Intro to Japanese II

This course continues from where Intro to Japanese I finishes. With all the contents of Genki I complete, we continue to Genki II to look at more advanced grammar patterns, such as Potential form, Volitional form, Transitive/Intransitive verb pairs, Honorifics, and Causative/Passive.

By now, students should understand all short-form and long-form conjugations of Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives, as well as various grammar patterns that use them. They should also know over 150 kanji, plus around 400 words that use them. Students should also have a pretty good idea on how to express themselves in a basic manner.

The following materials are required for the course:

  • Genki Japanese II textbook + workbook

  • Kanji Look and Learn textbook + workbook (still used from previous course)

Intro to Japanese II covers the contents of Genki II, but I have yet to fully complete the book by the time students graduate. The last couple of lessons are usually thrown together or quickly glossed over.

Lesson Contents Pages Materials
#13 Potential Verbs / Reasons with し / looks like そうです /
try to do 〜てみる / なら / Frequency 一週間に一回		 Genki II p.22-45 Workbook I p.11-20
Grammar Sheets / Previous Tests:
Kanji: 物鳥料理特安飯肉悪体空港着同海昼
Look and Learn #7: 馬駅店銀		 Genki II p.274-280
Look and Learn p.40-43		 Workbook I p.111-112
Workbook L p.33-37
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#14 want ほしい / might 〜かもしれません / あげる、くれる、もらう /
Why don't you 〜たらどう? / Counters / Numbers with も、しか		 Genki II p.46-69 Workbook I p.21-27
Counters Chart / Previous Tests:
Kanji: 彼代留族親切英店去急乗当音楽医者
Look and Learn #8: 走貝弓虫		 Genki II p.281-285
Look and Learn p.44-49		 Workbook I p.113-114
Workbook L p.38-42
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#15 Volitional Form / I've decided to 〜と思っています /
In preparation 〜ておく / Qualifying Nouns with Sentences 		Genki II p.70-91 Workbook I p.28-34
Previous Tests:
Kanji: 死意味注夏魚寺広転借走建地場足通
Look and Learn #9-1: 春秋冬夕		 Genki II p.286-292
Look and Learn p.50-52		 Workbook I p.115-116
Workbook L p.43-44
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#16 〜てあげる、〜てくれる、〜てもらう / 〜ていただけませんか / when 〜時 /
I hope 〜といい / I'm sorry for 〜てすみませんでした		 Genki II p.92-113 Workbook I p.35-43
Examples of 時 / Previous Tests:
Kanji: 供世界全部始週以考開屋方運動教室
Look and Learn #9-2: 晩心首		 Genki II p.293-298
Look and Learn p.53-55		 Workbook I p.117-118
Workbook L p.45-47
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#17 I heard that 〜そうです / said って / if 〜たら /
don't need to 〜なくてもいい / looks like 〜みたい
before doing 〜前に / after doing 〜てから		 Genki II p.114-135 Workbook I p.44-50
Previous Tests:
Kanji: 歳習主結婚集発表品字活写真歩野
Look and Learn #10-1: 林森化花		 Genki II p.299-305
Look and Learn p.56-58		 Workbook I p.119-120
Workbook L p.48-49
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#18 Transitive + Intransitive verbs / Intransitive with 〜ている /
I regret doing 〜てしまう / whenever 〜と / while 〜ながら
wish I had done 〜ばよかったです		 Genki II p.136-159 Workbook I p.51-59
Previous Tests:
Kanji: 目的力洋服堂授業試験貸図館終宿題
Look and Learn #10-2: 黒犬		 Genki II p.306-312
Look and Learn p.59-61		 Workbook I p.121-122
Workbook L p.50-52
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#19 Honorific Verbs / Giving Respectful Advice / should はず /
Thank you for doing 〜てくれてありがとう / I'm glad I did 〜てよかった		 Genki II p.160-179 Workbook I p.60-68
Honorific Chart / Grammar Sheets / Previous Tests:
Kanji: 春秋冬花様不姉兄漢卒工研究質問多
Look and Learn #11-1: 反豚		 Genki II p.313-320
Look and Learn p.64-66		 Workbook I p.123-124
Workbook L p.54-55
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#20 Extra-Modest Verbs / Humble Expressions / without doing 〜ないで /
Using Questions in Sentences / called 〜という /
easy to do 〜やすい / difficult to do 〜にくい 		Genki II p.180-205 Workbook I p.69-78
Modest + Humble Chart / Grammar Sheets / Previous Tests:
Kanji: 皿声茶止枚両無払心笑絶対痛最続
Look and Learn #11-2: 予菜未		 Genki II p.321-327
Look and Learn p.67-69		 Workbook I p.125-126
Workbook L p.56-58
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#21 Passive / Have done on purpose 〜てある / while 〜間に /
To make something adj 〜する / want you to do 〜てほしい / 		Genki II p.206-227 Workbook I p.79-87
Grammar Sheets / Previous Tests:
Kanji: 信経台風犬重初若送幸計遅配弟妹
Look and Learn #12, 13-1: 央羊矢		 Genki II p.328-333
Look and Learn p.70-78		 Workbook I p.127-128
Workbook L p.59-65
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#22 Causitive / let 〜てあげる、〜てくれる、〜てもらう / Do it 〜なさい /
if 〜ば / even though 〜のに / Something like 〜のように、〜のような		 Genki II p.228-249 Workbook I p.88-96
Previous Tests:
Kanji: 記銀回夕黒用守末待残番駅説案内忘
Look and Learn #13-2: 夫妻糸氏		 Genki II p.334-339
Look and Learn p.79-81		 Workbook I p.129-130
Workbook L p.66-69
Dictionary Sheet / Kanji Words / Previous Tests:
#23 Causative-Passive / even if 〜ても / decided to 〜ことにする /
Doing something routinely 〜ことにしている / until 〜まで / by 〜までに /
how to do 〜方		 Genki II p.250-272 Workbook I p.97-107
Previous Tests:
Kanji: 顔情怒変相横比化違悲調査果感答
Look and Learn #14: 羽式		 Genki II p.340-346
Look and Learn p.82-87		 Workbook I p.131-132
Workbook L p.70-74
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