Learning Japanese: A Gateway into Culture

Learning Japanese: A Gateway into Culture « Series from 2023

Series from 2023

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Genres: Special Interest

Experience Japan through the vital influence of its language. In 36 lessons, you will learn not only to speak, read, and write Japanese, but to appreciate the culture as revealed in the language.

Your professor teaches with an energy and enthusiasm for her subject that is contagious and her lessons will open a new world to you through the wonders of language.

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Welcome to Japanese! Saying Words You Know

Meeting People; Pronouns; Hiragana Start

Question Words and Identifying Objects

Telling Time; Polite Verbs; Kyoto

Negatives; wa and o; Invitations; Harajuku

U Verbs; Directions and Getting Around Tokyo

Shopping; Colors; Big Numbers; Money

Adjectives and Restaurant Orders

Suggestions; Appearances; Sakura; Kanji

Likes and Dislikes; Manga

Discussing Skills; Contrasts; Sumo

The Past; the Week; the Edo Period; Katakana

Past Activities and Past Adjectives; Sushi

Expressing a Desire; the Seasons

Comparisons; wa versus ga; Mt. Fuji and Hakone

Giving Detailed Descriptions; Kanazawa

Explaining Procedures; Counting Things; Trains

Polite Requests; Honorifics; Train Stations

Describing an Action Sequence; Ryokan

Ongoing Actions and a Shopping Street

Asking Permission and Entering a Home

Family and Friends; Handling Compliments

Keeping Pets; Wearing Clothes; Traffic Lights

Describing Uncompleted Actions; Golden Week

Negative Requests; Casual Speech; Age; a Zoo