Level 1 Japanese: An Intensive Course

Absolute Beginner

Start here for our intensive curated pathway for Level 1. This course is aligned with JLPT N5 and level A1-A2 of the CEFR.

Contents

42 Audio Lessons

76 Assessments

Where Did You Learn to Speak Japanese Like That?!

Learn how to form simple sentences to say A is B

Audio

• 17 Minutes

Appendix 1: Numbers

Learn how to read numbers in Japanese

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Appendix 2: Time - Hours/Minutes

Learn how to express hours and minutes in Japanese

Audio

• 4 Minutes

How to Make a First Impression in Japanese that Will Last a Lifetime

Learn how to introduce yourself and tell people how thrilled you are to meet them

Audio

• 19 Minutes

Do People Understand Where You're Coming From?

Learn where you are from as well as talk about possessions

Audio

• 18 Minutes

Appendix 3: Time - Months/Dates

Learn how to read months and dates in Japanese

Audio

• 5 Minutes

Appendix 9: Ko-so-a-do words

Learn how to use demonstrative words in Japanese

Audio

• 4 Minutes

Japanese Phrases You'll Use Everyday

Learn how to ask for what you need as well as abbreviated questions

Audio

• 17 Minutes

Appendix 4: Days of the Week

Learn how to read days of the week in Japanese

Audio

• 2 Minutes

Welcome to Japan! Avoid Instant Immersion Shock with this Lesson

Learn how to use the copula and become familiar with its different forms

Audio

• 17 Minutes

Appendix 5: Time Duration - Hours & Minutes

Learn how to talk about time duration in Japanese

Audio

• 3 Minutes

Don't Miss Your Chance! How to Close the Deal in Japanese

Learn how to talk about the existence of inanimate objects

Audio

• 16 Minutes

Appendix 6: Time Duration: Days, Weeks, Months, and Years

Learn how to talk about time duration between days, weeks and months in Japanese

Audio

• 3 Minutes

Don't Answer this Question Incorrectly!

Learn how to use a particle to talk about the means used to do something

Audio

• 16 Minutes

Appendix 7: Counters

Learn Japanese counters

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Appendix 11: Country, Nationality, Language

Learn how to talk about nationalities and languages in Japanese

Audio

• 4 Minutes

Get What You Want Using Japanese!

Learn some useful vocabulary for buying tickets in Japan

Audio

• 17 Minutes

Your One Stop Shop for All Your Japanese Needs

Learn the most crucial question words, "what" and "how much?"

Audio

• 19 Minutes

Enjoy a Smooth Check-in at Your Hotel in Japan

Learn about the Japanese sentence-ending particle ne

Audio

• 17 Minutes

Appendix 10: Question Words

Learn how to use question words in Japanese

Audio

• 4 Minutes

Everything You Need to Know about Climate and Weather in Japan

Learn Japanese weather-related words and phrases

Audio

• 17 Minutes

Get Insider Information from the Locals

Learn how to describe the location of something in Japanese

Audio

• 23 Minutes

Learn the Proper Way to Do Business in Japan

Learn common Japanese phrases you would likely use at work

Audio

• 19 Minutes

Making the Most of Your Time in Japan

Learn useful expressions for introducing and meeting people

Audio

• 20 Minutes

Stand Out from the Crowd with these Language Learning Tricks and Tips

Learn how to use Japanese adjectives to describe things

Audio

• 24 Minutes

Fit in and Make Friends - Several Surefire Phrases to Help Your Social Life

Learn how to talk about someone you like in Japanese using suki

Audio

• 20 Minutes

Understanding Directions - Never Get Lost Again

Learn the difference between Japanese verbs arimasu and imasu meaning "to be"

Audio

• 21 Minutes

Pick Up Lines that Don't Work, and Ones that Do!

