Japanese Basics (N5 to N4 Level)

Hi >3< Ito yung guide na ginagamit ko palagi para mag-aral ng Nihongo. Keep in mind na guide
ito ng tamad mag-aral HAHAHA so lahat ng nandito ay kaya mong gawin during your free time
:> Although mas mag-rerequire siya ng effort and thinking compared sa Duolingo (which in my
opinion is very unstructured). Ang goal natin btw ay ma-reach ang N4 level for now which is
equivalent sa elementary level ng Japanese students.

I. Writing
- Mahalaga na ito muna 'yung unahin niyo kasi ito yung pinaka-bread and butter ng
Nihongo. Di kayo makakabasa, makakaintindi, and makakasulat ng Nihongo kapag di
niyo ‘to alam. I suggest aralin muna ang Hiragana and Katakana which is ‘yung main
writing system nila. Tsaka na niyo aralin ‘yung Kanji kapag nagsisimula na kayo sa
grammar and vocabulary kasi sobrang dami niya.

a. Hiragana
- Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/Yx4AGDXfwGE
- Hiragana Chart: See appendices

b. Katakana
- Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/rf-n_qI2occ
- Katakana Chart: See appendices
 c. Kanji
- If hindi mo pa alam kung ano ang Kanji, watch this video:
(https://youtu.be/h5B8ZyYRczU).
- Download niyo ang 'Kanji Study' from App/Play Store. Tuturuan niya kayo kung
paano sulatin 'yung elementary Kanji na needed for JLPT N5 and N4.
- JLPT N5: First 80 Kanji (Elementary 1)
- JLPT N4: Following 160 Kanji (Elementary 2)
- Note na may dalawang readings ang Kanji:
- Kunyomi: Japanese Reading (written in Hiragana sa Kanji Study)
- Onyomi: Chinese Reading (written in Katakana sa Kanji Study)
- Need silang araling parehas :">

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

- Ngayon na alam mo na ang alphabet, mahalaga na malaman mo ang basic sentence
structures and vocabulary para makaintindi ng basic Japanese. Itong mga ito ‘yung
ginamit ko na references:

a. Minna no Nihongo 1 (JLPT 5)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-h1YJkP61NHa5b3owQVLDnAk1IgQrvpi
b. Minna no Nihongo 2 (JLPT 4)
- Same link as above
c. Supplementary for Minna no Nihongo
- Helpful din ‘yung Japanese Vocabulary Chart na nasa Google Drive para nakalist
yung mga important words in table form.
- NihonGoal
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLag_mhJfCJ-1-EZcPapMFPTlzVzwjz33M.
- If auditory learner kayo, pwede niyo sabayan yung pag-aaral ng ebook
with this Nihongo teacher hehe >3<

Note: Keep in mind na formal Japanese lang ang nasa Minna no Nihongo. If gusto niyo matuto
ng Conversation Japanese, continue reading this pdf lol

III. Reading and Speaking

a. NHK Easy News (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/)
- Dito ako palagi nagbabasa ng Japanese articles hehe beginner friendly siya kasi may
Hiragana reading yung mga Kanji. Subukan niyo magbasa in mind and out loud para
ma-practice din yung proper intonation and pronunciation niyo :>
b. Japanese Light Novels
- Hindi ko pa siya na-try pero helpful din daw ‘yung mga ganto kaso written lahat in
Japanese and mapipilitan kayong magbasa HAHAHA. Sadly wala akong link kasi hindi
ko pa na-try pero baka nasubukan na nina Jophine?
IV. Listening
- Personally, dito ako pinakahirap kasi ang hirap kapag normal speed na magsalita yung
Japanese speaker :(( Kaya please magpractice din kayo ng listening skills :))

a. Japanese Pod 101 (Youtube Link:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSfPyOOcp3SxK_tEoQZXlvULxootJrjh)
b. Learn Japanese with Tanaka-San (Youtube Link:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCvryaJCRHcTVjOC_DcuYxGg)

V. Conversational Japanese
- Mahalaga din na alam niyo yung casual way of speaking kasi ito ‘yung gagamitin niyo
most of the time kapag kausap niyo friends and family niyo.

a. Japanese Ammo with Misa: (Youtube Link:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5-Wp_4tLqYZxS5j3g6kbeOfVXlTkr3N)
- Kapag tinatamad ako sa Minna no Nihongo, ito inaaral ko hehe super galing
magexplain ni Misa-sensei and ang cute pa niya uwu
Appendices: