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Absolute Beginner
Visual Japanese Grammar Bank
Break down nitty gritty Japanese grammar in an easy to understand format.
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Contents
25 Video Lessons
1

Introducing Yourself in Japanese

Learn how to create simple sentences that you can use to introduce yourself (A wa B desu, "A is B"), and

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 • 3 Minutes
2

Asking Simple Questions in Japanese

Learn how to ask simple yes/no question

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 • 3 Minutes
3

Asking What Something is in Japanese

Learn how to ask what something is

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 • 3 Minutes
4

Telling Time in Japanese

Learn how to ask what time it is, and say what time it is

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 • 3 Minutes
5

Asking Where Something is in Japanese

Learn how to ask where something is, and you'll also learn the words for "here", "there", and "over there"

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 • 3 Minutes
6

Asking for Something in Japanese

Learn how to ask for something, and you'll also learn a phrase used for apologizing and excusing yourself

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 • 3 Minutes
7

Past and Negative Forms of the Japanese Copula

Learn the past and negative forms of the copula desu

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 • 4 Minutes
8

Using the Japanese Verbs Arimasu/Imasu

Learn how to use the verbs arimasu and imasu to talk about existence

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 • 4 Minutes
9

Saying You Like (or Don't Like) Something in Japanese

Learn how to say you like and don't like something in Japanese using the adjectives suki and kirai

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 • 3 Minutes
10

Introduction to Adjectives in Japanese

Learn all about the two types of adjectives, and how to use them

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 • 4 Minutes
11

Negative Forms of Adjectives in Japanese

Learn how to make and use both types of negative adjective

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 • 3 Minutes
12

Past Forms of Adjectives in Japanese

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

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 • 3 Minutes
13

Using Verbs in Japanese

Learn how to create sentences using present-tense verbs, as well as

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 • 3 Minutes
14

Using Particles "e" and "de" in Japanese

Learn how to use the direction particle "e" and the location particle "de" sentences

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 • 3 Minutes
15

Conjugating Formal Verbs in Japanese

Learn how to conjugate formal Japanese verbs to make polite sentences

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 • 3 Minutes
16

Suggestions and Invitations in Japanese

Learn how to invite someone to do something politely in two different ways

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 • 2 Minutes
17

Introduction to Informal Japanese Verbs

Learn how to use plain verbs for casual Japanese, and the difference between casual and polite speech

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 • 2 Minutes
18

Negative Forms of Class 1 Japanese Verbs

Learn how to form and use the negative forms of class 1 Japanese verbs

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 • 2 Minutes
19

Negative Forms of Class 2 Japanese Verbs

Learn how to form the negative forms of Class 2 verbs and make negative Japanese sentences with them

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 • 4 Minutes
20

Negative Forms of Class 3 Japanese Verbs

Learn how to create the negative forms of the irregular Class 3 verbs suru and kuru

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 • 3 Minutes
21

The -Te Form of Class 1 Japanese Verbs

Learn how to make the -te form of Class 1 verbs to give commands

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 • 4 Minutes
22

The -Te Form of Class 2 and 3 Japanese Verbs

Learn how to make the -te form of Class 2 and 3 verbs to give more commands

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 • 3 Minutes
23

Talking About Current Actions in Japanese

Learn how to talk about current actions using the -te iru / -te imasu construction

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 • 3 Minutes
24

Making Requests in Japanese

Learn how to ask someone to do something using the -te kudasai construction

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 • 3 Minutes
25

Asking Someone Not to Do Something in Japanese

Learn how to ask someone not to do something using -naide kudasai

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 • 2 Minutes