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JLPT N4 — Pre-intermediate Japanese

Connecting ideas: te-forms, casual speech (だ/って/んだ), giving and receiving (あげる/くれる/もらう), permission and obligation, and broader daily-life vocabulary.

Grammar lessons (60)

Casual Speech Lesson 1Master the basics of casual Japanese: replacing the polite 'desu' with 'da', using 'tte' for quoting, 'nda' for explanation, and 'yone' for seeking agreement.Casual Speech Lesson 2Master essential casual markers: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね. Learn how to soften or emphasize your speech with friends.Casual Speech Lesson 3Master essential casual markers: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね to sound more natural in everyday conversation.Casual Speech Lesson 4Master essential casual markers: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね. These tools help you sound natural and conversational in informal settings.Casual Speech Lesson 5Mastering essential N4 casual grammar: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね to sound more natural in everyday conversation.Casual Speech Lesson 6Master essential casual Japanese markers: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね to sound more natural in conversation.Casual Speech Lesson 7Master essential casual markers: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね to sound more natural in everyday Japanese conversation.Casual Speech Lesson 8Mastering the building blocks of casual Japanese: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね.Casual Speech Lesson 9Mastering essential N4 casual markers: だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね to sound more natural in everyday conversation.Mini-Dialogue: Casual SpeechPractice N4 casual speech patterns including だ, じゃん, って, んだ, and よね in a natural conversation setting.N4 Integrated Dialogue Lesson 1This lesson introduces the causative-passive form, a staple of N4-level intermediate storytelling and dialogue.N4 Integrated Dialogue Lesson 2This lesson covers the usage of the ～てみる (te-miru) structure, which is used to express trying something out or testing an experience.N4 Integrated Dialogue Lesson 3Mastering the usage of ～てみる (trying something out) to describe experimental actions in daily life.N4 Integrated Dialogue Lesson 4Mastering the usage of '〜てしまう' to express completion, regret, or surprise in natural Japanese dialogue.N4 Integrated Dialogue Lesson 5Mastering the usage of '〜たほうがいい' (it is better to do...) to give advice and suggestions in Japanese.N4 Integrated Dialogue Lesson 6Mastering the usage of ～ておく (te-oku) to describe actions done in preparation for the future.N4 Integrated Dialogue Lesson 7: Giving and Receiving (あげる/もらう)Master the Japanese verbs of giving and receiving: あげる (to give) and もらう (to receive).Mini-Dialogue: N4 Integrated DialogueA review dialogue integrating common N4 grammar points including potential forms, giving/receiving, and volitional expressions.Giving & Receiving Lesson 1An introduction to the Japanese verbs of giving and receiving: あげる, くれる, and もらう.Giving & Receiving Lesson 2Mastering the usage of ～てあげる, ～てくれる, and ～てもらう to express favors and actions done for others.Giving & Receiving Lesson 3Mastering the usage of ～てあげる, ～てくれる, and ～てもらう to describe favors and actions done for others.Giving & Receiving Lesson 4Mastering the usage of 'te-form + morau' to express receiving a favor or action from someone else.Giving & Receiving Lesson 5Mastering the usage of giving and receiving verbs in Japanese, specifically focusing on the nuance of 'doing a favor for someone' using the ～てあげる, ～てくれる, and ～てもらう structures.Giving & Receiving Lesson 6Mastering the usage of giving and receiving verbs in Japanese, specifically focusing on the nuance of 'doing a favor for someone' using the ～てあげる, ～てくれる, and ～てもらう structures.Giving & Receiving Lesson 7Mastering the Japanese verbs for giving and receiving: あげる, くれる, and もらう.Mini-Dialogue: Giving & ReceivingA review of the giving and receiving verbs: あげる, くれる, and もらう through a practical dialogue.Expressing Intentions Lesson 1Learn how to express your thoughts, plans, and intentions using the grammar patterns と思う (to think) and と言う (to say).Expressing Intentions Lesson 2Mastering the use of ために to express purpose and intent in Japanese.Expressing Intentions Lesson 3: ためにMaster the use of ために to express purpose and intent, connecting actions to their reasons or goals.Expressing Intentions Lesson 4Mastering the usage of ために to express purpose and intent in