Japanese Language Lessons: Let’s Learn Japanese!

Practice all Kanji.

一、ニ、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十、才、百、千、万、円、日、月、火、水、木、金、土、時、分、半、本、日本、人、休、何、山、川、海、毎日、毎月、母、男、女、子、好きな

See a list of terms used in these activities.

From Meguro Lauguage Center

 

 Useful Daily Expressions: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (381)

To watch the video of Greetings

84 =8×10+4 hachi jyu yon
65= 6×10+5 roku jyu go

 

 How to count up to 10 in Japanese: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (700)

ichi, ni, san, yon, go, roku, shichi, hachi, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 )
hachi, kyu, jyu, hachi, kyu, jyu, (8, 9, 10, 8, 9, 10)
jyu ichi, jyu ni, jyu ichi, jyu ni (11, 12, 11, 12)
ima nan-ji (What time is it now?)
Yo-ji desu. (It’s 4 o’clock.)

ichi, ni, san, yon, go, roku, shichi, hachi, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 )
ohayo, konnichi wa (Good morning, Good afternoon)
hachi, kyu, jyu, jyu ichi, jyu ni, (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
konbanwa, oyasumi (Good evening, Good night.)

*Only my registered students will be able to listen to the sound file.
If you log in, you should see the player.

 A song of greeting [1:27m]: (Protected Content)

If you click numbers, you can hear the sound.
If you click the face of man, you can hear his telephone number.
Then, you have to choose the correct telephone number.

If you click next, you can do more exercises.

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From Meguro Language Center

 

 Time expressions vocabulary Flash: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (413)

To watch the video of Lesson 1

A: Excuse me. What time is now?
B: It is half past twelve.
A: Thank you.
B: You are welcome

A: Are you an international student?
B: Yes, I am a student at the University of Arizona.
A: I see. What is your major?
B: Japanese. I am in the second year.

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 Suzukisan no gozazoku [3:37m]: (Protected Content)
 Suzuki-san no Gokazoku Handout: (Protected Content)

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You are showing a Japanese visitor around your school/company. Please tell him/her a little about your school/company, for example:

-What time school/your job starts and finishes
-Which days of the week you come to school/work
-What time is your lunch break
-What subjects you are studying
(what is your job.)
-Which subjects you like or dislike
-How you get to school/work
-If you have any activities after school or work

Please bear in mind the following things:

Tense = present tense

Here is my example:

 

 My School Sample [0:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (295)

Please tell me what you did last weekend or your last holiday. For example,

-What time you got up
-What you ate
-Where you went, by what means of transport and with whom
-What you did
-What time you returned home and how
-What time you went to bed

Please be careful all sentences should be in past tenses!

Here is my example.

 

 Last weekend Sample [0:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (185)

10 Little Indians

Hitori, Futari, San-nin Imasu

Yo-nin, go-nin, Roku-nin imasu

Shichi-nin, Hachi-nin, Kyuu- nin imasu.

Jyu-nin no Indian booizu.

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ひとり、ふたり、さんにん　います。

よにん、ごにん、ろくにん　います。

しちにん、はちにん、きゅうにん、います。

じゅうにんのインディアン（いんでぃあん）ボーイズ（ぼういず）

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一人、二人、三人　います。

四人、五人、六人　います。

七人、八人、九人　います。

十人の インディアン（いんでぃあん）ボーイズ（ぼういず）

 

 Ten little indian [0:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (432)

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Please write your typical day in Hiragana, using Kanji to write numbers. Please try to use expressions such as “sometime,” “always,” “not very often,” “every —,” “usually” and so on.

For instance,

-What time you usually wake up
-What do you eat for breakfast
-What time school/work start and finish
-How to get to school/work
-Which subject you are studying (name at least 2 subjects)
-Which subject you like (or Which subject you used to like)

Please leave your answer as comments.

If you cannot input Japanese, please input Japanese here.

