We have learned so much already in
Chapter 1 and yet we’ve
just begun. We focused our attention towards building a modestly
strong foundation in the Japanese language and culture, developed
the reading skills necessary to read most Hiragana characters, and
it only took about two-weeks of daily practice.
In Chapter 2, we will finalize Hiragana, learn
Katakana, discover more kanji and introduce many new words. Most
importantly however, we’ll be able to form sentences on our own and
learn many new important concepts regarding the Japanese language
such as adjectives and verbs. This chapter is dedicated solely to
reinforce what we already know and to add a complete understanding
of the basics of Japanese grammar.
While this chapter may seem a bit boring compared to Chapter 3
which will be about being able to use Japanese in a real-world
setting (Practical Japanese), it is imperative that you form a
solid grasp of the basics before continuing. The reason behind this
is that once you complete Chapter 2, understanding any new concept
of Japanese grammar will be effortless and being able to learn new
sentences will be fairly simple in contrast to jumping into
practical Japanese. This is known from the years of feedback we've
received with earlier editions of JPLearn!.
Moving forward, we will begin each new lesson with
はじめましょう or alternatives from time to time.
はじめましょう (hajimemashou) can be
translated to “Let’s begin” and is often times used to initiate the
beginning of a class.
When you are ready, please proceed to the next lesson to begin your
next adventure with
JPLearn!