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Free online course Japanese for Beginners: JLPT N5 Complete Course

Duration of the online course: 3 hours and 24 minutes

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Build real Japanese skills fast with this free online course for JLPT N5—master grammar, polite forms, and everyday phrases, plus practice quizzes and certificate options.

In this free course, learn about

  • Japanese Foundations and Basic Grammar
  • Verbs, Existence, and Requests
  • Te-Form, Ongoing Actions, and Past Tense
  • Comparisons, Desires, and Explanations

About the free online course

Start learning Japanese with a clear path from absolute beginner to JLPT N5-ready. This free online course is designed to help you understand how Japanese actually works, so you can read simple sentences, build natural basic conversations, and recognize the grammar patterns that appear again and again in daily life and on the N5 exam.

Instead of memorizing random phrases, you will develop a solid foundation: how to introduce yourself, ask and answer common questions, and communicate politely in typical situations such as ordering, making requests, and describing what is happening right now. Along the way, you will gain confidence with essential verb forms, including the polite ??-form, the versatile ?-form, and structures used to talk about actions in progress. You will also learn how Japanese points to people and things with demonstratives, how to express preference and comparisons, and how to add nuance when explaining a situation.

The learning experience balances guided video lessons with quick checks that keep you engaged. The exercises reinforce key ideas right after you learn them, so grammar is not just theory; it becomes a usable skill. You will practice common verbs, sentence building, and patterns you can immediately apply to anime, travel, study plans, or future work opportunities involving Japanese.

By the end, you will be able to handle beginner-level grammar with much less guesswork, understand the intent behind familiar expressions, and feel prepared to take the next step in Japanese learning. Whether your goal is JLPT N5, everyday communication, or building a language habit you can stick with, this course gives you structure, momentum, and practical results.

Course content

  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 1?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 22m
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 2?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 12m
  • Exercise: In Japanese demonstratives, which word refers to something close to the speaker?
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 3?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 17m
  • Exercise: How do you form the polite ます-form from an る-verb (L verb) in dictionary form?
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 4?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 17m
  • Exercise: Which verb is generally used to say a living thing exists (e.g., a dog or a person)?
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 5?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 17m
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 6?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 16m
  • Exercise: What meaning does a verb in て-form + ください convey?
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 7?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 18m
  • Exercise: Which sentence correctly uses ~ている to express an action in progress?
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 8?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 19m
  • Exercise: 「電話しないでください」の意味として正しいものはどれですか。
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 9?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 19m
  • Exercise: 「読む(よむ)」の短い形(た形・過去形)はどれですか。
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 10?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 16m
  • Exercise: 「Aの方がBより〜」の形は、何を表す文型ですか?
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 11?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 12m
  • Exercise: How do you express “I want to drink beer” in Japanese (JLPT N5)?
  • Video class: Genki 1 Lesson 12?Japanese for beginners?JLPT N5 14m
  • Exercise: 「電車が遅れたんです」の「んです」が表す主な意味はどれですか。

This free course includes:

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3 hours and 24 minutes of online video course

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Digital certificate of course completion (Free)

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Exercises to train your knowledge

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100% free, from content to certificate

What Genki 1 lessons are covered in this JLPT N5 Japanese course?

The course covers Genki 1 Lessons 1–12, including foundational vocabulary, particles, verb forms, adjectives, and everyday Japanese grammar.

Does the course teach Japanese verb forms such as ます, て-form, and short past form?

Yes. It explains polite ます-forms, て-form requests such as ~てください, ~ている for ongoing actions, and short past forms such as 読んだ.

Which JLPT N5 grammar patterns are included in the course?

Topics include demonstratives, ある and いる, comparisons with Aの方がBより, expressing wants with ~たい, and explanatory ~んです.

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Course comments: Japanese for Beginners: JLPT N5 Complete Course

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This class is so special for foreigners. I'm finished and passed JLPT N5. But this contact is useful for me , I recalling exercise.

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good course

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