Start Learning Japanese in the next 30 Seconds with a Free Lifetime Account
Learn five slang adjectives
Review of onomatopoeia introduced in previous lessons
Learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours
Learn how to read and write hiragana characters, ら, り, る, れ, ろ
Hear a special story
Watch a short Japanese Drama
Learn the katakana vowels
Learn how people celebrate Christmas in Japan
Learn when to use -SOU DA or -YOU DA
Learn about talking about one's ability
Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Japanese
Learn about the speaker's interaction with a singer from a popular band in a Japanese cafe
Learn how to count in Japanese
Learn about describing how people walk
Learn how to take a Japanese-style bath
Learn verbs which are frequently used in slang expressions
Learn about expressing gratitude
Learn about talking about doing something in advance for the purpose of some other future event
Learn how to talk about which songs to sing at karaoke
Learn about Harajuku - the landmarks and the streets
Learn essential vocabulary related to all kinds of competitions
Listen to the full audio dialogue to learn more expressions for introducing yourself
Learn the question "Are you hungry?" in Japanese and how to answer it
Learn words and phrases to use when crossing borders
Learn top 10 ways to prepare your travel
Learn about Japanese particles
Learn the Katakana W column plus N
Learn the expressions to use when commuting to work
Learn how to read and write katakana characters, ヤ, ユ, ヨ
Learn about asking questions, asking how to do something
Learn to make comparisons
Learn how to write and read the kanji 百
Learn about some of the most important Japanese manners associated with chopsticks
Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including direction words and words for hygiene
Learn about talking about change
Learn about expressing the idea that "the more something (happens), the more something else (happens)"
Learn about indicate one's assumption/judgment based on what one can see
Learn essential vocabulary about common terms related to crafts and skills
Learn how make a gesture for "Ghost"
Learn the common Japanese phrases you'll use during proposal phases and we'll also teach you the Japanese words you can use to tell someone (hopefully not your spouse
Learn how to make a suggestion
Learn how to use the Japanese word yōni
Learn how to combine two Japanese verbs using the te-form
Review four cardinal points
Learn essential vocabulary related to the world cup
Learn how to have a package redelivered over the phone
Learn about the Top 5 Tourist Spots in Japan
Learn the basics about kanji script
Learn how to use the sentence pattern "Thank you for doing something."
Learn about offering food in casual speech
Learn about Ginza in Japan
Learn how to use the sentence pattern "I did something (regrettably)"
Learn all about Japanese green tea
Learn how to use the Japanese honorific verbs irassharu and -te irassharu
Learn how to use Japanese intransitive verbs
Learn all about the Boys' Festival in Japan
Learn all about Setsubun
Learn words and phrases about airports
Learn about introducing an adverb to summarize what has been mentioned in the previous clause or sentence, or to express this information more succinctly
Learn 10 most common break-up lines
Learn about giving and requesting an explanation
Learn how to ask "who is it?"
Learn how to combine adjectives such as nagakute muzukashii, etc
Learn that the Japanese have incorporated spring cleaning into one of their most important Japanese holidays, as well as traditions involving Japanese family and food
Learn how to read and write hiragana characters, ま, み, む, め, も
Learn about Takamori Saigō, a famous figure in Japanese history
Learn how to use the counter 台 (Dai)
Learn how to say you've been to Japan several times
Learn how to ask, "How do you say that ?"
