私は土曜日に日本語のZoomがはじめました!I created it to give students an opportunity to practice speaking Japanese Language outside of the lesson classroom, to provide an environment where students can help one another and a place where students can practice causal Japanese Language. I invite Senseis, Students and Japanese Language Speakers/Learners on Nihongo-Pro to attend if you want to We will be doing the meetings every Saturday at 9 PM. Here is the Zoom Meeting Information:日:土曜日, 時間:9PM (Eastern Time United States), パスワード:2NEuQz Personal Meeting: 211−561−9156 レジス モリス
はじめまして!私はモリスレジスとうもします。アメリカ人です。南ランシングにすんでいます。仕事はマッサージセラピストです。私はねこがろっぴきいます。しゅみは日本の音楽を聞きますと日本のドラマを見ますと歌を歌いますと日本のしょどをしますと日本語をべんきょうします。松崎しげるとBackstreet BoysとJoe Hisaishiをよく聞きます。私は2しゅうかんまえぐらい本を出しました。愛のメモリーと I Want It That Wayが大好きです。私は日本語の人に会いたい。私も日本語をはなしたい。 レジス モリス
The JLPT N5 is the first level of the popular Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To master the grammar portion of the JLPT N5 exam, one good study technique is to try as many sample test questions as possible.
As you start learning Japanese, you'll want to learn these school-related Japanese words that pop up in everyday conversation all the time. Try this fun, free Nihongo quiz to check your Japanese vocabulary, and maybe you'll learn new school words along the way.
Learning Japanese takes practice and patience. Practice just a few minutes every day, and your Japanese skill will improve with patience. With new quizzes every day, the free Japanese quizzes at Nihongo-Pro are a simple, effective addition to your Japanese study plan.
Here's a fun, free advanced Japanese quiz to test your knowledge of everyday onomatopoeia. You already know lots of these words: iroiro, samazama, and so on. The more onomatopoeia you master, the more natural your Japanese will sound.
Just starting out learning Japanese? Then give this free Japanese vocabulary quiz a try! It's got five words to add to your Japanese vocabulary—even if you don't know these words yet, check out the answers page, and then take the quiz again!
When buying tickets in Japan, can you conduct the transaction in Japanese? Try this free Japanese listening quiz to improve your listening and speaking skills when buying tickets.
If you are just starting out to learn Japanese, you are no doubt trying hard to learn Japanese vocabulary. This free quiz is here to help, with five introductory Japanese vocabulary words.
The JLPT N5 is the starting level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The Kanji portion of the test covers about 100 Kanji characters. Here is a fun, simple, free Japanese quiz to help you get started learning Kanji, or to help you find Kanji you haven't memorized yet.
How confident are you in your ability to read Japanese kanji at the advanced level? Give this quiz a try, and check how many kanji readings you already know.
Learning just a few basic Japanese expressions will make a big difference when you talk to a Japanese. Try this free Nihongo quiz to see if you know how to say "good morning," "that was a great meal," and more in Japanese.
If you are just starting to learn Japanese, you might think it's hard to memorize all the new Japanese words you need to know. The key is practice—spend just a few minutes every day learning Japanese, and your language skill will improve quickly.
The JLPT N2 is the upper intermediate level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 200 Japanese grammar forms (including grammar from the JLPT N3, N4, and N5 tests).
Do you know how to greet someone in Japanese in the morning or in the evening? Basic greetings are an essential part of everyday life, and learning greetings in Japanese will go a long way to making your spoken Japanese shine.
JLPT N2 is the next-to-the-highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To pass the grammar portion of the test, you need to master upper intermediate level Japanese grammar. Even if you don't plan to take the JLPT, this free Nihongo grammar quiz will help you in spoken and written Japanese.
If you are just starting out to learn Japanese, you are no doubt trying hard to learn Japanese vocabulary. This free quiz is here to help, with five introductory Japanese vocabulary words.
The JLPT N5 is the first level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To master the grammar portion of the JLPT N5, one good study technique is to try as many sample test questions as possible. Not only will you gradually learn the various JLPT N5 grammar forms, but you will get comfortable with the kinds of questions you'll find on the real JLPT exam.