Japanese.Expressing Intentions Lesson 5Mastering the expression of purpose and intent using ために, と思う, and と言う.Expressing Intentions Lesson 6This lesson covers the grammar structures used to express intentions and plans, specifically focusing on the usage of と思う (thinking of doing), と言う (saying that), and ために (in order to).Expressing Intentions Lesson 7This lesson covers how to express personal intentions and plans using the ~つもりです structure, building on your ability to talk about future goals.Mini-Dialogue: Expressing IntentionsA review of expressing plans, intentions, and relaying information using と思う, と言う, and ために through a real-world dialogue.Permission & Obligation Lesson 1Learn how to express necessity and obligation using the 'nakereba naranai' structure, a fundamental N4 grammar point for daily life.Permission & Obligation Lesson 2Mastering the expression of duty and intention using べき and つもり.Permission & Obligation Lesson 3Mastering the expression of personal intentions and plans using つもり.Permission & Obligation Lesson 4Master the expression of intent and personal plans using the 'tsumori' structure, and review how it fits into the broader context of obligation and expectation in Japanese.Permission & Obligation Lesson 5This lesson explores how to express obligation and personal intent using the structures べき (should), なければならない (must), and つもり (plan to).Permission & Obligation Lesson 6Master the nuances of expressing duty, moral obligation, and personal intent using なければならない, べき, and つもり.Permission & Obligation Lesson 7This lesson covers the essential grammar for expressing necessity (なければならない), moral obligation (べき), and personal intention (つもり).Mini-Dialogue: Permission & ObligationA practical review of expressing obligation, duty, and plans through a natural workplace dialogue.Past & Experience Lesson 1Learn how to express past experiences using the た-form and the ことがある structure to talk about things you have done in your life.Past & Experience Lesson 2Mastering the たり〜たり form to describe non-exhaustive lists of actions, and reinforcing the use of ことがある for life experiences.Past & Experience Lesson 3Master the たり〜たり construction to describe representative actions and the ことがある pattern for life experiences.Past & Experience Lesson 4Master the たり〜たり construction to describe representative actions and summarize experiences.Past & Experience Lesson 5This lesson covers the たり〜たり construction, used to list representative actions in the past or present, and reviews the use of た-form for experiences.Past & Experience Lesson 6Mastering the たり〜たり (tari-tari) construction to list representative actions and experiences.Past & Experience Lesson 7Master the usage of 〜たことがある to express life experiences and the 〜たり〜たり form to list representative actions.Mini-Dialogue: Past & ExperienceA review of past tense, life experiences, and listing activities using a natural dialogue format.Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 1Introduction to the Japanese Te-form, the essential building block for connecting verbs and forming complex grammar structures.Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 2Mastering essential Te-form auxiliary patterns: ている, てある, てもいい, and てはいけない.Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 3This lesson covers essential N4 te-form structures: ている for ongoing states, てある for resultant states, てもいい for permission, and てはいけない for prohibition.Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 4Mastering the usage of Te-form for permissions (てもいい) and prohibitions (てはいけない).Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 5Mastering the versatile Te-form for expressing permission, prohibition, and ongoing states.Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 6Mastering the usage of て-form for permission (てもいい) and prohibition (てはいけない).Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 7This lesson covers the essential functions of the Te-form, including state of being (ている/てある), granting permission (てもいい), and prohibition (てはいけない).Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 8Mastering the versatile Te-form for permissions, prohibitions, and state descriptions.Te-Form & Connecting Lesson 9Mastering the versatile Te-form for state-of-being, permission, and prohibition.Mini-Dialogue: Te-Form & ConnectingA practical review of N4 te-form patterns including ongoing states, permissions, and prohibitions through a natural office conversation.

Reading practice (60)

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