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First Greetings (Hiragana & Katakana)
Quickly refresh your Hiragana & Katakana knowledge and start confidently using basic greetings, and using simple daily phrases.
Learn Japanese: Beginner to Intermediate
20 structured lessons covering hiragana, katakana, essential grammar and particles, verb conjugation (including te-form), vocabulary with audio, and cultural insights. Perfect for JLPT N5–N3 preparation.
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JLPT N5-N3 aligned
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Each Japanese lesson builds on the previous one, forming a complete learning path from beginner to intermediate level.
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Basic Japanese Sentences (です・ます / は・が・も)
Learn how to politely introduce yourself, ask simple questions, and understand essential sentence structures with です・ます, as well as particles は, が, and も.
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Talk About Yourself (の・これ/それ/あれ・だ)
Learn to talk about yourself in Japanese: の for possession, これ/それ/あれ, question words (だれ・なに・どこ), and when to use casual だ.
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Time & Schedules (に・から〜まで)
Tell the time and talk about your daily schedule in Japanese: use に for specific times, から〜まで for ranges, the days of the week, and your daily routines.
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Basic Actions: ます-Form & Particles
Master basic actions in Japanese: ます-form conjugation (Groups 1, 2, 3), object を, location で, and when to use は vs が.
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Past Tense Basics (～ました / ～でした)
Learn Japanese past tense: ～ました／～ませんでした, say when actions happened with time words, use casual ～だった, and handle は・が in past sentences.
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Describing Things (い/な Adjectives)
Describe things in Japanese: い-adjectives vs な-adjectives, how to conjugate them, compare with より, and use は・が naturally with adjectives.
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Likes & Wants (好き・嫌い / ～たい / 欲しい)
Express likes and wants: 好き／嫌い for preferences, ～たい for “want to do,” 欲しい for “want,” with polite vs casual nuances.
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Inviting Others (～ませんか・～ましょう)
Invite people politely in Japanese with ～ませんか and "let's" (～ましょう). Clear examples for accepting, declining, and making everyday suggestions naturally.
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Polite Requests & Permission (て-form)
Master the て-form, make requests (～てください), ask permission (～てもいいですか), forbid actions (～てはいけません), and use ～ないでください.
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Continuous Actions & States (～ています)
Express ongoing actions with ～ています／～ていました, link steps with the て-form, describe existence (～がある／いる), and share experiences with ～たことがある.
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Expressing Can & Must (Potential／Obligation)
Say “can” with the potential form and ことができる (note the を→が shift), and express obligation with ～なければならない／～ないといけない in formal and casual speech.
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Conditionals in Japanese (〜たら・〜と・〜ば・なら)
Use Japanese conditionals: 〜たら, 〜と, 〜ば, and なら. Learn how each works, their nuances, and when to choose one over another.
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Formal vs Casual Japanese (Polite ↔ Plain)
Switch between formal and casual Japanese: turn です・ます into plain form, learn the most common contractions, and know exactly when to use each one.
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Japanese Etiquette & Politeness
Level up politeness: requests like 〜ていただけますか, proper apologies and thanks, and core honorific/humble patterns.
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Opinions & Possibilities (と思う・かも・だろう)
Share opinions and possibilities: 〜と思います, 〜かもしれない, 〜だろう, and 〜んです for reasons and gentle explanations.
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Expressing Emotions (〜がる & More)
Talk about emotions and feelings in Japanese: learn common emotion words, useful intensifiers, and how to use 〜がる to describe other people's feelings.
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Conjunctions & Complex Clauses
Connect ideas: contrast with が/けど, reasons with し, unexpected outcomes with のに, relative clauses, and 時 for time.
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Passive & Causative Forms
Learn passive and causative forms to express actions done to someone or made to do—plus real usage and common nuances.
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Honorific & Humble Speech (敬語)
Learn Japanese keigo: when to use honorific (sonkeigo) and humble (kenjougo) speech, the key verb swaps, and set phrases for polite, professional talk.
Your Japanese Learning Journey
Our structured curriculum takes you from absolute beginner to confident intermediate speaker
Beginner Foundation
Lessons 1-7: Master hiragana, katakana, basic grammar structures, essential particles, and fundamental sentence patterns
Intermediate Skills
Lessons 8-14: Learn verb conjugations, te-form connections, past tense, polite requests, and compound sentences
Advanced Communication
Lessons 15-20: Express complex ideas with conditionals, giving/receiving verbs, honorific speech, and nuanced expressions
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