Genki I Lessons 1–12 Refresher Plan

Row	a	i	u	e	o
Vowels	あa	いi	うu	えe	おo
K	かka	きki	くku	けke	こko
S	さsa	しshi	すsu	せse	そso
T	たta	ちchi	つtsu	てte	とto
N	なna	にni	ぬnu	ねne	のno
H	はha	ひhi	ふfu	へhe	ほho
M	まma	みmi	むmu	めme	もmo
Y	やya		ゆyu		よyo
R	らra	りri	るru	れre	ろro
W	わwa				をwo
Final n	んn

Row	a	i	u	e	o
G	がga	ぎgi	ぐgu	げge	ごgo
Z	ざza	じji	ずzu	ぜze	ぞzo
D	だda	ぢji	づzu	でde	どdo
B	ばba	びbi	ぶbu	べbe	ぼbo
P	ぱpa	ぴpi	ぷpu	ぺpe	ぽpo

Row	a	i	u	e	o
Vowels	アa	イi	ウu	エe	オo
K	カka	キki	クku	ケke	コko
S	サsa	シshi	スsu	セse	ソso
T	タta	チchi	ツtsu	テte	トto
N	ナna	ニni	ヌnu	ネne	ノno
H	ハha	ヒhi	フfu	ヘhe	ホho
M	マma	ミmi	ムmu	メme	モmo
Y	ヤya		ユyu		ヨyo
R	ラra	リri	ルru	レre	ロro
W	ワwa				ヲwo
Final n	ンn

Row	a	i	u	e	o
G	ガga	ギgi	グgu	ゲge	ゴgo
Z	ザza	ジji	ズzu	ゼze	ゾzo
D	ダda	ヂji	ヅzu	デde	ドdo
B	バba	ビbi	ブbu	ベbe	ボbo
P	パpa	ピpi	プpu	ペpe	ポpo

Lesson 01

Introductions and identity

New Friends

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 34-35, 40-41Grammar pp. 42-45

Vocabulary focus

Countries and nationalities
University subjects
Occupations
Year in school
Numbers and ages
Basic personal information

Main goal

Give a self-introduction and ask basic personal questions without looking at the book.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
GreetingsGenki 2e p. 34-35
	Good morning.
	Good morning. (polite)
こんにちは	Good afternoon.
こんばんは	Good evening.
さようなら	Good-bye.
	Good night.
	Thank you.
	Thank you. (polite)
	Excuse me.; I'm sorry.
いいえ	No.; Not at all.
	I'll go and come back.
	Please go and come back.
ただいま	I'm home.
	Welcome home.
	Thank you for the meal. (before eating)
	Thank you for the meal. (after eating)
	How do you do?
	Nice to meet you.
Part 1Genki 2e p. 40
あの	um...
	now
	English (language)
ええ	yes
	student
	...language
	high school
	P.M.
	A.M.
	...years old
～さん	Mr./Ms....
	o'clock
	...people
	major
Part 2Genki 2e p. 40
	teacher; Professor...
そうです	That's right.
そうですか	I see.; Is that so?
	college; university
	telephone
	friend
	name
	what
	Japan
	...year student
はい	yes
	half
	number
	international student
	I
CountriesGenki 2e p. 41
アメリカ	U.S.A.
イギリス	Britain
オーストラリア	Australia
	Korea
スウェーデン	Sweden
	China
MajorsGenki 2e p. 41
	science
	Asian studies
	economics
	international relations
コンピューター	computer
	anthropology
	politics
ビジネス	business
	literature
	history
OccupationsGenki 2e p. 41
	job; work; occupation
	doctor
	office worker
	high school student
	housewife
	graduate student
	college student
	lawyer
FamilyGenki 2e p. 41
	mother
	father
	older sister
	older brother
	younger sister
	younger brother
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
	first-year student
	Japanese person / people
	one o’clock
	half past two
	what time
	Japanese language
	number ...
カナダ	Canada
インド	India
エジプト	Egypt
フィリピン	Philippines
	engineering
	biology
Additional vocabulary from class
	school
	police officer
シェフ	chef
	boyfriend
	she; girlfriend
Teacher additions beyond Genki I
パイロット	pilot
エンジニア	engineer
ドイツ	Germany
イタリア	Italy
アルゼンチン	Argentina
ブラジル	Brazil
	son
	daughter
	grandpa
	grandma
	one's own husband
	one's own wife

Teacher material

Teacher rules, references, and practice

Reviewed and corrected

These notes mix Lesson 1 material with vocabulary and patterns that Genki introduces later. The vocabulary lives in the tables above, where a word's details show its illustration; this section keeps the teacher's rules, grouped references, and production practice.

Preview - family words

— family

These notes also introduce the following relationship words early. しゅじん and つま refer to one's own husband and wife; they are not neutral labels for everybody's spouse.

son
daughter
おじいちゃんgrandpa
おばあちゃんgrandma
boyfriend
girlfriend
one's own husband
one's own wife

Countries and nationalities

Add 〜じん to a country name to describe nationality: にほんじん means “Japanese person.” Country illustrations open from each word’s details, and teacher-only additions are in the vocabulary table.

Lesson 1 reinforcement

Telling time without guessing the reading

Hours normally use number + じ. Remember the three hours to memorize: 4:00 よじ, 7:00 しちじ, and 9:00 くじ. Put ごぜん (a.m.) or ごご (p.m.) before the time.

3:00 a.m.

9:00 p.m.

Minute readings

Minutes alternate between ふん and ぷん, and several numbers contract. Learn the spoken forms as a set rather than trying to construct each one on the fly. Longer times join the tens to the ones: 45 minutes is よんじゅうごふん. Ask with なんぷん.

1いっぷん

2にふん

3さんぷん

4よんぷん

5ごふん

6ろっぷん

7ななふん

8はっぷん

9きゅうふん

10じゅっぷん／じっぷん

20にじゅっぷん

40よんじゅっぷん

50ごじゅっぷん

30さんじゅっぷん／はん

Early preview

Polite negative nouns

A は X じゃありません means “A is not X.” It is the more formal counterpart of じゃないです, which appears in the Lesson 2 section.

わたしはがくせいじゃありません。I am not a student.

Continue in Lesson 2 →

Early preview

From and until with から／まで

Put から after the starting time and まで after the ending time. Either boundary can also be used by itself.

It is from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.

Months

Months use number + がつ. Three months have fixed readings to memorize — April しがつ, July しちがつ, and September くがつ — and they are marked below.

A building with an open sign and hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Practice

Opening-hours challenge

Ask and answer without reading the answer key first:

あさごはんはなんじからなんじまでですか。From what time until what time is breakfast?

Breakfast: 5:30-9:00
Lunch: 11:30-1:30
Dinner: 6:00-10:30

Show model answers

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 42-45

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A は B です

わたしはアンドレアスです。I am Andreas.

わたしはノルウェーじんです。I am Norwegian.

The topic particle は is written with the kana ha but pronounced wa. The same happens with へ (read e) and を (read o) in Lesson 3.

Questions with か

がくせいですか。Are you a student?

Noun の noun

にほんごのせんせいa Japanese-language teacher

わたしのともだちmy friend

Telling time and age

Hours are the number + じ, with three to memorize: よじ, しちじ, and くじ. Put ごぜん or ごご first. Ages are the number + さい; watch the small っ in いっさい, はっさい, and じゅっさい, and twenty is usually はたち. Phone numbers are read digit by digit, joined with の.

Clock hours
1:00	いちじ
2:00	にじ
3:00	さんじ
4:00	よじ
5:00	ごじ
6:00	ろくじ
7:00	しちじ
8:00	はちじ
9:00	くじ
10:00	じゅうじ
11:00	じゅういちじ
12:00	じゅうにじ

Ages that change sound
1 year old	いっさい
8 years old	はっさい
10 years old	じゅっさい・じっさい
11 years old	じゅういっさい
18 years old	じゅうはっさい
20 years old	はたち・にじゅっさい・にじっさい
21 years old	にじゅういっさい
30 years old	さんじゅっさい・さんじっさい

Teaching exercise

Explain what は is doing in a sentence, then check yourself.

