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  • Irasshai

Japanese II

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65 Segments in this Unit

JPN II, Review 01. A review covering greetings, grades, age, time, dates, numbers 1 - 99.

Review 1 - Review from JPN I

This is Japanese II, Review Lesson 1 of the Irasshai series. This is a review lesson covering greetings, grades, age, time, dates, numbers 1 ~ 99 and hiragana: あ、い、う、え、お ; か、き、く、け、こ ; さ、し、す、せ、そ ; た、ち、つ、て、と ; な、に、ぬ、ね、の.

JPN II, Review 02. A review: verbs, past tense, days of the week, abilities, weather...

Review 2 - Review from JPN I

This is Japanese II, Review Lesson 2 of the Irasshai series. This is a review lesson covering verbs, past tense, days of the week, abilities, weather, clothing, numbers 100 ~ 900 and 1,000 ~ 9,000, and hiragana: は、ひ、ふ、へ、ほ ; ま、み、む、め、も ; や、ゆ、よ ; ら、り、る、れ、ろ ; わ、を、ん.

JPN II, Lesson 01. The topics covered are homestay, greetings and self introductions.

Lesson 1 - Homestay Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 1 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are homestay, greetings and self introductions. Reading practice reviews the katakana: ア、イ、ウ、エ、オ ; カ、キ、ク、ケ、コ ; ガ、ギ、グ、ゲ、ゴ.

JPN II, Lesson 02. The topics covered are dates of events and leisure-time activities.

Lesson 2 - Homestay Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 2 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are dates of events and leisure-time activities. The cultural topic is traditional Japanese summer festivals. Reading practice reviews the katakana: サ、シ、ス、セ、ソ ; ザ、ジ、ズ、ゼ、ゾ ; タ、チ、ツ、テ、ト ; ダ、ヂ、ヅ、デ、ド.

JPN II, Lesson 03. The topics covered are towns and schools.

Lesson 3 - Homestay Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 3 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are towns and schools. Reading practice reviews the katakana: ナ、ニ、ヌ、ネ、ノ ; ハ、ヒ、フ、ヘ、ホ ; バ、ビ、ブ、ベ、ボ ;パ、ピ、プ、ペ、ポ.

JPN II, Lesson 04. The topics covered are family and pets.

Lesson 4 - Homestay Part 4

This is Japanese II, Lesson 4 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are family and pets. Reading practice reviews the katakana: マ、ミ、ム、メ、モ ; ヤ、ユ、ヨ.

JPN II, Lesson 05. The topics covered are time, activities, and casual and formal speech.

Lesson 5 - Homestay Part 5

This is Japanese II, Lesson 5 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are time, activities, and casual and formal speech. Reading practice reviews the katakana: ラ、リ、ル、レ、ロ ; ワ、ヲ ; ン.

JPN II, Lesson 06. The topics covered are geography, countries and languages.

Lesson 6 - Geography Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 6 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are geography, countries and languages. Reading practice covers an introduction to kanji: the origin and use of kanji.

JPN II, Lesson 07. continents, where people are from, and locations...

Lesson 7 - Geography Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 7 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are continents, where people are from, and locations using cardinal directions. Reading practice covers the kanji: 月、日.

JPN II, Lesson 08. Natural features and certain geographical features of Japan.

Lesson 8 - Geography Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 8 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are natural features and certain geographical features of Japan. Reading practice covers the kanji: 木、本、人.

JPN II, Lesson 09. The topic covered is superlatives.

Lesson 9 - Geography Part 4

This is This is Japanese II, Lesson 9 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is superlatives. Reading practice covers the kanji: 大、小.

JPN II, Lesson 10. The topics covered are language learning and compliments.

Lesson 10 - Learning Language Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 10 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are language learning and compliments. Writing practice covers the kanji: 月、日.

JPN II, Lesson 11. The topic covered is what someone is doing at this moment

Lesson 11 - Learning Language Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 11 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is what someone is doing at this moment. Writing practice covers the kanji: 木、本、人.

