Hiragana, Katakana & Japanese basic conversation course

Course Content

Lesson 1: Jiko Shokai : Introduction

• How to introduce yourself in Japanese.

• Learn some new words.

Lesson 2: Jiko shokai: Introduction 2 & Hiragana a i u e o

• How to introduce yourself and build vocabularies.

• Writing practice: Hiragana a i u e o.

Lesson 3: Aisatsu: Greetings 1 & Hiragana ka ki ku ke ko

• How to greet people in Japanese and learn some new words.

• Writing practice: Hiragana ka ki ku ke ko.

Lesson 4: Aisatsu: Greetings 2 & Hiragana sa, ta, na lines

• How to greet people in Japanese formally and casually, and build vocabularies.

• Hiragana practice: sa, ta, na lines.

Lesson 5: Aisatsu: Greetings 3 & Hiragana ha & ma lines

• Learn greetings, some new expressions, and vocabularies.

• Hiragana practice: ha & ma lines.

Lesson 6: Aisatsu: Greetings 4 & Hiragana ya yu yo.

• How to greet people in Japanese formally and casually, and learn some new vocabularies.

• Hiragana practice: ya yu yo.

Lesson 7: Classroom/daily Japanese 1 & Hiragana ra ri ru re ro.

• Learn some new expressions and vocabularies you’ll use in a daily life.

• Hiragana practice: ra ri ru re ro.

Lesson 8: Classroom/daily Japanese 2 & Hiragana wa wo n

• Learn some new expressions and vocabularies you’ll use in a daily life.

• Hiragana practice: wa wo n

Lesson 9: Classroom/daily Japanese 3

• Casual and formal greetings

• Hiragana review

Lesson 10: Aizuchi 1: conversation interjections + voiced sounds ga gi gu ge go, za ji zu ze zo.

• How to respond people in Japanese

• Learn some more new words

Lesson 11: Aizuchi 2 : conversation interjections + voiced sounds da ji zu de do.

• Conversation review

• Vocabulary review   

Lesson 12: Adjectives & desu + voiced sounds ba bi bu be bo, and semi-voiced sounds pa pi pu pe po. 

• iAdjectives + desu

Lesson 13:  Desu form 2

• Adjective review

• You will learn how to make a question with i- adjectives.

Lesson 14: desu form 3

• Review i-adjectives

• Weather

• Hiragana: kya kyu kyo, gya gyu gyo, sha shu sho, jya jyu jyo.

Lesson 15: kore, sore, are

• sokuon: っ

• This/It/That is …..

• Is this/it/ that…?

• What is this/it/that?

Lesson 16: Kore, sore, are 2

• Learn some new words

• Review kore, sore, are

Lecsson 17: No, it is not ____.

• You will learn how to say This/it/that is not____.

• Hiragana: cha chu cho, nya nyu nyo, mya myu myo, rya ryu ryo.

• Everyday item vocabularies

Lesson 18: Adjective negative

• Review これ、それ、あれ

• Make a negative sentences using adjectives

Lesson 19: Whose _____ is this/that?

• Learn how to ask “Whose __ is this/that?” and answer “It’s (person’s) __.”

• Hiragana: Cha chu cho, mya myu myo, rya ryu ryo.

Lesson 20: Talking about family

• Learn how to ask “Who is this/that person?”

• Practice family vocab

• Do Q&A with a partner about your ideal families

Lesson 21: Talking about family 2

• Learn how to ask “Who is this/that person?”

• Practice family vocab

• Do Q&A with a partner about your ideal families

Lesson 22: Numbers

• 1-100

• Katakana

• Counting people

Lesson 23: Numbers 2

• Review numbers

• Katakana

Lesson 24: Food & Shopping 1

• Katanaka

• Japanese counters

• Food and drinks

Lesson 25: Food & Shopping 2

• Katakana

• You will learn how to buy items at a shop.

Lesson 26: Food & Shopping 3

• Katakana

• Adjectives

Lesson 27: Food & Shopping 4

• Katakana

• Adjectives negative

Lesson 28: Food & Shopping 5

• Katakana

• Adjectives negative review

Lesson 29: Food & Shopping 6

• Katanaka

• You will learn how to buy items at a shop (Casual form).

Lesson 30: I have/don’t have
You will learn the following expressions:

• “I have _________/ don’t have ____________.”

• “Do you have ________?

Lesson 31: I like/don’t like

You will learn the following expressions:

• “I like _________/ don’t like ____________.”

• “Do you like ________?

• Onomatopoeia

Lesson 32:  Routine 1

• Day of the week (Kanji)

• Basic verbs

Lesson 33: Routine 2

• Review verbs

• Particles

Lesson 34: Jinjya -Shrine

• You will learn about Japanese culture, and words related to Jinjya.

About the teacher

I’ve been teaching Japanese for 20 years (I’m a native Japanese speaker 🙂 and made 34 lesson videos for beginners who find boring to learn Japanese from textbooks!

Throughout the course, I speak Japanese and English so that everyone can understand my explanations.

At the end of the course;

-You will be able to greet people in Japanese.

-You will be able to respond Japanese people.

-You will be able to write hiragana and learn some new words.

Review Quiz

There are some multiple choice questions to review after each lesson.

Additional materials

There are some audio files, hiragana sheets, and worksheets for each lesson.

Who this course is for:

• Beginner
• Students who are learning Hiragana and Katakana
• Students who have never learned Japanese before