Show a model answer

は marks the topic: what the sentence is about. わたしはがくせいです means “As for me, (I) am a student.”

Speaking challenge

Name
Nationality
Occupation
Student / not student
Age
Field of study

Lesson review

Before moving on

Give a 30–60 second self-introduction without the book.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 1 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 02

Objects, places, and prices

Shopping

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 60-61Grammar pp. 62-67

Vocabulary focus

Everyday objects
Things you might buy or carry
Places
Food
Money and prices
Numbers

Best way to practice

Point at real objects nearby and ask questions about them, aloud or in writing.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
Words that PointGenki 2e p. 60
これ	this one
それ	that one
あれ	that one (over there)
どれ	which one
この	this...
その	that...
あの	that... (over there)
どの	which...
ここ	here
そこ	there
あそこ	over there
どこ	where
	who
FoodGenki 2e p. 60
	delicious
	fish
	pork cutlet
	meat
メニュー	menu
	vegetable
ThingsGenki 2e p. 60-61
	pencil
	umbrella
	bag
	shoes
	wallet
ジーンズ	jeans
	dictionary
	bicycle
	newspaper
Ｔシャツ	T-shirt
	watch; clock
ノート	notebook
ペン	pen
	hat; cap
	book
PlacesGenki 2e p. 61
	cafe
	bank
トイレ	toilet; restroom
	library
	post office
Money and ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 61
	how much
	...yen
	expensive; high
いらっしゃいませ	Welcome (to our store).
	..., please.
	Please give me...
じゃあ	then...; if that is the case,...
どうぞ	Please.; Here it is.
どうも	Thank you.
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
スマホ	smartphone; mobile phone
Additional vocabulary from class
	glasses
パソコン	personal computer
	chair
	desk
テレビ	TV
	Japanese language
	English (language)
	doctor
	name
	job; work; occupation
	coming from
Teacher additions beyond Genki I
	mobile phone
	key
イヤホン	earphones
	rubbish bin
	phone number
	Spanish language
	French language
	Chinese language
クリニック	clinic

Teacher notes

Point, identify, own, and buy

Reviewed and corrected

Objects become a distance system, then a possession and shopping conversation.

Lesson 2 reinforcement

One distance system, two shapes

Stands aloneこれ・それ・あれ・どれthis/that/which one

Before a nounこの・その・あの・どの + Nthis/that/which N

これはだれのかさですか。Whose umbrella is this?

そのかさはいくらですか。How much is that umbrella?

Lesson 2 reinforcement

の can name an owner—and avoid repetition

A の B means “B associated with A.” When B is already obvious, it can be omitted.

これはメアリーさんのさいふです。This is Mary's wallet.

これはだれのですか。Whose is this?

Ask for a Japanese word with the same で

Here で marks the language used to express something.

How do you say “wallet” in Japanese?

It is “saifu” in Japanese.

Swap in to reuse the question.

Question word + の asks different relationships

whose teacher

teacher of what subject

teacher from or at which place

も changes position with the particle

は・が・を → もに・で → にも・でも

わたしもがくせいです。I am a student too.

としょかんでもべんきょうします。I study at the library too.

Production practice

Three-pass shop drill

Choose any object: かさ・かぎ・さいふ・とけい・めがね. Point to it, ask whose it is, then ask the price.

どれですか／どの＿＿ですか。
だれの＿＿ですか。
いくらですか。

Number traps to check

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 62-67

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これ / それ / あれ / どれ

これはなんですか。What is this?

それはわたしのかさです。That is my umbrella.

この / その / あの / どの + noun

このほんthis book

そのかばんthat bag

Important: この needs a noun after it. これ can stand alone.

ここ / そこ / あそこ / どこ

トイレはどこですか。Where is the restroom?

だれの

これはだれのほんですか。Whose book is this?

も — also

わたしもがくせいです。I am a student too.

じゃないです — is not

これはわたしのじゃないです。This one is not mine.

Sentence endings ね and よ

これはおいしいですね。This is delicious, isn’t it? (seeking agreement)

That watch is 3,000 yen, you know. (giving new information)

ね invites the listener to agree or confirm shared information. よ presents information the speaker thinks the listener does not yet know.

Prices with ～えん

Prices are the number + えん. Three hundreds and two thousands change sound: さんびゃく, ろっぴゃく, はっぴゃく, さんぜん, はっせん. Ten thousand is いちまん, never まん alone. Ask with いくらですか.

Hundreds and thousands
¥100	ひゃくえん
¥300	さんびゃくえん
¥600	ろっぴゃくえん
¥800	はっぴゃくえん
¥1,000	せんえん
¥3,000	さんぜんえん
¥8,000	はっせんえん
¥10,000	いちまんえん

Object challenge

Choose five objects in the room and answer these prompts:

これはなんですか。What is this?

これはだれのですか。Whose is this?

そのスマホはいくらですか。How much is that smartphone?

Use ridiculous fake prices too. It keeps the exercise fun and gives you number practice.

Lesson review

Before moving on

Reliably distinguish これ from この, ask where something is, and talk about ownership and prices.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 2 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 03

Daily actions and invitations

Making a Date

This is one of the most important early chapters. Do not rush it.

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 86-87Grammar pp. 88-94

Vocabulary focus

Eat, drink, see/watch
Do, go, come, return
Listen, read, speak
Places
Days and time expressions
Activities

Useful habit

Learn verbs as usable chunks, not isolated dictionary meanings.

たべる → たべます → ごはんをたべますto eat → eat (polite) → eat a meal

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
Entertainment and SportsGenki 2e p. 86
	movie
	music
	magazine
スポーツ	sports
デート	date (romantic, not calendar)
テニス	tennis
テレビ	TV
Food and DrinksGenki 2e p. 86
アイスクリーム	ice cream
	breakfast
	sake; alcohol
	green tea
コーヒー	coffee
	dinner
ハンバーガー	hamburger
	lunch
	water
Places and TimeGenki 2e p. 86-87
	home; house
	home; house; my place
	school
	morning
	tomorrow
いつ	when
	today
	at about...
	tonight
	weekend
	Saturday
	Sunday
	every day
	every night
U-verbsGenki 2e p. 87
	to go
	to go back; to return
	to listen; to hear
	to drink
	to speak; to talk
	to read
Ru-verbs and Irregular verbsGenki 2e p. 87
	to get up
	to eat
	to sleep; to go to sleep
	to see; to look at; to watch
	to come
	to do
	to study
AdverbsGenki 2e p. 87
	not much
	not at all
	usually
ちょっと	a little
	sometimes
	often; much
Adjectives and ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 87
	good
	early
	That's right.; Let me see.
でも	but
どうですか	How about...?; How is...?
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
カフェ	cafe
Additional vocabulary from class
	to walk
バス	bus
	subway
	car
	train
	bicycle
	airplane
	Shinkansen; Bullet Train
	to write
	to call
	to stand up
	to sit down
	to ride; to board
	to meet; to see (a person)
	to run
	to wash
	station
	ship; boat
	bus stop
	meat
	fish
	vegetable
	fruit
	hospital
	library
	park
	bookstore
	college; university
	chopsticks
Teacher additions beyond Genki I
タクシー	taxi
サッカーをする	play football
	work
	do one’s best
	airport
	port
	cinema
	hand
チョーク	chalk
ストロー	drinking straw
オンライン	online

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 3 Kanji

15 new characters

Select a character for its readings, meanings, stroke count, and vocabulary already used elsewhere in this refresher.

Lesson mastery · 0 of 15 strong0%

Choose between four meanings or six kanji, or type an English meaning or Japanese reading. Choosing a meaning alone stops at 70%; the rest needs the meaning typed. Study cards are ungraded.

