Akamonkai Beginner 3-Week course
Go! Go! Nihon & Akamonkai Japanese Language school have developed a great online 3 week course designed to help you understand the basics of Japanese before you arrive in Japan to start studying full time.
Master the basics quickly and effectively
Yes, before committing to buying the course, you can try the first day's lessons for free! Just click the "Free Preview" button. However, you will not be able to access the online community until you have purchased the course.
It was created by Go! Go! Nihon in partnership with Akamonkai Japanese Language School, the largest Japanese Language School In Japan as an introduction to the Japanese language and to help students get ready for studying full time in Japan.
We have lessons using video, text files, audio files and more to help you learn easily. For some lessons you could be shown with a conversation video, back up grammar slides and also repetition videos for you to practice with, other times it might be with an audio file and downloadable vocabulary sheet, we show you the best materials to help you understand new topics quickly. There are opportunities for you to create your own videos to share with us so we can check your understanding and progress. We also have a community where you can engage with other students on the same journey as you, ask questions, compare notes and even engage with the course leaders.
Although you will be able to interact with teachers, Go! Go! Nihon staff and other students through the community, you will not have live classes. The lessons are pre-recorded and created to help you learn as quickly as possible using our online platform and allows you to complete lessons at your own pace.
When you start each day will be triggered one at a time until all lesson are available. You can study at your own pace as you have access to the material for 6 months after you join but we do recommend trying to do a days material each weekday as it’s how courses are taught in Japan!
The course was designed to help get students ready for full-time studies in Japan, but anyone who would like to learn how to speak in Japanese is welcome to take the courses and will find them a very useful brief introduction to the language
You will get a certificate from the school when you complete the course, but you need to complete 100% of all of the course lessons in order to receive it.
See below for the course curriculum.
Course introduction
FREE PREVIEWHow to use the course
FREE PREVIEWCourse Overview
FREE PREVIEWImportant note about the written texts
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Week 1 Overview
FREE PREVIEWIntroducing Hiragana
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Hiragana Practice
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Vocabulary
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 1 - Video (Introducing a new student)
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 1 - Grammar slides
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 2 - Video (Asking for someone's major)
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 2 - Video repetition
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 2 - Show us!
Day 1 Lesson 3 - Video (Asking about things you don't know)
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 1 Lesson 3 - Video repetition
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 3 - Practice
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 4 - Video (Use of this and that)
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 4 - Grammar Slides
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 Lesson 4 - Practice
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Grammar Homework
FREE PREVIEWDay 2 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 2 - Hiragana Practice
Day 2 - Vocabulary
Day 2 Lesson 1 - Video (Ordering at the restaurant)
Day 2 Lesson 1 - Grammas slides
Day 2 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 2 Lesson 1 - Practice
Day 2 Lesson 2 - Video (Thinking what to order in a restaurant)
Day 2 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 2 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 2 Lesson 2 - Explanation
Day Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 2 Lesson 3 - Video (Asking someone about a person you don't know)
Day 2 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 2 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 2 Lesson 3 - Practice
Day 2 Lesson 4 - Video (Asking who has ownership of an object)
Day 2 Lesson 4 - Grammar slides
Day 2 Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
Day 2 Lesson 4 - Practice
Day 2 - Grammar Homework
Day 3 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 3 - Hiragana Practice
Day 3 - Vocabulary
Day 3 Lesson 1 - Video (Giving information)
Day 3 - Lesson 1 Grammar slides
Day 3 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 3 lesson 2 - Video (Asking where is a place)
Day 3 Lesson 2 - Grammar slides
Day 3 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 3 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 3 Lesson 3 - Video (Asking the maker and the price of an item)
Day 3 Lesson 3 - Grammar slides 1
Day 3 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition 1
Day 3 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 3 Lesson 3 - Grammar slides 2
Day 3 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition 2
Day 3 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 3 Lesson 4 - Video (Buying an item)
Day 3 Lesson 4 - Grammar slides
Day 3 Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
Day 3 Lesson 4 - Practice
Day 3 - Grammar Homework
Day 4 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 4 - Hiragana Practice
Day 4 - Vocabulary
Day 4 Lesson 1 - Video (Talking about breakfast)
Day 4 Lesson 1 - Grammar slides 1