As you start learning Japanese, you'll want to learn these school-related Japanese words that pop up in everyday conversation all the time. Try this fun, free Nihongo quiz to check your Japanese vocabulary, and maybe you'll learn new school words along the way.
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If you have ever been stumped by an advanced Japanese idiom or vocabulary word, this is the quiz for you. Understanding and using idioms like these will make your Japanese conversation more natural and expressive.
If you have just started to learn Japanese, don't forget to study Japanese writing, too! To learn hiragana well, the key is to practice, practice, practice. Even if you have a few minutes, practice reading Japanese every day.
As you learn intermediate Japanese for the JLPT N2 (Japanese Language Proficiency Test), you'll encounter dozens of new adverbs. When you speak Japanese, you can get by without a lot of adverbs, but your Japanese will sound a lot more natural with the proper adverb choices.
How many Japanese yoji-jukugo (4-character Kanji compounds) do you know? If you are an advanced student of Japanese, you know the language has thousands of these compounds, many borrowed from Chinese and many that are used in everyday conversation or writing.
Hiragana is the first step in learning to read Japanese. Practice reading and writing hiragana, and you are on your way to understanding real written Japanese. Try this free Japanese quiz, and see if you have mastered hiragana.
The JLPT N2 is the upper intermediate level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 200 Japanese grammar forms (including grammar from the JLPT N3, N4, and N5 tests).
If you are just starting out to learn Japanese, you are no doubt trying hard to learn Japanese vocabulary. This free quiz is here to help, with five introductory Japanese vocabulary words.
The JLPT N3 is the middle, or lower intermediate, level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 150 Japanese grammar forms (including grammar from the beginning JLPT N4 and JLPT N5 tests).
Japanese has many idiomatic expressions; at the advanced Japanese level, it is helpful to understand and use these expressions to make your spoken Japanese more fluid and natural.
To learn hiragana well, the key is practice. Even if you have only a few minutes, practice reading Japanese every day. Try this Japanese quiz and see if you can match the hiragana reading (pronunciation) to the correct hiragana letter.
Do you want to learn Japanese online? Online Japanese lessons at Nihongo-Pro are your best choice. Your professional teacher, trained specifically to teach online, will build online lessons customized just for you, to fit your Japanese goals and your learning style.
The JLPT N2 is the upper intermediate level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 200 Japanese grammar forms (including grammar from the JLPT N3, N4, and N5 tests).
The JLPT N1 is the most advanced level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. JLPT N1 grammar includes many grammar forms used in formal Japanese writing and literature, as well as grammar forms you'll find in everyday Japanese conversation—like those in this free Nihongo quiz.
Planning to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4? The N4 is the second level of the JLPT, just above the N5, and covers beginning Japanese grammar, vocabulary, kanji, and reading.
The JLPT N2 is the next to the highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and covers several hundred Kanji. Practice reading Kanji, especially in the context of real Japanese sentences, is a great way to learn the Kanji readings.
The JLPT N1 is the most advanced level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To pass this test, you need to be able to read about 2,000 Kanji and have a Japanese vocabulary of about 10,000 words.
Do you know how to greet someone in Japanese in the morning or in the evening? Basic greetings are an essential part of everyday life, and learning greetings in Japanese will go a long way to making your spoken Japanese shine.
This free intermediate Japanese quiz will test your knowledge of quantity-related vocabulary. Be sure to leave the furigana (the hiragana above the kanji) off, and see if you can read the kanji, too!
Learning hiragana is the first step in learning to read Japanese. Each hiragana letter has a certain sound. The key is to practice reading hiragana letters over and over until the pronunciation sticks in your head.
Do you know to say "September 1" in Japanese? Most Japanese learners get stuck on the days of the month, because Japanese has lots of special rules for different days. One is ichi and day is nichi, but the 1st of the month isn't ichi-nichi!
The JLPT N3 is the middle, or lower intermediate, level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Kanji knowledge is an important part of the test, so it's important to learn how to read Kanji characters and Kanji words (jukugo) correctly.
