Lower Intermediate Season 6

Would You Like a Japanese Gift or Not?

Learn how to form embedded questions

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

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

Japanese Calculations and Good Conversation

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

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

When Did That Happen in Japan?

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

You're Just About to Learn More Japanese!

Learn about the usages of the Japanese word tokoro

Take the Time to Learn More Japanese

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

These Passive Sentences Will Actively Improve Your Japanese

Learn how to use the passive voice

Express Your Annoyance in Japanese

Learn about the Japanese indirect passive voice

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"

Having a Bad Hair Day in Japan

Learn continue learning about Japanese causative verbs

You May Not Wear a Miniskirt to a Japanese Funeral

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

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"

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

The Case of the Missing Japanese Diamond

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

Cloudy with a Chance of Tadpoles in Japan

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

Continue Studying to Improve Your Japanese

Learn how to use te iku to express continuation

Learn to Make Japanese Teriyaki Chicken

Learn how to use hajimeru, tuzukeru, and -owaru

Improve Your Formal Japanese Writing

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

Tips for Improving your Formal Written Japanese

Learn about the conjugation of the de aru copula

Making Extra Formal Japanese Requests

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

Using Humble Language in Elegant Japanese Surroundings

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