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General Updates & New Genki Vocab Review Pages
Hello! Thank you everyone for continuing to support this project! n__nI wanted to make a quick update explaining the status of the website.There haven't been any recent major updates to the website, which is mostly because I don't really have any significant ideas. So I've mostly been focusing on maintaining the current state of the website and keeping everything running.The second reason is that the framework I'm using to run the website is a bit hard to work with. I won't g...
Genki Lesson 23 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 23 Sentence Practice pages are here! Lesson 23 Vocab Lesson 23-1 - Causative-passive Sentences Lesson 23-2 - ～ても Lesson 23-3 - ～ことにする Lesson 23-4 - ～まで Lesson 23-5 - ～方Additionally, Lesson 21 content is now available publicly!This is the last lesson in the Genki textbook! Please look forward to exciting new content in the near future!I will also be continuing to improve all of the Genki sente...
Genki Lesson 22 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 22 Sentence Practice pages are here!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 22 Vocab Lesson 22-1 - Causative Sentences Lesson 22-2 - Verb Stem + なさい Lesson 22-3 - ～ば Lesson 22-4 - ～のに Lesson 22-5 - ～のような/～のようにAdditionally, Lesson 20 content is now available publicly!Thank you so much for the support! 🌸
Genki Entire Book Sentence Reviews Now Available!
Two new review pages have been added, one for each of the Genki textbooks! Each page consists of a complete review of all of the sentences combined from the individual lesson pages. Expect updates to this and a more in-depth review tool in the near future! Genki Book 1 Review Genki Book 2 Review
Genki Lesson 21 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 21 Sentence Practice pages are here!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 21 Vocab Lesson 21-1 - Passive Sentences Lesson 21-2 - ～てある Lesson 21-3 - ～間あいに Lesson 21-4 - Adjective + する Lesson 21-5 - ～てほしいAdditionally, Lesson 19 content is now available publicly!Thank you so much for the support! 🌸
Passive Form Japanese Verb Conjugation Cheatsheet
Here is a cheat sheet for Japanese passive verb forms! Patreon early access here until it goes public. Let me know what you think! =)Thank you for all of your support! ♥
Genki Lesson 20 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 20 Sentence Practice pages are here!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 20 Vocab Lesson 20-1 - Extra-modest Expressions Lesson 20-2 - Humble Expressions Lesson 20-3 - ～ないで Lesson 20-4 - Questions Within Larger Sentences Lesson 20-5 - Name という Item Lesson 20-6 - ～やすい/～にくいAdditionally, Lesson 18 content is now available publicly!Thank you so much for the support! 🌸
New な vs の Adjective Study Page
I just finished working on a basic multiple choice template for the website. It's fairly simple at the moment, and you likely will see some minor improvements in the coming days. I released a な vs の Adjective study page using it:Not all "な-adjectives" always use な and some are more likely to use の. Tofugu does a great job of explaining the concept in this article. The purpose of the new study page is to help you learn to quickly distinguish these adjectives.Let me know what...
Genki Lesson 19 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 19 Sentence Practice pages are here!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 19 Vocab Lesson 19-1 - Honorific Verbs Lesson 19-2 - Giving Respectful Advice Lesson 19-3 - ～てくれてありがとう Lesson 19-4 - ～てよかったです Lesson 19-5 - ～はずですAdditionally, Lesson 17 content is now available publicly!Stay tuned for another new grammar page in the next week or so.Thank you so much for the sup...
New "Randomize Question" Toggle for Random Verb Conjugation Page
There is now an option to randomize the question forms on the Random Verb Conjugation page:This type of feature was requested for some time. It can mix up your studying a bit by letting you conjugate from more than just the plain form. It will only change the form to one of the forms currently selected, so you won't get a form you aren't familiar with yet.Let me know what you think!
