Lessons

Re-Learning Japanese: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Personal Growth

If you're looking to re-learn the Japanese language, you're in good company. Whether you studied... Read more →

5 Ways to improve your Kanji practice

*Kanji characters Ink on paper, a journey Memories made.* Memorising large amounts of kanji can... Read more →

Japanese Perfect Master: Lesson 1

Let’s introduce ourselves with this first Japanese Perfect Master lesson video. These sentences use a... Read more →

Japanese Perfect Master: Lesson 2

This lesson focuses on practical use for numbers. We’ll understand how to ask people their... Read more →

Japanese Perfect Master: Lesson 3

Lesson 3 looks at how you can get to know someone better and use Yes... Read more →

Japanese Perfect Master: Lesson 4

Today we explore different objects and nouns, and ask someone to identify them for us.... Read more →

Japanese Perfect Master: Lesson 5

Now we’re going to have a quick recap of the last few lessons and then... Read more →

How do I learn Japanese?

If you’re reading this, then you’re probably wondering how to get started learning Japanese. It... Read more →

Day 1 - あ, か and さ lines

Welcome to the first lesson in the series to get you familiar with different kana... Read more →

Day 2 - た, な and は lines

Welcome back to the second lesson in the series! Hopefully by now you've studied the... Read more →

Day 3 - ま, や, ら and わ lines

Welcome back to the third lesson in the series! You've really made some great progress... Read more →

Day 4 - が, ざ, だ, ば and ぱ lines - Diacritics

Welcome to the fourth lesson in the series! Today's new kana will be easy, and... Read more →

Day 5 - small ゃ, ゅ, and ょ - Yo-on

Welcome to the fifth lesson in the series and the last lesson to review Hiragana!... Read more →

Login Streak and Multiplier

As a bonus to students who log in for multiple consecutive days in a row,... Read more →

Spaced Repetition

Spaced Repetition is a method to optimise your study time. It works essentially by asking... Read more →

Badges

Badges are commemorative awards for reaching milestones with your progress! For example, you can win... Read more →

Special Katakana

The sounds in this group are only used in katakana because no Japanese original words... Read more →

Romanisation

Japanese Kana don’t sound exactly like they do when using romaji. It’s a good start,... Read more →

Basics of Hiragana

Hiragana is the first alphabet the Japanese learn. Hiragana is made of characters which carry... Read more →

What is Kana?

In Japanese, there are four different writing systems: hiragana, katakana, kanji, and romaji. Hiragana is... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 15

15. Jump before you overthinkWhen it comes to learning a new language, it’s probably a... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 14

14. Active learning using social media   There are quite a lot of language learning... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 13

The last of the 3 things you need to have for the best self learning... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 12

Remember the 3 things you need to have for the best self learning outcomes. They... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 11

3 things you need to have for the best self learning outcome. They are: Motivation... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 10

Find some sources of information that YOU can trust There are so many things you... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 9

Make your own sentences After all that we talked about, you should be ready to... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 8

Leave Kanji untill later Yes, there are Hiragana and Katakana you need to know when... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 7

No more excuses There are millions of excuses not to do anything. It’s not just... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 6

Do something every day This is not just for learning Japanese as it applies to... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 5

Translate Wisely I’m not against using translations to understand a foreign language, but do it... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 4

Ignore the Subject Pronouns When it comes to learning a new language, most people want... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 3

Start with the formal/polite Japanese first The question I get sometimes is whether you should... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 2

Start working on daily expressions After you master Hiragana and Katakana, start working on the... Read more →

Steps to Master Japanese 1

Master Hiragana and Katakana It’s essential to learn all the characters as soon as possible... Read more →