Teacher notes

Build a complete outing

Reviewed and corrected

Build a complete outing by choosing the particle from the job it performs.

Lessons 3–4 reinforcement

Choose particles by their job

をobjectでaction place / meansに・へdestinationにspecific timeとwith a personから・までstart / end

On Saturday I will go to Osaka with a friend by train.

Watch: durations normally take no に:

で marks both the scene and the means

where an action happensspeak at a café

means, transport, or toolgo by train

I eat fish with chopsticks.

I listen to music with earphones.

から and まで can frame time or a journey

The same start/end frame works for times, dates, and places.

The same に marks two different anchors

time anchoron Monday; at six

movement goalgo to Tokyo

Relative time words normally stand alone: , . The place where an activity happens takes で: .

Frequency predicts the verb ending

いつもよくときどきあまり + negativeぜんぜん + negative

I often eat with a friend.

I never eat alone.

Make the verb stem do two jobs

polite (ます) formremove ますchoose an ending

I am going to the park to read a book.

I want to eat cake.

Preview · Genki 7 purpose of movement. Preview · Genki 11 desire with たい.

Invitation ladder: ask, accept, suggest

Invite gently
Accept
Suggest directly

A polite decline can start with すみません、ちょっと……; the unfinished ending softens the refusal.

Production practice

Plan one Saturday

Make one sentence for each step. Keep the same outing so the language becomes a mini-story.

Invite someone with ませんか.
Accept with ましょう.
Name the day, companion, transport, destination, and purpose.
Add what you eat or drink there with を.

Model answer

どようびにいっしょにまちにいきませんか。いいですね。いきましょう。どようびにともだちとバスでまちにいきます。きっさてんでコーヒーをのみます。

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 88-94

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Present / future verbs

たべますI eat. / I will eat.

たべませんI do not eat. / I will not eat.

Every verb belongs to one of three types, and the type decides how it changes. A ru-verb ends in -iru or -eru and simply drops る: たべる → たべます. A u-verb moves its last kana to the i-row: のむ → のみます. The two irregular verbs are する → します and くる → きます. Some verbs that end in -iru or -eru are u-verbs anyway (かえる, はいる, しる), so learn the type with the word.

stem + ます / ませんpresent and future, polite

Verb type	Dictionary form	Polite present (ます)	Polite negative (ません)
u-verb · う	あう	あいます	あいません
u-verb · つ	まつ	まちます	まちません
u-verb · る	とる	とります	とりません
u-verb · む	のむ	のみます	のみません
u-verb · ぶ	あそぶ	あそびます	あそびません
u-verb · ぬ	しぬ	しにます	しにません
u-verb · く	かく	かきます	かきません
u-verb · ぐ	およぐ	およぎます	およぎません
u-verb · す	はなす	はなします	はなしません
exception	いく	いきます	いきません
ru-verb	たべる	たべます	たべません
irregular	する	します	しません
irregular	くる	きます	きません

を — direct object

ラーメンをたべます。I eat ramen.

で — where an action happens

としょかんでべんきょうします。I study at the library.

に / へ — destination

がっこうにいきます。I go to school.

Time + に

しちじにおきます。I get up at seven.

Words like きょう, あした, and まいにち generally do not need に.

Frequency

よくoften
ときどきsometimes
あまり + negativenot much
ぜんぜん + negativenot at all

Invitations

えいがをみませんか。Would you like to watch a movie?

いっしょにいきましょう。Let’s go together.

Teaching exercise

Explain the difference between に and で in the two sentences below, then check yourself.

Show a model answer

に marks where you are going (the destination); で marks where an action takes place.

としょかんにいきます。I go to the library.

としょかんでべんきょうします。I study at the library.

Speaking challenge: plan a Saturday

なんじにおきますか。What time do you get up?

どこにいきますか。Where are you going?

なにをたべますか。What are you going to eat?

どこでたべますか。Where are you going to eat?

えいがをみませんか。Would you like to watch a movie?

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can combine verbs with を・で・に and make simple plans without constantly checking particle rules.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 3 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 04

Locations and the past

First Date

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 104-106Grammar pp. 107-113

Vocabulary focus

People
Locations
Position words
Activities and events
Common verbs

Position words

みぎ・ひだり・まえ・うしろ・なか・うえ・した

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Japanese	Meaning
People and ThingsGenki 2e p. 104
	you
	chair
	dog
	souvenir
	child
	rice; meal
	picture; photograph
	desk
	letter
	cat
パン	bread
	person
メール	e-mail
Activities and PlacesGenki 2e p. 104
アルバイト	part-time job
	shopping
クラス	class
	temple
	park
スーパー	supermarket
デパート	department store
	bus stop
	hospital
ホテル	hotel
	bookstore
	town; city
レストラン	restaurant
TimeGenki 2e p. 105
	yesterday
	...hours
	one hour
	last week
	when...; at the time of...
	Monday
	Tuesday
	Wednesday
	Thursday
	Friday
U-verbs and Ru-verbsGenki 2e p. 105
	to meet; to see (a person)
	there is...
	to buy
	to write
	to take (a picture)
	to wait
	to understand
	(a person) is in...; stays at...
Adverbs and ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 105
	about (approximate measurement)
	I'm sorry.
だから	so; therefore
	many; a lot
～と	together with (a person)
どうして	why
	alone
Location WordsGenki 2e p. 106
	right
	left
	front
	back
	inside
	on
	under
	near; nearby
	next to; beside
	between
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
レポート	(term) paper
Additional vocabulary from class
	home; house
	to eat
	to sleep; to go to sleep
	to take a bath
	to study
	room
	probably; maybe
それから	and then
	(do something) late
	homework
Teacher additions beyond Genki I
テーブル	table
	living room
ベンチ	bench
	a lot; full
	a little; a few
	definitely
	shop; store

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 4 Kanji

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Place the scene, then tell what happened

Reviewed and corrected

Place things in a scene, move into the past, then tell a short connected story.

Lesson 4 reinforcement

Existence is a scene-building pattern

Place に thing がありますPlace に person/animal がいます

asks for the unknown thing. Use います for people and animals; plants such as trees conventionally take あります.

There is a bag under the desk.

いすのとなりにねこがいます。There is a cat next to the chair.

Known thing with は; discovered thing with が

Where is the phone?

What is behind the computer?

There are glasses behind the computer.

Question words such as normally take が when they are the unknown subject.

Lesson 4 reinforcement

Turn the scene into yesterday

did〜ましたdid not〜ませんでしたwasでしたwas notじゃなかったです

Duration is an amount, not a clock time

Do not add に after a duration. means “and a half”; ぐらい makes the amount approximate.

Teacher preview

Give the story an order

before N after NN のとき when/during N

These noun patterns are useful now; verb-based time clauses need later grammar.

When I was a child, I did not wear glasses.

I drink water before the test.

I study alone after class.

Small words that make a story sound connected

いっぱい／たくさん a lot a little definitelyたぶん probablyそれから after that late

Production practice

Mary's weekend reconstruction

Use the story as a memory outline rather than translating it word for word.

Friday: friend → park → restaurant
Saturday: alone → temple → shops → bought a bag
Sunday: woke late → read → lunch with mother → studied

Questions to answer in Japanese

Production practice

Weekend postcard

Write four short sentences in this order: where you were, what existed there, what you did, and how long you stayed.

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 107-113

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あります vs います

ねこがいます。There is a cat.

テーブルがあります。There is a table.

Describing locations

つくえのうえにほんがあります。There is a book on the desk.

Break the structure into pieces:

つくえ / の / うえ / に / ほん / が / ありますdesk / の / top / に / book / が / exists

Try it: around the table

A brown leather wallet with a banknote peeking out

✗ ~~としょかんにべんきょうします。~~

✓ としょかんでべんきょうします。

に marks where something exists (としょかんにいます); で marks where an action happens.

Past tense

たべました。I ate.

いきました。I went.

