this Gengo Japanese series!

42 Lessons • 10hrs 53min
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1

Where Did You Learn to Speak Japanese Like That?!

Learn how to form simple sentences to say A is B

17 Minutes • Audio
2

Appendix 1: Numbers

Learn how to read numbers in Japanese

8 Minutes • Audio
3

How to Make a First Impression in Japanese that Will Last a Lifetime

Learn how to introduce yourself and tell people how thrilled you are to meet them

19 Minutes • Audio
4

Appendix 2: Time - Hours/Minutes

Learn how to express hours and minutes in Japanese

4 Minutes • Audio
5

Do People Understand Where You're Coming From?

Learn where you are from as well as talk about possessions

18 Minutes • Audio
6

Appendix 3: Time - Months/Dates

Learn how to read months and dates in Japanese

5 Minutes • Audio
7

Japanese Phrases You'll Use Everyday

Learn how to ask for what you need as well as abbreviated questions

17 Minutes • Audio
8

Appendix 4: Days of the Week

Learn how to read days of the week in Japanese

2 Minutes • Audio
9

Welcome to Japan! Avoid Instant Immersion Shock with this Lesson

Learn how to use the copula and become familiar with its different forms

17 Minutes • Audio
10

Appendix 5: Time Duration - Hours & Minutes

Learn how to talk about time duration in Japanese

3 Minutes • Audio
11

Don't Miss Your Chance! How to Close the Deal in Japanese

Learn how to talk about the existence of inanimate objects

16 Minutes • Audio
12

Appendix 6: Time Duration: Days, Weeks, Months, and Years

Learn how to talk about time duration between days, weeks and months in Japanese

3 Minutes • Audio
13

Don't Answer this Question Incorrectly!

Learn how to use a particle to talk about the means used to do something

16 Minutes • Audio
14

Appendix 7: Counters

Learn Japanese counters

8 Minutes • Audio
15

Get What You Want Using Japanese!

Learn some useful vocabulary for buying tickets in Japan

17 Minutes • Audio
16

Appendix 8: Relative Time Expressions

Learn about relative time expressions such as "last week" or "next month" in Japanese

3 Minutes • Audio
17

Your One Stop Shop for All Your Japanese Needs

Learn the most crucial question words, "what" and "how much?"

19 Minutes • Audio
18

Appendix 9: Ko-so-a-do words

Learn how to use demonstrative words in Japanese

4 Minutes • Audio
19

Enjoy a Smooth Check-in at Your Hotel in Japan

Learn about the Japanese sentence-ending particle ne

17 Minutes • Audio
20

Appendix 10: Question Words

Learn how to use question words in Japanese

4 Minutes • Audio
21

Everything You Need to Know about Climate and Weather in Japan

Learn Japanese weather-related words and phrases

17 Minutes • Audio
22

Appendix 11: Country, Nationality, Language

Learn how to talk about nationalities and languages in Japanese

4 Minutes • Audio
23

Get Insider Information from the Locals

Learn how to describe the location of something in Japanese

23 Minutes • Audio
24

Appendix 12: Family members

How to talk about family members in Japanese

4 Minutes • Audio
25

Learn the Proper Way to Do Business in Japan

Learn common Japanese phrases you would likely use at work

19 Minutes • Audio
26

Making the Most of Your Time in Japan

Learn useful expressions for introducing and meeting people

20 Minutes • Audio
27

Stand Out from the Crowd with these Language Learning Tricks and Tips

Learn how to use Japanese adjectives to describe things

24 Minutes • Audio
28

Fit in and Make Friends - Several Surefire Phrases to Help Your Social Life

Learn how to talk about someone you like in Japanese using suki

20 Minutes • Audio
29

Understanding Directions - Never Get Lost Again

Learn the difference between Japanese verbs arimasu and imasu meaning "to be"

21 Minutes • Audio
30

Pick Up Lines that Don't Work, and Ones that Do!

Learn about Japanese Class 2 and Class 3 verbs, and Japanese frequency adverbs

24 Minutes • Audio
31

The Top Six Places You Have to See When in Japan

Learn how to make the past tense of Japanese i-adjectives and na-adjectives

22 Minutes • Audio
32

You Had Better Ask This Question Before You Do This in Japan

Learn how to ask questions about transportation when you get lost

21 Minutes • Audio
33

Get the Best Table in the Restaurant and Have the Best Dish in Town

Learn how to use -tai to express the desire to do something

18 Minutes • Audio
34

Find Out About the Place Japanese People Go To Have a Good Time

Learn how to combine two or more Japanese adjectives and wi

20 Minutes • Audio
35

Take Charge of the Situation Using Your Japanese

Learn how to ask someone to do something

19 Minutes • Audio
36

Make the Most of Your Japanese Skills - Don't Miss Your Big Chance to Start Speaking

Learn how to use te iru to talk about ongoing actions

17 Minutes • Audio
37

The Right Way to Do a Home Stay - Japanese Manner and Etiquette

Learn how to tell someone not to do something in Japanese using -nai de kudasai

22 Minutes • Audio
38

The Best Japanese Dish You'll Ever Have

Learn how to combine two Japanese verbs using the te-form

20 Minutes • Audio
39

Joking in Japanese - Do You Think This is Funny?

Learn how to make the affirmative and negative past tense of a verb

22 Minutes • Audio
40

How to See All the Important Sites in the Shortest Amount of Time

Learn how to ask for permission in Japanese using -te mo ii desu ka

21 Minutes • Audio
41

Master Speaking on the Phone and Put All of Your Japanese Friends a Touch Away

Learn how to talk about what you can do

17 Minutes • Audio
42

Where Does Your Japanese Go from Here?

Review the different Japanese verb constructions

20 Minutes • Audio