Lesson Overview — Beginner 1 (Lessons 1–20)
These lessons cover the key grammar and vocabulary of Beginners 1 — plus natural expressions and real-life Japanese from the story LOST IN YOU, LOST IN TOKYO.
- Lesson 1: Basic Sentence Patterns (“A wa B desu”) / Greetings / Countries / Numbers 1–20
- Lesson 2: Talking About Objects (“What is this?”) / Telling Time and Prices / Japanese Money / Stationery Vocabulary / Numbers 100–1000
- Lesson 3: Introducing People / Using “this, that, that over there” / Months and Daily Vocabulary
- Lesson 4: Describing Things with Adjectives / Saying “because” and “but” / Natural Sentence Endings
- Lesson 5: Basic Verbs and Particles / Talking About Daily Activities / Days and Schedules
- Lesson 6: Talking About Past Actions / Frequency Expressions and Time Words
- Lesson 7: Expressing Existence (“There is/are”) / Talking About Locations / Using Counters / Colors
- Lesson 8: Expressing Likes and Dislikes / Invitations (“Let’s…”) / Places (Here, There, Over There)
- Lesson 9: Expressing Wants (“I want to…”) / Talking About Going and Coming / Particle Differences (o / wa)
- Lesson 10: Past and Negative Forms of Adjectives / Asking about Impressions / Review
- Lesson 11: Verb Groups and Dictionary Form / Talking About Things You Like Doing / Basic Number Kanji
- Lesson 12: Expressing Ability (“Can”) / Talking About Transportation and Travel Time / Duration and Range / Weekday Kanji
- Lesson 13: Polite Requests (Te-form) / Ordering / Particle Differences (wa / ga) / Nature Kanji
- Lesson 14: Progressive Form (Te-form) / Asking and Giving Permission / Skill Expressions / Family Vocabulary / Direction Particle / Family Kanji
- Lesson 15: Prohibition (Te-form) / Linking Actions / Asking for Things / Giving Directions / Direction Kanji
- Lesson 16: “Already” and “Not Yet” / Comparisons / Talking About Abilities / Body Parts / Body Kanji
- Lesson 17: Negative Form (Nai-form) / Saying “Before Doing” / Indefinite Words (Someone, Something, Somewhere) / Action Kanji
- Lesson 18: Obligation (“Must”) / “Don’t Have To” / Apologies and Nuances / Time-Related Kanji
- Lesson 19: Review of Four Basic Verb Forms / Sequencing Phrases / “And” in Different Forms / School Vocabulary / Adjective Kanji
- Lesson 20: Writing a Diary / Sequencing Words / Clothing Vocabulary / Final Review / Core Kanji
Please note: While all files can be accessed on a smartphone, we recommend downloading and using the full set on a PC for the best experience, because the full package is large (over 400MB) and hosted securely on Google Drive.
