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Lesson LibraryJLPT N4 Recommended Course

JLPT N4 Recommended Course

Use this pathway to prepare for the JLPT N4 test.

100 Lessons, 44 Assessments • 25hrs 14min
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1

It's Always Sunny in Japan

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

17 Minutes • Audio
2

What Does Your Future Look Like in Japan?

Learn how to describe your future intentions and plans

16 Minutes • Audio
3

What's the Japanese Diagnosis?

Learn how to describe how you are feeling

14 Minutes • Audio
4

I Could Use Some Help Shopping in Japan!

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

15 Minutes • Audio
5

You Should Do What This Person Says in Japanese

Learn how to offer a strong suggestion or give advice

15 Minutes • Audio
6

I Want You to Visit Me in Japan!

Learn how to describe your desires and thoughts

13 Minutes • Audio
7

I'm Thinking about What to Do Later in Japan

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

15 Minutes • Audio
8

Somebody Wants to Learn Japanese!

Learn how to describe the wishes of others

15 Minutes • Audio
9

Why Is That Japanese Phone Ringing off the Hook?

Learn the ways you should identify yourself when you call someone

14 Minutes • Audio
10

This Japanese Lesson Is Something Special!

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

13 Minutes • Audio
11

If Only I Knew What to Call It in Japanese!

Learn how to say what something is named or called

14 Minutes • Audio
12

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

Learn how to explain a timeline using Japanese phrases

12 Minutes • Audio
13

I've Never Lied to You in Japanese!

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

13 Minutes • Audio
14

Now Hear This in Japanese!

Learn how to use the Japanese imperative tense

16 Minutes • Audio
15

Please Give Me a Discount on that Japanese Item!

Learn how to form polite requests

12 Minutes • Audio
16

Did You Have a Japanese Makeover?

Learn how to use a Japanese verb to indicate change

11 Minutes • Audio
17

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

Learn how to make a request using -younisuru

14 Minutes • Audio
18

Opening New Doors in Japan

Learn about transitive and intransitive verbs and how to use them

14 Minutes • Audio
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

13 Minutes • Audio
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

11 Minutes • Audio
21

Taking Baby Steps in a Japanese Kitchen

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

13 Minutes • Audio
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

13 Minutes • Audio
23

Did You Hear That Japanese Rumor?

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

15 Minutes • Audio
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

16 Minutes • Audio
25

Please Speak Respectfully to My Japanese Parents!

Learn the honorific form of the Japanese language

14 Minutes • Audio
26

You Can Never Be Too Polite in Japanese

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

14 Minutes • Audio
27

Impress Others with Your Formal Japanese

Learn about useful Japanese expressions for a job interview

12 Minutes • Audio
28

Finish Your Japanese Beans

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

12 Minutes • Audio
29

The Dog Ate My Japanese Homework

Learn how to accept the consequences of our actions

10 Minutes • Audio
30

Learn This Japanese Verb Ahead of Time

Learn how to say "I did something beforehand"

10 Minutes • Audio
31

Do Your Japanese a Favor

Learn how to say "to do something for someone"

11 Minutes • Audio
32

Express Your Gratitude in Japanese

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

12 Minutes • Audio
33

This Helping Verb Will Do a Lot for Your Japanese!

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

14 Minutes • Audio
34

Making a Formal Request in Japanese

Learn how to make a request

13 Minutes • Audio
35

Skip These Sounds for More Natural Japanese

Learn about sound omission, which occurs in everyday Japanese conversation

15 Minutes • Audio
36

This Japanese is Easy to Say

Learn about contracted Japanese expressions

12 Minutes • Audio
37

Don't Text and Drive in Japan

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

13 Minutes • Audio
38

You Got a Japanese Call While You Were Out

Learn how to say "during" or "while"

13 Minutes • Audio
39

A Japanese Accident Just Waiting to Happen

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

14 Minutes • Audio
40

A Series of Unfortunate Events in Japan

Learn how to give a reason for something formally

14 Minutes • Audio
41

Does Cold Weather Stop You Drinking Japanese Beer?

Learn how to describe the reason for something

16 Minutes • Audio
42

A Lonely Birthday in Japan

Learn how to say "even though"

16 Minutes • Audio
43

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

Learn how to say "if"

14 Minutes • Audio
44

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

Learn how to say "even if"

13 Minutes • Audio
45

Whenever You Have a Moment, Learn Some More Japanese!

