Pre – Intermediate Description

This course is for those who have completed Elementary courses or reached N5 level. Pre-Intermediate  brings together the fundamentals of Japanese. You will increase your vocabulary, and begin to really start speaking!

– There are 3 levels in Pre-Intermediate  and it takes 8 weeks to complete each level.   If you are not sure of your level, take a quick level check or get in touch.

Duration8 weeks ( 2 hours / session )
Class Size2-6 people
TextbookMinna no Nihongo shokyu 2

What you will learn

Pre – Intermediate 1




Various uses of んです (あめ ふっているんですか
Potential verb (さしみが 食べられます)
Talking about someone doing two actions at the same time(テレビをみながら、ばんごはんを 食べます)
Describe two or more merits and reasons (あのレストランは おいしいし、やすいです)
Intransitive verb (ドアが しまります)


Pre – Intermediate 2



Describe resulting state (えが かざってあります)
Volitional form (えいがを みよう!)
Giving advice (くすりを 飲んだほうがいいです)
Predicting the weather (あしたは はれるでしょう)
Imperative form/ Prohibitive form (とまれ/はいるな)



Pre – Intermediate 3
Tell someone to do it as the same way (わたしがいったとおりに、いってください)
Conditional form(はるになれば、さくらが さきます)
Giving the purpose of actions (日本語がはなせるように、べんきょうします)
Passive verb(わたしは せんせいに ほめられました)