Practical guides to grammar and everyday expressions, with examples you can use and short quizzes to try as you go.
20 guides to explore
Build sentences, choose your words, and understand how the pieces fit together.
Learn Japanese sentence structure through verbs, nouns, adjectives and particles. See what goes where, why it works, and practise with eight grammar quizzes.
Read guideLearn 14 Japanese particles with everyday examples, clear comparisons and eight quick quizzes. Practise は vs が, に vs で, destinations and sentence endings.
Read guideLearn what は and が do in Japanese, why the same fact can use either particle, and how to choose in a conversation. Try short practice questions as you go.
Read guideLearn 15 everyday Japanese verbs with meanings, readings and examples. Choose particles, make polite past and negative forms, and write about your own day.
Read guideLearn how Japanese i- and na-adjectives describe nouns, change for past and negative statements, and join together. Practise, then write your own description.
Read guideUse Japanese adverbs for frequency, degree and manner. Form and place them, compare “not often” and “not at all,” then try six quizzes and write a sentence.
Read guideBuild a Japanese introduction, choose how to say “I,” and see when names, titles or context can do the work of “you.” Practise clear references to groups, too.
Read guideChange a verb to connect ideas, talk about ability, and explain who does what.
Learn Japanese verb conjugation with godan, ichidan and irregular verbs. Build polite, negative, past and te-forms, then use them in everyday sentences.
Read guideLearn Japanese te form endings, tricky verb groups and common exceptions, then use them for requests, action sequences and ている, with examples and practice.
Read guideBuild Japanese potential verbs, say what you can and can’t do, and practise particles, availability, permission and passive meanings with nine short quizzes.
Read guideLearn the Japanese causative and passive forms: build endings, choose particles, tell “let” from “make,” and retell events from an affected person’s viewpoint.
Read guideFind the words for greetings, requests, prices, quantities, and plans.
Choose Japanese greetings by time, relationship and when you’ll meet again. Compare casual and polite phrases, with readings and five quick practice checks.
Read guideLearn four everyday ways to say thank you in Japanese, then build a personal message for a favor. Practise verb forms and polite wording with six short quizzes.
Read guideLearn when kudasai and onegaishimasu overlap, build requests with the te-form, and ask a favor more softly. Try six exercises and write your own requests.
Read guideLearn Japanese numbers from 1 to 10,000 and beyond, build larger amounts, read everyday prices and turn those amounts into complete Japanese price sentences.
Read guideChoose Japanese counters for people and everyday things, learn their readings, and use them to order, ask how many, and build sentences with guided practice.
Read guideLook up Japanese weekdays, months, dates 1–31 and four seasons, plus annual events such as New Year. Use the readings to ask for dates and make plans.
Read guideChoose language that fits the person you’re speaking or writing to.
Compare san, kun and chan in class, at work and with friends. Learn when to use a name or title, then write and revise two short Japanese introductions.
Read guideLearn when to use keigo, how polite, respectful and humble Japanese differ, and how to form useful sentences for visits, offers and requests. Try the quizzes.
Read guideLearn Japanese letter writing with three worked messages. Choose a layout and polite tone, build an opening and closing, then write and revise your own note.
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