Duration of the online course: 55 hours and 38 minutes
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Start speaking Japanese from day one with a free online course that builds real-world skills fast—pronunciation, grammar, and confidence, plus practice.
In this free course, learn about
Foundations: Introduction, Pronunciation, and Numbers
Introductions, Greetings, and Basic Sentences
Topics, Demonstratives, and Descriptions
Calendar, Requests, and Counters
Verb Basics, Time, and Existence
Locations, Particles, and Sentence Connections
Invitations, Family, and Casual Japanese
Complex Sentences, Time, and Commands
Opinions, Comparisons, and Ongoing Actions
Preferences, Changes, and Sequential Actions
Formal Japanese and Advanced Verb Usage
Appearances, Vocabulary, and Experience
Permission, Decisions, and Verb Workshops
How-To Expressions and Action Direction
Advanced Expressions, Conditionals, and Giving
Requests, Uncertainty, and Grammar Stacking
About the free online course
Learning Japanese can feel overwhelming at the start: unfamiliar sounds, new sentence patterns, and a different way of expressing ideas. This free online course was designed to remove that friction and help you begin communicating step by step, even if you are starting from absolute zero. From the first lessons, you will train your ear and mouth for Japanese pronunciation, get comfortable with the rhythm of the language, and build habits that make progress feel steady instead of confusing.
As you continue, you will move beyond memorizing phrases and start understanding how Japanese works. The course emphasizes forming clear, useful sentences, so you can talk about yourself, ask simple questions, and respond naturally in everyday situations. You will learn how politeness works in real interactions, how to handle introductions and common social expressions, and how to choose wording that fits the context without sounding unnatural.
A major advantage of the learning path is how it connects essential building blocks into practical communication. You will gain confidence with numbers, dates, time, and counters, making it easier to navigate travel, shopping, schedules, and daily life. You will also develop a working feel for key grammar elements such as particles and topic/subject distinctions, so sentences stop feeling like a puzzle and start feeling like a system you can use.
Practice matters, and the course reinforces learning through questions and exercises that check your understanding and keep you active, not passive. As you progress, you will also encounter more natural structures, casual speech, and useful verb forms, helping you transition from beginner patterns to Japanese that sounds increasingly realistic. By the end, you will have a strong foundation to continue studying with confidence, understand more of what you hear, and express yourself with far less hesitation.
Course content
Video class: Welcome to Japanese DAY 1! | Japanese From Zero! Video 0109m
Exercise: What is the primary benefit of expanding your learning sources when studying Japanese according to the provided text?
Video class: Japanese Pronunciation Basics | Japanese From Zero! Video 0215m
Exercise: What Is One Key to Learning Japanese Pronunciation?
Video class: (UPDATE!) Japanese Pronunciation Basics | Japanese From Zero! Video 0216m
Exercise: What is the Japanese word for 'picture' or 'painting'?
Video class: Japanese Numbers PT 1 (1 - 99) | Japanese From Zero! Video 0322m
Exercise: In Japanese counting, why are there multiple versions for some numbers?
Video class: Japanese Numbers PT 2 (100 - 9999) | Japanese From Zero! Video 0414m
Exercise: How do you say the number 333 in Japanese?
Video class: Japanese Numbers PT 3 (10,000 to 99,999) | Japanese From Zero! Video 0513m
Exercise: In Japanese, after the number 9,000, what is the unit used to represent 10,000?
Video class: Japanese Numbers PT 4 (100 million and above) | Japanese From Zero! Video 0625m
Exercise: What is the Japanese term for 1 million?
Video class: Japanese Numbers PT 5 (Zero) | Japanese From Zero! Video 0707m
Exercise: How is the number zero referred to in Japanese in different contexts?
Video class: Japanese First Meeting | Japanese From Zero! Video 0810m
Exercise: What is the culturally appropriate phrase to use when first meeting someone in Japan?
Video class: Japanese Age Related Phrases | Japanese From Zero! Video 0915m
Exercise: What is the correct way to say 20 years old in Japanese?
Video class: (UPDATE!) Japanese Age Related Phrases | Japanese From Zero! Video 0907m
Exercise: In Japanese, how can you ask someone their age in a polite manner?
Video class: Japanese Greetings | Japanese From Zero! Video 1011m
Exercise: What is the cultural importance of "Ittekimasu" in Japanese culture?
Video class: How Japanese Type on a Keyboard | Japanese From Zero! Video 10B10m
Exercise: How can you type in Japanese without a Japanese keyboard?
Video class: Creating Simple Japanese Sentences | Japanese From Zero! Video 1120m
Exercise: What does "desu" imply in Japanese?
Video class: (UPDATE!) Using SAN properly and missing English pronouns | Japanese From Zero! Video 11B08m
Exercise: What is a key characteristic of Japanese verbs like 'desu'?
Video class: Working with a Topic | Japanese From Zero! Video 1230m
Exercise: In Japanese, which expression would you use when referring to an object that is far from both the speaker and the listener?
Video class: (Update) KO-SO-A-DO | Japanese From Zero! Video 12B06m
Exercise: In Japanese, when do you use 'kore'?
Video class: Possession and Particle NO | Japanese From Zero! Video 1318m
Exercise: Which particle is used for possession in Japanese language?
Video class: Subject Marker GA vs WA | Japanese From Zero! Video 1409m
Exercise: What is one rule regarding the use of the Japanese particle 'wa'?
Video class: Colors and Three Types of Adjectives | Japanese From Zero! Video 1515m
Exercise: What does 'naniiro' mean in Japanese?
Video class: Liking and Disliking | Japanese From Zero! Video 1618m
Exercise: In Japanese, how do you express a strong liking for something, similar to saying 'I love it' in English?
Video class: Making things negative with JANAI | Japanese From Zero! Video 1715m
Video class: The ONE Pronoun | Japanese From Zero! Video 1806m
Video class: Making ? adjective negative | Japanese From Zero! Video 1923m
Video class: Locations and the DOKO word group | Japanese From Zero! Video 2009m
Video class: The BUT Connector | Japanese From Zero! Video 2111m
Exercise: In Japanese, which of the following rules correctly apply to using 'wa' and 'ga' in sentences?
Video class: Months and Days of the Month | Japanese From Zero! Video 2224m
Video class: Past Tense DESHITA | Japanese From Zero! Video 2311m
Video class: Days of the Week and Years | Japanese From Zero! Video 2416m
Video class: This, Next, and Last Dates | Japanese From Zero! Video 2513m
Video class: Asking for Things | Japanese From Zero! Video 2620m
Exercise: In Japanese, how do you express that you would also like a particular item, such as a hamburger?
Video class: Japanese Counters | Japanese From Zero! Video 2729m
Video class: Basic Japanese Verb Conjugation | Japanese From Zero! Video 2812m
Video class: Time and Location Particles | Japanese From Zero! Video 2921m
Video class: Telling Time in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 3021m
Video class: From and Until Particles | Japanese From Zero! Video 3114m
Exercise: What are the Japanese particles used to indicate a starting point and an ending point in time or location?
Video class: Existence and IRU ERU verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 3217m
Video class: Using ? with Existence Verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 3306m
Video class: The AND and the WITH particle | Japanese From Zero! Video 3408m
Video class: Japanese RU verbs are a bad naming convention | Japanese From Zero! Video 3531m
Video class: Japanese Location Words PT 1 | Japanese From Zero! Video 3618m
Exercise: What does the Japanese word 'naka' mean in the context of location?
Video class: Japanese Location Words PT 2 | Japanese From Zero! Video 3713m
Video class: Singling out items with a group | Japanese From Zero! Video 3826m
Video class: Counting Living Things | Japanese From Zero! Video 3922m
Video class: Connecting sentences with SOSHITE | Japanese From Zero! Video 4005m
Video class: Multiple ways to say the same thing | Japanese From Zero! Video 4106m
Exercise: In Japanese, when asking 'Where is it?' what is the correct phrase to use when referring to an inanimate object or non-living item?
Video class: Verbs that use WO | Japanese From Zero! Video 4220m
Video class: Japanese Particles Review | Japanese From Zero! Video 4318m
Video class: Japanese Particle Shuffle | Japanese From Zero! Video 4417m
Video class: Suggestive Invites | Japanese From Zero! Video 4506m
Video class: The very useful MOU | Japanese From Zero! Video 4617m
Exercise: In Japanese, how do you express 'one more time'?
Video class: How to say not yet and still in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 4705m
Video class: Japanese family and referring to people | Japanese From Zero! Video 4819m
Video class: Often and Not Often | Japanese From Zero! Video 4916m
Video class: Past Tense Japanese Adjectives | Japanese From Zero! Video 5029m
Video class: Ouch!!!!! That hurts! | Japanese From Zero! Video 5106m
Exercise: What does the Japanese expression 'Itai' mean in English?