Katakata-go, for words of foreign origin written in katakana, are a fun part of Japanese. Many of the words are of English origin, but Japanese don't just import the English word as is—more often, they put a Japanese spin on the meaning, or combine two foreign words into a uniquely Japanese expression.
The JLPT N5 is the first level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To master the grammar portion of the JLPT N5, one good study technique is to try as many sample test questions as possible. Not only will you gradually learn the various JLPT N5 grammar forms, but you will get comfortable with the kinds of questions you'll find on the real JLPT exam.
Here is another Japanese listening quiz from the expert teachers at Nihongo-Pro. Try listening to each sound clip just once, and see if you can answer the questions. Nothing will train your ear better for Japanese than listening to real Japanese!
Aizuchi is the uniquely Japanese custom of interjecting words of agreement or acknowledgment as someone speaks to you, or of responding to the other party's statement.
As you start learning Japanese, you'll want to learn these school-related Japanese words that pop up in everyday conversation all the time. Try this fun, free Nihongo quiz to check your Japanese vocabulary, and maybe you'll learn new school words along the way.
To learn Japanese online, online lessons at Nihongo-Pro are your best choice. Your professional, experienced teacher will build lessons customized just for you, to fit your Japanese goals and your learning style.
Learning Japanese takes practice and patience. Practice just a few minutes every day, and your Japanese skill will improve with patience. With new quizzes every day, the free Japanese quizzes at Nihongo-Pro are a simple, effective addition to your Japanese study plan.
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The JLPT N5 is the first level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To master the grammar portion of the JLPT N5, one good study technique is to try as many sample test questions as possible. Not only will you gradually learn the various JLPT N5 grammar forms, but you will get comfortable with the kinds of questions you'll find on the real JLPT exam.
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If you are just starting out to learn Japanese, you are no doubt trying hard to learn Japanese vocabulary. This free quiz is here to help, with five introductory Japanese vocabulary words.
JLPT N5 is the starting level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and covers about 100 kanji. See how many kanji you already know with this free, beginner Japanese quiz.
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Do you know a lot of Japanese yoji-jukugo, or 4-character idiomatic expressions? As an advanced student of Japanese, memorizing yoji-jukugo will help you understand the nuanced meanings of Kanji characters, as well as give you more insight into the Japanese people and culture.
If you are just starting out to learn Japanese, you are no doubt trying hard to learn Japanese vocabulary. This free quiz is here to help, with five introductory Japanese vocabulary words.
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Word-order questions were introduced on the new JLPT a few years ago, and they seem to give a lot of students a lot of trouble! Try this free JLPT N2 quiz, and see if you can put the words in the correct order.
There's no better way to improve your Japanese listening skills than to practice listening! This fun, free intermediate Japanese quiz will help you in travel-related situations.
If you are just starting out to learn Japanese, you are no doubt trying hard to learn Japanese vocabulary. This free quiz is here to help, with five introductory Japanese vocabulary words.
Japanese is full of jukugo, words built from two or more Kanji characters. In most cases, jukugo are read using the on-yomi (Chinese-style pronunciation), but there are exceptions—some jukugo are pronounced with kun-yomi (Japanese-style pronunciation), while others mix on-yomi and kun-yomi to create 重箱読み (on followed by kun) and, less frequently, 湯桶読み (kun followed by on).
Can you use the passive form in Japanese? How about the causative form? How about the passive-causative? These forms are fairly easy to conjugate, but tricky to get right when using them.
Here's a fun, free advanced Japanese quiz to test your knowledge of everyday onomatopoeia. You already know lots of these words: iroiro, samazama, and so on. The more onomatopoeia you master, the more natural your Japanese will sound.
If you have just started to learn Japanese, don't forget to study Japanese writing, too! To learn hiragana well, the key is to practice, practice, practice. Even if you have a few minutes, practice reading Japanese every day.
The best way to learn how to read Japanese is to read real Japanese. Try this free quiz to see how much Japanese you can read. For an extra challenge, click the "Kanji" button to hide the furigana—see if you can read the kanji without any help!
The JLPT N2 is the upper intermediate level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The examination covers about 1,000 Kanji (including Kanji from the JLPT N3, N4, and N5 tests), so it is essential to learn how to read Kanji characters and Kanji words (jukugo) correctly.