たべませんでした。I did not eat.

stem + ました / ませんでしたpast, polite

Verb type	Dictionary form	Polite past (ました)	Polite past negative (ませんでした)
u-verb · う	あう	あいました	あいませんでした
u-verb · つ	まつ	まちました	まちませんでした
u-verb · る	とる	とりました	とりませんでした
u-verb · む	のむ	のみました	のみませんでした
u-verb · ぶ	あそぶ	あそびました	あそびませんでした
u-verb · ぬ	しぬ	しにました	しにませんでした
u-verb · く	かく	かきました	かきませんでした
u-verb · ぐ	およぐ	およぎました	およぎませんでした
u-verb · す	はなす	はなしました	はなしませんでした
exception	いく	いきました	いきませんでした
ru-verb	たべる	たべました	たべませんでした
irregular	する	しました	しませんでした
irregular	くる	きました	きませんでした

Past noun sentences

がくせいでした。I was a student.

がくせいじゃなかったです。I was not a student.

も after other particles (にも・でも)

も (“too”) replaces は, が, and を, but it is added after に and で.

たけしさんはどようびにいきます。にちようびにもいきます。Takeshi goes on Saturdays. He goes on Sundays too.

うちでべんきょうします。としょかんでもべんきょうします。I study at home. I study at the library too.

コーヒーをのみます。おちゃものみます。I drink coffee. I drink green tea too.

Early preview: a question word plus も and a negative means “not any…”: なにもたべませんでした (I did not eat anything), どこにもいきませんでした (I did not go anywhere). Genki teaches these in Lesson 8 and Lesson 10.

たくさん — a lot

こうえんにこどもがたくさんいます。There are a lot of children in the park.

きのうしゃしんをたくさんとりました。I took a lot of pictures yesterday.

noun が/を + たくさん + verba large amount, placed before the verb like a number

と — together with

ともだちとえいがをみました。I watched a movie with a friend.

パンとコーヒーをかいました。I bought bread and coffee.

person と + verb · noun と noundoing something with someone; joining two nouns

Duration with

Mary stayed there for two hours.

A duration normally stands on its own; do not add に after it.

Room-description challenge

Describe your room. Then deliberately write or say incorrect statements and correct them.

テレビのまえにテーブルがあります。There is a table in front of the TV.

ソファーのうえにねこがいます。There is a cat on the sofa.

テレビのうえにれいぞうこがあります。 ← probably wrong!There is a fridge on top of the TV. ← probably wrong!

Then switch to yesterday:

きのうなにをしましたか。What did you do yesterday?

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can locate people and objects naturally and talk about what happened yesterday using past tense.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 4 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 05

Descriptions and preferences

A Trip to Okinawa

This is the main early chapter for describing things and people.

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 130-131Grammar pp. 132-136

い-adjectives

おおきい・ちいさい・あたらしい・ふるい・おもしろい・たのしい

な-adjectives

しずか・きれい・げんき

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
NounsGenki 2e p. 130
	sea
	postal stamps
	ticket
サーフィン	surfing
	homework
	food
	birthday
テスト	test
	weather
	drink
	postcard
バス	bus
	airplane
	room
	I (used by men)
	holiday; day off; absence
	travel
い-adjectivesGenki 2e p. 130-131
	new
	hot (weather)
	hot (thing)
	busy (people/days)
	large
	interesting; funny
	good-looking
	frightening
	cold (weather)
	fun
	small
	boring
	old (thing)
	difficult
やさしい	easy (problem); kind (person)
	inexpensive; cheap (thing)
な-adjectivesGenki 2e p. 131
	disgusted with; to dislike
	beautiful; clean
	healthy; energetic
	quiet
	fond of; to like
	to hate
	very fond of; to love
	lively
	not busy; to have a lot of free time
Verbs and ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 131
	to swim
	to ask
	to ride; to board
	to do; to perform
	to go out
	together
	extremely
それから	and then
	It's okay.; Not to worry.; Everything is under control.
とても	very
どんな	what kind of...
	[counter for flat objects]
	to (a place); as far as (a place); till (a time)
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
	fruit
Lサイズ（エルサイズ）	size L
Additional vocabulary from class
	good
	bad
	town; city
	temple
	movie
	cute
	kind
	expensive; high
	easy; simple
	delicious
	fast
	skillful; good at
	clumsy; poor at
	cooking; dish
	song
	picture; photograph
Teacher additions beyond Genki I
	problem
	important
	grammar
	classroom
	Mt. Fuji
	Shibuya
	picture; drawing
	triangle

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 5 Kanji

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Describe, react, and share preferences

Reviewed and corrected

Describe, compare, react, and finally talk about preferences and ability.

Lesson 5 reinforcement

Identify the adjective family first

い-adjectiveい stays before a noun

な-adjectiveしずかなまちadd な before a noun

どんな + noun asks what kind. どの + noun asks which one from a known set.

Special: いい becomes よくない and よかった, following its older form よい.

Conjugation grid—with the common trap fixed

present +present −past +past −いあついですあつくないですあつかったですあつくなかったですなしずかですしずかじゃないですしずかでしたしずかじゃなかったです

い-adjectivepresent +あついですpresent −あつくないですpast +あつかったですpast −あつくなかったです

な-adjectivepresent +しずかですpresent −しずかじゃないですpast +しずかでしたpast −しずかじゃなかったです

Not: ~~あつくないでした~~. Use あつくなかったです or あつくありませんでした.

Degree words come before the adjective

とてもまあまああまり + negativeぜんぜん + negative

Lesson 5 reinforcement

What you like or do well takes が

I like Japanese movies.

Tanaka is good at cooking.

X には Y があります／います

Quantity words sit before the verb: , , .

Two counter ladders worth memorizing as sets

general objects · いくつ

The native つ ladder ends at とお.

people ·

ひとり・ふたり・よにん are the main traps.

Production practice

どんな, どの, or いくつ?

Pick the question word from what the listener must supply.

type or character → どんな
one member of a visible set → どの + noun
number of general objects → いくつ

Model questions

Production practice

Watt-sensei profile reading

Rebuild the teacher profile from its information blocks: transport, workplace, lunch place, and opinion of the job.

red car → university
cafeteria → lunch → lively from noon to one
food → delicious and inexpensive
work → busy but enjoyable

Use でも to contrast two descriptions without cancelling the first one.

Production practice

Describe the same thing three ways

Choose your town, a film, a class, or a meal.

Describe it now.
Say what it was like in the past.
Say whether you like it, then ask

Model answer

わたしのまちはにぎやかです。まえはしずかでした。このまちがすきです。どんなまちがすきですか。

Production practice

Three scenarios

Keep each cluster of notes together and turn every note into a sentence.

movie outingcharacter: cutemovie: boringdrink: not cheappopcorn: not deliciouscinema: cold

Japanese classclassroom: cleangrammar: easyclassmate: not quiet

Japan tripfood: delicioushotel room: not bigbullet train: fasttrain: quietMt. Fuji: beautifulShibuya: lively

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 132-136

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Adjective + noun

おいしいラーメンdelicious ramen

きれいなまちa beautiful town

い-adjective forms

Form	Example	Meaning
Present	おいしいです	It is delicious.
Negative	おいしくないです	It is not delicious.
Past	おいしかったです	It was delicious.
Past negative	おいしくなかったです	It was not delicious.

な-adjective forms

Form	Example	Meaning
Present	しずかです	It is quiet.
Negative	しずかじゃないです	It is not quiet.
Past	しずかでした	It was quiet.
Past negative	しずかじゃなかったです	It was not quiet.

Try it: describe the picture

Describe this city in two or three sentences, with い- and な-adjectives.

✗ ~~いいくないです~~

✓ よくないです

いい conjugates from よい: よくない, よかった, よくなかった.

✗ ~~きれくないです~~

✓ きれいじゃないです

きれい, きらい and ゆうめい end in い but are な-adjectives.

わたしはねこがすきです。I like cats.

