Learn how to read and write in Japanese. No experience required.
What you'll learn
102 new vocabulary words in Hiragana and Katakana;
The purpose of Hiragana and Katakana;
How Hiragana looks and functions;
How to read and write Hiragana syllables;
Differences between similar Hiragana characters;
Hiragana diacritical marks;
Hiragana contracted sounds;
Hiragana double consonants;
Hiragana prolonged vowels;
How to read and write Katakana syllables;
Differences between similar katakana characters;
Katakana diacritical marks;
Katakana contracted sounds;
Katakana double consonants;
Katakana prolonged vowels;
To write the characters of Hiragana and Katakana in a beautiful way.
Requirements
No prior Japanese knowledge required!
Eagerness to learn!
Just a notebook and a pen or pencil (whatever you prefer)!
Download the PDF for useful vocabulary (to expand your vocabulary knowledge)!
Description
皆さん日本語コースへようこそ! Welcome to this Japanese course!Let us be your guides in your Japanese learning journey with this Complete Hiragana andKatakana course. I know that learning a new language from scratch can be overwhelming, butfear not! We tried to create a course that would be short, simple, and straight forward. Thiscourse does not require any prior experience, all you need is an eagerness to learn!Your course instructor has more than 8 years of experience of studying about Japan andJapanese language. She has lived, worked, and studied in Japan, where she learned moreabout the nuanced details of the language. She has also been teaching languages for over sixyears, and Japanese for over three years. So you're in good hands!Let's take our first step and learn Hiragana and Katakana together.In this course you will learn:What is the purpose of Hiragana and Katakana;How Hiragana looks and functions;How to read and write Hiragana syllables;Hiragana diacritical marks;Hiragana contracted sounds;Hiragana double consonants;Hiragana prolonged vowels;Differences between similar hiragana characters;How to read and write Katakana syllables;Katakana diacritical marks;Katakana contracted sounds;Katakana double consonants;Katakana prolonged vowels;Differences between similar katakana characters;102 new vocabulary words in Hiragana and Katakana;To write the characters of Hiragana and Katakana in a beautiful way.At the end of the course you will be able to write down any Japanese word in Hiragana andKatakana. And you'll be well on your way to learning Japanese words, grammar, and kanji!Your course project is to look at the vocabulary list provided in this course, and choose 10 wordsto write down in Hiragana and Katakana. If you're very motivated - try to write down all of them.In this way you will not only practice writing, but will also expand your vocabulary.Are you ready? Let's get started! :-)
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction to Hiragana & Katakana
Lecture 2 Introduction to Hiragana & Katakana 2
Section 2: Hiragana Main Vowels
Lecture 3 Hiragana a
Lecture 4 Hiragana i
Lecture 5 Hiragana u
Lecture 6 Hiragana e
Lecture 7 Hiragana o
Lecture 8 Difference between a & o
Section 3: Hiragana K line
Lecture 9 Hiragana ka
Lecture 10 Hiragana ki
Lecture 11 Hiragana ku
Lecture 12 Hiragana ke
Lecture 13 Hiragana ko
Section 4: Hiragana S line
Lecture 14 Hiragana sa
Lecture 15 Hiragana shi
Lecture 16 Hiragana su
Lecture 17 Hiragana se
Lecture 18 Hiragana so
Lecture 19 Differences between ki & sa
Section 5: Hiragana T line
Lecture 20 Hiragana ta
Lecture 21 Hiragana chi
Lecture 22 Hiragana tsu
Lecture 23 Hiragana te
Lecture 24 Hiragana to
Section 6: Hiragana N line
Lecture 25 Hiragana na
Lecture 26 Hiragana ni
Lecture 27 Hiragana nu
Lecture 28 Hiragana ne
Lecture 29 Hiragana no
Lecture 30 Differences between ta & na
Section 7: Hiragana H line
Lecture 31 Hiragana ha
Lecture 32 Hiragana hi
Lecture 33 Hiragana fu
Lecture 34 Hiragana he
Lecture 35 Hiragana ho
Lecture 36 Differences between ha & ho
Section 8: Hiragana M line
Lecture 37 Hiragana ma
Lecture 38 Hiragana mi
Lecture 39 Hiragana mu
Lecture 40 Hiragana me
Lecture 41 Hiragana mo
Lecture 42 Differences between ma & mo
Lecture 43 Differences between su & mu
Lecture 44 Differences between nu & me
Section 9: Hiragana Y line
Lecture 45 Hiragana ya
Lecture 46 Hiragana yu
Lecture 47 Hiragana yo
Section 10: Hiragana R line
Lecture 48 Hiragana ra
Lecture 49 Hiragana ri
Lecture 50 Hiragana ru
Lecture 51 Hiragana re
Lecture 52 Hiragana ro
Lecture 53 Differences between ru & ro
Section 11: Hiragana WA, WO & N
Lecture 54 Hiragana wa
Lecture 55 Hiragana wo
Lecture 56 Hiragana n
Lecture 57 Differences between ne, re & wa
Section 12: Special information about Hiragana
Lecture 58 Diacritical Marks
Lecture 59 Prolonged Vowels
Lecture 60 Double Consonants
Lecture 61 Contracted Sounds
Section 13: Katakana Main Vowels
Lecture 62 Katakana intro
Lecture 63 Katakana a
Lecture 64 Katakana i
Lecture 65 Katakana u
Lecture 66 Katakana e
Lecture 67 Katakana o
Section 14: Katakana K line
Lecture 68 Katakana ka
Lecture 69 Katakana ki
Lecture 70 Katakana ku
Lecture 71 Katakana ke
Lecture 72 Katakana ko
Lecture 73 Differences between ku & ke
Section 15: Katakana S line
Lecture 74 Katakana sa
Lecture 75 Katakana shi
Lecture 76 Katakana su
Lecture 77 Katakana se
Lecture 78 Katakana so
Section 16: Katakana T line
Lecture 79 Katakana ta
Lecture 80 Katakana chi
Lecture 81 Katakana tsu
Lecture 82 Katakana te
Lecture 83 Katakana to
Lecture 84 Differences between shi & tsu
Section 17: Katakana N line
Lecture 85 Katakana na
Lecture 86 Katakana ni
Lecture 87 Katakana nu
Lecture 88 Katakana ne
Lecture 89 Katakana no
Section 18: Katakana H line
Lecture 90 Katakana ha
Lecture 91 Katakana hi
Lecture 92 Katakana fu
Lecture 93 Katakana he
Lecture 94 Katakana ho
Section 19: Katakana M line
Lecture 95 Katakana ma
Lecture 96 Katakana mi
Lecture 97 Katakana mu
Lecture 98 Katakana me
Lecture 99 Katakana mo
Lecture 100 Differences between ma & mu
Section 20: Katakana Y line
Lecture 101 Katakana ya
Lecture 102 Katakana yu
Lecture 103 Katakana yo
Section 21: Katakana R line
Lecture 104 Katakana ra
Lecture 105 Katakana ri
Lecture 106 Katakana ru
Lecture 107 Katakana re
Lecture 108 Katakana ro
Section 22: Katakana wa, wo & n
Lecture 109 Katakana wa
Lecture 110 Katakana wo
Lecture 111 Katakana n
Lecture 112 Differences between n & so
Lecture 113 Differences between fu, nu, ra & wo
Section 23: Special information about Katakana
Lecture 114 Diacritical Marks
Lecture 115 Contracted Sounds
Lecture 116 Double Consonants + Prolonged Vowels
Section 24: Homework & Outro
Lecture 117 Recommended vocabulary to practice writing
Lecture 118 Outro
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