Category Archives: Learn Japanese

In Lesson 6, we learned some very basic kanji by learning how to count. Now we can expand our kanji knowledge by learning some easy elementary level kanji symbols. Kanji is very important to the Japanese language because many of … Continue reading →

The Japanese verbs ある and いる are very important and unique verbs. Neither of these verbs was presented in Lesson 13 (on verbs) because they require a bit more explanation. Part One – ある First, let’s look at ある. This … Continue reading →

In the last few lessons, you learned how to conjugate verbs and use particles. Now, you can expand on that knowledge and make more complicated sentences by adding frequency adverbs. The purpose of adding frequency adverbs to your sentences is … Continue reading →

This lesson will focus on common Japanese particles as well as vocabulary. Particles are very important to the Japanese language. They appear before many verbs and often after the subject of the sentence. The particles covered in this lesson are: … Continue reading →

You should already know that verbs appear at the end of a sentence or phrase in Japanese. The language follows the subject-object-verb form instead of subject-verb-object form that English follows. There are three types of verbs in Japanese: るverbs, うverbs, … Continue reading →

This lesson will provide you with a list of useful classroom vocabulary as well as some useful expressions. Vocabulary List でんき                        denki               light こくばん                    kokuban           chalkboard ほん                            hon                  book けしゴム                    keshigomu       eraser つくえ                        tsukue              desk かばん                        kaban              bag/bookbag じしょ                        jisho                 … Continue reading →

The purpose of this lesson is to teach you some “grammar bits” that will help broaden your understanding of Japanese. These structures are simple and basic, but are very important and common. The Particle も In previous lessons, you have … Continue reading →

This lesson will explain in better detail how to use これ　それ　あれ(kore, sore, are) andこの　その　あの (kono, sono, ano). これ　それ　あれ are used on their own. They do not have to come before a noun. They will typically come before the subject marker … Continue reading →

The purpose of this lesson is to teach you the basic phrases needed in order to shop in Japan. First off, you need to learn some basic money phrases. The Japanese currency is the yen. In Japanese, it is written … Continue reading →

This lesson will focus on teaching you vocabulary. The best way to learn vocabulary for a foreign language is to simply try and memorize it. Using flash cards can help you easily memorize many vocabulary words. Also, practicing your new … Continue reading →