Counting flat things with ～まい

きってをにまいください。Two stamps, please.

Tシャツをさんまいかいました。I bought three T-shirts.

noun を + number まい + verbpaper, tickets, stamps, shirts: thin, flat things

Making a suggestion with ～ましょう

いっしょにしゃしんをとりましょう。Let’s take a picture together.

Use a verb stem plus ましょう to propose doing something together.

Teaching exercise

Explain why these are different:

きれいなまちa beautiful town

おもしろいまちan interesting town

Show a model answer

きれい is a な-adjective, so it needs な before a noun. おもしろい is an い-adjective and goes straight before the noun.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can describe places, food, people, and experiences while correctly switching between い- and な-adjectives.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 5 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 06

Actions that connect

A Day in Robert’s Life

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 148-149Grammar pp. 150-155

Main grammar

Verb て-form
Requests and permission
Rules, reasons, and offers

Speaking goal

Explain a routine, ask someone to do something, and discuss what is allowed.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
NounsGenki 2e p. 148
	money
	bath
	kanji; Chinese character
	textbook
	this week
シーディー	CD
	municipal hospital
シャワー	shower
	next (in order)
	electricity
	train
	baggage
パソコン	personal computer
ページ	page
	window
	night
	next week
	next year
な-adjective and U-verbsGenki 2e p. 148-149
	tough (situation)
	to play; to spend time pleasantly
	to hurry
	to take a bath
	to return (a thing)
	to turn off; to erase
	to die
	to sit down
	to stand up
	to smoke
	to use
	to help
	to enter
	to carry; to hold
	to be absent (from...); to rest
Ru-verbs and Irregular VerbsGenki 2e p. 149
	to open (something)
	to teach; to instruct
	to get off
	to borrow
	to close (something)
	to take a shower
	to turn on
	to make a phone call
	to forget; to leave behind
	to bring (a person)
	to bring (a thing)
Adverbs and Other ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 149
	later on
	(do something) late
～から	...because
	That would be fine.; That wouldn't be necessary.
	right away
	Really?
ゆっくり	slowly; leisurely; unhurriedly
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
エアコン	air conditioner
Additional vocabulary from class
	letter
	to take (a picture)
	to take (a thing)
	weather
	sea
	to swim
	mountain
	fun
	to go out
	red
	cafeteria; dining commons
	medicine
	holiday; day off; absence
	to say
じゃあ	then...; if that is the case,...
	homework
	[counter for flat objects]
	travel
シャツ	shirt
パン	bread
カメラ	camera
	to sing
	to do laundry
	to drive
	to clean
	to get to know
	to put on (clothes above your waist)
	to live
	to get married
	to get tired
	to put on (items below your waist)
	to put on (a hat)
	to put on (glasses)
	every day
	yesterday
	today
	tomorrow
	the day after tomorrow
	every week
	last week
	last month
	this month
	next month
	last year
	this year
Teacher additions beyond Genki I
	castle
ドア	door
	fire
	box
	Okinawa
	lend
	take a person or animal along
	tidy up
	smoke; inhale
なら	if it is; as for that option
	street; road
	elementary school
	counter for machines and vehicles
	paper
ビスケット	biscuit; cookie
ポスター	poster
チョコレート	chocolate
	refrigerator
バイク	motorbike
	calculator
	plan; schedule
つける	put on an accessory
	the day before yesterday
	the week before last
	the week after next
	every month
	the month before last
	the month after next
	every year
	the year before last
	the year after next

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 6 Kanji

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One hook, six useful interactions

Reviewed and corrected

Form the て-form once, then reuse it for a chain of increasingly useful interactions.

The て-form sound-family sheet

Identify the verb type first. For a u-verb, use the sound immediately before ます to choose the row.

u-verbssound changes

ru-verbsdrop ます, add て

irregularmemorize two

します → して

き → いて

ぎ → いで

し → して

び・み・に → んで

い・ち・り → って

Red-circle exceptionnot

Verb type comes first: endings alone are not enough. is a u-verb, but is a ru-verb; is a u-verb, but is a ru-verb.

Cover the answers: convert these six

Answers

Connect
Request
Ask permission
Give permission
Prohibit
Offer helpLesson 6: ましょうか

The last verb carries the tense

The て-form links actions; only the final verb tells you when the whole chain happens.

I wake up and go to the bathroom.

I woke up and went to the bathroom.

Use て to connect verbs. と connects nouns, not two verb clauses.

Production practice

Action-chain drill

Answer with at least two actions joined by て. Add a third action once the two-action version is fluent.

Requests: choose the action, then add ください

Parent, doctor, and boss situations show how the same grammar changes tone with relationship and context.

Production practice

Change the speaker, change the request

Keep the teacher’s two situations: formulate several requests that fit the relationship.

manager → struggling employeebe on time; write the email or report; do your best

doctor → patienttake medicine; rest; sleep; wash hands; eat vegetables

More model requests

まいにちメールをかいてください。がんばってください。てをあらってください。やさいをたべてください。

Permission is a complete mini-conversation

ask
permitよ presents the permission as new information.
refuse softlyすみません、ちょっと……。
ask for an alternative
limit with ならoutside, if that is the option

Production practice

Seven permission situations

Use a level of politeness suitable for a teacher or a friend. If refusing, offer a workable alternative with なら.

leave class for the bathroom
go home because you feel ill
bring forgotten homework tomorrow
ask how to phrase something in Japanese
borrow a friend’s notebook
turn on the light in a dark room
bring another friend to a party

Rules and reasons work together

prohibitionmust not smoke here

reason → resultbecause it is hot, please open the window

Ask for the reason with どうして. Put から after the reason clause.

ましょうか offers help; it does not merely suggest

Shall I help?

Shall I turn on the light?

accept decline

枚 is Lesson 5 · 台 is a teacher extra

The noun chooses the counter

flat/thin thingspaper, shirts, posters, tickets

machines/vehiclescars, cameras, refrigerators, calculators

Move across time with one reusable grid

everybefore lastlastthisnextafter nextdayweekmonthyear

dayeverybefore lastlastthisnextafter next

weekeverybefore lastlastthisnextafter next

montheverybefore lastlastthisnextafter next

yeareverybefore lastlastthisnextafter next

Complete-sentence refresh questions

Preview · continues in Lesson 7

ています has three readings of the situation

right now

habit / work

resulting state

means “know” as a present state; its negative is normally .

I was eating dinner at eight yesterday.

I study Japanese every day.

Professor Yamashita is married.

got marriedis marriedsat downis seatedbought a carowns a carwoke upis awake

Clothing verbs become visible states with ています

That child is wearing jeans.

Production practice

Permission desk role-play

For each situation, ask permission. The partner permits it, refuses softly, or gives a different allowed place/time.

leave class for the bathroom
borrow a friend's notes
take a photo
use a phone here

ちょっと……。ロビーならいいですよ。 is a natural soft refusal plus alternative.

Production practice

Two travel readings, kept as readings

Read for a route and impression first; then retell without looking.

Vienna SNS postcold, beautiful town → old castle → many photos → classical concert → cafés, coffee, and cake

Okinawa lettergood weather → swam with a friend → mountain with new companions → fun days and favourite food

Retelling frame

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 150-155

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Verb て-form

たべる → たべてeat → て-form

よむ → よんでread → て-form

いく → いってgo → て-form (irregular pattern)

する → して / くる → きてdo / come → て-form

Ru-verbs drop る and add て. U-verbs follow their last kana: う・つ・る → って, む・ぶ・ぬ → んで, く → いて, ぐ → いで, す → して. いく is the one exception: いって.

Verb type	Dictionary form	て-form
u-verb · う	あう	あって
u-verb · つ	まつ	まって
u-verb · る	とる	とって
u-verb · む	のむ	のんで
u-verb · ぶ	あそぶ	あそんで
u-verb · ぬ	しぬ	しんで
u-verb · く	かく	かいて
u-verb · ぐ	およぐ	およいで
u-verb · す	はなす	はなして
exception	いく	いって
ru-verb	たべる	たべて
irregular	する	して
irregular	くる	きて

Requests and sequences

まどをあけてください。Please open the window.

あさごはんをたべて、がっこうにいきます。I eat breakfast and then go to school.

て-form + くださいa polite request

て-form, … (last verb carries the tense)one action, then the next

Try it: describe the picture

A child waking up and stretching, then going into the toilet

Say what happens in the two pictures, in order, in one sentence with a て-form.

Permission and prohibition

ここですわってもいいですか。May I sit here?

ここでたばこをすってはいけません。You must not smoke here.

て-form + もいいです(か)giving or asking permission

て-form + はいけませんsaying something is not allowed

Giving a reason with から

あしたテストがありますから、べんきょうします。I will study because there is a test tomorrow.

reason + から, resultthe reason comes first

Offering help with ましょうか

にもつをもちましょうか。Shall I carry your luggage?

stem + ましょうかoffering to do something for someone

Permission uses 〜てもいいです. A rule against something uses 〜てはいけません.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can form common て-forms, make a polite request, ask permission, state a rule, and offer practical help.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

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Lesson 6 test

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Lesson 07

People, families, and ongoing states

Family Picture

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 168-169Grammar pp. 170-175

Main grammar

Two meanings of 〜ている
Describing appearance
Joining descriptions

Speaking goal

Introduce relatives and describe what people look like, wear, and do.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
Nouns 1Genki 2e p. 168
	(my) older sister
アパート	apartment
	younger sister
	song
	grandfather; old man
	younger brother
	man
	older brother
	older sister
	grandmother; old woman
	woman
	company
	family
Nouns 2Genki 2e p. 168
	hair
	brothers and sisters
	mouth
	country; place of origin
	car
ゲーム	game
コンビニ	convenience store
サークル	club activity
	cafeteria; dining commons
	(my) father
ディーブイディー	DVD
	(my) mother
	eye
	glasses
い-adjectives and な-adjectivesGenki 2e p. 168-169
	bright; smart; clever
	cute
	tall (stature)
	short (stature)
	long
	fast
	short (length)
	kind
	convenient
U-verbs, Ru-verbs, and Irregular VerbsGenki 2e p. 169
	to sing
	to put on (a hat)
	to get to know
	I know
	I do not know
	to live
	to put on (items below your waist)
	to gain weight
	to be on the heavy side
	to put on (glasses)
	to put on (clothes above your waist)
	to work for
	to lose weight
	to be thin
	to get married
Adverbs and Other ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 169
～が	..., but
	not...anything
	[counter for people]
	one person
	two people
	nothing in particular
もしもし	Hello? (used on the phone)
	of course
	if you like
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
	(my) older brother
Additional vocabulary from class
	leg; foot
	expensive; high
	hurt; painful
Teacher additions beyond Genki I
	nose
	head
	low; short (height)
	height; stature
	itchy

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 7 Kanji

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Teacher notes

Describe people, habits, and physical condition

Reviewed and corrected

Reuse one form for what is happening now, what happens habitually, and the state left by a change; then describe a person through a body part with は〜が.

Lesson 7 reinforcement

Three readings of 〜ています

Action nowI am studying now.

HabitI run every day.

Resulting stateI live in Osaka.

The time phrase and the verb’s meaning decide the reading. The form itself does not tell you which of the three is intended.

Describe a person with は, then focus on a feature with が

Tom has long hair.

That person is tall.

Messi is fast on his feet.

makes Tom’s hair the topic. presents long hair as a characteristic of Tom.

Keep stature, general height, and condition distinct

person’s staturetall; short

general levelhigh; low

physical conditionpainful; itchy

My head hurt, so I took medicine.

My eyes are itchy because of an allergy.

Production practice

One person, three kinds of information

Choose a real or imaginary person. Say one current action or habit, one appearance detail, and one ability or physical condition. Use three complete sentences.

Model answer

My older sister drives every day.

My older sister has short hair.

My older sister has good eyesight.

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 170-175

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〜ている: action in progress

あねはいまうたっています。My older sister is singing now.

〜ている: state resulting from a change

ちちはおおさかにすんでいます。My father lives in Osaka.

あにはめがねをかけています。My older brother wears glasses.

Describing a person with は and が

ゆきさんはかみがながいです。Yuki has long hair.

person は + feature が + adjectiveは names who you are describing; が marks the feature

Joining adjectives and nouns

はははやさしくて、あたまがいいです。My mother is kind and smart.

あにはかいしゃいんで、せがたかいです。My brother is an office worker and is tall.

い-adjective: い → くて · な-adjective / noun + でjoining two descriptions

Verb stem +

こうえんにしゃしんをとりにいきます。I am going to the park to take pictures.

place に/へ + stem + に + いく/くる/かえるgoing somewhere to do something

Counting people

Count people with にん, but learn three forms by heart: ひとり (one), ふたり (two), and よにん (four). Seven is しちにん or ななにん. The full ladder is in the Lesson 5 teacher notes.

かぞくはなんにんですか。ごにんです。How many people are in your family? Five.

かぞくはよにんです。There are four people in my family.

With clothing and stable states, Japanese often uses 〜ている where English uses a simple present.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can describe a family picture, distinguish an action from a resulting state, and say why you are going somewhere.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 7 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 08

Informal speech and thoughts

Barbecue

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 188-189Grammar pp. 190-197

Main grammar

Present short forms
Thoughts and reported speech
Likes, skills, and indefinite words

Speaking goal

Hold a casual conversation and report what you or someone else thinks.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
Nouns 1Genki 2e p. 188
	the day after tomorrow
	rain
	office worker
カメラ	camera
カラオケ	karaoke
	air
	this morning
	blackboard
	this month
	job; work; occupation
	college student
Nouns 2Genki 2e p. 188
	weather forecast
	place
トマト	tomato
	summer
	something
パーティー	party
バーベキュー	barbecue
	chopsticks
	winter
ホームステイ	homestay; living with a local family
	every week
	next month
な-adjectives and U-verbsGenki 2e p. 188-189
	skillful; good at
	clumsy; poor at
	famous
	it rains
	to wash
	to say
	to need
	to be late
	to think
	to cut
	to make
	to take (a thing)
Ru-verbs and Irregular VerbsGenki 2e p. 189
	to stare (at...)
	to throw away
	to begin
	to drive
	to do laundry
	to clean
	to call
	to cook
Adverbs and Other ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 189
いつも	always
ううん	uh-uh; no
うん	uh-huh; yes
	Cheers! (a toast)
	That's too bad.
	about...; concerning...
まだ+negative	not...yet
	all (of the people) together
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
スペイン	Spain
どう	how

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 8 Kanji

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Grammar Genki 2e pp. 190-197

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Present short forms

たべます → たべる / たべません → たべないeat / do not eat

おいしいです → おいしいis delicious

しずかです → しずかだis quiet

The short negative follows the verb type. Ru-verbs drop る and add ない. U-verbs move their last kana to the a-row and add ない, and only う becomes わ: かう → かわない. The irregular verbs give しない and こない, and ある becomes just ない.

Verb type	Dictionary form	Present negative (ない-form)
u-verb · う	あう	あわない
u-verb · つ	まつ	またない
u-verb · る	とる	とらない
u-verb · む	のむ	のまない
u-verb · ぶ	あそぶ	あそばない
u-verb · ぬ	しぬ	しなない
u-verb · く	かく	かかない
u-verb · ぐ	およぐ	およがない
u-verb · す	はなす	はなさない
exception	いく	いかない
ru-verb	たべる	たべない
irregular	する	しない
irregular	くる	こない

Informal conversation

あしたバーベキューにいく？うん、いく。Are you going to the barbecue tomorrow? Yeah, I am.

Thoughts and quotations

あしたははれるとおもいます。I think it will be sunny tomorrow.

