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Lesson LibraryNewbie Season 5
Absolute Beginner
Newbie Season 5
Follow Kent and his cousin's family in Japan. You'll learn about informal Japanese.
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25 Audio Lessons
1

If You're Going to Say It in Japanese, You Better Say It Right!

Learn how to interact with people using varying levels of politeness

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
2

Have You Met My Japanese Friend?

Learn Japanese phrases to use when you're meeting someone in an informal situation in Japan

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
3

Being Polite Is Not Just a Formality in Japanese

Learn how to introduce yourself and others in a polite, formal way

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
4

Are You Hungry Enough to Eat That Unidentified Japanese Food?

Learn how to use demonstrative words that mean "this" and "that"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
5

Whoa, What's That in Your Japanese Lunchbox?

Learn how to ask what something is in informal Japanese

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
6

Japan Isn't Far Away

Learn how to form the negative of certain adjectives

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
7

That Japanese Model Isn't Just Pretty - She's Hot!

Learn how to create the negative form of na adjectives and nouns

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
8

Show Some Respect for Your Japanese Elders!

Learn the differences between formal and informal Japanese

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
9

Are You Coming or Going in Japanese?

Learn how to tell someone about your preferences

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
10

I Love Learning Japanese Too!

Learn how to use the Japanese word that means "too"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
11

We Know You're Busy, But There's Always Time for Japanese!

Learn how to tell time

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
12

Are You Cross-Examining Me in Japanese?

Learn how to ask simple questions

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
13

Want to Shop for Birthday Presents in Japan?

Learn how to ask for something politely

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
14

Choosing the Right Japanese Birthday Gift Is Tricky!

Learn how to reverse sentence order when you're using informal Japanese

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
15

What Will You Do Tomorrow in Japan?

Learn how to form the future tense of Japanese verbs

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
16

How You Can Develop Good Japanese Habits

Learn a new way to use the Japanese present tense

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
17

Do You Want to Come and Play Japanese Sports with Us?

Learn irregular verbs

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
18

Won't You Get Hungry If You Don't Eat in Japan?

Learn how to form the negative version of Class One Japanese verbs

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
19

You Won't Be Able to Tear Yourself Away from This Japanese Lesson!

Learn how to form the negative of Class Two Japanese verbs

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
20

You're Going to be Late for the Flight in Japan!

Learn how to form the negative versions of Class Three Japanese verbs

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
21

When Will You Stop Asking Me Questions in Japanese?

Learn how to form the six most popular question words; who, what, when, where, why, and how

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
22

Staying Busy from Monday to Friday in Japan

Learn how to use three Japanese particles to tell someone a starting and ending point and to give directions

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
23

Do You Have a Minute to Help Out a Japanese Student?

Learn how to use the Japanese verb that means "to exist" or "to have" when dealing with inanimate objects

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
24

You're Never There When I Call You in Japan

Learn the Japanese verb that means "to be" or "to exist" when referring to a person or other animate object

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
25

What Will It Take for You to Visit Me in Japan?

Learn how to use the Japanese conjunction kara to provide a reason or cause for something

Audio
 • 13 Minutes