Day 4 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 4 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 4 Lesson 1 - Grammar slides 2
Day 4 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition 2
Day 4 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 4 Lesson 2 - Video (Talking about this evening plans)
Day 4 Lesson 2 - Grammar slides
Day 4 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 4 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 4 Lesson 3 - Video (Talking about homework)
Day 4 Lesson 3 - Grammar slides
Day 4 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 4 Lesson 3 - Practice
Day 4 - Grammar Homework
Day 5 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 5 - Hiragana Practice
Day 5 - Vocabulary
Day 5 Lesson 1 - Video (Asking what time is it)
Day 5 Lesson 1 - Grammar slides
Day 5 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 5 Lesson 1 - Practice
Day 5 Lesson 2 - Video (Asking from what time to what time is the test)
Day 5 Lesson 2 - Grammar slides
Day 5 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 5 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 5 lesson 3 - Video (What time you go to sleep)
Day 5 Lesson 3 - Grammar slides
Day 5 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 5 Lesson 3 - Practice
Day 5 Lesson 4 - Video (What time you woke up)
Day 5 Lesson 4 - Grammar slides
Day 5 Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
Day 5 Lesson 4 - Practice
Day 5 - Grammar Homework
Week 1 Review
Day 6 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Week 2 Overview
Day 6 - Hiragana Practice
Day 6 - Vocabulary
Day 6 Lesson 1 - Video (Talking about plans for the spring vacation)
Day 6 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 6 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 6 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 6 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 6 Lesson 2 - Video (Going somewhere with someone)
Day 6 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 6 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 6 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 6 Lesson 3 - Video (How do you come to school?)
Day 6 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 6 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 6 Lesson 3 - Practice
Day 6 - Grammar Homework
Day 7 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 7 - Hiragana Practice
Day 7 - Vocabulary
Day 7 Lesson 1 - Video (Asking someone's birthday)
Day 7 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 7 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 7 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 7 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 7 Lesson 2 - Video (Asking when something is done or was done)
Day 7 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides 1
Day 7 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides 2
Day 7 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 7 Lesson 2 - Explanation
Day 7 Lesson 2 - Practice 1
Day 7 Lesson 2 - Practice 2
Day 7 Lesson 3 - Video (Inviting a friend)
Day 7 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 7 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 7 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 7 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 7 Lesson 3 - Practice 3
Day 7 - Grammar Homework
Day 8 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 8 - Hiragana Practice
Day 8 - Vocabulary
Day 8 Lesson 1 - Video (Talking about lunch)
Day 8 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides 1
Day 8 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides 2
Day 8 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 8 Lesson 2 - Video (Giving a personal impression)
Day 8 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 8 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 8 Lesson 2 - Practice 2
Day 8 Lesson 2 - Practice 3
Day 8 Lesson 2 - Practice 4
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Video (Asking and giving a personal impression)
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides 1
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition 1
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides 2
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition 2
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 8 Lesson 3 - Show Us!
Day 8 - Grammar Homework
Day 9 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 9 - Hiragana Practice
Day 9 - Vocabulary
Day 9 Lesson 1 - Video (Giving an impression about the school)
Day 9 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 9 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 9 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 9 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 9 Lesson 2 - Video (Asking someone's birthplace)
Day 9 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 9 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 9 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 9 Lesson 3 - Video (Asking who's the owner of an object)
Day 9 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 9 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 9 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 9 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 9 - Grammar Homework
Day 10 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answers!
Day 10 - Hiragana Practice
Day 10 - Vocabulary
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Video (Asking questions to a teacher in class)
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides 1
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition 1
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides 2
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition 2
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Practice 3
Day 10 Lesson 1 - Show Us!
