Learning Japanese: A Gateway into Culture

<p>Learn the Language of the “Land of the Rising Sun.”</p>

• By This Professor
• 01: Welcome to Japanese! Saying Words You Know
• 02: Meeting People; Pronouns; Hiragana Start
• 03: Question Words and Identifying Objects
• 04: Telling Time; Polite Verbs; Kyoto
• 05: Negatives; wa and o; Invitations; Harajuku
• 06: U Verbs; Directions and Getting Around Tokyo
• 07: Shopping; Colors; Big Numbers; Money
• 08: Adjectives and Restaurant Orders
• 09: Suggestions; Appearances; Sakura; Kanji
• 10: Likes and Dislikes; Manga
• 11: Discussing Skills; Contrasts; Sumo
• 12: The Past; the Week; the Edo Period; Katakana
• 13: Past Activities and Past Adjectives; Sushi
• 14: Expressing a Desire; the Seasons
• 15: Comparisons; wa versus ga; Mt. Fuji and Hakone
• 16: Giving Detailed Descriptions; Kanazawa
• 17: Explaining Procedures; Counting Things; Trains
• 18: Polite Requests; Honorifics; Train Stations
• 19: Describing an Action Sequence; Ryokan
• 20: Ongoing Actions and a Shopping Street
• 21: Asking Permission and Entering a Home
• 22: Family and Friends; Handling Compliments
• 23: Keeping Pets; Wearing Clothes; Traffic Lights
• 24: Describing Uncompleted Actions; Golden Week
• 25: Negative Requests; Casual Speech; Age; a Zoo
• 26: Casual Plain Forms; Obligations; Matcha
• 27: Intentions; Counting People; Shabu-shabu
• 28: Talking About Past Experiences; Pachinko
• 29: Giving Advice; Anime and Akihabara
• 30: Making Casual Suggestions; Furusato
• 31: Stating Opinions; Kimono and Washoku
• 32: Conveying What Others Say; Tanabata Festival
• 33: Explanations with Feeling; New Year’s
• 34: Weather, Conjectures, and Visiting Places
• 35: Talking About What You Can Do; Hibachi
• 36: A Review; Future Intentions; Liking Someone