A practical course designed to quickly learn the essential Japanese you will need for your upcoming trip to Japan.
29 lessons, 2 hours 56 minutes
Welcome to my "Essential Japanese for Travel" course! If you're preparing for a trip to Japan and want to learn quickly, you're in the right place. Even if you’ve taken beginner lessons before, you'll pick up many new, practical skills here. This course focuses on real conversational Japanese, taught by a native speaker, without requiring you to memorize hiragana, katakana, or study traditional grammar. As someone who travels to Japan often as a "half-foreigner," I’ve handpicked under 300 essential, high-frequency words and expressions that tourists actually use. The course is organized into seven scenarios, each with four parts and quizzes to reinforce your learning. It ends with a 20-question final exam to review everything. To ensure clarity, an English AI voice guides the lessons, while all Japanese is spoken by me, a native speaker. This course is designed to be efficient, practical, and immediately useful for your trip.
Learn the most useful and practical phrases you will need in Japan and practice them until you can say them without effort.
The course includes many practical situational exercises and interesting cultural tips that will help you avoid bad surprises in Japan.
This course is intended for travellers, so the alphabets and Japanese grammar will only be explained briefly.
The focus is on speaking. You will understand the logic behind what you are saying so you can easily speak in real situations.
Introduction (Preview)10 Must-Know GreetingsLet's Practice Greetings!A Quiz on Greetings (Preview)Money and NumbersLet's Practice Using Money and NumbersNew Words with the Expression "o kudasai"A Quiz on Money and NumbersTransportation and DirectionsLet's practice: Transportation and DirectionsNew Words With the Expression "doko desuka"A Quiz on Transportation and DirectionsAt the HotelLet's Practice: At the HotelNew Words With the Expression "ga arimasuka"Quiz: At the HotelAt the Restaurant or CafeLet's Practice: At the Restaurant or CafeNew Words for Food And DrinkQuiz: At the Restaurant or CafeShoppingLet's Practice: ShoppingNew Words About ShoppingA Quiz About ShoppingTalk About YourselfLet's Practice!New WordsTalk About Yourself: QuizFinal ExamThis course is for absolute beginners, but even intermediate learners will find value in it.
For all travelers planning a trip to Japan! You want to learn only the essential Japanese quickly before you arrive in Japan You don't have much time to study Japanese before your trip, so you don't want to learn too many details like the three different Japanese alphabets and complicated grammar. Your goal is to speak as much Japanese as possible! Japanese people will definitely appreciate your effort to communicate in their language. Even just the attempt makes them happy!
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