Minna no Nihongo (1st edition) – All 50 Lessons
The 1st edition of Minna no Nihongo is the classic beginner textbook: 50 lessons from N5 to N4, used by countless schools and learning centers.
Beginner N5–N4 vocabulary is the foundation: about 1,500 everyday words to master before moving on to intermediate level.
Every lesson has vocabulary with audio, grammar with examples and kanji writing practice – free online.
Lesson 1 Self-introduction.
Lesson 2 Objects, demonstratives (this, that).
Lesson 3 Places, directions, prices.
Lesson 4 Time, dates, verbs for daily activities.
Lesson 5 Movement, transportation, dates.
Lesson 6 Actions, eating and drinking, places where actions are performed.
Lesson 7 Means/tools used to perform actions, giving and receiving (objects).
Lesson 8 Adjectives (describing characteristics and qualities).
Lesson 9 Preferences, abilities, reasons.
Lesson 10 Existence, locations of people and objects.
Lesson 11 Numbers, counters, periods of time.
Lesson 12 Past tense of adjectives and nouns, comparisons.
Lesson 13 Desires, purposes of movement.
Lesson 14 Te-form, requests, instructions.
Lesson 15 Asking permission, prohibition, current states.
Lesson 16 Listing actions, connecting adjectives.
Lesson 17 Nai-form, prohibition, obligation.
Lesson 18 Dictionary form, ability, preferences, before doing something.
Lesson 19 Ta-form, past experiences, listing representative actions.
Lesson 20 Plain form (casual conversational style).
Lesson 21 Expressing opinions, thoughts, quotations.
Lesson 22 Clauses modifying nouns.
Lesson 23 Time clauses, conditions (When..., Whenever...).
Lesson 24 Giving and receiving (actions - doing something for someone).
Lesson 25 Tara conditional form (If, after) and Temo (Even though).
Lesson 26 N desu form (emphasis, explaining situations and causes).
Lesson 27 Potential form.
Lesson 28 Doing V1 while doing V2, habits, listing reasons.
Lesson 29 Intransitive verbs, states of things.
Lesson 30 Intentional states, completing preparations in advance.
Lesson 31 Volitional form, intentions and plans.
Lesson 32 Advice, judgments/predictions.
Lesson 33 Imperative form, prohibitive form.
Lesson 34 Doing something as instructed, after doing something.
Lesson 35 Ba / Nara conditional forms (If).
Lesson 36 Changes of state, trying to do something.
Lesson 37 Passive form.
Lesson 38 Nominalization of verbs.
Lesson 39 Causes, reasons (using Te-form verbs / nouns).
Lesson 40 Embedded questions, trying to do something.
Lesson 41 Giving and receiving (actions - using honorific / humble language).
Lesson 42 Purpose (What something is for, what something is used for).
Lesson 43 Appearance (Looks like), something that is about to happen.
Lesson 44 Excessive actions, degree of Ease/Difficulty in doing something.
Lesson 45 Cases (In case), Even though.
Lesson 46 Stages of actions (About to, in progress, just completed).
Lesson 47 Relaying information (I heard that), judgment (It seems that).
Lesson 48 Causative form (permission, compulsion).
Lesson 49 Honorific language (used for superiors).
Lesson 50 Humble language and polite language.
