JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSE IN UTTARA
OVERVIEW
N5 is the lowest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam (JLPT) and is defined by the ability to understand some basic Japanese.
ACHIEVEMENT FROM COMPLETING N5 COURSE
One will be able to read and understand typical expressions and sentences written in hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji.
One will be able to listen and comprehend conversations about topics regularly encountered in daily life and classroom situations, and is able to pick up necessary information from short conversations spoken slowly.
N5 CLASS VIDEO
📘 JLPT N5 – Japanese Course Outline
Topics & Vocabulary:
- Hiragana, Katakana, 100 Kanji, 800 Words
- Daily life and routine actions
- Basic objects and classroom items
- Numbers, time, dates
- Days of week, months, seasons
- Family members and relationships
- Food, restaurants, and dining phrases
- Shopping and prices
- Transportation & travel questions
- Weather terms and seasons
- Directions and locations
Functional Skills:
- Reading charts, instructions, maps
- Understanding menus, signs, posters
- Short letters and emails
- Composing poems, notes, shopping lists
- Listening to short audio clips
- Speaking in basic, short sentences
- Form-filling and basic dialogues
Grammar I:
- Particles: は, を, に, で, へ, の, と
- Verb groups (う/る verbs)
- Polite present and negative forms
- Basic question structures (か)
- Adjectives: い and な types
- Descriptive phrases
- Existence verbs: います / あります
- Time-related expressions (〜ごろ, 〜まで)
Grammar II:
- Verb te-form (〜て)
- Past tense verbs (ました / ませんでした)
- Expressing desire: 〜たい
- Giving and receiving: あげます, もらいます
- Commands and requests: 〜てください
- Basic counters (人, 枚, 本, etc.)
- Conjunctions: そして, でも, それから
- Negative questions and responses
Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
N3 Level Course
Students will be able to read and understand written materials with specific content concerning everyday topics. They will also be able to grasp summary information such as newspaper headlines. Students are expected to know approximately 650 kanji.
N4 Level Course
Students will be able to read and understand short passages on familiar daily topics, written in basic vocabulary and kanji. Students are expected to know about 300 kanji.
N5 Level Course
Students will be able to read and understand simple sentences and expressions written in hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji. Students are expected to know around 100 kanji.