A free Japanese course you can study from anywhere in the world
"There are no Japanese classes around", "The price of the classes are too expensive", "I have no time to commute to a classroom", etc. For all those who cannot commute to a Japanese classroom for various reasons, we present to you a free online Japanese course.
All you need is an internet connected environment and you can study anytime, anywhere from your smartphone or PC.
"There are no Japanese classes around", "The price of the classes are too expensive", "I have no time to commute to a classroom", etc. For all those who cannot commute to a Japanese classroom for various reasons, we present to you a free online Japanese course.
All you need is an internet connected environment and you can study anytime, anywhere from your smartphone or PC.
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We will send out the free online Japanese courses at undetermined intervals. For information on the delivery status, please check this facebook page.- Lectures and Texts
- #001 All About Japanese Characters
First, to begin with we will study Japanese characters. These Japanese characters are the foundation of studying Japanese. I will explain each type of characters and how they are used, so let’s be sure to memorize them.
- #002 This time we will study Hiragana(1)
First we will study all 15 characters in the a-row, ka-row and sa-row until we can read and write them in Hiragana and Katakana.
- #003 This time we will study Hiragana(2)
Next, let’s study all 20 hiragana characters and katakana characters in the ta-row, na-row, ha-row, ma-row until we are able to read and write each one.
- #004 This time we will study Hiragana(3)
Finally, let’s study the 10 Hiragana and Katakana characters of the ya-row, ra-row, wa-row so until we are able read and write them.
- #005 This time we will study Hiragana(4)
This time we will look at the change in pronunciation of the characters we studied last time when a thing called a「濁点（だくてん）」 (voicing mark, also called tenten) or a 「半濁点（はんだくてん）」 (also called maru) is added. Then, we will look at the character we didn’t study last time, 「ん」.
- #006 This time we will study Hiragana(5)
This time we will study two slightly difficult pronunciations called 拗音（ようおん）, or a diphthong, and 促音（そくおん）. These are both very important learning points. Please master this lecture.
- #007 This time we will study Hiragana(6)
Next, we will study about 「促音」, also called chiisai-tsu. The 促音 is written as a small 「っ」, as in 「きって」. However, it takes the form of a soundless pause for one mora.
- #008 This time we will study Hiragana(7)
This time we will study a sound called 長音（ちょうおん）, or a long vowel, where the sound is elongated and we will also study how to count. These are both very important learning points. Please master this lecture.
- #009 (noun 1) is (noun 2) (1).
From here on out we will study grammar. First, let’s work on being able to use the most basic phrase 「AはBです」.
- #010 (noun 1) is (noun 2) (2).
The grammatical structure 「AはBです」「は です」we just studied can also be used to express a person’s name, citizenship, status or profession.
- #011 (noun 1) is (noun 2) (3).
This time we will study the negative sentence form 「AはBじゃまりません」 (A is not B), and the interrogative sentence 「AはBですか？」 (Is A B?), which use that pattern as a base.
- #010 (noun 1) is (noun 2) (4).
This time we will focus on applied uses of these sentences.