ゆきさんはこないといっていました。Yuki said that she is not coming.

short form + とおもいます / といっていましたan opinion, or what someone said

✗ ~~がくせいとおもいます。~~

✓ がくせいだとおもいます。

A noun or な-adjective keeps its だ before と: がくせいだ, しずかだ.

Negative request

そのトマトをすてないでください。Please do not throw away that tomato.

short negative + でくださいasking someone not to do something

Activities you like or do well

りょうりするのがすきです。I like cooking.

うんてんするのがじょうずです。I am good at driving.

dictionary form + のが + すき / じょうずactivities you like or do well

が, , and

だれがつくりますか。Who will make it?

なにかのみましたか。なにものみませんでした。Did you drink anything? I drank nothing.

Short forms are required inside and , even in otherwise polite speech.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can make present short forms, speak casually, quote an opinion, and talk about activities you like or are good at.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 8 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 09

Past experiences and reports

Kabuki

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 210-211Grammar pp. 212-216

Main grammar

Past short forms
Noun-modifying clauses
もう and まだ

Speaking goal

Talk casually about past experiences and describe people or things precisely.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
NounsGenki 2e p. 210
	good child
	color
	boxed lunch
	Kabuki; traditional Japanese theatrical art
ギター	guitar
	last year
	medicine
	to take medicine
コンサート	concert
	near future
	essay; composition
	exam
スキー	ski
	last month
	word; vocabulary
ピアノ	piano
ピザ	pizza
	illness; sickness
い-adjectives and な-adjectivesGenki 2e p. 210
	blue
	red
	black
	lonely
	white
	young
	mean-spirited
U-verbs, Ru-verbs, and Irregular VerbsGenki 2e p. 210-211
	to dance
	(something) ends
	to be popular
	(something) begins
	to play (a string instrument or piano)
	to get (from somebody)
	to memorize
	to appear; to attend; to exit
	to do physical exercises
	to take a walk
Adverbs and Other ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 211
～から	from...
	by all means
	by the way
	all
もう	already
Numbers (to count small items)Genki 2e p. 211
	one (thing)
	two (things)
	three (things)
	four (things)
	five (things)
	six (things)
	seven (things)
	eight (things)
	nine (things)
	ten (things)
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
チケット	ticket
	(I think) so

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 9 Kanji

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Grammar Genki 2e pp. 212-216

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Past short forms

みる → みた / みなかったsaw / did not see

おもしろい → おもしろかった / おもしろくなかったwas / was not interesting

しずかだ → しずかだった / しずかじゃなかったwas / was not quiet

The past short form is the て-form with て changed to た (and で to だ): のんで → のんだ, いって → いった. The negative past changes ない to なかった: みない → みなかった.

Verb type	Dictionary form	て-form	Past short form (た-form)
u-verb · う	あう	あって	あった
u-verb · つ	まつ	まって	まった
u-verb · る	とる	とって	とった
u-verb · む	のむ	のんで	のんだ
u-verb · ぶ	あそぶ	あそんで	あそんだ
u-verb · ぬ	しぬ	しんで	しんだ
u-verb · く	かく	かいて	かいた
u-verb · ぐ	およぐ	およいで	およいだ
u-verb · す	はなす	はなして	はなした
exception	いく	いって	いった
ru-verb	たべる	たべて	たべた
irregular	する	して	した
irregular	くる	きて	きた

Casual past conversation

きのうかぶきをみた？ううん、みなかった。Did you see kabuki yesterday? No, I did not.

Past thoughts and reported speech

コンサートはよかったとおもいます。I think the concert was good.

たけしさんはびょうきだったといっていました。Takeshi said that he had been ill.

Qualifying a noun

あおいシャツをきているひとthe person wearing a blue shirt

きのうかったチケットthe ticket I bought yesterday

short-form clause + noundescribing a noun with a whole sentence

もう and まだ

もうしゅくだいをしました。I have already done the homework.

まだしていません。I have not done it yet.

Reason first, result second

I have two tickets, so would you like to go together?

A whole short-form sentence can sit directly before a noun and describe it—no relative pronoun is needed.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can make past short forms, describe a noun with a clause, and distinguish already from not yet.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 9 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 10

Comparisons, plans, and travel

Winter Vacation Plans

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 230-231Grammar pp. 232-236

Main grammar

Comparisons and superlatives
Plans with つもり
Changes with なる

Speaking goal

Compare travel choices and explain a concrete vacation plan.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
Nouns 1Genki 2e p. 230
	fall
	doctor
	station
	rich person
	face
	season
	milk
クレジットカード	credit card
ケーキ	cake
	this year
サッカー	soccer
シャツ	shirt
	Shinkansen; Bullet Train
	sushi
	life; living
Nouns 2Genki 2e p. 230
	world
	subway
	gloves
	tempura
	barber's
	spring
パンツ	pants
	beauty parlor
	flight
	ship; boat
	baseball
	celebrity
	reservation
	next semester
	apple
い-adjectives and な-adjectivesGenki 2e p. 230-231
	warm
	slow; late
	cool (weather)
	cold (things/people)
	sleepy
	easy; simple
U-verbs, Ru-verbs, and Irregular VerbsGenki 2e p. 231
	to take (amount of time/money)
	to stay (at a hotel, etc)
	to become
	to pay
	to decide
	to travel
	to practice
Adverbs and Other ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 231
	on foot
	best
～か～	or
	for...months
	in...time; after...
	these days
	for...weeks
～で	by (means of transportation); with (a tool)
どうやって	how; by what means
どちら／どっち	which
	how much; how long
	...years
	(do something) early; fast
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
	time
ツアー	tour
	zoo
	someone older
どちら	which
どっち	which
	cooking; dish
ごろごろする	to chill out at home; to stay home doing nothing

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 10 Kanji

14 new characters

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Grammar Genki 2e pp. 232-236

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Comparing two things

でんしゃよりしんかんせんのほうがはやいです。The Shinkansen is faster than the train.

A より B のほうが + adjectiveB has more of the quality than A

Comparing three or more things

きせつのなかで、はるがいちばんすきです。Of the seasons, I like spring best.

group のなかで + X が + いちばん + adjectivethe most of three or more

Replacing a known noun with の

あかいのとしろいのと、どちらがいいですか。Which is better, the red one or the white one?

Plans with 〜つもりだ

ふゆやすみにほっかいどうへいくつもりです。I intend to go to Hokkaido during winter break.

ホテルにはとまらないつもりです。I do not intend to stay at a hotel.

dictionary form / short negative + つもりですwhat you intend to do

Changes with なる

さむくなりました。It became cold.

まちがしずかになりました。The town became quiet.

い-adjective: い → く + なる · な-adjective / noun + に + なるa change of state

Indefinite places and means

どこかにいきましたか。どこにもいきませんでした。Did you go somewhere? I did not go anywhere.

ひこうきでいきます。I will go by airplane.

Travel time with かかる

It takes three hours from Osaka to Tokyo.

ホテルまでどのぐらいかかりますか。About how long does it take to the hotel?

