Thiscourse (season 2)is aimed at English speakers who would like to learn intermediate levelJapanese conversation. If students have completed "JAPANASU - Learn to Speak Japanese Effectively Season 1" or they haveany priorrelevantknowledge of Japanese, it would be perfect to improve their knowledge.

Students will start to plain forms of verbs (Dictionary-form (U-form) / Ta-form / Nai-form, etc.)and how to make each of them. Then, they can learn a variety of expressions with such plain forms, more various verbs and adverbs:

• Plain form + koto as a noun phrase

• How to express your ability - Plain form +koto ga dekiru

• How to express your experience - Plain form +koto ga are

• Time expressions (clauses) with plain form - Plain form + Time Conjunctions

• How to express changes - Plain form +you ni naru / suru

• How to say “let’s...” in a casual way - Plain Suggestion form / Volition form

• How to express “basic quotations” - Plain form +to +Verb (iu, kiku, omou, etc.)

• How to express various levels of certainty - Plain form +haze / ni chigai nai/ kamo shirenai, etc.

• How to express your advice - Plain form +hou ga ii / beki

• How to make a relative clause - Plain form + Noun

• How to express sequential actions - Te-form in the middle of the sentence

• How to make request expressions - Te-form +kudasai / choudai , hoshii / morai-tai

• How to make permission expressions & counters - Te-form +mo ii / wa ikenai

• How to express continuous actions/states - Te-form +iru

• How to make obligation expressions - Nai-form - i +kute wa ikenai

Each lesson is related to the former lesson, which enables learners to review and learn more. I frequently compare Japanese grammar to English grammar to avoid confusion.

At the end of the course, students will be able to hold basic - intermediate levelconversations in Japanese. They can test your understanding