Beginners
Never studied Japanese? Start with hiragana, katakana and the phrases you need to get by in Japan: ordering food, buying a train ticket, asking for directions and chatting with locals.
Take your Japanese further
Intermediate & advanced Japanese lessons
Stuck on a plateau, or picking Japanese back up after a break? Your teacher finds the gaps, fills them and pushes you towards Japanese that sounds natural, not textbook.
1-to-1 with a native teacher, at your home or online
What you'll learn
- Kanji, with the readings and vocabulary that go with them
- Grammar patterns for more complex, natural sentences
- Casual spoken Japanese and how native speakers really talk
- Keigo, the respectful and humble forms used at work and with people you don't know
- Reading real texts, from news articles to novels
- Listening to native-speed Japanese
Starting where you are
Your trial lesson doubles as a level check. Your teacher talks with you, finds out what you've studied and what you want to do next, then plans lessons around that, whether that's following a textbook series you already know or leaving textbooks behind.
From textbook to real Japanese
Textbooks teach polite Japanese, but friends, colleagues and TV dramas don't speak like textbooks. Your teacher shows you contractions, sentence-ending particles, casual verb forms and the words people actually use, and when each is appropriate.
Who it's for
- Students who studied Japanese at school, university or with an app
- Returning learners who want to get their Japanese back
- Advanced speakers who want to sound more natural or read more widely
Free practice
Keep going between lessons with our free learning tools.
Simple prices
Lessons are 1 hour, 1-to-1, with a native teacher.
5 lessons
£190
£38 per lesson
Best value
10 lessons
£360
£36 per lesson
Small steps.
Big progress.
Intermediate & advanced: questions
How do you know what level I am?
Your teacher assesses you during the trial lesson, through conversation and a few questions, then plans your lessons from there.
Can we use the textbook I already have?
Yes. Your teacher can follow a textbook you're working through, or provide materials of their own.
Can you help me with keigo?
Yes. Keigo is often the hardest part of intermediate Japanese, and practising it in conversation with a native speaker is the best way to make it stick.
Other courses
Every course is 1-to-1 with a native teacher, and you can mix them as you go.
Conversation
Know the basics but want to speak with more confidence? Spend an hour or two a week just talking with a native speaker. Conversation skills take some groundwork first, so if you're new to Japanese, start with our beginners course and build up to it.
Anime, manga & culture
Learn through the shows, manga and music you love: read real pages, pick up the casual speech you hear on screen, and understand the culture behind it.
JLPT preparation
Structured preparation for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 to N1, with practice papers, vocabulary and kanji drills.
Business Japanese
Keigo (polite language), meetings, emails and business etiquette for anyone working with Japanese companies or colleagues.
Start with a £1 trial.
20 minutes. Meet your teacher.
Book a £1 trial →