Learn about Japanese Class 2 and Class 3 verbs, and Japanese frequency adverbs

Audio

• 24 Minutes

The Top Six Places You Have to See When in Japan

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

Audio

• 22 Minutes

You Had Better Ask This Question Before You Do This in Japan

Learn how to ask questions about transportation when you get lost

Audio

• 21 Minutes

Get the Best Table in the Restaurant and Have the Best Dish in Town

Learn how to use -tai to express the desire to do something

Audio

• 18 Minutes

Find Out About the Place Japanese People Go To Have a Good Time

Learn how to combine two or more Japanese adjectives and wi

Audio

• 20 Minutes

Take Charge of the Situation Using Your Japanese

Learn how to ask someone to do something

Audio

• 19 Minutes

Make the Most of Your Japanese Skills - Don't Miss Your Big Chance to Start Speaking

Learn how to use te iru to talk about ongoing actions

Audio

• 17 Minutes

The Right Way to Do a Home Stay - Japanese Manner and Etiquette

Learn how to tell someone not to do something in Japanese using -nai de kudasai

Audio

• 22 Minutes

Appendix 12: Family members

How to talk about family members in Japanese

Audio

• 4 Minutes

The Best Japanese Dish You'll Ever Have

Learn how to combine two Japanese verbs using the te-form

Audio

• 20 Minutes

Joking in Japanese - Do You Think This is Funny?

Learn how to make the affirmative and negative past tense of a verb

Audio

• 22 Minutes

How to See All the Important Sites in the Shortest Amount of Time

Learn how to ask for permission in Japanese using -te mo ii desu ka

Audio

• 21 Minutes

Master Speaking on the Phone and Put All of Your Japanese Friends a Touch Away

Learn how to talk about what you can do

Audio

• 17 Minutes

Where Does Your Japanese Go from Here?

Review the different Japanese verb constructions

Audio

• 20 Minutes

Appendix 8: Relative Time Expressions

Learn about relative time expressions such as "last week" or "next month" in Japanese

Audio

• 3 Minutes

Level 1 Japanese: Diagnostic 1 (Intensive Course)

Where Did You Learn to Speak Japanese Like That?!

Appendix 1: Numbers

Appendix 2: Time - Hours/Minutes

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 1 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 1 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 1 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 1 (Intensive Course)

How to Make a First Impression in Japanese that Will Last a Lifetime

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 2 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 2 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 2 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 2 (Intensive Course)

Do People Understand Where You're Coming From?

Appendix 3: Time - Months/Dates

Appendix 9: Ko-so-a-do words

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 3 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 3 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 3 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 3 (Intensive Course)

Japanese Phrases You'll Use Everyday

Appendix 4: Days of the Week

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 4 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 4 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 4 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 4 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Review 1 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Review 1 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Review 1 (Intensive Course)

Welcome to Japan! Avoid Instant Immersion Shock with this Lesson

Appendix 5: Time Duration - Hours & Minutes

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 5 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 5 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 5 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 5 (Intensive Course)

Don't Miss Your Chance! How to Close the Deal in Japanese

Appendix 6: Time Duration: Days, Weeks, Months, and Years

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 6 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 6 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 6 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 6 (Intensive Course)

Don't Answer this Question Incorrectly!

Appendix 7: Counters

Appendix 11: Country, Nationality, Language

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 7 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 7 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 7 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 7 (Intensive Course)

Get What You Want Using Japanese!

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 8 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 8 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 8 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 8 (Intensive Course)

Your One Stop Shop for All Your Japanese Needs

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 9 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 9 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 9 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 9 (Intensive Course)

Enjoy a Smooth Check-in at Your Hotel in Japan

Appendix 10: Question Words

Level 1 Japanese: Practice Test 10 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Practice 10 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Practice 10 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Challenge 10 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Review Test (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Vocabulary Review 2 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Grammar Review 2 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Kanji Review 2 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Exam 1 (Intensive Course)

Level 1 Japanese: Diagnostic 2 (Intensive Course)

Everything You Need to Know about Climate and Weather in Japan

Level 1 Japanese: Hiragana Practice 1

Get Insider Information from the Locals

Level 1 Japanese: Hiragana Practice 2

Learn the Proper Way to Do Business in Japan

Level 1 Japanese: Hiragana Practice 3

Making the Most of Your Time in Japan

Level 1 Japanese: Hiragana Practice 4

Stand Out from the Crowd with these Language Learning Tricks and Tips

Level 1 Japanese: Hiragana Practice 5