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Japanese language that even Japanese people often get wrong/日本人もよく間違える日本語

This article introduces 'ra-nuki-kotoba', 'sa-ire-kotoba' and 'keigo', that even Japanese people often make mistakes with! 日本人もよく間違える「ら抜き言葉」「さ入れ言葉」「敬語」について紹介します!
GENKI 1 Lessons

Grammar summary of Lesson 1 in GENKI 1. That’ s all you need to know about introducing yourself in Japanese!

A review and summary of the grammar in Lesson 1 of GENKI 1. Lots of practice and supplementary grammar-related expressions are also presented.
GENKI 1 Lessons

Learn how to say phone numbers and time in Japanese!

This lesson is about how to say time and phone numbers in Japanese. Lots of practice, including some that aren't in the textbook!
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What kind of holiday is Children’s Day in Japan?/日本の「こどもの日」ってどんな祝日?

Introductory article on Children's Day, celebrated on 5 May in Japan. 日本で5月5日に祝われる「こどもの日」についての紹介記事です。
GENKI 1 Lessons

Use the particle の to modify nouns with nouns!

In this lesson you will study the 'Noun1 の Noun2' sentence pattern, which combines two nouns using the particle の.
GENKI 1 Lessons

Very easy! How to make Japanese question sentences using か and なん

Study Japanese yes/no questions with か and questions and answers with the interrogative なん!
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The Japanese language is full of personal pronouns!/日本語には人称代名詞がたくさんある!

Here's a round-up of the many Japanese personal pronouns! たくさんある日本語の人称代名詞をまとめて紹介します!
GENKI 1 Lessons

Learn the most basic sentence pattern of the Japanese language – X は Y です

Study the simplest and most commonly used sentence pattern in Japanese, XはYです, and learn to introduce yourself simply!
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What textbooks do you recommend for beginners of Japanese?/日本語初級者におすすめの教科書は?

This is a brief introduction to the key points of two standard elementary Japanese language textbooks. 定番の日本語初級の教科書二冊のポイントを簡潔に紹介します。
GENKI 1 Lessons

Learning Japanese from scratch! First we need to learn greetings and numbers!

Grammar explanations and practice in line with the Genki 1 textbook. You can study without a textbook. This time we will study greetings and numbers.