Minna No Nihongo Lesson 1 To 25 Kaiwa (2025)

Making plans by phone: 「もしもし、今いいですか。」「今どこですか。」 Polite phone etiquette.
Key phrases: 電話表現, 応答.

Focus: Verbs, invitations, and complex sentences.

Scenario: Sharing personal interests.

Key Takeaway: Using こと turns verbs into nouns ("listening to music"). へえ expresses mild surprise or interest.

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Dialogue pattern:

Koko wa toshokan desu ka? (Is this the library?) Hai, sou desu. (Yes, it is.)

Here, you learn demonstratives: Kore, Sore, Are (this, that, that over there). The Kaiwa helps you differentiate between near the speaker vs. near the listener. Minna No Nihongo Lesson 1 To 25 Kaiwa

A weekend trip to Kyoto: 「いろいろな神社を見ました。楽しかったです。」 Uses ～たり～たりする.
Key phrases: travel verbs, listing activities.

Scenario: Friends planning a trip to Hokkaido. Key Takeaway: Using こと turns verbs into nouns

Key Takeaway: ～たら = "if/when (a specific event occurs)". ～たら いいですか asks "what should I do?" 行ってきます is the "I’m off / I’ll be back" pair phrase.

Dialogue Example:

Yuki talks about her family: 「父は会社員です。母は先生です。」 She asks others about siblings.
Key phrases: family vocabulary, います/いますか. Dialogue pattern: