Beginner Level Articles
Articles for Beginners of Japanese
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| Japanese Beginner's Conversation - Say Again? |
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| Japanese Beginner's Conversation - Feelings with a 'shii' |
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| How to Tell Time in Japanese |
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| Directions in Japanese |
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| Body Parts in Japanese |
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| Japanese Kotowaza, Sayings, and Four Letter Words | Japanese Proverbs and Sayings-a growing collection of lessons with audio and video | ||
| Type Romaji to see Hiragana | Type in romaji and out comes hiragana | ||
| Kana Sounds | An MP3 file with all the sounds in hiragana. Learning correctly the sounds of Japanese early on will help train your ears and improve pronunciation. | ||
| Animal Sounds Vocabulary List |
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| The Many Mushis | Words that have the pronunciation of mushi. | ||
| Kanji Study Archive |
Kanji Study Pages |
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| Small Words in Japanese | Small, useful words in Japanese | ||
| Sound and Action Words | Onomatopoeia in Japanese - a short list | ||
| Making -ing | How to make the -ing form | ||
| Particles and Conjunctions | More Japanese particles with examples | ||
| Small, but Powerful Words | A List of Small, but Powerful Words with examples and sound. | ||
| Pronunciation of the R's | How to pronounce the R sounds | ||
| Verb Forms | Verb forms in Japanese | ||
| Verb Groups, an Intro | A look at the various Verb Groups in Japanese | ||
| How to Count | How to Count to One Million in Japanese | ||
| Can - Dekiru | An article on できる - can | ||
| -na Adjectives | About -na Adjectives in Japanese | ||
| -i Adjectives | About -i Adjectives in Japanese | ||
| Japanese Adjectives | Learn about Adjectives in Japanese | ||
| Basic Japanese Particles | A list of a few basic Japanese particles with examples | ||
| Fast Track: 100 Grammar Points |
Watered-down, understandable, bite-sized grammar lessons. Perhaps by knowing these basic Japanese grammar points, you will be able to communicate in Japanese limited only by vocabulary and guts! Of course this list is a simplified grammar, and is meant to be only an introduction to the grammar points presented. |
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| Questions and Question Words | How to make Questions and a few common Question words | ||
| Japanese Word Order |
First, Japanese isn't English. As obvious as that sounds, it is important to keep it in mind. It is good to a certain extent to compare the languages to get a better feel for both, but a constant comparision can lead to disappointment and frustration. English (SVO)
Cats eat mice. |
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| Beginner Japanese Greetings Video |
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| Study Tips Part I by Kinch |
Study Tips Part I by Kinch |
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