Learn all about Year-End Parties
Learn how to create the negative forms of the irregular Class 3 verbs suru and kuru
Learn all about Japanese
Learn about talking about social issues
Learn about the Top 5 things you need to know about banks in Japan
Learn about expressing that someone does something for the speaker
Learn essential vocabulary to talk about energy
Learn how to use the counter 冊 (Satsu)
Learn about getting medicine
Learn how to use sentences formed as "Do [clause 1] without doing [clause 2]"
Learn about comparing "tame ni" and "you ni"
Learn the Hiragana Y column and digraphs
Learn words and phrases to use in the classroom
Learn about Yukichi Fukuzawa, a famous figure history
Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N5 : 週, 十, 出, 書 and 女
Learn about the wonderful, yet extremely complex, world of Japanese metaphors, hiyu
Learn about expressing that one thing is the best match for the other
Learn about superstitions related to a shoe string snapping, and the Mt. Fuji hawk-egg plant dream
Practice identifying Japanese currency
Learn about using extra-formal language as we review sonkei-go, or "honorific language"
Learn about different kinds of signs and improve your reading skills
Learn more about how to tell a doctor your symptoms
Learn about Japan's famous last shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa
Learn about how to wear a yukata
Learn how to talk about your favorite type of movie
Learn how to post comments about being exhausted
Learn five words to describe clothing
Learn how to write and read the kanji 十
Learn about talking about the action "come"
Learn about talking about doing something for the experience or in order to see the result
Learn about buying a train ticket
Learn about getting a haircut
Learn about expressing "there is no way that…", "it is impossible to…", "there is no basis for…"
Learn about non-past polite
Learn how to introduce yourself formally in a business situation
Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N2: 乾, 了, 介, 仏 and 令
Hear komedonya-no-orei, mukashi-banashi, fishing
Learn 10 phrases for bad students
Learn about ask where something is located
Learn the radical for "person," 亻
Learn words and phrases about nagative emotions
Learn how to use three Japanese particles to tell someone a starting and ending point and to give directions
Learn how to express that you have and don't have something
Learn about using transitive and intransitive verbs
Learn about Shibuya - the landmarks and the nightlife
Learn about expressing the speaker's conjecture or guess
Learn how to be a good lover in Japanese
Learn how to describe others' feelings using -garu, and you'll also learn set Japanese phrases to use when visiting someone's home
Learn about calling for help in an emergency situation
Learn about boxed lunches in Japan
Learn about the seniority system in Japan
Learn expressions related to health and diet
Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N4 : 妹, 姉, 始, 字 and 室
Learn how to write and read the kanji 東
Learn how to count from 0 to 9
Learn about Japanese musician Ozaki Yutaka
Learn the basics of Kendo with Risa
Learn about how to conduct an interview and improve your reading skills
Learn adjectives frequently used in negative slang expressions
Learn about 油断大敵 and 自画自賛
Learn posters you will find in the Japanese train stations warning you not to rush into the cars as the doors are about to close
Learn essential vocabulary for discussing social media
Learn how to eat ramen at a ramen shop in Japan
Learn about asking for smoking or non-smoking seats
Learn about talking about experience
Learn about talking about bonus
Learn the Japanese expressions that we use for summarizing or rephrasing what someone else has said, such as ii kaeru to, tsumari, yōsuru ni, and so on
Learn what to say when you are not going to see someone for a long time
Learn about the nominalizer "koto" in using the verb "dekiru"
Learn about expressing a situation where one thing happens right after another
Learn some tips for learning kanji
Learn how to use the sentence pattern "I have to..."
Learn about greeting someone for the first time in a while
Learn about saying that you don't understand
Learn how to add emphasis to Japanese phrases that you have already learned
Learn about the days of the week and related time expressions
Hear about Japanese nightclubs
Learn how to use -TAI with other people
Learn about asking various questions
Learn about greeting others
Learn the verses of a popular Japanese song that praises the Japanese mountain Mt
Learn eleven famous movie quotes
Learn expressions to use at night
Learn about Japanese culture with this lesson on the Japanese custom of bathing with shobu (iris leaves) on May 5th Children's Day and with yuzu (citron) on the winter solstice
Learn about the usage of -o miawaseru/toriyameru and -to iu in Japanese
Learn about ordering at a restaurant
Review the different Japanese verb constructions
Learn how to read things in a car
Learn more slang expressions to describe relationships
Learn about the "High Professional System"
Hear an old folk tale of monsters
Learn essential vocabulary related to natural disasters
Learn words and phrases about tableware
Learn about the Niigata dialect of the Niigata Prefecture in Japan
Learn about two types of Japanese cuisine that are famous for fun
Learn about asking for permission
Learn about ordering drink
Learn about the Japanese Countryside
Learn the advanced usages of the DE particle
Learn about talking about time
Learn about the importance of business cards in the Japanese business world
Visit Nakamise Dori with Risa
Learn about cultural icons printed on Japanese coins and bills
Learn how to ask for explanation using the Japanese phrase "Setsumei shite kudasai"
Learn how to ask about and say where something is
Learn how to say "I did something beforehand"
Learn top 10 school subjects
Learn expressions with tricky meanings
Learn about the New Word and Buzzword-of-the-Year Grand Prix
Discover your new learning strategies and free resources of the month.