Genki Lesson 18 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 18 Sentence Practice pages are here!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 18 Vocab Lesson 18-2 - ～てしまう Lesson 18-3 - ～と Lesson 18-4 - ～ながら Lesson 18-5 - ～ばよかったです Also, Lesson 16 content is now available publicly!Also, you should expect a small feature update tomorrow or FridayThank you so much for the support! 🌸
Genki Lesson 17 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 17 Sentence Practice pages are finally here!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 17 Vocab Lesson 17-1 - ～そうです (I hear) Lesson 17-2 - ～って Lesson 17-3 - ～たら Lesson 17-4 - ～なくてもいいです Lesson 17-5 - ～みたいです Lesson 17-6 - ～前まえに/～てからAlso, Lesson 15 content is now available publicly!Thank you so much for the support! 🌸
Genki Lesson Review Pages! 🎉
There are now Genki sentence review pages for Patreon Supporters!For each lesson currently released, there is now a review page that combines all of the sentences from every section of that lesson.Since these pages are exclusive to Patrons, they aren't available on the main page. Use the links below to access them: Genki Lesson 1 Review Genki Lesson 2 Review Genki Lesson 3 Review Genki Lesson 4 Review Genki Lesson 5 Review Genki Lesson 6 Review Genki Lesson 7 Review Genki Lesson 8 Review Gen...
Genki Lesson 16 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 16 Sentence Practice pages are finally here!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 16 Vocab Lesson 16-1 - ～てあげる/くれる/もらう Lesson 16-2 - ～ていただけませんか Lesson 16-3 - ～といい Lesson 16-4 - ～時とき Lesson 16-5 - ～てすみませんでしたAlso, Lesson 14 content is now available publicly!Thank you so much for the support! 🌸
Genki Lesson 15 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 15 Sentence Practice pages are now available for early access!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 15 Vocab Lesson 15-1 - Volitional Form Lesson 15-2 - Volitional Form + と思おもっています Lesson 15-3 - ～ておく Lesson 15-4 - Using Sentences to Qualify NounsAdditionally, the Lesson 13 content is now available to the public! Expect Lesson 16 & 17 content by next week!Thank you so much for the suppor...
Genki Lesson 14 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 14 Sentence Practice pages are now available for early access!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 14 - Vocab Lesson 14-1 - ほしい Lesson 14-2 - ～かもしれません Lesson 14-3 - あげる/くれる/もらう Lesson 14-4 - ～たらどうですか Lesson 14-5 - Number + も/Number + しか + NegativeExpect lesson 15 content in a few days!Thank you so much for the support! 🌸
Negative Form Japanese Verb Conjugation Cheatsheet
Here is a cheat sheet for Japanese negative verb forms! Patreon early access here until it goes public next week. Let me know what you think! =)Thank you for all of your support! ♥
Genki Lesson 13 - Patron Early Access
Update: This content is now publicly available to all users.The Genki Lesson 13 Sentence Practice pages are now available for early access!Use these links to access the content: Lesson 13 - Vocab Lesson 13-1 - Potential Verbs Lesson 13-2 - ～し Lesson 13-3 - ～そうです (It looks like...) Lesson 13-4 - ～てみる Lesson 13-5 - なら Lesson 13-6 - 一週間に三回Thank you so much for the support! 🌸
Genki Lesson 11 & 12 Timeline & Updates
Hello everybody! Sorry about the lack of updates recently, I have spent the last month or so moving and the COVID-19 issue has caused me to have to adjust my schedule a bit. Fortunately, everything is back in order now and I will be releasing content daily again.Here is a timeline for the next two weeks:5/17 - Genki Lesson 11 Vocab5/18 - Genki Lesson 11-1 - ～たい 5/19 - Genki Lesson 11-2 - ～たり～たりする5/20 - Genki Lesson 11-3 - ～ことがある5/21 - Genki Lesson 11-4 - NounA ...
Genki Lesson 9 - Patron Early Access
Hello everyone! Thank you again for the continued support!Only 4 more lessons remaining for book 1! I have some extra time right now, so I might rush this one out a little faster than scheduled.You may have noticed some Amazon ads on the pages now. I hope they are not obtrusive. 😅 Please let me know if I can do something to make them better. I am trying to figure out an elegant way to remove them for Patreon supporters.I also started to add Kanji study pages for each of the Genki Lessons. So ...
