Course Introduction - Level 2 Japanese

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Coincidence Times Two, Japanese Particles Wa, No, and Mo

Learn about introducing oneself

You Can Speak More Languages with Japanese Particles O and Ga!

Learn about talking about one's ability

Japanese Particle No: There's a New Teacher in the Room!

Learn about introducing someone formally

Take Your Japanese Questions to New Heights with Particles Ka and No!

Learn about talking about one's child

Need Directions? Japanese Particles E, Ni, Kara, and Made Will Show You the Way!

Learn about asking direction at a train station

Level 2 Practice Worksheet 1

Japanese Verb Conjugation: Masu Form

Meet The Parents 1

Learn the humble forms for "to speak" and "to do"

Japanese Etiquette: Visiting a Home

Learn how to enter Japanese home respectfully and show that you're sensitive to the culture

Tell Me More About Yourself

Learn how to talk about yourself in a polite manner

Daddy is Home

Learn how to say what we want or want to do

A Scheme is Hatched

Learn how to say what you don't want

The Plot Thickens

Learn the attributive use of the particle ga

An Opportunity Arises

Learn about talking on the phone

A Second Chance to Make A First Impression

Learn how to extend invitations and how not to answer them when speaking with a potential mother-in-law

Taking Orders

Learn to follow instructions in this Japanese lesson

Bonding at Break Time

Learn how to understand more simple instructions

Three's A Crowd

Learn about the critical Japanese phrases you need to get around

Have You Seen Our Garden?

Learn how to ask for explanation using the Japanese phrase "Setsumei shite kudasai"

Japanese Verb Conjugation: Te Form

The Perfect Japanese For a First Encounter

Learn how to discuss present continuing actions

Using Polite Japanese: Your Key to Forming Relationships

Learn to use Japanese verbs like iku, kuru, and kaeru

Cans and Can'ts: Asking for and Giving Permission

Learn to use these Japanese words to ask all sorts of questions and give appropriate responses

Read, Learn and Speak: Combining Verbs in Japanese

Learn how to combine verbs

What are you Going to Bring?

Learn about Mottekite (to bring) and Motteiku (to take)

Japanese that Might Save Your Life!

Learn the emergency numbers you need in Japan

How Not to Take The Wrong Train in Japan!

Learn how to ask for directions and use public transportation in Japan

How Does Your Japanese Compare?

Learn to make comparisons

Who are You Being Compared To?

Learn how to make affirmative comparisons

“The Best” Japanese is Here!

Learn how to superlative sentences that compare quantity or quality

Please Don't Do This!

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

The Most Important Japanese Lesson Yet!

Learn how to change verbs into the past tense

Japanese You Can Do Without?

Learn how to use sentences formed as "Do [clause 1] without doing [clause 2]"

Learn Japanese Time Particles Kara, Made, and Ni in a Particle of Time!

Learn about asking about the consultation hours of the dental clinic

You'll Know the Location of the Action with Japanese Particles Ni, De, and O

Learn about giving directions

Every List of Japanese Particles HAS to Include Japanese Particles To, Ya, or Mo!

Learn about offering something to someone

What's the Subject? Look for the Japanese Particles Wa and Ga

Learn about asking various questions

The Object of Your Desire, and More, Japanese Particle Ga!

Learn about telling what you want

The Right Way to Sightsee in Japan

Review two verb forms, which are the dictionary form and the masu form

Are You Ready for a Visit to Japan?

Review the counters for hours and minutes, and how to form the negative form of a verb

One Word You Can't Speak Japanese Without!

Learn about telling someone to do something

Formal and Informal Japanese: Do you Know the Difference?

Learn about talking about something using adjectives

Your First Trip to Japan

Learn about talking about past actions

My Sincerest Apologies

Learn about saying that one did not do a certain action in the past

The Most Meaningful Japanese Lesson Yet

Learn about describing how something was

Get in on the Volitional Verb Action!

Learn about making a suggestion (let's ～)

Is Your Japanese Too Much?

Learn about saying that something is too [adjective]

Japanese That's Easy to Do

Learn about saying that something is easy or hard to do

I Think You'll Like This...

Learn about expressing your opinion

All You Have to do is Ask!

Learn about asking the reason for something

Too Easy Japanese!

Review of lessons 34～37

Where's Your Japanese Headed?

Learn about stating your purpose for going somewhere

Yes or No?

Learn about saying you haven't done a certain action yet

Have You Started This Yet?

Learn about talking about actions that have already happened or haven't happened yet

Your Japanese Possibilities

Learn about talking about ability and asking permission

Your Japanese Abilities

Learn about expressing that one can do something

"Able-Bodied" Japanese

Learn about expressing that you can do something part ii

What's Your Japanese Potential?

Learn about conjugating the potential forms of verbs

Don’t Quote Me in Japanese on This

Learn about reporting what someone else has said

It's Time For a Change!

Learn about talking about change and transformation

Transform Your Japanese

Learn more about talking about change and transformation

Do You Talk About Other People In Japanese?