Day 10 Lesson 2 - Video (Talking about the student's dormitory)
Day 10 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides 1
Day 10 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition 1
Day 10 Lesson 2 - Practice 1
Day 10 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides 2
Day 10 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition 2
Day 10 Lesson 2 - Practice 2
Day 10 Lesson 3 - Video (Talking while looking outside the window)
Day 10 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 10 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 10 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 10 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 10 Lesson 4 - Video (Asking where is the trash can)
Day 10 Lesson 4 - Grammar Slides
Day 10 Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
Day 10 Lesson 4 - Practice
Day 10 - Grammar Homework
Week 2 Review
Day 11 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answer
Week 3 Overview
Introducing Katakana and Kanji
Day 11 - Katakana and Kanji Practice
Day 11 - Vocabulary
Day 11 Lesson 1 - Video (Talking about the food you like, and don't like)
Day 11 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 11 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 11 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 11 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 11 Lesson 2 - Video (Talking about a what kind of TV shows you like)
Day 11 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 11 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 11 Lesson 2 - Practice 1
Day 11 Lesson 2 - Practice 2
Day 11 Lesson 2 - Show us!
Day 11 Lesson 3 - Video (A teacher praises a student)
Day 11 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 11 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 11 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 11 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 11 Lesson 4 - Video (Talking about one's understanding of Japanese news)
Day 11 Lesson 4 - Grammar Slides
Day 11 Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
Day 11 Lesson 4 - Practice 1
Day 11 Lesson 4 - Practice 2
Day 11 - Grammar Homework
Day 12 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answer
Day 12 - Katakana and Kanji Practice
Day 12 - Vocabulary
Day 12 Lesson 1 - Video (Declining an invitation)
Day 12 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 12 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 12 Lesson 1 - Practice
Day 12 Lesson 2 - Video (Saying why you do something)
Day 12 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 12 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 12 Lesson 2 - Practice 1
Day 12 Lesson 2 - Practice 2
Day 12 Lesson 3 - Video (Asking and answering why)
Day 12 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 12 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 12 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 12 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 12 Lesson 3 - Show Us!
Day 12 Lesson 4 - Video (Receiving an invitation)
Day 12 Lesson 4 - Grammar Slides
Day 12 Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
Day 12 Lesson 4 - Practice 1
Day 12 Lesson 4 - Practice 2
Day 12 - Grammar Homework
Day 13 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answer
Day 13 - Katakana and Kanji Practice
Day 13 - Vocabulary
Day 13 Lesson 1 - Video (How do you eat?)
Day 13 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 13 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 13 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 13 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 13 Lesson 2 - Video ( How do you say this in Japanese?)
Day 13 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 13 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 13 Lesson 2 - Practice 1
Day 13 Lesson 2 - Practice 2
Day 13 Lesson 3 - Video (Talking about Mother's day presents)
Day 13 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 13 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 13 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 13 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 13 Lesson 3 - Show Us!
Day 13 Grammar Homework
Day 14 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answer
Day 14 - Katakana and Kanji Practice
Day 14 - Vocabulary
Day 14 Lesson 1 - Video (Deciding what to order at a restaurant)
Day 14 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 14 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 14 Lesson 1 - Practice
Day 14 Lesson 2 - Video (Asking about a teacher)
Day 14 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 14 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 14 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Video (Asking about a birthday present)
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides 1
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition 1
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides 2
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition 2
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 14 Lesson 3 - Practice 3
Day 14 Lesson 4 - Video (Asking how many did you buy?)
Day 14 Lesson 4 - Grammar Slides
Day 14 Lesson 4 - Video Repetition
Day 14 Lesson 4 - Practice
Day 14 Grammar Homework
Day 15 - Previous Day Grammar Homework Answer
Day 15 - Katakana and Kanji Practice
Day 15 - Vocabulary
Day 15 - Lesson 1 (Talking about the cost of living)
Day 15 Lesson 1 - Grammar Slides
Day 15 Lesson 1 - Video Repetition
Day 15 Lesson 1 - Practice 1
Day 15 Lesson 1 - Practice 2
Day 15 Lesson 2 - Video (Comparing the cost of living)
Day 15 Lesson 2 - Video Repetition
Day 15 Lesson 2 - Grammar Slides
Day 15 Lesson 2 - Practice
Day 15 Lesson 3 - Video (Talking about studying)
Day 15 Lesson 3 - Grammar Slides
Day 15 Lesson 3 - Video Repetition
Day 15 Lesson 3 - Practice 1
Day 15 Lesson 3 - Practice 2
Day 15 Grammar Homework
Day 15 - Today Grammar Homework Answer
Day 15 - A message from our teachers
Day 15 - Final Video on Flipgrid!
Week 3 - Review quiz
Week 3 Review
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Extra resources
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