JPN II, Lesson 12. The topic covered is what someone was doing at a certain moment.

Lesson 12 - Doing Things: Review

This is Japanese II, Lesson 12 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is what someone was doing at a certain moment. Writing practice covers the kanji: 大、小.

JPN II, Lesson 13. The topics covered are school schedules and daily school life

Lesson 13 - School Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 13 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are school schedules and daily school life. Reading practice covers the kanji: 学、校.

JPN II, Lesson 14. The topic covered is club activities

Lesson 14 - School Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 14 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is club activities. Reading practice covers the kanji: 中、高.

JPN II, Lesson 15. The topic covered is permission.

Lesson 15 - School Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 15 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is permission. Reading practice reviews the kanji: 日、月、本、人、大、小、学、校、中、高.

JPN II, Lesson 16. The topic covered is location.

Lesson 16 - My Room

This is Japanese II, Lesson 16 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is location. Writing practice reviews the kanji: 日、月、本、人、大、小.

JPN II, Lesson 17. The topic covered is leisure-time activities.

Lesson 17 - Activities Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 17 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is leisure-time activities. Reading practice covers the kanji: 何.

JPN II, Lesson 18. The topic covered is hobbies and weekend activities.

Lesson 18 - Activities Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 18 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is hobbies and weekend activities. Reading practice covers the kanji: 今、私.

JPN II, Lesson 19. The topic covered is hobbies.

Lesson 19 - Activities Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 19 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is hobbies. The cultural topic is Japanese hobbies: shodoo; sadoo; taiko; bonsai. Writing practice covers the kanji: 何、今.

JPN II, Lesson 20. Hobbies, interests and self introductions to a pen pal.

Lesson 20 - Activities Part 4

This is Japanese II, Lesson 20 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are hobbies, interests and self introductions to a pen pal. Reading practice covers the kanji: 火、水、金、土.

JPN II, Lesson 21. The topics covered are weather and letter writing.

Lesson 21 - Weather Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 21 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are weather and letter writing. The cultural topic is the four seasons in Japan. Reading practice covers the kanji: 天、気、元.

JPN II, Lesson 22. The topics covered are seasons and weather.

Lesson 22 - Weather Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 22 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are seasons and weather. Writing practice covers the kanji: 火、水.

JPN II, Lesson 23. The topics covered are trips and weather.

Lesson 23 - Describing Things: Review

This is Japanese II, Lesson 23 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are trips and weather. Writing practice covers the kanji: 金、土.

JPN II, Lesson 24. The topic covered is the telephone.

Lesson 24 - Telephone

This is Japanese II, Lesson 24 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is the telephone. Reading practice reviews the kanji of common Japanese family names: 山、川、田、中、高、本.

JPN II, Lesson 25. The topic covered is socializing: past and future activities.

Lesson 25 - Socializing Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 25 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is socializing: past and future activities. Reading practice reviews the kanji: 何、私、今、火、水、金、土、天、気、元.

JPN II, Lesson 26. The topic covered is socializing: what you do/do not want to do.

Lesson 26 - Socializing Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 26 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is socializing: what you do/do not want to do. Writing practice covers the kanji: 何、今、火、水、金、土.

JPN II, Lesson 27. The topic covered is socializing: sporting events.

Lesson 27 - Socializing Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 27 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is socializing: sporting events. Reading practice covers the kanji: 見、行.

JPN II, Lesson 28. Socializing: asking friends what they want to do in their spare time.

Lesson 28 - Socializing Part 4

This is Japanese II, Lesson 28 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is socializing: asking friends what they want to do in their spare time. Writing practice covers the kanji: 見、行.

JPN II, Lesson 29. Socializing: invitation to one's home and party planning.

Lesson 29 - Socializing Part 5

This is Japanese II, Lesson 29 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is socializing: invitation to one's home and party planning. Reading practice covers the kanji: 来、年.

JPN II, Lesson 30. Reviews one's near future and recent past, and what one wants to do.

