What are you learning Japanese for?
Having a goal in mind keeps you going for longer. Here are 6 fields where Japanese is needed — with sentences of our own to say aloud, notes on when to say what, and the way into the grammar and word lists that go with them. All optional: the learning path stays the same.
Japanese in anime and mangaHow characters talk in anime and manga — and which of it you can say in real life, and which you should not.41 sentences · 16 wordsJapanese for travellingStation, hotel, restaurant and shop: polite Japanese that works anywhere on a trip.35 sentences · 20 wordsJapanese for workIntroductions, meetings and e-mails: the polite set phrases a Japanese workplace runs on.32 sentences · 17 wordsJapanese for everyday lifeNeighbours, shops, rubbish days and plans with friends: the Japanese of an ordinary day.33 sentences · 17 wordsJapanese food and eating outOrdering, set meals, the izakaya and cooking at home: the Japanese you need around food.31 sentences · 19 wordsJapanese politeness and etiquetteBowing, keigo, gifts and apologies: how politeness is built into Japanese, and the phrases that carry it.31 sentences · 19 words
Every sentence on this page was written for EveryLingua. There are no quotations from films, series, books or songs here, and no titles or names of artists — the page shows how people talk in this field, not what somebody once said.