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Steps in Japanese for Beginners2 Part1 (edX)

Offered by Waseda University, WasedaX,

Learn casual expressions which are used among people who know each other well and the small talk which helps build personal relationships. The exchange students Andy gets to know more people and has more opportunities to use small talk and talk about himself with these people. He also finds out that the language he uses with his friends and the polite language and expression he needs to talk with strangers and older people are different. Andy's seminar classmate, Saori falls in love with Andy's dorm mate Mr. Ono.

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This course is part of the Steps in Japanese for Beginners 2 XSeries Program.

What you'll learn
・To make small talk
・To understand and know when to use casual speech
・To express your wishes
・To describe people

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