Video class: Speaking Casual Japanese [Part 1] | Japanese From Zero! Video 5220m
Video class: Speaking Casual Japanese [Part 2] | Japanese From Zero! Video 5310m
Video class: Speaking Casual Japanese [Part 3] TA forms | Japanese From Zero! Video 5413m
Video class: Making Compound Sentences in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 5532m
Video class: What kind of | Japanese From Zero! Video 5611m
Exercise: In the Japanese lesson context, which word is commonly used to ask 'what kind of'?
Video class: The SURU verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 5720m
Video class: WHY | Japanese From Zero! Video 5816m
Video class: Inexact Time References | Japanese From Zero! Video 5921m
Video class: Time Spans PT 1 - Costing Time and Money | Japanese From Zero! Video 6020m
Video class: Time Spans PT 2 | Japanese From Zero! Video 6119m
Exercise: In Japanese, which of the following means 'two days' when referring to a time period?
Video class: By Which Means | Japanese From Zero! Video 6217m
Video class: Event Frequency | Japanese From Zero! Video 6308m
Video class: Japanese Command Form (? form) | Japanese From Zero! Video 6437m
Video class: Nothing and Nobody | Japanese From Zero! Video 6515m
Video class: Expressing Opinion in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 6620m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of using the particle 'to' in conjunction with 'omou' in Japanese sentences?
Video class: How and What | Japanese From Zero! Video 6714m
Video class: Japanese Plurals | Japanese From Zero! Video 6820m
Video class: Ongoing Present Tense Form | Japanese From Zero! Video 6941m
Video class: Comparing Things in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 7024m
Video class: Japanese School | Japanese From Zero! Video 7121m
Exercise: What is the Japanese word for 'Middle School'?
Video class: The Same and Different | Japanese From Zero! Video 7216m
Video class: Connecting Multiple Adjectives | Japanese From Zero! Video 7311m
Video class: Raising and Showing Animals in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 7410m
Video class: Learn Japanese with a Tongue Twister | Japanese From Zero! Video 7506m
Video class: The Counter for All Other Counters in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 7608m
Exercise: What is the primary function of the counter 'me' in Japanese?
Video class: Starting and Ending Something in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 7727m
Video class: Coming to Like or Hate Something in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 7812m
Video class: Wanting and Not Wanting | Japanese From Zero! Video 7915m
Video class: Only Many First Times | Japanese From Zero! Video 8030m
Video class: WHEN | Japanese From Zero! Video 8115m
Exercise: In Japanese, how can you express the concept of 'when I want to eat'? Which form should be used to place directly in front of Toki?
Video class: NA adjectives and DESHOU | Japanese From Zero! Video 8228m
Video class: Q15m
Video class: Doing One Action After Another | Japanese From Zero! Video 8415m
Video class: More Information About VERB | Japanese From Zero! Video 84.105m
Video class: Making Adjectives into Adverbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 8525m
Exercise: Which of the following examples correctly demonstrates how to form an adverb from an adjective in Japanese?
Video class: Japanese Potential Verb Form | Japanese From Zero! Video 8626m
Video class: Introduction to Formal Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 8734m
Video class: Course 4 Lesson 2 (WORD USAGE) | Japanese From Zero! Video 8841m
Video class: Course 4 Lesson 2 (VERB USAGE) | Japanese From Zero! Video 8941m
Video class: Video Lesson 9639m
Exercise: What does the Japanese word 'shika' mean when used in a sentence?
Video class: Hard to Do, Easy to Do | Japanese From Zero! Video 9121m
Video class: New Vocabulary | Japanese From Zero! Video 9235m
Video class: Japanese Verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 9329m
Video class: The Japanese Wearing Verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 9441m
Video class: (IMPORTANT GRAMMAR) Modifying with Verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 9532m
Exercise: In the Japanese language, how can you describe an object directly with verbs?
Video class: The Man Wearing a Pink Suit | Japanese From Zero! Video 9607m
Video class: How to say it seems in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 9736m
Video class: How to say It Seems Follow-up | Japanese From Zero! Video 9805m
Video class: New Japanese Vocabulary | Japanese From Zero! Video 9928m
Video class: What Japanese From Zero! means to me (SPECIAL VIDEO) | Japanese From Zero! Video 10044m
Exercise: What is one of the primary purposes of the book 'Japanese From Zero' as expressed in the text?
Video class: New Japanese Verbs Course 4 Lesson 4 | Japanese From Zero! Video 10156m
Video class: Grammar and Usage: Have you ever | Japanese From Zero! Video 10239m
Video class: Video Lesson 10922m
Video class: New Japanese Verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 10442m
Video class: Japanese From Zero! Video 10525m
Exercise: Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'doyate' in asking how to perform an action?
