Real Japanese: Introduction

Former university lecturer teaches you to have real conversations. Tons of easy-to-follow lectures and activities

What you'll learn

• Be able to have a good range of basic conversations.
• Be able to have a good understanding of culture and manners that are related to the topics.
• i.e. asking prices, ordering a meal, talking about daily schedule, etc.
• i.e. Food culture, money, manners in Japan, etc.

Requirements

Basic understanding of simple English.

Description

This is a conversational Japanese course taught by a veteran University lecturer. It covers the same, or similar, material as a beginner’s college Japanese course. Each lesson consists of a short, easy-to-follow lecture, quiz, and activity session using real-world contexts. Every lecture has downloadable handouts. So, you can start speaking in Japanese from Day 1. This course also explains the cultural contexts that are related to the topics - i.e., food, money, and manners. After completion of this course, you will be able to have a good range of basic conversations.

Course Outlines and Objectives:

Lesson 1 Greetings

- Be able to greet in a wide range of situations in a culturally appropriate manner.
- Be able to properly use common phrases such as “thank you”, “I am sorry”, “Excuse me”, etc.

Lesson 2 Self-introduction

- Be able to do a self-introduction in several situations.

Lesson 3 Nouns + Asking What Something is in Japanese

- Be able to say the names of objects around you.
- Be able to ask what something is in Japanese.

Lesson 4 Numbers (up to 10)

- Be able to count up to 10.

Lesson 5 Asking for and Giving Phone Numbers

- Be able to exchange phone numbers properly.

Lesson 6 Nouns 2 + Asking Where Something is.

- Be able to say the names of items such as clothing, furniture, and accessories.
- Be able to ask where an item you are looking for is in stores.
- Be able to name the floors of a building.

Lesson 7 Big Numbers (up to 100)

- Be able to count up to 100.

Lesson 8 Asking and Telling Time

- Be able to ask and tell time.

Lesson 9 Daily Schedule

- Be able to explain what your daily schedule is.

Lesson 10 Asking What is This or That (Ko-so-a-do) + Japanese Food

- Be able to clearly refer to objects that are close to you or far from you.
- Be able to ask what this (thing) or that (thing) is.
- Be able to explain what Japanese meals are like.

Lesson 11 Large Numbers (up to 10,000)

- Be able to count up to 10,000.

Lesson 12 Asking for Prices

- Be able to ask what this (thing) or that (thing) is.
- Be able to explain how people exchange money in Japan.

Lesson 13 Ordering

- Be able to order a meal at a restaurant or café.

Who this course is for:

• Anyone who wants to start learning conversational Japanese.
• Someone who has some basic understanding of Japanese but wants to fill in the gaps.