Just starting out learning Japanese? Then give this free Japanese vocabulary quiz a try! It's got five words to add to your Japanese vocabulary—even if you don't know these words yet, check out the answers page, and then take the quiz again!
The JLPT N5 is the first level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To master the grammar portion of the JLPT N5, one good study technique is to try as many sample test questions as possible. Not only will you gradually learn the various JLPT N5 grammar forms, but you will get comfortable with the kinds of questions you'll find on the real JLPT exam.
Can you find the opposite for these intermediate Japanese words? Knowing the opposite of a particular word can help you understand the nuances of the word itself, so please give this free Japanese quiz a try!
Here's a fun, free advanced Japanese quiz to test your knowledge of everyday onomatopoeia. You already know lots of these words: iroiro, samazama, and so on. The more onomatopoeia you master, the more natural your Japanese will sound.
Just starting out learning Japanese? Then give this free Japanese vocabulary quiz a try! It's got five words to add to your Japanese vocabulary—even if you don't know these words yet, check out the answers page, and then take the quiz again!
The JLPT N2 is the second most advanced level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. JLPT N2 vocabulary spans about 6,000 terms, including several hundred adjectives.
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On this free JLPT N4 quiz, you can practice Japanese phrases you use when the unexpected happens—you overslept, forgot your homework, lost your wallet, and so on. See if you can fill in the blank with the correct Japanese verbs.
The JLPT N2 is the upper intermediate level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 200 Japanese grammar forms (including grammar from the JLPT N3, N4, and N5 tests).
The JLPT N1 examination is the advanced level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 2,000 Kanji, with most Kanji-related questions involving reading jukugo (Kanji compounds).
Just starting out learning Japanese? Then give this free Japanese vocabulary quiz a try! It's got five words to add to your Japanese vocabulary—even if you don't know these words yet, check out the answers page, and then take the quiz again!
If you want to learn Japanese online fast, why not add online Japanese lessons to your study plan? Our experienced teachers will guide you expertly toward your goal—and make learning Japanese fun!
The names of fish and other sea creatures can be written in katakana nowadays, but the Kanji characters show up often in restaurant menus, titles, and so on.
Are you just getting started to learn Japanese online? Here are some words and phrases that will make it easy for you and your Japanese teacher to communicate smoothly during your lesson. Take a minute to learn the Japanese phrases for "Do you understand?", "Can you say it?", and the others here, and you are on your way to a great time learning Japanese online!
Casual Japanese (futsuu-kei) is quite a bit different from the desu and masu forms you have already learned. Not only do verb endings change, but adjectives and nouns are also affected.
The JLPT N2 is the upper intermediate level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 200 Japanese grammar forms (including grammar from the JLPT N3, N4, and N5 tests).
Do you know a lot of Japanese yoji-jukugo, or 4-character idiomatic expressions? As an advanced student of Japanese, memorizing yoji-jukugo will help you understand the nuanced meanings of Kanji characters, as well as give you more insight into Japanese culture.
Onomatopoeia, or gitaigo and giongo, are incredibly common in Japanese, and essential for anyone learning Japanese. This advanced Japanese quiz will test your knowledge of commonly used onomatopoeia.
The JLPT N5 is the first level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. To master the grammar portion of the JLPT N5, one good study technique is to try as many sample test questions as possible. Not only will you gradually learn the various JLPT N5 grammar forms, but you will get comfortable with the kinds of questions you'll find on the real JLPT exam.
The JLPT N1 examination is the advanced level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 2,000 Kanji, with most Kanji-related questions involving reading jukugo (Kanji compounds).
If you are just starting out to learn Japanese, you are no doubt trying hard to learn Japanese vocabulary. This free quiz is here to help, with five introductory Japanese vocabulary words.
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The JLPT N3 is the middle, or lower intermediate, level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The test covers about 150 Japanese grammar forms (including grammar from the beginning JLPT N4 and JLPT N5 tests).
JLPT N1 is the highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and covers about 2,000 Kanji characters. To memorize Kanji readings, aim to spend at least a few minutes every day reading Japanese.