Japanese by construction
Japanese · The course

Eight weeks, one skill a week.

A path of discovery, not a promise of a level: each week targets a skill you can see for yourself, from the first sounds to dialogues in real situations.

The course

Eight weeks of discovery

A path, not a promise of a level. Each week targets a skill you can see for yourself.

一 Hiragana, particles, pronouns, first actions Pronounce and understand very short utterances
二 Everyday nouns, affirmative sentences Build subject–verb–object sentences
三 Negation, yes/no questions Ask and understand simple questions
四 Where, what, how much, numbers Get practical information
五 Wanting, being able to, asking politely Order and make a request
六 Time, getting around, location Describe an action and a simple journey
七 Dialogues in real situations Respond in a travel situation
八 Consolidation, listening, transfer Reuse what you have learnt in new sentences
A session

Fifteen minutes a day

Adjustable from 5 to 30 minutes. Missing a day costs you nothing: your progress waits for you.

Learner with earphones, phone in hand
3 min
Review
Today’s reviews, spaced according to how well you did.
4 min
New bricks
Two or three words, with their audio and rōmaji transcription.
5 min
Build
Five sentences to build or transform, with mistakes explained.
3 min
Listen
A question you hear, an answer to give.
the same traveller sharing a meal with Japanese friends around a low table, in a small neighbourhood restaurant in the evening

Lay your first brick.

Choose your goal and your pace, and the first lesson starts straight away.

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