Potential Form Japanese Conjugation Cheatsheet
Just added a new cheatsheet for potential form verb conjugations! Let me know what you think! Is there anything specific you guys would like to see next?Thank you for the support! 🌸
Polite Form Japanese Conjugation Cheatsheet
Just finished making another conjugation cheatsheet for polite form this time! I also recently added a special section on the website for this type of content. So keep checking in for more stuff like this! Let me know what you think! 😄Thank you for the support! 🌸
Genki Lesson 8 - Patron Early Access
Hello everyone! Thank you again for the continued support!The Genki lessons are releasing on schedule, so look forward to more in the coming weeks.Also, the Genki Vocab pages have been updated to provide the full vocab list for each lesson. More content coming soon!Here are the early access links for lesson 8: Lesson 8 - Vocab Lesson 8-1 - Short Forms Lesson 8-3 - ～と思います/～と言ってました Lesson 8-4 - ～ないでください Lesson 8-5 - Verb のが好きです Lesson 8-6 - ...
Quick Update
Hello everyone! Recently there have been a few changes made to the site that I would like to point out. As well as a couple things coming soon!UpdatesGenki Lesson 6First, the Genki Lesson 6 pages are now all available to the public, marking the halfway point of Book I. The remaining pages for Genki I should be completed sometime next month. So look forward to that 😄Smarter Vocab SelectionDue to a recent suggestion, I've made an improvement to the way verbs and adjectives are chosen on the...
て-Form Japanese Conjugation Cheatsheet
First of likely many to come! Cheatsheet for Japanese て-Form conjugation. Posting it here before everywhere else. Let me know what you think! 😄
Genki Lesson 7 - Patron Early Access
** UPDATE: All pages for lesson 7 have now been made publicly available.Hello everyone! Thank you for the continued support!The Genki lessons are releasing on schedule, so look forward to more in the coming weeks. I am also working on some ideas for extra Patreon content, which you should be hearing more about very soon!Here are the early access links for lesson 7: Lesson 7 - Vocab Lesson 7-1 - ～ている Lesson 7-2 - メアリーさんは髪が長いです Lesson 7-3 - Te-forms for Joining Se...
Genki Lesson 6 - Patron Early Access
** UPDATE: All pages for lesson 6 have now been made publicly available.Hello again! So it looks like the new release schedule is working out pretty well, so I am going to continue to follow it, at least until all of the book 1 stuff is finished.Here are the early access links for lesson 6: Lesson 6 - Vocab Lesson 6-2 - ～てください Lesson 6-3 - ～てもいいです Lesson 6-4 - ～てはいけません Lesson 6-5 - Describing Two Activities Lesson 6-6 - ～から Lesson 6-7 - ～まし...
Genki Lesson 5 - Patron Early Access (And New Release Schedule Information)
** UPDATE: All pages for lesson 5 have now been made publicly available.Hello everyone! So I'm trying out a new release schedule for the Genki lesson pages. A new Genki page will be released every weekday and a week early for Patreon supporters!Use these special links to get early access to the Lesson 5 content: Lesson 5 - Vocab Lesson 5-1 - Adjectives Lesson 5-2 - 好き/きらい(な) Lesson 5-3 - ～ましょう/～ましょうか Lesson 5-4 - CountingCheck back daily for new pages.I am w...
Genki Lessons 3 & 4 Now Available! ✨
The next two sections of the first Genki textbook are now finished and available! Visit the Genki page on the website to check out the new content!Since the last update, I have added a little "Beta" icon next to some of the lessons. I am somewhat limited in the amount of testing I am able to do, so I just wanted to add some sort of indication of that. I am very grateful to the people that have pointed out a few issues recently. So thank you very much! As always, please use the feedback b...
Genki Lessons 1 & 2 Sections Done 🎉
Just a quick update to let everyone know that the first two lesson sections of the supplementary Genki practice pages are available!Keep checking in for more updates! Lesson 3 content and more coming soon!
