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Say Hello in Japanese No Matter What the Time of Day
Absolute Beginner Season 1
Learn how to greet someone both formally and informally
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Contents
25 Audio Lessons
1

Does Japanese Have Tones?

Learn how pronunciation changes depending on the pitch accent

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
2

What Writing Systems Does Japanese Use?

Learn which writing systems are used in Japanese

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
3

What Types of Japanese Romanization Are There?

Learn how to transcribe Japanese using the Latin alphabet

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
4

What Are Kanji Radicals?

Learn what kanji radicals are

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
5

Is Modern Japanese Very Different from Classical Japanese?

Learn the difference between modern Japanese and classical Japanese

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
6

How Are Sentences Structured in Japanese?

Learn the basic rules of Japanese sentence structure

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
7

What Are the Sentence-Final Particles in Japanese?

Learn about Japanese sentence-final particles

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
8

How Many Levels of Formality Does Japanese Have?

Learn about Japanese formality levels

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
9

What Is the Difference Between the Japanese Particles De (で) and Ni (に)?

Learn the difference between the Japanese particles de and ni

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
10

What Are Japanese Counters?

Learn about Japanese counters

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
11

Is it Common to Omit the Subject in Japanese Sentences?

Learn how to recognize an implied subject in Japanese

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
12

What Are Some Common Japanese Idioms?

Learn some common Japanese idioms

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
13

What Is the Difference Between Goro (ごろ) and Gurai (ぐらい)?

Learn about the difference between goro and gurai

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
14

What Are Some Japanese Tongue Twisters?

Learn some Japanese tongue twisters

Audio
 • 4 Minutes
15

Does Japanese Have Honorifics?

Learn about Japanese honorifics

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
16

What Are Some Common Japanese Proficiency Tests?

Learn about Japanese proficiency tests

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
17

What Are Some Common English Loanwords in Japanese?

Learn about common English loanwords in Japanese

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
18

How Do You Greet Someone at Different times of the Day?

Learn all you need to know about greetings in Japanese

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
19

How Are Questions Made in Japanese?

Learn how to make questions and question tags in Japanese

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
20

What Is Japanese Slang Like?

Learn some common Japanese slang

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
21

What Are Some Prefixes in Japanese?

Learn some common prefixes in Japanese

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
22

What Are Some Suffixes in Japanese?

Learn some common suffixes in Japanese

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
23

Why Do Japanese Speakers Omit Particles?

Learn about the omission of particles in Japanese

Audio
 • 3 Minutes
24

What Is the Difference Between the Japanese Particles Wa (は) and Ga (が)?

Learn the difference between the Japanese particles wa and ga

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
25

How Do You Ask for the Time in Japanese?

Learn how to tell time in Japanese

Audio
 • 6 Minutes