より marks the comparison baseline; のほう marks the side that has more of the quality.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can compare options, state what you intend to do, describe a change, and explain how you will travel.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 10 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 11

Desires and experiences

After the Vacation

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 252-253Grammar pp. 254-258

Main grammar

Wants with 〜たい
Representative actions with 〜たり
Experience with 〜ことがある

Speaking goal

Discuss what you want to do and trade stories about past experiences.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
Nouns 1Genki 2e p. 252
オーストラリア	Australia
	snacks; sweets
	New Year's
	boy
	festival
	toy
	spa; hot spring
	girl
	foreign country
	singer
	river
キャンプ	camp
	this person (polite)
Nouns 2Genki 2e p. 252
	this semester
	president of a company
	class
	future
	shrine
	fishing
ドライブ	drive
ビール	beer
	art museum
ホストファミリー	host family
	lake
	mountain
	dream
ルームメート	roommate
U-verbs, Ru-verbs, and Irregular VerbsGenki 2e p. 252-253
	to tell a lie
	to become hungry
	to own (a pet)
サボる	to cut (classes)
	to take (a class); to get (a grade)
	to learn
	to climb
	to work
	to get tired
	to quit
	to have a fight; to quarrel
	to introduce
ダイエットする	to go on a diet
	to be late (for an appointment)
	to study abroad
Adverbs and Other ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 253
	after (an event)
	coming from
そして	and then
	just...; only...
	...points
	it has been a long time
まあまあ	okay; so-so
もっと	more
OccupationsGenki 2e p. 253
	occupation; business
	writer
ジャーナリスト	journalist
	police officer
	actor; actress
	actress
	nurse
	firefighter
	cartoonist
	astronaut
	baseball player
	president of a country
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
	schoolteacher
	researcher
シェフ	chef
	athlete
	to run

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 11 Kanji

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Grammar Genki 2e pp. 254-258

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What you want to do

おんせんにいきたいです。I want to go to a hot spring.

きょうははしりたくないです。I do not want to run today.

～たい conjugates like an い-adjective: たくない・たかった・たくなかった.

stem + たい(です)what you want to do

✗ ~~メアリーさんはいきたいです。~~

✓ メアリーさんはいきたいといっていました。

～たい states your own wish. For someone else, report what they said.

Listing representative activities

やすみにおよいだり、やまにのぼったりしました。During the vacation I did things like swim and climb a mountain.

た-form + り, た-form + り + するa few examples of what you did

Talking about experience

ふじさんにのぼったことがあります。I have climbed Mount Fuji.

がいこくにいったことがありません。I have never been abroad.

た-form + ことがあるsomething you have done at least once

Giving examples with や

おしょうがつにおもちやおかしをたべました。At New Year I ate things such as mochi and sweets.

〜たり〜たり gives examples, not a complete chronological list. Finish the pattern with する.

Experience interview

Prepare five “Have you ever…?” questions, then follow each yes with when, where, and who.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can express a desire, summarize a varied day, and ask naturally about life experience.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 11 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Lesson 12

Health, advice, and explanations

Feeling Ill

Genki I, 2nd editionVocabulary pp. 268-269Grammar pp. 270-275

Main grammar

Explanation with 〜んです
Excess and advice
Obligation and polite uncertainty

Speaking goal

Describe symptoms, explain what happened, and give sensible advice.

The main groups follow your Genki I second-edition book and show its printed page number. Words used early in class appear again in this lesson’s additional group with the same mastery, and words absent from Genki I are in a separate group at the bottom. Kanji spellings are shown with furigana even when Genki prints the word in kana; archaic spellings such as 此れ are accepted if you type them but are not taught. Use Prioritize to hold a troublesome word near the front of future rounds; prioritized words also appear in the practice list.

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Japanese	Meaning
Nouns 1Genki 2e p. 268
	leg; foot
	meaning
	restroom
	stomach
	a cold (illness)
	she; girlfriend
	he; boyfriend
	temperature (weather)
	cloudy weather
	match; game
ジュース	juice
	politics
	grade (on a test, etc.)
Nouns 2Genki 2e p. 268
	cough
	throat
	tooth
	flower
	sunny weather
	clothes
	hangover
プレゼント	present
ホームシック	homesickness
マイナス	minus
	thing (concrete object)
	snow
	business to take care of
い-adjectives and な-adjectivesGenki 2e p. 268-269
	sweet
	hurt; painful
	there are many
	narrow; not spacious
	inconvenient; to have a scheduling conflict
	bad
	nice
U-verbs, Ru-verbs, and Irregular VerbsGenki 2e p. 269
	to walk
	to catch a cold
	to be interested (in...)
	to lose
	to have a fever
	to become thirsty
	to cough
	to break up; to separate
	to get nervous
	to worry
Adverbs and Other ExpressionsGenki 2e p. 269
	Get well soon.
	don't look well
	probably; maybe
	as much as possible
～でしょう	probably; ..., right?
	degrees (temperature)
	for two to three days
～ので	because...
	for the first time
	very soon; in a few moments/days
Extra practice beyond Genki 2e
アレルギー	allergy
インフルエンザ	influenza
	boyfriend
	egg
	wide; spacious
	same
それに	moreover, . . .
	charge; fee

Genki I 2e · Reading & Writing

Lesson 12 Kanji

14 new characters

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Grammar Genki 2e pp. 270-275

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Explaining with 〜んです

どうしたんですか。のどがいたいんです。What is wrong? My throat hurts.

きのうからねつがあるんです。The thing is, I have had a fever since yesterday.

short form + んです (noun / な-adjective + な + んです)explaining a situation

✗ ~~びょうきだんです。~~

✓ びょうきなんです。

Before んです and ので, a noun or な-adjective takes な instead of だ.

Too much with 〜すぎる

きのうのみすぎました。I drank too much yesterday.

このへやはせますぎます。This room is too cramped.

verb stem / adjective without い or な + すぎるtoo much

Advice with 〜ほうがいいです

くすりをのんだほうがいいです。You should take some medicine.

きょうはあるかないほうがいいです。You had better not walk today.

past short form / short negative + ほうがいいですadvice to do, or not to do, something

A softer reason with ので

かぜをひいたので、しごとをやすみます。Because I caught a cold, I will take the day off work.

short form + ので (noun / な-adjective + な + ので)a reason, softer than から

Obligation

びょういんにいかなければいけません。I must go to the hospital.

くすりをのまなきゃいけない。I have to take medicine. (casual)

short negative without い + ければいけませんwhat you must do (casual: なきゃ)

Probability with 〜でしょう

あしたはあめがふるでしょう。It will probably rain tomorrow.

かぜでしょう。It is probably a cold.

short form + でしょう (noun / な-adjective without だ)what is probably true

Use a past affirmative before ほうがいい for positive advice, and a present negative for advice not to do something.

Lesson review

Before moving on

you can explain symptoms, identify excess, give positive and negative advice, and say what must be done.

Review every word currently Prioritized.
Say or write two original sentences using this lesson's grammar.
Explain one rule or correction without looking at the answer first.

Check yourself

Lesson 12 test

A written paper over this lesson only: kanji, vocabulary both ways, particles and forms, conjugation, and dictation. It is graded when you hand it in, and misses come with an explanation and a way to drill them.

Hiragana

Basic 46

Katakana

Basic 46

Loanword sounds

Vocabulary focus

Main goal

Lesson 1 Vocabulary

かぞく／家族かぞく — family

Countries and nationalities

Telling time without guessing the reading

Minute readings

Polite negative nouns

From and until with から／まで

Months

Opening-hours challenge

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 42-45

A は B です

Questions with か

Noun の noun

Telling time and age

Teaching exercise

Speaking challenge

Before moving on

Lesson 1 test

Vocabulary focus

Best way to practice

Lesson 2 Vocabulary

One distance system, two shapes

の can name an owner—and avoid repetition

Ask for a Japanese word with the same で

Question word + の asks different relationships

も changes position with the particle

Three-pass shop drill

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 62-67

これ / それ / あれ / どれ

この / その / あの / どの + noun

ここ / そこ / あそこ / どこ

だれの

も — also

じゃないです — is not

Sentence endings ね and よ

Prices with ～えん

Object challenge

Before moving on

Lesson 2 test

Vocabulary focus

Useful habit

Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Choose particles by their job

で marks both the scene and the means

から and まで can frame time or a journey

The same に marks two different anchors

Frequency predicts the verb ending

Make the verb stem do two jobs

Invitation ladder: ask, accept, suggest

Plan one Saturday

Grammar Genki 2e pp. 88-94

Present / future verbs

を — direct object

で — where an action happens

に / へ — destination

Time + に

Frequency

Invitations

Teaching exercise

Speaking challenge: plan a Saturday

Before moving on

Lesson 3 test

— family