Essential Practical Japanese For Travel

This online "Practical Japanese for Travel" course is the best way to learn conversational Japanese for a trip quickly.

What you'll learn

You will learn only the practical phrases you'll need there, enabling you to say them without thinking.

This course is for travel, so you won't learn alphabets or detailed grammar; these will be explained briefly.

Many practical situational exercises, along with some interesting cultural tips, will help you avoid too many surprises in Japan.

The focus is on speaking, not writing or reading. This isn't just memorization. You'll learn the logic behind what you're saying, allowing for easy application.

Requirements

This course is for absolute beginners, but even intermediate learners will find value in it.

Description

Welcome to my "Essential Japanese for Travel" online course!You're likely taking this course because you're planning a trip to Japan soon. If you want to learn as quickly as possible before your departure, this is the course for you. Even if you've had some beginner Japanese lessons, I'm confident you'll still learn many new things here.This course is designed to be practical and immediately useful. You'll learn conversational Japanese from a native speaker and understand the logic of sentence structure—all without memorizing hiragana or katakana or doing traditional grammar exercises.Having lived abroad for a long time, I travel to Japan as a "half-foreigner" myself, and I've carefully noted which words and expressions are most effective and useful for tourists. I've chosen these words to ensure you don't waste any time before your trip.The course introduces less than 300 new words, all of which are highly practical and have a high probability of being used on your travels.The content is structured into seven distinct scenarios. Each chapter has four parts and concludes with quizzes designed to help you integrate the material. The final chapter concludes with a comprehensive 20-question final exam that covers the entire course.To ensure the course is clear and efficient, I have included an English AI voice. As a non-native English speaker, this helps me provide the best learning experience for you.  However, all of the Japanese audio in this course is spoken by me, a native Japanese speaker.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Chapter 1 : 10 Must-Know Greetings

Lecture 2 10 Must-Know Greetings

Lecture 3 Let's practice greetings!

Lecture 4 10 Quizzes on Greetings

Section 3: Chapter 2 : Money and numbers

Lecture 5 Money and numbers

Lecture 6 Let's Practice Using Money and Numbers!

Lecture 7 Quizzes on Numbers and Money

Lecture 8 New words with the expression “~ o kudasai”

Section 4: Chapter 3: At the Train Station, Bus Stop, Taxi Stand, and Directions

Lecture 9 At the Train Station, Bus Stop, Taxi Stand, and Directions

Lecture 10 Let's practice phrases on public transport!

Lecture 11 Quizzes on transportation

Section 5: Chapter 4 : At the hotel

Lecture 12 At the hotel

Lecture 13 New words with the expression “~ wa dokodesuka”

Lecture 14 Let's practice phrases for the hotel!

Lecture 15 New words with the expression “~ ga arimasuka”

Lecture 16 10 Quizzes

Section 6: At the restaurant or cafe

Lecture 17 At the restaurant or cafe

Lecture 18 Let's practice phrases for the restaurant and cafe!

Lecture 19 New words “Food and Drink”

Lecture 20 10 Quizzes

Section 7: Shopping

Lecture 21 Shopping

Lecture 22 Let's practice phrases for shopping!

Lecture 23 New words “Shopping”

Lecture 24 10 Quizzes

Section 8: Talk about yourself

Lecture 25 Talk about yourself

Lecture 26 Let's practice!

Lecture 27 New words

Lecture 28 10 Quizzes

Section 9: Final Exam

Lecture 29 Final Exam

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!