🧑‍🏫 LESSON 1: Greetings & Self-Introduction (あいさつと自己紹介)

Goal: Be able to greet others and introduce yourself.

🎯 Vocabulary

🧠 Grammar

• Japanese uses “は” (wa) as a topic marker.
  Example: わたしはアリスです = “As for me, I’m Alice.”

• “です” adds politeness at the end of a sentence.

🗣 Practice

• Introduce yourself aloud:
  はじめまして。わたしは[Your Name]です。よろしくおねがいします。

• Repeat greetings daily with flashcards or audio.

🧑‍🏫 LESSON 2: Numbers & Age (すうじとねんれい)

Goal: Count from 1 to 20, say your age.

🎯 Vocabulary: Numbers 1–20

いち, に, さん, よん, ご, ろく, なな, はち, きゅう, じゅう,
じゅういち, じゅうに, じゅうさん, じゅうよん, じゅうご, じゅうろく,
じゅうなな, じゅうはち, じゅうきゅう, にじゅう

Useful Phrases

🧠 Grammar

• “さい” is the age counter word.

• You say age by: [number] + さい + です

🗣 Practice

• Say your age and ask others in mock dialogue.

• Count items around you aloud in Japanese.

🧑‍🏫 LESSON 3: Politeness & Essential Phrases (ていねいなことば)

Goal: Learn essential polite expressions used daily.

🎯 Vocabulary

🧠 Grammar

• “～ください” is also a polite “please” but used with actions/verbs.

• “～ません” is a negative polite form (e.g., わかりません = I don’t understand)

🗣 Practice

• Role-play asking for directions or help.

• Try saying “すみません、わかりません” in daily scenarios.

🧑‍🏫 LESSON 4: Everyday Items & “This is…” (これは…です)

Goal: Identify everyday objects around you using “this is…” structure.

🎯 Vocabulary

🧠 Grammar

• “これ” = this thing (near you)

• Sentence pattern: これは [noun] です

🗣 Practice

• Walk around and say: これはパソコンです。これはほんです。

• Use flashcards with pictures to reinforce nouns.

🧑‍🏫 LESSON 5: Verb “to be” with Descriptions (です for identity & description)

Goal: Use the polite copula “です” to describe people and things.

🎯 Vocabulary

Sentence Pattern

• [Noun/Adjective] + です → polite, neutral statement
  Example: わたしはがくせいです = I am a student.
  このケーキはおいしいです = This cake is delicious.

🗣 Practice

• Make sentences like:
  わたしはにほんじんです。
  これはおいしいです。

📅 Suggested Daily Routine (20–30 min)

• 5–10 min → Anki flashcards (SRS method)

• 10 min → Listen to Japanese audio (even if you don’t understand fully)

• 5–10 min → Practice speaking out loud or writing one journal sentence