Japanese 4: TE Form Master Course

SmileNihongo.com/TE

The course is completely self-paced. Once enrolled, the course is yours and there is NO time
limit to complete the course. Repeat any lessons anytime. You can learn Japanese at your own
pace in your spare time. The instructor is always there to answer your questions and support
your successful learning.

Instructor: 裕子先生（ゆうこせんせい）Yuko Sensei

She is a native Japanese teacher with an M.A. Degree in Japanese Pedagogy (Teaching
Japanese as a Foreign Language) and has over 18 years of teaching experience.

Introduction
ようこそ！Welcome! - Quick Tips to be Successful in this Course
Supplementary - Blank Vocabulary Sheets
List of TE Forms - Hiragana/Katakana Version (PDF 11 pages)
List of TE Forms - Romaji Version (PDF 11 pages)
List of TE Forms - Kanji Version (PDF 11 pages)

Understand TE Form
Lesson 1: What is TE Form? How do I use it? - Watch a Sample Lesson

Lesson 2: How to Make TE Form

Supplementary - How do I know U or RU verb? (Extra Video)

Lesson 3: TE Form Song

Supplementary - TE Form Song (MP3)
TE Form Conjuga on Worksheet (PDF 1 page)

QUIZ 1 - TE Form
TE Form - Romaji Version
TE Form - Hiragana Version

Connect Multiple Verbs

Lesson 4: Mul ple Ac ons - I ate and went to work - Watch a Sample Lesson
Supplementary - Worksheet: Answer with Mul ple Ac ons (PDF 1 page)

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 Lesson 5: Shadowing 1 - Improve your pronuncia on!
Supplementary - Script of Training Sentences (PDF 1 page)
Sentences with two ac ons for prac ce (MP3)
Sentence with two ac ons at Na ve speed (MP3)
Sentences with three ac ons for prac ce (MP3)
Sentence with three ac ons at Na ve speed (MP3)
Sentences with four ac ons for prac ce (MP3)
Sentence with four ac ons at Na ve speed (MP3)

Lesson 6: Speaking Session 1

Supplementary - Answer these ques ons (MP3)

Lesson 7: Speaking Session with Our Tutor!

Supplementary - Worksheet: Answer with Mul ple Ac ons (PDF 1 page)

Request & Permission

Lesson 8: Asking for Permission "May I call you later?"

Supplementary - Worksheet: Transla on Exercise (PDF 1 page)

Lesson 9: Making Requests "Please change this to Japanese yen."

Supplementary - Summary of Request Form (PDF 1 page)
- Worksheet: Transla on Exercise (PDF 1 page)

Lesson 10: Shadowing 2 - Improve Your Pronuncia on & Fluency!

Supplementary - Script of Training Sentences (PDF 2 pages)
Request “Please tell me how to…”
Request Set A for prac ce (MP3)
Request Set A at Na ve speed (MP3)
Request Set B for prac ce (MP3)
Request Set B at Na ve speed (MP3)
Request Set C for prac ce (MP3)
Request Set C at Na ve speed (MP3)
TE form with similar pronuncia on prac ce
きって Ki e "cut", きて Kite "come", きいて Kiite "listen (MP3)

Lesson 11: “HOW TO” かた Kata

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QUIZ 2 - TE Form
Permission or Request? - Romaji Version
Permission or Request? - Hiragana Version

Break Time
Do you understand this TV Commercial? - How people use TE Forms in real life

TEいます (TE IMASU) - 3 Functions

Lesson 12: On-going Ac on "I was watching a movie last night."
Supplementary - Worksheet: Transla on Exercise (PDF 1 page)

Lesson 13: Resultant State "I am married."

Supplementary - List of TE Form IMASU (PDF 4 pages)

Lesson 14: Repeated Ac on "I've been learning Japanese for 4 years."

Supplementary - Worksheet: Transla on Exercise (PDF 1 page)

Lesson 15: Speaking Session 2 - Answer the Ques ons

Supplementary - Answer these ques ons (MP3)

Lesson 16: Speaking Session with Our Tutor!

Supplementary - Worksheet: Answer with Mul ple Ac ons (PDF 1 page)

QUIZ 3 - ています TE IMASU

ています TE IMASU - Romaji Version
ています TE IMASU - Hiragana Version

Useful Expressions with TE Form

Lesson 17: あります VS. もっています for “I have”

Supplementary - Existence あります & います (Extra Video)

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 Lesson 18: もう Already & まだ Not Yet
Supplementary - Word Order doesn’t ma er much in Japanese (Extra Video)
Supplementary - Summary of もう & まだ (PDF 1 page)
Supplementary - Worksheet まだ “Have not Yet” (PDF 1 page)
Supplementary - Worksheet まだ Answer Keys (PDF 1 page)

Lesson 19: TE ません - Authen c Way to Respond “NO, I didn’t”

Supplementary - Summary of “No, I didn’t” in various cases (PDF 1 page)

Lesson 20: TE すみません “I’m sorry I lied” - Apology with a Reason

Supplementary - - How do I know U or RU verb? (Extra Video)

Lesson 21: TE みます “I’ll try Na o” - Try Something

助詞 (じょし) - Particles

Lesson 22: に (NI) vs. を (O) - Moving Closer or Away?

End-of-the Course Assignment

Short Essay … You write an essay in Japanese describing you and your daily life using TE form
and send it to me. You may handwrite or type, either in Romaji or Hiragana/Katakana. A
sample essay is provided in PDF.

Go to the Homepage of the course

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