Learn words and phrases about major cities
Learn essential vocabulary related to marine animals
Learn the radical for "day," 日
Learn about asking for and giving more detailed information at a business meeting
Learn about expressing that something has been done
Learn how to say thank you in Japanese
Learn how to call a client and ask for a specific person
Learn adjectives to best describe your personality
Learn about ordering at a restaurant and counting things
Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N5 : 九, 休, 魚, 金 and 空
Learn how to use the sentence pattern "A is [adjective]"
Learn essential vocabulary to talk about world continents and territories
Learn the radical for "movement," ⻌
Learn how to ask someone to call an ambulance
Learn about setting up surprise party
Learn about indicating a way or a manner in which something is done
Learn how to use the counter 切れ (kire)
Learn five tongue-twisters
Learn words and phrases about animals
Learn Top 6 Japanese Fairy Tales
Learn about plants that are common in Japan
Learn how to ask where someone is
Learn how to say what we want or want to do
Learn how to post comments about relaxing
Hear about shrines in Japan
Learn about how to make a map and improve your reading skills
Learn about expressing that the speaker's statement is conjecture based on some information or knowledge held by the speaker
Learn about some funny things that people are prone to losing
Learn about the lifelong employment system in Japan
Learn about adverbs of frequency
Learn vocab related to positions and directions
Learn about the final part of the Listening Comprehension section of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam
Learn how to buy items at a register
Learn about the volitional form of Japanese verbs and negative form of Japanese verbs for making invitations and suggestions
Learn about rainy days and improve your reading skills
Learn the difference in usage between the Japanese auxiliary verbs -nikui, -zurai, and -gatai, all meaning "difficult to"
Learn about wishing someone a happy new year
Learn five words about track and field
Learn about introducing the conjugation of Class I verbs to their potential form
Learn about making plans
Learn Kinkakuji, the most popular temple in Japan
Learn how to introduce yourself
Learn about how some animals get food and improve your reading skills
Learn how to behave properly at a company drinking party
Learn how to use chōdai to request some object
Learn how to use the the Japanese suffix -ppoi and the auxiliary adjective rashii, meaning "-ish" or "-like
Learn about booking air tickets
Learn about using idioms in daily conversation
Learn about talking on the phone, giving reasons
Learn about talking to animals using very casual language
Learn about expressing the potential or passive with the same verb form
Learn about talking about the tradition of going to see the first sunrise of the new year
Learn about the scariest bar in Japan
Learn about expressing the idea that something happens while something else is going on during a given period
Learn about expressing the concept of "looks like," "-ish," "-like," "easy to," or "apt to"
Learn how to post comments about Coming-of-Age Day
Learn how to discuss present continuing actions
Learn these kanji to pass JLPT N4 : 低, 住, 体, 作 and 使
Learn about expressing requests in a casual way
Learn the attributive use of the particle ga
Learn about expressing that one wants someone to do something
Learn about using a double negative to express the idea of "must" or "have to"
Learn about forming negative questions with nouns to ask "isn't there [noun]?" or "aren't there [noun]?"
Learn a tale of Warashibe Choja, or the Straw Millionaire
Learn about expressing giving something a try to see what will happen
Learn about expressing that one wants to do something
Learn about shopping conversation
Learn about expressing uncertainty or wondering
Learn about asking a question to confirm something you knew previously but can't recall and expressing envy or longing
Learn about urging someone of lower social status (eg, a child) to try doing something
Learn about talking about an action being done by someone
Learn about expressing one's opinion
Learn about expressing regret, saying "it would have been better to…"
Learn about expressing means by which a desirable state is achieved: "so that" and "if then"
Hear an Urashimataro story
Learn about using an archaic grammatical construction to express "you should [verb]" or "then, [verb]!"
