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<p>Learn the Language of the “Land of the Rising Sun.”</p>
Overview
Syllabus
- 01: Welcome to Japanese! Saying Words You Know
- 02: Meeting People; Pronouns; Hiragana Start
- 03: Question Words and Identifying Objects
- 04: Telling Time; Polite Verbs; Kyoto
- 05: Negatives; wa and o; Invitations; Harajuku
- 06: U Verbs; Directions and Getting Around Tokyo
- 07: Shopping; Colors; Big Numbers; Money
- 08: Adjectives and Restaurant Orders
- 09: Suggestions; Appearances; Sakura; Kanji
- 10: Likes and Dislikes; Manga
- 11: Discussing Skills; Contrasts; Sumo
- 12: The Past; the Week; the Edo Period; Katakana
- 13: Past Activities and Past Adjectives; Sushi
- 14: Expressing a Desire; the Seasons
- 15: Comparisons; wa versus ga; Mt. Fuji and Hakone
- 16: Giving Detailed Descriptions; Kanazawa
- 17: Explaining Procedures; Counting Things; Trains
- 18: Polite Requests; Honorifics; Train Stations
- 19: Describing an Action Sequence; Ryokan
- 20: Ongoing Actions and a Shopping Street
- 21: Asking Permission and Entering a Home
- 22: Family and Friends; Handling Compliments
- 23: Keeping Pets; Wearing Clothes; Traffic Lights
- 24: Describing Uncompleted Actions; Golden Week
- 25: Negative Requests; Casual Speech; Age; a Zoo
- 26: Casual Plain Forms; Obligations; Matcha
- 27: Intentions; Counting People; Shabu-shabu
- 28: Talking About Past Experiences; Pachinko
- 29: Giving Advice; Anime and Akihabara
- 30: Making Casual Suggestions; Furusato
- 31: Stating Opinions; Kimono and Washoku
- 32: Conveying What Others Say; Tanabata Festival
- 33: Explanations with Feeling; New Year’s
- 34: Weather, Conjectures, and Visiting Places
- 35: Talking About What You Can Do; Hibachi
- 36: A Review; Future Intentions; Liking Someone
- By This Professor
Taught by
Yuki Sasaki Caldwell