Lesson 30 - Review 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 30 of the Irasshai series. This lesson reviews one's near future and recent past, and what one wants to do. Reading practice covers the kanji: 一、二、三、四、五、六.

JPN II, Lesson 31. This is lesson reviews geography, verb endings and location

Lesson 31 - Review 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 31 of the Irasshai series. This is lesson reviews geography, verb endings and location. Reading practice covers the kanji: 七、八、九、十.

JPN II, Lesson 32. The topic covered is the supermarket: prices and counting objects.

Lesson 32 - At the Supermarket

This is Japanese II, Lesson 32 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is the supermarket: prices and counting objects. Reading practice reviews the kanji: 見、行、来、年、一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十.

JPN II, Lesson 32. The topic covered is the supermarket: prices and counting objects.

Lesson 33 - At the Post Office

This is Japanese II, Lesson 33 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are the post office, locations of nearby places and counting flat objects. Writing practice reviews the kanji: 見、行.

JPN II, Lesson 34. The topic covered is the doughnut shop: numeric order.

Lesson 34 - At the Doughnut Shop

This is Japanese II, Lesson 34 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is the doughnut shop: numeric order. Writing practice covers the kanji: 学、校.

JPN II, Lesson 35. The topic covered is buying a present: using numbers up to 100,000.

Lesson 35 - Buying a Present

This is Japanese II, Lesson 35 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is buying a present: using numbers up to 100,000. Writing practice covers the kanji: 中、高.

JPN II, Lesson 36. The topics covered are counting long, cylindrical objects and needs.

Lesson 36 - At the Vegetable and Fruit Store

This is Japanese II, Lesson 36 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is the vegetable and fruit store: counting long, cylindrical objects and expressing needs. The cultural topic is the use of paper in Japan. Writing practice covers the kanji: 年.

JPN II, Lesson 37. The topics covered are meeting a friend and stating reasons.

Lesson 37 - Meeting a Friend

This is Japanese II, Lesson 37 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are meeting a friend and stating reasons. Reading practice covers the kanji: 上、下.

JPN II, Lesson 38. The topics covered are things in a department store.

Lesson 38 - At the Department Store

This is Japanese II, Lesson 38 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are the department store and whether or not you have done something yet. Reading practice covers the kanji: 円.

JPN II, Lesson 39. The topics covered are the coffee shop and talking about past experienc

Lesson 39 - At the Coffee Shop

This is Japanese II, Lesson 39 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are the coffee shop and talking about past experiences. Writing practice covers the kanji: 円.

JPN II, Lesson 40. Reviews asking,  stating, and reasons for doing something

Lesson 40 - Review

This is Japanese II, Lesson 40 of the Irasshai series. This lesson reviews asking and stating if someone has ever done something and asking for and giving reasons. Reading practice covers the kanji: 百、千.

JPN II, Lesson 41. The topic covered is health: parts of the body.

Lesson 41 - Health Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 41 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is health: parts of the body. Reading practice covers the kanji: 万.

JPN II, Lesson 42. The topic covered is health: describing physical conditions.

Lesson 42 - Health Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 42 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is health: describing physical conditions. The cultural topic is Japanese medicine. Reading practice covers the kanji: 口、目、耳, and reviews the kanji: 上、下、円、百、千、万.

JPN II, Lesson 43. The topic covered is health: describing more physical conditions.

Lesson 43 - Health Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 43 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is health: describing more physical conditions. Writing practice covers the kanji: 学、校、中、高、年、円.

JPN II, Lesson 44. The topic covered is health: taking medications.

Lesson 44 - Health Part 4

This is Japanese II, Lesson 44 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is health: taking medications. Reading practice covers the kanji: 名、前.

JPN II, Lesson 45. The topic covered is describing people's personalities.

Lesson 45 - Describing People Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 45 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is describing people's personalities. Reading practice covers the kanji: 才.

JPN II, Lesson 46. The topic covered is describing people's physical characteristics.

