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Lesson LibraryJLPT N4 Recommended Course
Beginner
JLPT N4 Recommended Course
Use this pathway to prepare for the JLPT N4 test.
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Contents
100 Audio Lessons
44 Assessments
1

It's Always Sunny in Japan

Learn popular Japanese phrases you'll need to be able to describe the weather

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
2

What Does Your Future Look Like in Japan?

Learn how to describe your future intentions and plans

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
3

What's the Japanese Diagnosis?

Learn how to describe how you are feeling

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
4

I Could Use Some Help Shopping in Japan!

Learn how to form some basic Japanese expressions you can use while shopping

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
5

You Should Do What This Person Says in Japanese

Learn how to offer a strong suggestion or give advice

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
6

I Want You to Visit Me in Japan!

Learn how to describe your desires and thoughts

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
7

I'm Thinking about What to Do Later in Japan

Learn how to say that you "are thinking" about something

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
8

Somebody Wants to Learn Japanese!

Learn how to describe the wishes of others

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
9

Why Is That Japanese Phone Ringing off the Hook?

Learn the ways you should identify yourself when you call someone

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
10

This Japanese Lesson Is Something Special!

Learn the Japanese words that mean "something" and "anything"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
11

If Only I Knew What to Call It in Japanese!

Learn how to say what something is named or called

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
12

After This Japanese Lesson, Nothing Will Ever Be the Same!

Learn how to explain a timeline using Japanese phrases

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
13

I've Never Lied to You in Japanese!

Learn how to tell someone that you have or don't have some particular experience

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
14

Now Hear This in Japanese!

Learn how to use the Japanese imperative tense

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
15

Please Give Me a Discount on that Japanese Item!

Learn how to form polite requests

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
16

Did You Have a Japanese Makeover?

Learn how to use a Japanese verb to indicate change

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
17

It Has Come to Be that I Am Addicted to Japanese Food!

Learn how to make a request using -younisuru

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
18

Opening New Doors in Japan

Learn about transitive and intransitive verbs and how to use them

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
19

Is Giving Gifts Better than Receiving Them in Japan?

Learn how to talk about the acts of giving and receiving in Japanese using the verbs ageru, kureru, and morau

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
20

If You Wouldn't Mind, Would You Help Me with This Japanese Problem?

Learn about the verb kureru, which is used to talk about how someone does something for you, and is also used when making a request of someone

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
21

Taking Baby Steps in a Japanese Kitchen

Learn how to use two Japanese words that mean "only" - dake and shika

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
22

If You Don't Try This Japanese Activity, How Will You Know Whether You Can Do It?

Learn how to use the Japanese verb that means "to try

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
23

Did You Hear That Japanese Rumor?

Learn how to use the Japanese words that mean "I heard that

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
24

I Don't Think This Japanese Restaurant Is That Kind of Place!

Learn humble language, which you can use when you want to be very formal

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
25

Please Speak Respectfully to My Japanese Parents!

Learn the honorific form of the Japanese language

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
26

You Can Never Be Too Polite in Japanese

Learn about New Year's customs and greetings while reviewing humble expressions

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
27

Impress Others with Your Formal Japanese

Learn about useful Japanese expressions for a job interview

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
28

Finish Your Japanese Beans

Learn how to say "I've done something" in Japanese

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
29

The Dog Ate My Japanese Homework

Learn how to accept the consequences of our actions

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
30

Learn This Japanese Verb Ahead of Time

Learn how to say "I did something beforehand"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
31

Do Your Japanese a Favor

Learn how to say "to do something for someone"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
32

Express Your Gratitude in Japanese

Learn how to thank people for what they have done for you

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
33

This Helping Verb Will Do a Lot for Your Japanese!

Learn how to say that someone is going to do something for you

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
34

Making a Formal Request in Japanese

Learn how to make a request

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
35

Skip These Sounds for More Natural Japanese

Learn about sound omission, which occurs in everyday Japanese conversation

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
36

This Japanese is Easy to Say

Learn about contracted Japanese expressions

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
37

Don't Text and Drive in Japan

Learn how to say "do something while doing another action"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
38

You Got a Japanese Call While You Were Out

Learn how to say "during" or "while"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
39

A Japanese Accident Just Waiting to Happen

Learn how to say "something has just happened" or "someone has just done something"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
40

A Series of Unfortunate Events in Japan

Learn how to give a reason for something formally

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
41

Does Cold Weather Stop You Drinking Japanese Beer?

Learn how to describe the reason for something

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
42

A Lonely Birthday in Japan

Learn how to say "even though"

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
43

Would You be Able to Move After Running a Japanese Marathon?

Learn how to say "if"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
44

Do You Gain Weight Even if You're Just Eating Japanese Salad?

Learn how to say "even if"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
45

Whenever You Have a Moment, Learn Some More Japanese!

Learn how to say "whenever"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
46

Seeing Ghosts in Japan

Learn how to say "it's supposed to be the case"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
47

A Japanese Proposal for your Consideration

Learn how to create the passive form of Japanese verbs

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
48

Actively Learn This Passive Japanese

Learn how to create passive sentences

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
49

Partying in a Japanese Haunted House

Learn how to say "looks like"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
50

Desperate Times at the Japanese Bank

Review the grammar you learned so far

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
51

Who is That Japanese Person?

Learn how to use clauses to modify nouns

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
52

Would You Like a Japanese Gift or Not?