Please write your last holiday in Hiragana, using Kanji to write numbers and where you can.

For instance

-Where you went
-How you got there (transportation)
-What ate for breakfast
-What you did
-How it was (fun, boring, beautiful etc.)

Please leave your answer as comments.

If you cannot input Japanese, please input Japanese here.

なつ休みに　ちゅうごくへ　いきました。
水曜日から、火曜日まで　いきました。
いい　おてんき　でした。
でんしゃと　ひこうきで　いきました。
おいしい、ちゅうごくりょうりを　たくさん　たべました。
午前は、おおきい　まちで、かいものを　しました。
それから、午後、えいごの　えいがを　みました。
ちゅうごくは、はじめて　ですが、だいすきです。

If you are really stuck, you can use this site.
But try to translate without it, if yo can.

You can find your homestay family here.

http://www.homestayweb.com/jphome.html

これ、それ、あれ、
この、その、あの

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v949770QQmyypjG

If you cannot see the video above, please try to download from the below.

 Lets learn Lesson 2: (Protected Content)

Please introduce yourself.

For instance,

-greeting
-tell your name
-where you come from
-tell your age
-tell your school year
-greeting

Please input Japanese here, if you do not have Japanese input software on your computer.

How to use
1. to click “View Card List”
2. to choose the cards which you want to study
3. to select “study” and click “go”at the bottom of the page

おはよう(ございます)
こんにちは
こんばんは
さようなら
どうも　ありがとう　ございます。
わかりません
わかりました
すみません
さん
せんせい
はじめまして
どうぞ、よろしく
なまえ
わたし
ぼく
は
です
では、ありません。
じゃ、ありません。
〜さんですか。
〜せんせいですか。
〜は、なんですか。
おげんきですか。
げんきです。
はい、げんきです。

スミス（すみす）さんですか。
はい、スミス（すみす）です。
はい、スミス（すみす）さんです。

やまだせんせいは、おげんきですか。
なまえは、なんですか。
おなまえは、なんですか。
ブラウン（ぶらうん）です。
はじめまして
たなかです。
わたしは、たなかです。
どうぞ、よろしく。

 WJEC A Greetings [7:24m]: (Protected Content)

います／あります。

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v9624479TFAJaMh
Online Videos by Veoh.com

Where is it? どこにいますか。

Places
ここ、そこ、あそこ、どこ。

Online Videos by Veoh.comLetters
あ、い、う、え、おPositions
うえ
した
まえ
うしろ
なか〜のうえ
〜の した
〜の まえ
〜の うしろ
〜の なかAdjectives
あたらしいへや
あかるいへや
きれいなみず
きたないみず
おいしいみずと、や

KanaQ is a free Japanese kana flashcard program designed to run on Java-enabled mobile phones. It creates a set of simulated kana “cards” based on a set of either Hiragana or Katakana as chosen by the user. These cards train the user to recognise the the reading for each kana symbol so they’ll be able to read text written in actual Japanese scripts rather than having to stick to the dull Romanized offerings found in most basic Japanese textbooks.

10-999

 Numbers 10-999 [9:54m]: (Protected Content)

Hiragana Puzzle

Choose the letter and do the puzzle!

Please listen to the sound file and answer following question in English.
1. What is the name of her father?
2. How old is he?
3. What is his nationality
4. When is his birthday? (Please answer this, if you have learnt time expressions)
5. What is his job?
6. What can he do? (Please answer this, if you have already learnt hobbies.)

 

 My father [0:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (263)

Hiragana a – ko [Study mode] (Link)
Hiragana sa – to [Study mode] (Link)
Hiragana na – ho [Study mode ] (Link)
Hiragana ma – n [Study mode] (Link)
ga, gi, gu, ge, go [Study mode] (Link)
kya, kyu, kyo [Study mode]
Small tsu Match [Study mode] (Link)
Hiragana small tsu Quiz (Link)