Japanese conversation for English speakers < lesson + quiz >

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.

Introduction

Lesson 1 – Simple Sentences

Lesson 2 – Introduce Yourself

Lesson 3 – Demonstrative Pronouns

Lesson 4 – Interrogative Pronoun: What

Lesson 5 – Days of the Week

Lesson 6 – Particle ‘no’

Lesson 7 – Possession ‘no’

Lesson 8 – Particle ‘to’ and ‘mo’

Lesson 9 – Family Members

Lesson 10 – Interrogative pronoun: Who

Lesson 11 – Vocabulary & Particles ‘ne’,’yo’ and ‘yone’

Lesson 12 – Numbers & Time Expressions

Lesson 13 – Vocabulary & Shopping

Lesson 14 – Adjectives

Lesson 15 – Adjectives in Sentences

Lesson 16 – Adjectives in Sentences (2)

Lesson 17 – Particle ‘o’ & Verbs: present / future tense

Lesson 18 – Interrogative pronoun: What (2)

Lesson 19 – A Substitute of the Verb

Lesson 20 – Conjunction ‘soshite’ & Particle ‘mo’

Lesson 21- Interrogative pronoun: Where

Lesson 22 – Expressions of Positional Relationships

Lesson 23 – Particle ‘ni’ (1)

Lesson 24 – Particle ‘ni’ (2)

Lesson 25 – Verbs: past tense

Lesson 26 – Adverb (1)

Lesson 27 – Particle ‘de’ (1)

Lesson 28 – Interrogative pronoun: When

Lesson 29 – Suggestions

Lesson 30 – Present Perfect

Lesson 31 – Clock Time

Lesson 32 – Particle ‘ni’ (3)

Lesson 33 – Particle ‘de’ (2)

Lesson 34 – Adverbs (2)

Lesson 35 – Desire Form

Lesson 36 – Particle ‘ni’ (4)

Lesson 37 – Adjectives: past tense

Lesson 38 – Conjunctions

Lesson 39 – Adverbs (3)

Lesson 40 – Review – Quick Review for the Section 1

Additional Section – Review in Japanese writing – The conversation written in Japanese

Who this course is for:

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