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Your tutor Natsuko will be guiding you with her passion of teaching Japanese language to help you improve Japanese as much as you can.
Not only will you be able to read and write basic Japanese letters and to have basic conversations with Japanese speakers by the end of this 7 hour course but also you will be able to learn some Japanese culture which makes you interested in getting to know more of Japan through learning the unique language and makes you want to go to Japan .
Section 1: Introduction To This Video Course
Section 2: Learn Hiragana
Section 3: Learn Katakana
Your tutor Natsuko will be guiding you with her passion of teaching Japanese language to help you improve Japanese as much as you can.
Not only will you be able to read and write basic Japanese letters and to have basic conversations with Japanese speakers by the end of this 7 hour course but also you will be able to learn some Japanese culture which makes you interested in getting to know more of Japan through learning the unique language and makes you want to go to Japan .
Section 1: Introduction To This Video Course
Section 2: Learn Hiragana
Section 3: Learn Katakana
Section 4: Learn Greeting Phrases
Section 5: Learn Numbers and Japanese Currency
Section 6: Speaking and Listening
Section 7: Final Test
These are the 7 sections in this video course which has an introduction and 95 lessons in total. In the section 6, you are going to learn a lot of vocabulary and very basic grammar, then practice speaking such as translating sentences into Japanese and also answering questions in Japanese. There are some practice of listening and several small tests to check your understanding as well. You can easily study even on your lunch break and improve your Japanese effectively . :)
Introduction to Japanese language and what you will learn in this video course
Learn first 5 Japanese letters in Hiragana.
Learn the next 5 letters in Hiragana.
Learn the next 5 letters in Hiragana
Learn the next 3 letters in Hiragana.
Learn the last 3 letters in Hiragana.
Learn how to read the 3 small letters in Hiragana.
Learn how to read a small letter in Hiragana.
Learn different way to read the 2 letters in Hiragana.
Check if you can read Hiragana.
1. Choose correct letters
2. Read words
3. Read sentences
Learn the first 5 letters in Katakana.
Learn the next 5 letters in Katakana.
How to use the 2 words and make sentences when you would like to ask.
Practice listening and check if you understand.
Learn 10 food names.
Learn 8 drink names.
Practice how to say names of food and drink you have learnt.
* Please pause the video as you practice saying the names if you need.
Learn the next 3 letters in katakana.
Learn the last 3 letters in Katakana.
Learn how to read the 3 small letters in Katakana.
Learn how to read a small letter and the meaning of a symbol.
Learn how to read the 4 small letters in Katakana (+ 1 letter exception).
Practice reading small letters and a symbol.
Practice reading country names in Katakana (no need to memorise the names but focus on reading).
Practice reading and check if you can read in Hiragana and Katakana.
1. Read words
2. Read sentences
Learn how to say "thank you" in 4 ways.
Learn how to say "good morning", "hello/good afternoon", "good evening" and "good night".
Learn how to say "bye/see you" in 5 ways.
Learn how to say "yes" & "no" in casual and in formal ways.
Learn the phrases for before and after meals.
Learn the phrases for leaving and coming back home.
Learn how to apologise and reply.
Learn how to introduce yourself (greeting phrases and how to say your name).
Practice the greeting phrases you have learnt.
1. Translate the phrases into Japanese
2. Answer the questions in Japanese
Practice the 3 phrases you have learnt to introduce yourself.
Learn numbers from 0 to 10.
Learn numbers from 11 to 20.
Learn numbers from 21 to 99.
Practice numbers from 0 to 99 that you have learnt.
* Please pause the video as you practice saying the numbers if you need.
Learn numbers from 100 to 900.
Practice numbers from 0 to 999 that you have learnt.
* Please pause the video as you practice saying the numbers if you need.
Learn numbers from 1,000 to 9,000.
Practice numbers from 0 to 9,999.
* Please pause the video as you practice saying the numbers if you need.
Learn numbers from 10,000 to 100,000.
Practice numbers from 0 to 100,000.
* Please pause the video as you practice the numbers if you need.
Learn Japanese currency.
Learn the very first grammar in order to make sentences with nouns and adjectives.
Learn phrases for shopping.
Learn some words that point.
Learn 5 item names.
Learn 6 item names.
Learn the words that point used with a noun.
Practice making sentences with the words that you have learnt.
Learn 5 phrases you can use in restaurants.
Learn 4 phrases you can use in restaurants.
Practice the phrases you can use in restaurants that you have learnt.
* Please pause the video as you practice saying the names if you need.
Practice listening and check if you understand.
Learn how to ask where the things are.
Learn 10 building (place) names.
Practice the place names you have learnt.
* Please pause the video as you practice saying the names if you need.
Learn the words for places.
Learn 10 country names (you have learnt some in the previous lesson as you learnt Katakana. Focusing on memorising the names this time).
Learn 10 more country names.
Practice country names that you have learnt.
* Please pause the video as you practice saying the names if you need.
Learn how to ask and answer where you come from.
Learn how to ask and answer where you are from.
Learn how to ask and answer where you live.
Learn how to ask and answer how old you are.
Learn 10 job names.
Learn 10 more job names.
Learn how to ask and answer your job.
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