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Let's Learn Japanese Basic II

Let's Learn Japanese is a video-based Japanese language study course for those who wish to learn the fundamentals of the Japanese language. It consists of 52 lessons, divided into two parts - Basic I (Lessons 1 - 26) and Basic II (Lessons 27 - 52). Each part consists of 26 lessons explaining grammatical structures, new words and cultural information about Japan. And also the lessons use a drama called Yan and the Japanese People.

Let's Learn Japanese Basic I, made in the mid 1980's, consists of 26 lessons presented by Mary Althaus. The lessons are thirty minutes long and include the skits about Yan's life in Japan working as an architect and a number of short skits featuring Mine-san, Sugihara-san and Kaiho-san. The skits are designed to help memorize and practice the use of new words and grammatical structures and furthermore to show how the expressions being studied are used in a variety of situations.

Let's Learn Japanese Basic II, made in the mid 1990's, consists of 26 lessons presented by Tae Umino. The lessons are twenty five minutes long and include a number of short skits performed by Ando-san, Koyanagi-san and Kodama-san, as well as the skits about Yan's life in Japan as the Let's Learn Japanese Basic I does. The skits are designed to help learn Japanese more enjoyable and clarify the meaning of new expressions by showing how they can be used in a variety of situations.

Text books of the Basic I and II, which contain vocabulary lists, grammar explanations and cultural information about Japan, are available online:
Let's Learn Japanese Basic I [Lessons 1 - 8] [Lessons 9 - 17] [Lessons 17 - 26]
Let's Learn Japanese Basic II [Lessons 27 - 39] [Lessons 40 - 52]

Lesson 27 - I think I can be there by 4 pm
Lesson 28 - Maybe you should go and meet her soon
Lesson 29 - He said he's going to Nagasaki today
Lesson 30 - I got them from a friend
Lesson 31 - We're thinking of singing Beethoven's ninth
Lesson 32 - Try reading the Japanese
Lesson 33 - It's nice and clean now
Lesson 34 - Will you turn up the volume on the TV a little bit?
Lesson 35 - Turn the stove off when you leave the room
Lesson 36 - I'm so bored I don't know what to do
Lesson 37 - Shall I change the towel?
Lesson 38 - Mr Terada has been taking care of me
Lesson 39 - If this design is chosen, I'll go back to my country
Lesson 40 - You mustn't tell Yan
Lesson 41 - He doesn't seem to be there
Lesson 42 - Even if we invite him, I don't think he'll come
Lesson 43 - I was in a hurry, so I couldn't buy it
Lesson 44 - I'm planning to see the sea, visit old houses and so on
Lesson 45 - It's hard, working like that in this snow
Lesson 46 - What's this fish called?
Lesson 47 - The Sakura hasn't bloomed yet, has it?
Lesson 48 - There's only one bottle left
Lesson 49 - We'll miss you when you're gone
Lesson 50 - I've never traveled abroad before
Lesson 51 - Give it to him when he's come down
Lesson 52 - If you are ever in Japan again please stop by



Let's Learn Japanese Basic I
[Lessons 1 - 26]
Let's Learn Japanese Basic II
[Lessons 27 - 52]