Learn how to make the past tense of Japanese i-adjectives and na-adjectives
Review about asking and giving direction
Learn how to use demonstrative words that mean "this" and "that"
Learn words and phrases about common actions
Learn about Tanabata, which is the Japanese word for the Star Festival
Learn about checking in for a flight
Learn about talking about you or someone else having to do something
Learn must-know terms related to family members
Learn how to express that you're doing an action for the first time
Learn words and phrases about Armed Forces Day in the United States
Learn how to understand instructions from a doctor
Learn five words about things in your toolbox
Learn top 10 tourist attractions in Japan
Watch the animation and listen to the dialogue to learn these Japanese expressions
Learn words and phrases for cooking
Learn words and phrases for studying a language
Learn all about Respect for the Aged Day
Learn how to ask what time it is, and say what time it is
Learn how to describe the location of something in Japanese
Learn about Japanese ninjas
Learn how to tell time
Learn about one of the newest landmarks in Tokyo, Japan: the Tokyo Sky Tree
Learn all about Labor Thanksgiving Day
Learn how to use the Japanese verb that means "to exist" or "to have" when dealing with inanimate objects
Learn the difference between -TE KURETA and -TE AGETA
Learn about talking about conditional situations
Learn about Japanese sweets
Learn about O-bon
Learn about complaining about stepping in gum
Learn about asking about what something is like
Learn about the Top 5 things you need to know about credit cards in Japan
Learn about the house radical 宀
Learn how to explain who you are meeting and the time of your appointment when you have a business meeting
Learn about the third part of the grammar and reading comprehension section on the Japanese proficiency exam
Learn the usage of -to dōji ni and totan in Japanese
Learn about expressing an action is progressing at the present with negative form
Learn how make a gesture for "Me?"
Learn about Japanese taxis
Learn the Hiragana M column
Learn how to ask to sit at a different table in a restaurant
Learn about the so-called “Yuru-charachters"
Learn about Ieyasu Tokugawa, one of the great Japanese leaders of the Warring States period in Japan
Learn top 10 phrases you need for a date
Learn about talking about prices
Learn about usage of [–kara –made]
Learn more about SMAP Splitting Up
Learn about giving an example of something that you would not do or would be near impossible for you to do
Learn about Miki's recent unfortunate experience
Learn the question "What do you do?" in Japanese and how to answer it
Learn about expressing the idea that "if someone does something"
Learn about life in Japan
Learn about the difference between two popular Japanese noodle dishes: soba and udon
Learn five words for different mammals
Learn about a new usage of the verb naru and the usage of the honorific verb nasaru
Learn about saying "despite a, b"
Learn essential words and phrases for summertime
Learn about the usage of ukagau in Japanese
Learn top 10 Comic Con words
Learn about telling a meaning of proverb
Learn words and phrases for March Madness Basketball
Learn about the Nebuta festival in Japan
Learn all about Constitution Day
Learn the words and phrases about Errands around town
Learn about describing how people laugh
Learn about Odaiba, a popular stop for shopping and going on dates
Learn about Izakaya, the Japanese version of what we might call a bar or a pub
Learn about asking for favors
Learn the names for months of the year
Learn about talking about children
Learn about the person most often considered the national singer of Japan, Hibari Misora
Learn when you should use 'onegai shimasu' or 'kudasai'
Learn what you'll find in question two of the reading comprehension section of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam
Learn how to describe the wishes of others
Learn about modifying nouns
Learn how to use chopsticks properly
Learn about talking about bad habits
Learn about the usage of -te iku and -te kuru
Learn about understanding train announcements
Learn about talking about something using adjectives
Learn how to read and write hiragana characters, た, ち, つ, て, と
Learn the parting message when you leave Japan
Learn how to ask whether something or someone is okay
Learn how to create passive sentences
Learn Japanese words about White Day
Learn the radical for "word," 言
Learn about interesting proverbs
Learn appropriate words and phrases for visiting a Japanese home
Learn about asking for the price and asking about the origin
Learn how to post comments about sharing music or videos
Learn five four-character idiom with numbers
Learn about introducing the conjugation of the irregular Class III verb "kuru" to the potential form
Learn words and phrases related to the Fourth of July in the United States
Learn how to use the verbs arimasu and imasu to talk about existence
Learn the words and phrases introduced in the week ending November 1, 2014