Learn how to say "whenever"

14 Minutes • Audio
46

Seeing Ghosts in Japan

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

15 Minutes • Audio
47

A Japanese Proposal for your Consideration

Learn how to create the passive form of Japanese verbs

14 Minutes • Audio
48

Actively Learn This Passive Japanese

Learn how to create passive sentences

13 Minutes • Audio
49

Partying in a Japanese Haunted House

Learn how to say "looks like"

15 Minutes • Audio
50

Desperate Times at the Japanese Bank

Review the grammar you learned so far

14 Minutes • Audio
51

Who is That Japanese Person?

Learn how to use clauses to modify nouns

16 Minutes • Audio
52

Would You Like a Japanese Gift or Not?

Learn how to form embedded questions

16 Minutes • Audio
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

13 Minutes • Audio
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

14 Minutes • Audio
55

Japanese Calculations and Good Conversation

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

16 Minutes • Audio
56

Review Your Japanese Grammar to Get it Right

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

13 Minutes • Audio
57

When Did That Happen in Japan?

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

16 Minutes • Audio
58

You're Just About to Learn More Japanese!

Learn about the usages of the Japanese word tokoro

16 Minutes • Audio
59

Take the Time to Learn More Japanese

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

15 Minutes • Audio
60

These Passive Sentences Will Actively Improve Your Japanese

Learn how to use the passive voice

15 Minutes • Audio
61

Express Your Annoyance in Japanese

Learn about the Japanese indirect passive voice

14 Minutes • Audio
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"

17 Minutes • Audio
63

Having a Bad Hair Day in Japan

Learn continue learning about Japanese causative verbs

15 Minutes • Audio
64

You May Not Wear a Miniskirt to a Japanese Funeral

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

15 Minutes • Audio
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"

15 Minutes • Audio
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

15 Minutes • Audio
67

The Case of the Missing Japanese Diamond

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

17 Minutes • Audio
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

14 Minutes • Audio
69

Continue Studying to Improve Your Japanese

Learn how to use te iku to express continuation

14 Minutes • Audio
70

Learn to Make Japanese Teriyaki Chicken

Learn how to use hajimeru, tuzukeru, and -owaru

17 Minutes • Audio
71

Improve Your Formal Japanese Writing

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

15 Minutes • Audio
72

Tips for Improving your Formal Written Japanese

Learn about the conjugation of the de aru copula

17 Minutes • Audio
73

Making Extra Formal Japanese Requests

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

17 Minutes • Audio
74

Using Humble Language in Elegant Japanese Surroundings

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

17 Minutes • Audio
75

Showing Respect with Formal Japanese Language

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

19 Minutes • Audio
76

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

Learn about talking about conditional situations

20 Minutes • Audio
77

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

Learn about talking about conditional situations

18 Minutes • Audio
78

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

Learn about talking about conditional situations

17 Minutes • Audio
79

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

Learn about talking about conditional situations

18 Minutes • Audio
80

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

Learn about talking about conditional situations

16 Minutes • Audio
81

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

Learn about talking about conditional situations

18 Minutes • Audio
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"

17 Minutes • Audio
83

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

Learn about saying "despite a, b"

18 Minutes • Audio
84

Despite My Laziness, I Still Want to Work in Japan

Learn about comparing "temo" and "noni"

17 Minutes • Audio
85

Why Do Japanese People Often Feel Sickly in May?

Learn about giving and requesting an explanation

16 Minutes • Audio
86

A Match Made in a Japanese Kitchen!

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

13 Minutes • Audio
87

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

Learn about making opening remarks

15 Minutes • Audio
88

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

Learn about reviewing the different usages of "no da"

14 Minutes • Audio
89

Pushing Yourself to Your Limit in Japan

Learn about turning verbs into nouns

16 Minutes • Audio
90

Is That the Thing You Got in the Japanese Mail?

Learn about modifying nouns

15 Minutes • Audio
91

You Can't Believe Everything You Hear in Japanese!

Learn about modifying nouns

13 Minutes • Audio
92

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

Learn about talking about change

17 Minutes • Audio
93

Please Listen to My Japanese Sales Pitch!

Learn about using transitive and intransitive verbs

14 Minutes • Audio
94

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

Learn about talking about one's purpose

16 Minutes • Audio
95

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

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

17 Minutes • Audio
96

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

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

15 Minutes • Audio
97

I Am Already Prepared for Our Japanese Adventure

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

15 Minutes • Audio
98

Tell Me What Your Japanese Crystal Ball Says

Learn about talking about how something appears

15 Minutes • Audio
99

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

Learn about talking about what you have heard

15 Minutes • Audio
100

Tell Me about Your Past in Japanese

Learn about talking about something you have just remembered

16 Minutes • Audio