Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
5 Hour(s) 22 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Noriko Matsubara
Rating
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Course Overview
Beginner’s Japanese for Adults and Children – Fun and Interactive Lessons
Are you looking for a beginner’s Japanese course that’s effective, engaging, and fun? Join Noriko, creator of the popular YouTube channel Bocchi & Pocchi: Japanese Learning Adventures, as she guides you step-by-step through essential Japanese vocabulary, phrases, and cultural insights.
This course is perfect for anyone who is planning a trip to Japan, passionate about its culture, or starting your language journey. Whether you're already a fan of Bocchi & Pocchi or just discovering them, this course is designed to meet your needs. It builds on themes introduced in Noriko’s YouTube videos and offers interactive, visually engaging lessons that are ideal for children, teens, and adults.
The course covers a range of topics, including:
Japanese Writing System and Pronunciation
Greetings, Nationalities, and Occupations
Numbers, Time, and Dates
Colors, Everyday Objects, and Adjectives
Japanese Food Culture and Ordering at Restaurants and Cafés
Transportation and Train Station Communication
Yatai Dining and Cultural Etiquette
By completing this course, you will:
Understand the Japanese writing system and master basic pronunciation
Confidently introduce yourself, greet others, and use essential classroom expressions
Understand numbers, tell the time, and discuss dates, seasons, and days of the week
Describe everyday objects using colours and adjectives
Explore Japanese food culture, identify foods and drinks, and order confidently in restaurants and cafés
Use demonstratives like “this” and “that” to ask and answer questions
Navigate Japanese transportation and communicate effectively at train stations
Experience cultural aspects like yatai dining, and ordering food, and using counting systems correctly
This course equips you with practical language skills and cultural knowledge to navigate Japan confidently and make the most of your experience. Enrol today to begin your Japanese learning adventure!
Course Content
- 10 section(s)
- 63 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Welcome!
- Section 2 Lesson 1: Introduction
- Section 3 Lesson 2: Greetings
- Section 4 Lesson 3: Numbers
- Section 5 Lesson 4: Times & Dates
- Section 6 Lesson 5: Colours / Everyday Objects / Adjectives
- Section 7 Lesson 6: Food / What is this?
- Section 8 Lesson 7: Food2 / Ordering Food
- Section 9 Lesson 8: Drinks / Ordering Drinks
- Section 10 Lesson 9: Vehicles / Transportation
What You’ll Learn
- Foundations of Japanese: Pronunciation, writing system basics, and greetings
- Everyday Conversations: Self-introductions, common phrases, and simple dialogues
- Practical Japanese: Numbers, dates, telling time, and asking prices
- Getting Around & Dining Out: Public transport, ordering food, and shopping
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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KKaren Brilus
I thoroughly enjoyed this course, although it's been some time since I've done any studying (I'm 75). It is an excellent introduction to Japanese, and will be particularly useful to anyone visiting Japan for the first time. Being able to go at my own pace was especially helpful as I found some of the words difficult to pronounce: I had to keep going back until I got it more or less right. I concentrated on the spoken aspect of the course, but will be revising it to think more about the written aspect All in all the course was practical, interesting and fun.
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WW Nicholson
Amazing! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the lessons. Noriko’s teaching is so engaging and interactive. Her English is excellent, and she uses many cute pictures to help me remember the words. The lessons are easy to follow, even for someone with no background in the Japanese language. Thanks to her vivid illustrations, I was able to retain most of what I learned. These lessons include many useful daily dialogues in Japanese. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to learn Japanese from scratch or is planning their first trip to Japan. Definitely 5 stars class!
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DDaniel N
I've known these topics about the writing system before (hiragana, katakana, and kanji, and romanji) but now i know even more! Especially the history of them, how they are taught in school, how they are now used by the Japanese, and how these writing systems are used in sentence structures. I already understand how they are used (Kanji for names), their way of writing (up-down, left-right), and much more!
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CChristopher Lembke
Noriko instils confidence and has a very soothing voice and infliction to her voice. The content is very thorough, but not overwhelmingly so. This is a fantastic course that makes it very easy to learn basic Japanese.
