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Each page is a compressed memory of the lesson: the pattern, why it works, what is easy to confuse, and enough examples to bring it back.

  1. 01Start hereGrammar foundations文法基礎

    Build complete thoughts with です and ます, then use particles to show what each noun is doing.

  2. 02Conversation patternIntroduce yourself自己紹介

    Move through identity, origin, arrival, home, language ability, and first impressions without repeating obvious subjects.

  3. 03Conversation patternQuestions at an izakaya居酒屋での会話

    Use question words to establish time, place, people, quantities, and preferences during a restaurant exchange.

  4. 04Conversation patternAt a convenience storeコンビニの会話

    Find things, make polite requests, accept or decline service, and say how you will pay.

  5. 05Minna no Nihongo · Lesson 4Time and daily actionsみんなの日本語 第4課

    Say when things happen, define time ranges, and move polite verbs between non-past and past.

  6. 06Minna no Nihongo · Lesson 5Going, coming, returningみんなの日本語 第5課

    Build a movement sentence by attaching destination, transport, companion, and time to 行きます・来ます・帰ります.

  7. 07Minna no Nihongo · Lesson 6Actions, places, and invitationsみんなの日本語 第6課

    Mark what an action affects and where it happens, then invite someone or suggest doing it together.

  8. 08Minna no Nihongo · Lesson 7Means, exchange, and completionみんなの日本語 第7課

    Say how or in which language something is done, track who gives and receives, and ask whether an action is already complete.