Learn Japanese
32 lessons
Learn the common transitive and intransitive verb pairs (開ける / 開く, しめる / しまる), describe states with 〜ている and 〜てある, say what you do in advance with 〜ておく and what went wrong with 〜てしまう, and read the kanji 開, 室, 屋 and 紙.
Say what something looks like with 〜そうです, pass on news with 〜そうです and 〜によると, guess from what you see with 〜ようです and 〜みたい, use 〜らしい, understand the weather forecast — and learn the kanji 世, 界, 海, 洋 and 有.
Describe things with a whole sentence before a noun (きのう買ったかさ), put questions inside sentences with 〜か and 〜かどうか, turn verbs into nouns with の and こと, report a lost umbrella at the station — and learn 品, 別, 売, 借, 貸 and 服.
Make the passive form of every verb, say what was done to you (ほめられた, 注意された), complain with the suffering passive (雨にふられた), read passive sentences in news and notices, deal with a removed bicycle — and learn 自, 転, 運, 集, 知 and 動.
Make the causative form, say who makes or lets someone do something, ask for permission politely with 〜させてください and 〜させていただけませんか, recognise the causative-passive (〜させられる), talk about training and skills tests — and learn 研, 究, 試, 験 and 質.
Recognise and use honorific Japanese (sonkeigo) in set phrases: special verbs such as いらっしゃる, おっしゃる and めしあがる, お〜になる, お〜ください and polite requests — for customers in a shop, hotel or care home. Kanji: 者, 主, 代, 以 and 正.
Use humble Japanese (kenjougo) for what you and your company do — まいる, おる, いたす, もうす, うかがう, はいけんする, いただく and お〜する — talk about your own manager to people outside the company, answer the office phone and take a message. Kanji: 不, 度, 計, 立 and 力.
Give status updates with 〜るところ, 〜ているところ and 〜たところ, say what should happen with 〜はずです, start, finish and continue actions with ます-stem + 始める / 終わる / つづける / 出す, talk about other people’s feelings with 〜がる and 〜たがる, and read names on the shift board — kanji 田, 野, 歌, 教, 音 and 楽.