Video class: Reasons Why | Japanese From Zero! Video 10624m
Video class: Video Lesson 11334m
Video class: New Japanese Words | Japanese From Zero! Video 10818m
Video class: Is it okay if I upload this video? Japanese From Zero! Video 109.20m
Video class: YOU CAN'T DO THIS! (in Japanese) | Japanese From Zero! Video 11030m
Exercise: What Japanese form can be used to express that permission is not granted to do something?
Video class: I took an amazing trip! (Japanese Lesson) | Japanese From Zero! Video 11124m
Video class: VERB WORKSHOP! | Japanese From Zero! Video 1121h07m
Video class: I choose coffee! | Japanese From Zero! Video 11311m
Video class: I decide to... WORKSHOP! | Japanese From Zero! Video 11446m
Video class: How do I say, I decided to go to Japan in November? | Japanese From Zero! Video 114B (followup)12m
Video class: LIVE: TO DO OR NOT | Japanese From Zero! Video 1152h09m
Video class: Video Lesson 12324m
Video class: LIVE: New Japanese Words | Japanese From Zero! Video 1161h15m
Video class: Japanese Learning Workshop: NEW VERBS | Japanese From Zero! Video 11757m
Video class: How to do something | Japanese From Zero! Video 11833m
Exercise: What is the E form of the verb 'to go' in Japanese used for when making the form 'how to go'?
Video class: Noun and Verb Phrases | Japanese From Zero! Video 11919m
Video class: ANALYZING and FIXING a poorly formed Japanese sentence | Japanese From Zero! Video 119B09m
Video class: Let's Learn Some New Japanese Words | Japanese From Zero! Video 12027m
Video class: So many things to learn! New Japanese verbs | Japanese From Zero! Video 12144m
Video class: Going or Coming to Do Something | Japanese From Zero! Video 12218m
Exercise: How do you express the action 'to go and eat' using the structure discussed in the lesson?
Video class: You have a choice... | Japanese From Zero! Video 12300m
Video class: I wonder if this makes sense | Japanese From Zero! Video 12427m
Video class: It's a special day to learn about new Japanese words | Japanese From Zero! Video 12541m
Video class: These are amazing new verbs, best I've ever seen | Japanese From Zero! Video 12635m
Video class: What is It? (for Adjectives and Nouns) | Japanese From Zero! Video 12726m
Exercise: What form do you use to express a change in state with e-adjectives in Japanese?
Video class: Why is it hard for verbs? | Japanese From Zero! Video 12837m
Video class: How to Use Before and In Front of | Japanese From Zero! Video 12926m
Video class: How to Use ? (?) After / Later | Japanese From Zero! Video 13015m
Video class: A healthy set of new Japanese words | Japanese From Zero! Video 13118m
Video class: Loan me some money I promise I will return it | Japanese From Zero! Video 13234m
Exercise: What is the function of the particle 'o' in Japanese sentences when used with verbs like 'kasu' (to lend) and 'kasu' (to return)?
Video class: You should watch | Japanese From Zero! Video 13326m
Video class: If you were me, what would you do? | Japanese From Zero! Video 13442m
Video class: I want you to do THIS in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 13503m
Video class: I'll do this for you | Japanese From Zero! Video 13604m
Video class: I had someone do this in Japanese | Japanese From Zero! Video 13706m
Exercise: Which Japanese verb would you use to show humility and respect when receiving a favor from someone in a higher position?
Video class: I don't know if I'm going to go or not... | Japanese From Zero! Video 13804m
Video class: I don't know when I'll go to Japan again | Japanese From Zero! Video 13903m
Video class: Oh man... next time... | Japanese From Zero! Video 14002m
Video class: Can you grammar stack? | Japanese From Zero! Video 14114m
Video class: A.I. Gets Weird... New Usage for ? Particle | Japanese From Zero! Video 14222m
Exercise: How do you express a period of four hours in Japanese?
Video class: (VERB) Fun Sentences Edition | Japanese From Zero! Video 14318m
Video class: VERB Japanese From Zero! Video 14409m
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How do you say 333 in Japanese?
333 is said sanbyaku sanjuu san (三百三十三).
What is the Japanese word for one million?
One million is hyaku man (百万) in Japanese.
How can I type Japanese without a Japanese keyboard?
Enable a Japanese input method on your device and type with romaji to convert text into Japanese characters.
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