Learning Japanese
Season 1Episodes
1:38 01: Welcome to Japanese!
In 36 lessons, you will learn not only to speak,...
30:00 02: Meeting People; Pronouns; Hiragana Start
As you practice introducing yourself in Japanese using your name...
30:00 03: Question Words and Identifying Objects
Get an introduction to the basic interrogatives that will help...
30:00 04: Telling Time; Polite Verbs; Kyoto
Learn to count to 99 and develop the vocabulary and...
30:00 05: Negatives; wa and o; Invitations; Harajuku
Learn how to ask positive and negative questions, extend an...
30:00 06: U Verbs; Directions and Getting Around Tokyo
Discover the U-verbs—those that are neither ru-verbs nor irregular—and the...
30:00 07: Shopping; Colors; Big Numbers; Money
You will need this lesson if you plan to do...
30:00 08: Adjectives and Restaurant Orders
Learn the meaning of numerous Japanese i- and na-adjectives, increasing...
30:00 09: Suggestions; Appearances; Sakura; Kanji
Discover how to add new endings onto verbs you already...
30:00 10: Likes and Dislikes; Manga
Explore the additional grammar and vocabulary necessary for you to...
30:00 11: Discussing Skills; Contrasts; Sumo
Learn how to give your opinion about an individual’s skill...
30:00 12: The Past; the Week; the Edo Period; Katakana
In this lesson, you’ll engage with some verb forms for...
30:00 13: Past Activities and Past Adjectives; Sushi
Discover additional ways to speak about the past by using...
30:00 14: Expressing a Desire; the Seasons
Learn how to express your desires using the tai desu...
30:00 15: Comparisons; wa versus ga; Mt. Fuji and Hakone
Learn how to change adjectives or adverbs into superlatives, and...
30:00 16: Giving Detailed Descriptions; Kanazawa
In English, we use the single word “and” to connect...
30:00 17: Explaining Procedures; Counting Things; Trains
Become familiar with additional verbs and verb forms you can...
30:00 18: Polite Requests; Honorifics; Train Stations
Consider the many different degrees of being polite and gracious...
30:00 19: Describing an Action Sequence; Ryokan
Grasp the important vocabulary you’ll need to express “from” and...
30:00 20: Ongoing Actions and a Shopping Street
Explore the differences between English and Japanese present-tense verbs and...
30:00 21: Asking Permission and Entering a Home
In Japan, it is appropriate to ask permission to perform...
30:00 22: Family and Friends; Handling Compliments
Increase your vocabulary related to family, learning the polite and...
30:00 23: Keeping Pets; Wearing Clothes; Traffic Lights
Learn the counting words and verbs that apply to keeping...
30:00 24: Describing Uncompleted Actions; Golden Week
Discover why naming the months is so much easier in...
30:00 25: Negative Requests; Casual Speech; Age; a Zoo
Explore the vocabulary and syntax for making polite negative requests,...
30:00 26: Casual Plain Forms; Obligations; Matcha
Further explore the casual plain forms of speech and their...
30:00 27: Intentions; Counting People; Shabu-shabu
Although present tense is used when speaking of the future...
30:00 28: Talking About Past Experiences; Pachinko
Develop the vocabulary and syntax to enable you to discuss...
30:00 29: Giving Advice; Anime and Akihabara
Learn an additional plain form that is used when expressing...
30:00 30: Making Casual Suggestions; Furusato
Learn a new, plain volitional verb form used when making...
30:00 31: Stating Opinions; Kimono and Washoku
Focus on the specific vocabulary and verb forms for asking...
30:00 32: Conveying What Others Say; Tanabata Festival
Learn the correct vocabulary and verb tenses for describing what...
30:00 33: Explanations with Feeling; New Year’s
It’s not uncommon for two Japanese people in a conversation...
30:00 34: Weather, Conjectures, and Visiting Places
Learn to use deshou or darou when speaking of something...
30:00 35: Talking About What You Can Do; Hibachi
Learn the potential forms of verbs, the most common way...
30:00 36: A Review; Future Intentions; Liking Someone
Bring your Japanese language experience to an end with the...
