Learn Japanese
From quick guides to full learning tracks to solutions that narrow in on your Japanese struggle, it’s all below.
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Simplifying Japanese Sentence Structure in 6 Steps
You can finally stop puzzling over the sentence order and know exactly what it says in English!
- Learn how to break down a sentence.
- Learn what should go where when switching from Japanese to English.
- Gain speed and confidence as you simplify more and more sentences.
- Get new methods at no extra cost!
- Show me how you think if nothing is working and I’ll put together one that does!
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せんせいにしつもん! Ask Sensei!
Are you on the right track? Tap Sensei for help with whatever you’re working on at the moment!
You can buy packages based on the number of items (video, audio or document) or the word count (document).
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Japanese Tutoring
Tutoring is for you if you’re shy, need focused help or have a hard time staying motivated.
We can meet for shorter lessons more often or a longer lesson once a week or every few weeks. Tutoring times are flexible.
Can be online, any length of time, or in person if 45 minutes or longer.
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Monthly subscription for Japanese Tutoring
Japanese Tutoring, but with one less worry!
No more wondering if you used up all your lessons and no more anxiety about whether you paid for lessons or not.
You can pause or cancel any time from your Account Dashboard.
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Japan Planned, Packed, Primed
Everything you need to know before you even book that Japan trip to what words and phrases might be really helpful when you’re there.
It’s got personal photos and anecdotes, things I wished someone had told me and prep for situations I hope you don’t run into ever.
Plus, you get a bunch of bonuses including free access to my Killing it with Kana course when you order on presale now!
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Japan Planned, Packed, Primed PALS
Want to make planning and prepping for your Japan trip even easier?
Want to have a worry-free trip while you’re in Japan?
Get all your ducks in a row and quacking with Presentations (in video format), Audio recordings, Lists and Study materials.
On pre-sale now!
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Japanese Travel Phrases Cheatsheet
Only got a month or two before your Japan trip? Don’t know any Japanese? Then these are the phrases you should learn and practice!
Print and take it with you so you can just show someone if you don’t remember the words.
Load the audio onto your phone or computer and practice while you’re on the plane!
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OMG Japan trip in 2 months! Crash Course
Learn the phrases you’ll absolutely need to know when visiting Japan by practicing scenarios live!
2025 In-person
Saturdays for 6 weeks
Time and location TBD
In the purchase comments, please list- time ranges or several times you are free for an hour
- your 2 nearest Chicago libraries in the purchase comments
2025 Online
Fridays 11:30AM – 12:30PM Central
Dates TBDMondays 6PM – 7PM Central
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$38.00 / year
Vocab Visualizer Vault Access
If you’re done with constantly forgetting words, being in a clueless fog and feeling frustrated by particles, then get in on this super low membership pre-sale rate.
Let the Vocab Visualizer Vault™ naturally teach you words and simple sentences through curated sets of images, video and audio in a sensory experience.
First release launches Fall 2025.
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Killing it with Kana: Workbook
Intuitively learn the basic Japanese writing system without using romaji (Roman letters) by mixing the ways our brains make connections with audio association.
Comes with audio files for the practice pages.
Also has a Japanese pronunciation guide, teaches you what NOT to do and shows you how to write the characters correctly.
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$88.00
Killing it with Kana Course
A perfect companion to the workbook:
- More tips and tricks for learning the characters
- A step-by-step 10-day study guide to use over and over again
- The workbook as video lessons
- Audio playlist of the lessons
- Monthly online group Study Sessions with me for a year (this alone usually costs 6x what you’d be paying!)
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Beginner Japanese I: Workbook
Made for those who don’t have a lot of free time, this workbook is great for anyone who loves studying on their own and at their own pace.
You will be walked through how
- to pronounce all the other sounds in Japanese,
- to introduce yourself,
- to say your age and
- to say what type of student or worker you are.
At the end of each themed section, there are activities, tests and quizzes to show you what you should go back and review before moving on. Comes with answer keys for most worksheets.This is a great companion to any ひらがな and カタカナ studies you are doing: Japanese sentences and words are entirely in かな so you get lots of practice!
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$68.00
Beginner Japanese I Course
What do people want when they meet you for the first time?
To get to know you!
In 5 days, you’ll be able to say and write a basic self-introduction in Japanese.
Comes with
- A step-by-step 5-day study guide
- Video lessons with transcripts
- Audio playlist of the lessons
- Monthly online group Study Sessions with me for a year (this alone is worth 7.5x the cost of this course!)
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Beginner Japanese II: Workbook
Made for those who don’t have a lot of free time, this workbook is great for anyone who loves studying on their own and at their own pace.
You will be walked through how
- to make simple sentences with nouns and い-adjectives,
- to understand when to use what particle and
- to conjugate verbs into polite future/general form.
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Beginner Japanese II Course
In 7 days, describe objects and actions with basic Japanese sentences.
This on-demand video course lets you learn at your own pace whenever and wherever you want while still giving you some help through Worksheet Review, a year of monthly group Study Sessions and access to our Discord learning community.
Monthly Study Sessions themselves are worth 6x the cost of this course!
If you’re signing up for the live course, go to Teens’ Beginner Japanese II.
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$118.00
Beginner Japanese III Course
In 10 days, describe what you’re wanting to do, thinking and feeling in basic conversations.
This on-demand video course lets you learn at your own pace whenever and wherever you want while still giving you some help through Worksheet Review, a year of monthly group Study Sessions and a Discord learning community.