Lesson 46 - Describing People Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 46 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is describing people's physical characteristics. Writing practice covers the kanji: 才.

JPN II, Lesson 47. The topic covered is describing people in terms of clothing.

Lesson 47 - Describing People Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 47 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is describing people in terms of clothing. Reading practice covers the kanji: 先、生.

JPN II, Lesson 48. This is a review lesson.

Lesson 48 - Review

This is Japanese II, Lesson 48 of the Irasshai series. This is a review lesson. Writing practice covers the kanji: 先、生.

JPN II, Lesson 49. The topic covered is family: life's major events.

Lesson 49 - Family Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 49 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is family: life's major events. Reading practice covers the kanji: 父、母.

JPN II, Lesson 50. The topic covered is family: where someone lives.

Lesson 50 - Family Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 50 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is family: where someone lives. Reading practice covers the kanji: 子.

JPN II, Lesson 51. The topic covered is family: relatives.

Lesson 51 - Family Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 51 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is family: relatives. Reading practice reviews the kanji: 名、前、才、先、生、父、母、子.

JPN II, Lesson 52. The topic covered is work: occupations.

Lesson 52 - Work Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 52 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is work: occupations. Writing practice covers the kanji: 才、先、生.

JPN II, Lesson 53. The topic covered is work: getting a job.

Lesson 53 - Work Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 53 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is work: getting a job. Reading practice covers the kanji: 言、話.

JPN II, Lesson 54. The topic covered is future plans: after graduation.

Lesson 54 - Future Plans Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 54 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is future plans: after graduation. Reading practice covers the kanji: 国、語.

JPN II, Lesson 55. The topic covered is dreams for the future

Lesson 55 - Future Plans Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 55 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is dreams for the future. Reading practice covers the kanji: 読.

JPN II, Lesson 56. This lesson reviews family, work and future plans

Lesson 56 - Review

This is Japanese II, Lesson 56 of the Irasshai series. This lesson reviews family, work and future plans. The cultural topic is religious ceremonies in Japan. Reading practice covers the kanji: 書.

JPN II, Lesson 57. The topics covered are travel and lengths of events.

Lesson 57 -Travel Part 1

This is Japanese II, Lesson 57 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are travel and lengths of events. Reading practice covers the kanji: 聞、間.

JPN II, Lesson 58. The topic covered is travel schedules.

Lesson 58 - Travel Part 2

This is Japanese II, Lesson 58 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is travel schedules. Reading practice covers the kanji: 時、分.

JPN II, Lesson 59. The topic covered is travel: famous tourist sites in Japan.

Lesson 59 - Travel Part 3

This is Japanese II, Lesson 59 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is travel: famous tourist sites in Japan. The cultural topic is a tour of Tokyo, Hakone, and Kyoto. Reading practice covers the kanji: 雨、雪.

JPN II, Lesson 60. The topic covered is travel: making transportation arrangements.

Lesson 60 - Travel Part 4

This is Japanese II, Lesson 60 of the Irasshai series. The topic covered is travel: making transportation arrangements. The cultural topic is transportation in Japan. Reading practice covers the kanji: 東、京、駅.

JPN II, Lesson 61. The topics covered are travel and description of items.

Lesson 61 - Travel Part 5

This is Japanese II, Lesson 61 of the Irasshai series. The topics covered are travel and description of items. Reading practice reviews the kanji: 言、話、国、語、読、書、聞、間、時.

JPN II, Lesson 62. This lesson reviews highlights of JPN II, Lessons 32-61

Lesson 62 - Review

This is Japanese II, Lesson 62 of the Irasshai series. This lesson reviews highlights of JPN II, Lessons 32-61. Reading practice reviews the kanji: 分、雨、雪、東、京、駅.

JPN II, Lesson 63. This lesson reviews previous video lessons...

Lesson 63 - Final Review

This is Japanese II, Lesson 63 of the Irasshai series. This lesson reviews previous video lessons, introduces the staff and shows "behind the scenes" in the making of Irasshai.

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