Understand what は really does — it marks the topic of your sentence, the thing you're talking about.

JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 04:09

Grammar covered: Wa Topic Marker

Vocabulary: は, 私, これ, 出口, あちら

Key sentences:

• これは本です。
• 田中さんは学生です。

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Drill everything from episodes 1-4: greetings, self-introduction, daily expressions, and questions with か.

JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 04:10

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Learn the question marker か and essential question words: how are you, are you okay, where, and what time.

JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 04:29

Grammar covered: Ka Question, Question Words

Vocabulary: ですか, 元気, 大丈夫, どこ, 何時

Key sentences:

• これは何ですか。

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Put it all together: greetings, name, nationality, and daily expressions like いただきます in one smooth self-introduction.

JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 04:20

Grammar covered: Greeting Expressions, Desu Copula

Vocabulary: はじめまして, よろしくおねがいします, いただきます, ごちそうさまでした

Key sentences:

• 私は先生です。
• よろしくお願いします。

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Expand your greeting toolkit with evening, goodbye, and apology phrases — plus use the desu pattern to talk about nationality.

JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 04:44

Grammar covered: Greeting Expressions, Desu Copula

Vocabulary: こんばんは, おやすみなさい, さようなら, すみません, アメリカ人

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Learn essential greetings and introduce yourself with the XはYです pattern.

JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 04:26

Grammar covered: Greeting Expressions, Desu Copula

Vocabulary: おはよう, こんにちは, はじめまして, 私, です

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