A Little Japanese with Makoto

A Little Japanese with Makoto

One minute of real Japanese every morning. A word, a kanji, a line from a story, with the training wheels still on. Free, from Makoto+.

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This is Lesson 1, exactly as it went out on Monday, October 5. Each morning brings one like it: a question to start, one line of real Japanese with furigana, the words you need, a short explanation, and a quick Try it, with the answer a tap away.

A week of A Little Japanese

Mon A grammar bite

Tue A kanji of the day

Wed A line from a story

Thu A fun word, or a line from a real Japanese video

Fri A feeling word like ドキドキ, plus a pull on the ドキドキガチャ

Sat A sound word like しーん or もふもふ

Sun A five-question quiz and a postcard from Japan

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The first A Little Japanese email on a phone screen: the question about に and で, two sentences with furigana, their English, and a short vocabulary list.

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