Lesson 6
Greetings and introducing yourself: 〜は〜です
Greet people at the right time of day and introduce yourself politely with 〜は〜です, 〜じゃありません, 〜ですか and の — plus your first kanji: 日, 本, 人, 学, 生 and 先.
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JLPT N5 grammar lessons
The first level. Read hiragana, katakana and basic kanji, and understand simple everyday phrases spoken slowly.
14 lessons
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Lesson 9
This, that and which: これ・それ・あれ・どれ and more
Point to things and places in Japanese with the こ・そ・あ・ど words: これ／この／ここ (this, here), それ／その／そこ (that, there), あれ／あの／あそこ (that over there) and どれ／どの／どこ (which, where).
Lesson 10
Basic particles: は, が, を, に, で, へ, と and も
Learn the eight particles you need for N5 sentences — は, が, を, に, で, へ, と and も — with clear contrasts like に vs で and は vs が, the mistakes learners make most, and the kanji 行, 来, 食, 見 and 友.
Lesson 11
Verbs in the ます form: present, past and negative
Talk about what you do, did and didn’t do with the polite ます form — 〜ます, 〜ません, 〜ました, 〜ませんでした — meet the three verb groups, and use the time words 毎日, 今日, 明日 and 昨日.
Lesson 12
い-adjectives: 大きい, 高い, 新しい and how they change
Describe things with い-adjectives: present, negative and past forms (〜くない, 〜かった, 〜くなかった), the irregular いい → よくない, and how to put an adjective before a noun.
Lesson 13
な-adjectives: きれい, しずか, 好き and how they work
Learn the second type of adjective: な-adjectives like しずか, べんり and 元気. Use 〜な before a noun, make the negative and past with です, and avoid the classic traps — きれい and きらい look like い-adjectives but are な-adjectives.
Lesson 14
あります and います: saying where things and people are
Say what is where with あります (things) and います (people and animals), using 〜に〜があります and 〜は〜にあります, plus the position words 上・下・中・前・後ろ・となり・近く.
Lesson 16
Question words: なに, どこ, だれ, いつ, いくら and more
Ask what, where, who, when, how much, why and how with なに／なん, どこ, だれ, いつ, いくら, どうして, どう／いかが and どれ／どの — and ask politely at work and in shops with どちら, どなた and いかがですか.
Lesson 17
Saying what you want: 〜たい and 〜がほしい
Say what you want to do with 〜たいです, what you don’t want to do with 〜たくないです and what you wanted to do with 〜たかったです; say what things you want with 〜がほしいです — and learn why Japanese doesn’t use 〜たい about other people.
Lesson 18
The て-form: rules, 〜てください and 〜てもいいですか
Make the て-form of every verb — って, んで, いて, いで and して for Group 1, 〜て for Group 2, して and きて for Group 3, plus the exception 行って — then use it to ask with 〜てください and to ask permission with 〜てもいいですか.
Lesson 19
〜ています: actions in progress and states
Use 〜ています for what is happening right now and for states that continue — すんでいます (live), けっこんしています (be married), しっています (know) and its negative しりません — and say where you work with 〜ではたらいています.
Lesson 25
Invitations and offers: 〜ましょう, 〜ませんか and 〜ましょうか
Invite people politely with 〜ませんか, suggest doing something together with 〜ましょう, offer help with 〜ましょうか and say no without sounding cold — plus the kanji 花, 空 and 魚.
Lesson 26
Comparisons and order: より, のほうが, いちばん, 〜てから and 〜前に
Compare two things with より and のほうが, ask which of two with どちら, say what is the best with いちばん, and put actions in order with 〜てから and 〜前に — at a company health check, with the kanji 目, 耳 and 足.
Lesson 27
Plain forms: dictionary, ない, た and なかった
Make the dictionary, ない, た and なかった forms of every verb and the plain forms of adjectives and nouns (だ, じゃない, だった), read casual messages, and learn when casual speech is fine and when to stay with です and ます — with the kanji 文 and 字.