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Beginner 1

Goal: Can read introductory Japanese writing content, talk about oneself, and ask about others in simple terms.

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Introduction to Japanese Writing

Self-Introduction

Going Out

Daily Life

My Hometown

Days Off

Appointments

Directions & Requests

Grammar in this course

Introduction to Japanese Writing

ひらがなあ行〜な行Hiragana sounds: a to na rows

ひらがなは行〜んHiragana sounds: ha row to n

カタカナア行〜ワ行Katakana sounds and loanwords

濁音・半濁音Voiced and p-sound kana

長音・促音Long vowels and consonant pauses

拗音（きゃ・きゅ・きょ）Blended sounds with small ゃゅょ

教室で使う表現Useful classroom expressions

Self-Introduction

私は〜です≈N5 · Polite self-introduction

〜人です≈N5 · State someone’s nationality

〜ですか／〜じゃありません≈N5 · Check and deny a guessed job

〜の〜≈N5 · Link nouns and show relationships

〜歳です≈N5 · State someone’s age

〜月〜日≈N5 · month and day

いつasking when

趣味は〜です≈N5 · stating a hobby

〜と〜≈N5 · joining two nouns

〜も〜です≈N5 · matching information: too

〜はどこですか≈N5 · asking where something is

ここ・そこ・あそこ・どこplace words by distance

〜は何階ですか≈N5 · asking which floor

〜はいくらですか≈N5 · asking the price

この〜・その〜・あの〜≈N5 · which item by distance

〜をください≈N5 · polite request for an item

何の〜≈N5 · asking kind or contents

どこの〜≈N5 · ask where from

〜を〜ください≈N5 · polite request when ordering

誰の〜≈N5 · ask who owns it

〜時〜分tell the clock time

〜から〜までです≈N5 · time range: from ... to ...

何曜日ですか≈N5 · ask the day of the week

〜ます≈N5 · polite future plan

〜へ行きます≈N5 · direction or destination

〜で〜ます≈N5 · place where action happens

〜時から〜時まで〜ます≈N5 · daily routine and time span

〜や〜など≈N5 · examples among several items

〜時に≈N5 · time when action happens

何も〜ません／どこへも〜ません≈N5 · total negation: nothing, nowhere

〜の北・南・東・西≈N5 · directions relative to a country

〜から〜までどのくらい≈N5 · ask travel time or distance

乗り物で行きます≈N5 · means of transport

〜は（い／な形容詞）です≈N5 · describe a place with adjectives

〜は〜な町です≈N5 · describe a town with an adjective

場所に〜があります≈N5 · something exists in a place

〜の季節・月は〜です／〜は一年中〜です≈N5 · describe seasonal climate

〜はどうですか≈N5 · ask for an impression

味のことばtaste words: spicy, sweet, sour, bitter

〜ました／〜ませんでした≈N5 · past affirmative and negative

どこかへ行きましたか≈N5 · ask if someone went somewhere

それから≈N5 · then; next action

〜かったです／〜くなかったです≈N5 · past adjective impression

〜でした／〜じゃありませんでした≈N5 · past state, affirmative or negative

どうでしたか／どうして〜／〜からです≈N5 · ask past impression and reason

〜がほしいです≈N5 · want to have something

〜が好きです／嫌いです≈N5 · likes and dislikes

〜たいです／〜たくないです≈N5 · want or not want to do

〜へ〜に行きます≈N5 · go somewhere to do something

〜ませんか／〜ましょう≈N5 · invite, suggest, or agree

〜はちょっと…≈N4 · soft, indirect refusal

〜で〜があります≈N5 · event at a place; something exists

〜で〜がいちばん〜です≈N5 · the most within a range

〜と〜とどちらが〜ですか≈N5 · which of two is more

〜は〜より〜です≈N5 · comparison: more than

もう〜ましたか≈N5 · ask if already done

〜はどうですか≈N5 · how about this option

〜よ／〜ね≈N5 · share or confirm information

Directions & Requests

〜は〜にあります≈N5 · where an object is located

〜は〜にいます≈N5 · where a person or animal is

〜に〜があります／います≈N5 · what is present at a place

〜てください≈N5 · polite request to do

〜で〜ます≈N5 · tool or means used

〜方≈N5 · way to do something

どの〜／どれ≈N5 · which one or which item

〜ています≈N5 · action in progress

〜ましょうか≈N5 · offer or suggestion

まだあります／もうありません≈N5 · still left or all gone

誰が〜ますか≈N5 · ask who does it