Japanese Conversation For English Speakers < Lesson + Quiz >

A a fun, clear and practical way for English speakers to master Japanese conversation.

What you'll learn
Understand the basic differences between English and Japanese
Engage in simple Japanese conversations
Understand basic Japanese nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs and grammar
Understand days of the week, numbers and time expressions
Requirements
The only thing needed is your enthusiasm !
Description
My course is aimed at English speakers who would like to learn basic Japanese Conversation. They do not require any prior knowledge of Japanese. I begin by teaching basic grammar so that students can quickly begin to construct their own sentences. Then I teach practical themes like greetings, counting, days of the week, colours, shapes, shopping, ordering and so on, and grammar: pronouns, particles such as 'wa' 'ga' 'no' 'de' and 'ni' , interrogative pronouns, adjectives, verbs, conjugated forms and so on. Each lesson is related to the former lesson, which enables learners to review and learn more. I frequently compare Japanese grammar to English grammar to avoid confusion. At the end of the course, students will be able to hold basic conversations in Japanese.

Overview

Section 1: Japanese conversation - Entry Level

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Lesson 1 - Simple Sentences

Lecture 3 Lesson 2 - Introduce Yourself

Lecture 4 Lesson 3 - Demonstrative Pronouns

Lecture 5 Lesson 4 - Interrogative Pronoun: What

Lecture 6 Lesson 5 - Days of the Week

Lecture 7 Lesson 6 - Particle 'no'

Lecture 8 Lesson 7 - Possession 'no'

Lecture 9 Lesson 8 - Particle 'to' and 'mo'

Lecture 10 Lesson 9 - Family Members

Lecture 11 Lesson 10 - Interrogative pronoun: Who

Lecture 12 Lesson 11 - Vocabulary & Particles 'ne','yo' and 'yone'

Lecture 13 Lesson 12 - Numbers & Time Expressions

Lecture 14 Lesson 13 - Vocabulary & Shopping

Lecture 15 Lesson 14 - Adjectives

Lecture 16 Lesson 15 - Adjectives in Sentences

Lecture 17 Lesson 16 - Adjectives in Sentences (2)

Lecture 18 Lesson 17 - Particle 'o' & Verbs: present / future tense

Lecture 19 Lesson 18 - Interrogative pronoun: What (2)

Lecture 20 Lesson 19 - A Substitue of the Verb

Lecture 21 Lesson 20 - Conjunction 'soshite' & Particle 'mo'

Lecture 22 Lesson 21- Interrogative pronoun: Where

Lecture 23 Lesson 22 - Expressions of Positional Relationships

Lecture 24 Lesson 23 - Particle 'ni' (1)

Lecture 25 Lesson 24 - Particle 'ni' (2)

Lecture 26 Lesson 25 - Verbs: past tense

Lecture 27 Lesson 26 - Adverb (1)

Lecture 28 Lesson 27 - Particle 'de' (1)

Lecture 29 Lesson 28 - Interrogative pronoun: When

Lecture 30 Lesson 29 - Suggestions

Lecture 31 Lesson 30 - Present Perfect

Lecture 32 Lesson 31 - Clock Time

Lecture 33 Lesson 32 - Particle 'ni' (3)

Lecture 34 Lesson 33 - Particle 'de' (2)

Lecture 35 Lesson 34 - Adverbs (2)

Lecture 36 Lesson 35 - Desire Form

Lecture 37 Lesson 36 - Particle 'ni' (4)

Lecture 38 Lesson 37 - Adjectives: past tense

Lecture 39 Lesson 38 - Conjunctions

Lecture 40 Lesson 39 - Adverbs (3)

Lecture 41 Lesson 40 - Review

Lecture 42 Quick Review for the Section 1

Section 2: Additional Section - Review in Japanese writing

Lecture 43 The conversation written in Japanese

Beginners wanting to focus on Japanese conversation should take this course,Advanced Japanese Learners should NOT take this course