Learn about the Japanese "King of Rock," Kiyoshiro Imawano
Learn about talking about shrine maidens
Learn about asking for directions
Learn words and phrases for different drinks
Learn about expressing likes
Learn about indicating that two actions occur at the same time
Learn about using sentences to describe someone/something
Learn about Hideyo Noguchi, an important Japanese scholar
Learn about the usage of the expression 物足りない(mono tarinai)
Learn about describing weather using onomatopoeia
Learn Japanese words and phrases to use in the classroom
Learn how to use the Japanese suffixes -teki, -fū, -sei, -kei, and -ka
Learn about award-winning Japanese author Haruki Murakami
Learn about numbers from 10- 999
Learn how to talk about where someone is
Learn about making decision, asking things
Learn about Miki's experience with artificial nails
Learn about getting a ticket, planning a trip
Learn about the top five Japanese phrases you'll need to know for conversation that you probably won't learn in any Japanese classroom
Learn about the fourth section of the listening comprehension portion of the Japanese proficiency exam
Learn how to ask simple questions
Learn Japanese words about Valentine's Day
Learn about visiting a temple
Learn all about O-Bon, Festival of Souls
Learn about introducing transitive and intransitive verb
Learn to use Japanese verbs like iku, kuru, and kaeru
Learn about Japanese pop and traditional culture
Learn how to write and read the kanji 語
Learn about offering things, asking things
Learn about expressing the concept of "even if"
Learn about the negative of i-adjectives
Learn clothing vocabulary
Learn how to meet new people and say hello to friends and acquaintances in polite Japanese
Learn how to create simple sentences that you can use to introduce yourself (A wa B desu, "A is B"), and
Listen to a conversation about volunteering
Learn how to use the conditional to give instructions or directions, and we'll also show you how to form and use embedded questions
Learn about asking someone for permission to do something
Learn about expressing what you thought
Learn about the Top 5 things you need to know about electronic money (e-money) in Japan
Learn five words about photography
Learn how to ask to see an item in a showcase
Learn about usage of verb "to eat"
Learn some great Japanese words and phrases to make your conversation sound more natural
Learn about exchanging money
Learn the phrases you can use to say "someone looks" or "something looks"
Learn about asking questions
Learn about using an internet cafe
Learn the top 10 phrases to amaze native speakers
Learn about describing how excited you are
Learn how to ask someone to repeat their name
Learn exercise vocabulary
Learn words and phrases related to restaurants
Learn about using Okayama dialect
Learn five japanese cities
Learn popular Japanese phrases you'll need to be able to describe the weather
Learn about the third section of the listening comprehension portion of the Japanese proficiency exam
Learn about talking about how something appears
Learn 15 fan-favorite Japanese words
Learn how to understand simple directions
Learn about asking about the weather
Learn about Setsubun, which is the Japanese celebration on the last day of winter
Learn about talking about health
Learn about conjugating the iru of the present progressive form to its te-form
Learn about indicating hearsay or conjecture
Learn how to offer your help
Learn the usage of ni shitagatte, ni tsurete, and -ba -hodo in Japanese
Learn about shops and services that are common in Japan
Listen to a conversation about choosing a hotel
Learn how to form the future tense of Japanese verbs
Learn about describing the existence of things using "iru" and "aru"
Learn about Japanese expressions that you can use while dining at a restaurant
Learn how to use Japanese verbs in the non-past negative form
Learn how to use negative Japanese adjectives to say things like "not fun" or "not expensive
Learn about telling and asking one's preferences
Learn how to form embedded questions
Learn how to superlative sentences that compare quantity or quality
Learn about what's required to get a driver's license and how much they cost
Learn about New Year’s in Japan
Learn about Japanese children's games (Japanese games similar to pin the tail on the donkey, cat's cradle, hide-and-seek, and more)
Learn how to combine verbs
Learn about asking questions and telling to whom the item belongs
Learn about the Japanese general counter
Learn about o-hanami, or flower viewing, in Japan
Hear about Japanese comedians
Learn how to use hajimeru, tuzukeru, and -owaru
Learn about expression the idea of making someone do something
Learn about past tenses
Learn all about the Tsukimi in Japan
Learn about describing things, visiting a pharmacy, describing pain
Learn about asking about the consultation hours of the dental clinic
Learn how to tell a doctor your symptoms
Learn about talking about actions one can do
Learn how to ask about prices
Learn about Japanese superstitions and related vocabulary
Learn about the various kinds of "hunting" Miki enjoys