Learn how to form embedded questions

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
53

I Don't Know Why This is Happening in Japan

Learn how to form embedded yes/no questions that begin with a Japanese form of a "wh-" word

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
54

How Does Your Japanese Friend Feel?

Learn how to describe others' feelings using -garu, and you'll also learn set Japanese phrases to use when visiting someone's home

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
55

Japanese Calculations and Good Conversation

Learn how to use conversational Japanese and how to read calculation formulas

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
56

Review Your Japanese Grammar to Get it Right

Review the Japanese grammar points you've learned so far in this series of lessons

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
57

When Did That Happen in Japan?

Learn about the usage of toki, meaning "at the time when"

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
58

You're Just About to Learn More Japanese!

Learn about the usages of the Japanese word tokoro

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
59

Take the Time to Learn More Japanese

Learn about three different Japanese time expressions: tabi ("whenever"), irai ("since"), and totan ("in no time")

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
60

These Passive Sentences Will Actively Improve Your Japanese

Learn how to use the passive voice

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
61

Express Your Annoyance in Japanese

Learn about the Japanese indirect passive voice

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
62

Are There Monster Parents at This Japanese School?

Learn how to say "to let/to make someone go somewhere" or "to let/to make someone do something"

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
63

Having a Bad Hair Day in Japan

Learn continue learning about Japanese causative verbs

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
64

You May Not Wear a Miniskirt to a Japanese Funeral

Learn how to use the causative to ask for permission to do something

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
65

An Offer of Kindness in Japan

Learn how to how to use the causative to say "someone kindly let me/allowed me to do something"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
66

You Won't Need to be Made to Listen to This Japanese Lesson!

Learn how to say "I was forced to do something" in Japanese using the causative passive

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
67

The Case of the Missing Japanese Diamond

Learn about the usage of -te iku and -te kuru

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
68

Cloudy with a Chance of Tadpoles in Japan

Learn how to use te kuru to indicate the beginning or the continuation of an action

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
69

Continue Studying to Improve Your Japanese

Learn how to use te iku to express continuation

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
70

Learn to Make Japanese Teriyaki Chicken

Learn how to use hajimeru, tuzukeru, and -owaru

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
71

Improve Your Formal Japanese Writing

Learn about the usage of the de aru expository copula, which we often use in formal Japanese writing

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
72

Tips for Improving your Formal Written Japanese

Learn about the conjugation of the de aru copula

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
73

Making Extra Formal Japanese Requests

Learn about using extra-formal language as we review sonkei-go, or "honorific language"

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
74

Using Humble Language in Elegant Japanese Surroundings

Learn how to be extra formal in Japanese using kenjō-go, or "humble language"

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
75

Showing Respect with Formal Japanese Language

Learn the basic dos and don'ts for using extra formal Japanese

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
76

In Japan, What Does Your Blood Type Say About You?

Learn about talking about conditional situations

Audio
 • 20 Minutes
77

When You Study This Japanese Lesson, Many Things Will Fall into Place!

Learn about talking about conditional situations

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
78

If You Watch Late-Night Japanese TV, You Might Get a Deal!

Learn about talking about conditional situations

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
79

If You Follow Her Japanese Advice, You Won't Make a Mistake!

Learn about talking about conditional situations

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
80

When You Look into the Crystal Ball, You Will See Your Future in Japan

Learn about talking about conditional situations

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
81

If You're Smart, You'll Follow My Japanese Advice!

Learn about talking about conditional situations

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
82

Even If You Book Your Japanese Travel at the Last Minute, You May Still Get a Deal

Learn about saying "a even though b"

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
83

Even Though You're in Japan, You Can't Expect to Learn Japanese by Osmosis!

Learn about saying "despite a, b"

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
84

Despite My Laziness, I Still Want to Work in Japan

Learn about comparing "temo" and "noni"

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
85

Why Do Japanese People Often Feel Sickly in May?

Learn about giving and requesting an explanation

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
86

A Match Made in a Japanese Kitchen!

Learn about confirming or requesting confirmation of a previous situation or sentence

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
87

I'm Really Sorry, but My Dog Doesn't Understand Japanese

Learn about making opening remarks

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
88

Why Are You Being So Critical of Everything I Say in Japanese?

Learn about reviewing the different usages of "no da"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
89

Pushing Yourself to Your Limit in Japan

Learn about turning verbs into nouns

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
90

Is That the Thing You Got in the Japanese Mail?

Learn about modifying nouns

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
91

You Can't Believe Everything You Hear in Japanese!

Learn about modifying nouns

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
92

Flattery Will Get You Everywhere in Japan...Almost!

Learn about talking about change

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
93

Please Listen to My Japanese Sales Pitch!

Learn about using transitive and intransitive verbs

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
94

I Love When They Say 'I Want to Work for World Peace' in Japanese

Learn about talking about one's purpose

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
95

I'm Going on an All-Ramen Japanese Diet to Lose Weight!

Learn about comparing "tame ni" and "you ni"

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
96

Why Didn't You Wake Me Up for the Japanese Tour?

Learn about using "te iru" and "te aru"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
97

I Am Already Prepared for Our Japanese Adventure

Learn about talking about how an action is done in preparation for something

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
98

Tell Me What Your Japanese Crystal Ball Says

Learn about talking about how something appears

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
99

Did You Hear the Latest Gossip in Japan? I Heard That...

Learn about talking about what you have heard

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
100

Tell Me about Your Past in Japanese

Learn about talking about something you have just remembered

Audio
 • 16 Minutes