👋 Greetings

Daily hellos, goodbyes, and pleasantries

1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ Numbers

The building blocks — digits 1 through 12

10s Tens

Counting by tens using the -ju suffix

100s Hundreds

Hundreds with -hyaku and its irregular forms

1K Thousands

Thousands with -sen and its exceptions

10K Ten thousands

Ten-thousands and above using -man

👯 Counting people

Special counters for one, two, or more people

🧮 Counting objects

Generic counters for everyday things

⏰ Time

Hours of the day with the -ji suffix

👵 Age

How old? Express ages with -sai

🗓️ Months

January through December with -gatsu

🇯🇵 Nationality

People from different countries with -jin

🗣️ Language

Languages of the world with -go

📅 Weekdays

Days of the week and their elemental roots

❓ What, Where, When, Why, Who, How, Which

Essential question words

🤔 Nan questions

Nan- prefix for asking what time, month, age, and more

🎨 Colours

Colors as adjectives and their noun forms

✔️ Markers (Glue words)

Particles that hold sentences together

🙋‍♂️ I...

How to use watashi with different particles

🫵 You...

How to use anata — and when not to

🧔🏻‍♂️ He...

Kare with the key particles

👩🏻 She...

Kanojo with the key particles

👫 We/You/They/Them

Plural pronouns using the -tachi suffix

🧪 Verbs endings

Present, negative, and past tense with -masu

🏷️ Other verb endings

Want to do something? Use -tai and -takunai

👀 sou ending

Express what things look or seem like with -sou

💭 To be/To have/To exist

Arimasu for things, imasu for living things

🙅‍♀️ Negation (Not)

Turn any statement negative

🍰 The Hoshii rule

Wanting objects vs. wanting to do actions

💬 Lexicon: Verbs

Core action verbs and their stems

🧠 Lexicon: Must-know

Essential phrases for everyday situations

⏱️ Lexicon: Time

Time expressions — now, today, tomorrow, and more

📍 Lexicon: Place

Location words — here, there, this, and that

🐈 Lexicon: People & Animals

Family, friends, animals, and roles

❄️ Lexicon: States & Measurements

Describe how things feel, look, and measure

🍣 Lexicon: Food & Drink

Food and drink essentials

⚾️ Lexicon: Objects

Common everyday objects

🎌 Lexicon: Sound like a local

Casual expressions that make you sound natural

📚 Lexicon: Misc

Handy words that don't fit neatly elsewhere