Learn about using sentences to describe someone/something

Need a Japanese Review?

Review of past lessons

What Do Football, Baseball, and the Japanese Particle Wa Have in Common?

Learn about talking about what you're good at and what you're not so good at

Other Particles Are Useful, but Japanese Particles Wa and Mo Are Crucial!

Learn about telling someone has disappeared

We Agree...We Have Strong Feelings About Japanese Particles Ne, Yo, Wa, Ze, and Zo!

Learn about apologizing

Casually Speaking, Have Some Fun with Japanese Particles, No, Na, Kana, and Jan!

Learn about feeling sympathy

Japanese Particles De and Kara Are the Right Tools to Get the Job Done!

Learn about talking about an injury

It's Always Sunny in Japan

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

What Does Your Future Look Like in Japan?

Learn how to describe your future intentions and plans

What's the Japanese Diagnosis?

Learn how to describe how you are feeling

I Could Use Some Help Shopping in Japan!

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

You Should Do What This Person Says in Japanese

Learn how to offer a strong suggestion or give advice

I Want You to Visit Me in Japan!

Learn how to describe your desires and thoughts

I'm Thinking about What to Do Later in Japan

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

Somebody Wants to Learn Japanese!

Learn how to describe the wishes of others

Why Is That Japanese Phone Ringing off the Hook?

Learn the ways you should identify yourself when you call someone

This Japanese Lesson Is Something Special!

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

If Only I Knew What to Call It in Japanese!

Learn how to say what something is named or called

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

Learn how to explain a timeline using Japanese phrases

I've Never Lied to You in Japanese!

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

Now Hear This in Japanese!

Learn how to use the Japanese imperative tense

Please Give Me a Discount on that Japanese Item!

Learn how to form polite requests

Did You Have a Japanese Makeover?

Learn how to use a Japanese verb to indicate change

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

Learn how to make a request using -younisuru

Opening New Doors in Japan

Learn about transitive and intransitive verbs and how to use them

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

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

Taking Baby Steps in a Japanese Kitchen

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

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

Did You Hear That Japanese Rumor?

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

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

Please Speak Respectfully to My Japanese Parents!

Learn the honorific form of the Japanese language

Japanese Particles Yori, No hou, Ga, Wa, To, and De Make Comparisons a No-brainer!

Learn about comparing things

Find Everything You're Looking for with Japanese Particles O and Ni!

Learn about asking for directions

What's Your Excuse?! And it Had Better Begin with Japanese Particles De, Kara, and Node!

Learn about giving reasons

Tell Them How You Really Feel with Japanese Particles Wa and Ga!

Learn about talking about physical appearance or condition

The Japanese Particles Ga and No Are a Dream Come True!

Learn about describing an item

You Can Never Be Too Polite in Japanese

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

Impress Others with Your Formal Japanese

Learn about useful Japanese expressions for a job interview

Finish Your Japanese Beans

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

The Dog Ate My Japanese Homework

Learn how to accept the consequences of our actions

Learn This Japanese Verb Ahead of Time

Learn how to say "I did something beforehand"

Do Your Japanese a Favor

Learn how to say "to do something for someone"

Express Your Gratitude in Japanese

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

This Helping Verb Will Do a Lot for Your Japanese!

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

Making a Formal Request in Japanese

Learn how to make a request

Skip These Sounds for More Natural Japanese

Learn about sound omission, which occurs in everyday Japanese conversation

This Japanese is Easy to Say

Learn about contracted Japanese expressions

Don't Text and Drive in Japan

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

You Got a Japanese Call While You Were Out

Learn how to say "during" or "while"

A Japanese Accident Just Waiting to Happen

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

A Series of Unfortunate Events in Japan

Learn how to give a reason for something formally

Does Cold Weather Stop You Drinking Japanese Beer?

Learn how to describe the reason for something

A Lonely Birthday in Japan

Learn how to say "even though"

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

Learn how to say "if"

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

Learn how to say "even if"

Whenever You Have a Moment, Learn Some More Japanese!

Learn how to say "whenever"

Seeing Ghosts in Japan

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

A Japanese Proposal for your Consideration

Learn how to create the passive form of Japanese verbs

Actively Learn This Passive Japanese

Learn how to create passive sentences

Partying in a Japanese Haunted House

Learn how to say "looks like"

Desperate Times at the Japanese Bank

Review the grammar you learned so far

A Golden Anniversary: Looking Back Over Japanese Particles No, Wa, Ga, and O

Learn about giving a present

Your Japanese-Speaking Goals Will Be Met in No Time with Particles E, Ni, and De!

Learn about giving advice

Reviewing Your Choices Is Impossible without First Reviewing Japanese Particles No and To!

Learn about telling one's opinion

As Much as You Study Japanese, Shouldn't You Know Japanese Particles Ka and Mo?

Learn about talking about one's problems

After this Lesson, Even You Will Understand Japanese Particles Kara and Made

Learn about inviting someone to a party