A 1-Hour Introduction to the Japanese Language

This fun and interactive class provides a complete overview to students as to how the Japanese language works.

Students will learn:

- How to identify the difference between Japanese and Chinese

- How and why Japanese has three alphabets (Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana).

- The unusual way the Japanese read their books!

- The meaning and pronunciation of a couple Chinese characters (Kanji) 

- Where Kanji came from

- How to read a few letters from the Hiragana alphabet. 
            - with these letters they will learn how to read a small handful of Japanese words such as sushi!

- How Japanese language actually sounds in action by listening to a very brief 30 sec conversation

 -How to say "yes", "no", "dog", "cat" and "bird" in Japanese

- The phrase "I like~" in Japanese in order to tell me which animal (dog, cat or bird) they like best!


Note: This class is designed to only be taken once.