Monthly Study Sessions themselves are worth 4.5x the cost of this course!
If you’re signing up for the live course, go to Teens’ Beginner Japanese III.
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$118.00
Beginner Japanese IV Course
In 10 days, express your thoughts and feelings in more natural, complex Japanese sentences.
This on-demand video course lets you learn at your own pace whenever and wherever you want while still giving you some help through Worksheet Review, a year of monthly group Study Sessions and access to our Discord learning community.
Monthly Study Sessions themselves are worth 4.5x the cost of this course!
If you’re signing up for the live course, go to Teens’ Beginner Japanese IV.
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こどものにほんご Japanese for Kids
Full immersion everyday except Tuesday 5:30 – 5:50PM Central. No class on national holidays, May 18 – 20 or December 18 – 31 and other dates that’ll be announced in advance.
Students tell me one of the hardest things about Japanese is pairing the right nouns and verbs together. With these classes, kids will naturally pick up words and phrases through images, actions and other senses.
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Monthly subscription for こどものにほんご Japanese for Kids
こどものにほんご Japanese for Kids, but with one less worry!
Everyday except Tuesday 5:30 – 5:50PM Central. No class on national holidays, May 18 – 20, December 18 – 31 and other dates that’ll be announced in advance.
You can pause or cancel any time from your Account Dashboard.
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にちじょうのにほんご Everyday Japanese
Full immersion Mondays 6:50 – 7:30PM Central. No classes December 18 – 31.
Young kids*, teens and families are welcome!
* Kids who have a hard time focusing for 40 minutes should take the こどものにほんご Japanese for Kids classes.
Naturally pick up words and phrases through images, actions and other senses.
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Teens’ Beginner Japanese Kana
A fresh take on studying hiragana and katakana, let’s use the way your brain works to make learning 92 Japanese kana characters a breeze!
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Teens’ Beginner Japanese I
The intro course to Japanese with everyday vocabulary and grammar, you learn how to “intro”duce yourself!
Picks up from Teens’ Kill it with Kana, covering the rest of the sounds needed to say things in Japanese.
6 hours of class over 4 weeks live online or in person. Workbook and videos. Weekly Office Hours.
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Teens’ Beginner Japanese II
Continuing from Teen’s Beginner Japanese I, you’ll be able to give more details and say what you or other people are doing. No more ‘This is a pen.’ sentences!
You can change which Session you’re attending by emailing me the Session number. All Teen’s Beginner Japanese II Sessions are the same price.
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Teens’ Beginner Japanese III
Describe what you’re thinking and feeling in basic conversations.
Covers more verbs, participle verb conjugation, na-adjectives, expressing wants and thoughts, greetings, feelings.
Once a week for 7 weeks. Can be online or in person (preference of the entire class).
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Teens’ Beginner Japanese IV
Continuing from Teens’ Beginner Japanese IV, learn how to express thoughts and feelings in more natural, complex sentences.
Covers conjunctions, honorifics, becoming, greetings and feelings continued, essay writing practice.
Once a week for 7 weeks. Can be online or in person (preference of the entire class).
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Teens’ Beginner Japanese V
Over 2 months, you’ll learn everything you need to create a paper play where you share a little about yourself and your hopes and dreams.
Covers where you’re from, transitive/intransitive verbs, getting specific, reasons, more verbs, potential verb conjugation, paper plays.
Once a week for 7 weeks. Can be online or in person (preference of the entire class).
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Teens’ Beginner Japanese VI
In 2 months, you’ll learn to nicely ask for and give directions.
Covers more particles, connecting nouns, languages, general counting, giving and receiving, directions, more verbs, volitional verb conjugation.
Once a week for 8 weeks. Can be online or in person (preference of the entire class).
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Teens’ Intermediate Beginner Japanese I
Teenagers who know all the material in the Teens’ Beginner track are ready for the next level: learning Japanese with かんじ!
Over 6 weeks, you’ll really dig into counters.
You’ll know how to count 20 different types of things; how to read, write and recognize かんじ; number かんじ; conversation practice; understanding and making nouns created from verbs and adjectives.
Classes move to meeting twice a week online for 45 minutes each so you can practice speaking more often.
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Teens’ Intermediate Beginner Japanese II
You’ll learn ways to compare things and humbly talk about your own abilities.
Covers かんじ that describe the state of things.
Twice a week for 4 weeks online. Times and dates based on schedule of students in the class.
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Teens’ Intermediate Beginner Japanese III
Once you’re done with this class, you’ll be able to tell or ask someone for a time and date so you can describe your day down to the last second.
Covers days-of-the-week かんじ and time-related grammar.
Twice a week for 4 weeks online. Times and dates based on schedule of students in the class.
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Beginner Japanese for Adults: Kana
Really internalize the basic Japanese writing system with our 4 CoRneRS learning method!
Date/time and location TBD
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Beginner Japanese for Adults I
Learn basic sentences and what to say in a simple self-introduction!
Note: All practice and examples are written with kana characters.
Date/time and location TBD
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Beginner Japanese for Adults II
Learn how to make sentences with adjectives and verbs!
Note: All practice and examples are written with kana characters.
Lincoln Park Branch, Chicago Public Library (1150 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614)
Wednesdays 4 – 5:30PM for 7 weeks
April 30 – June 11You can request classes at a library closer to you where we offer classes.
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