Description
A fresh take on studying hiragana and katakana, let’s use the way your brain works to make learning 92 Japanese kana characters a breeze!
Teens’ Kill it with Kana
Learn to pronounce, read and write hiragana and katakana!
And if you put both Teens’ Kill it with Kana and Teens’ Beginner Japanese I in the cart, you get the Teens’ Intro Bundle discount with discount code teensintrobundle[session #] (online option) or teensintrobundle[session #]ip (in-person option)!
2025 Online
Sundays noon – 1:30PM Central
[Session 1 Online] Jan 5, Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26
[Session 2 Online] Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23
[Session 3 Online] Apr 27, May 4, May 18, May 25
[Session 4 Online] Jul 13, Jul 20, Jul 27, Aug 3
[Session 5 Online] Sept 7, Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28
[Session 6 Online] Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16
2025 In-person
Please sign up 3 hours or more before the first class. Sessions may be cancelled/moved if there are no students.
Thursdays 4:45PM – 6:15PM Central
McDonald’s (5200 S Lake Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60615)
[Session 1 In-person] Jan 9, Jan 16, Jan 23, Jan 30
You can request classes at a library closer to you:
see all available in-person locations.
Additional information
| Prerequisites | Ages 8 and up. Sensei will occasionally use email to communicate with the student during the lesson: if the registration email cannot be used during class, please respond to the Welcome email with an email address for the student. When there are quizzes or the class is working on their worksheets, they will be asked to send photos of what they’ve completed so far if they can’t use their camera to show what they’re working on. Any work they’re unable to get to in class is homework they'll scan in or photograph and email to Sensei before the next class. |
|---|---|
| Topics | writing systems; pronunciation; hiragana; katakana |
| Location | If you sign up for the online session: If you sign up for an in-person session, it'll be at the location you choose from the following list: |
| Pricing | Individual: $108 Families: Half off the individual rate for every 2nd person |
| Included with this purchase | Weekly lessons [$180 value]; detailed curriculum [$30 value]; workbook [$30 value]; weekly 30-minute online office hour every Wednesday night [$60 value]; worksheet review [$120 value]; private Discord Japanese learning community [$150 value] You get $570 worth of instruction, materials and practice for just $108! Students taking the class in person will be given a binder/folder of the worksheets for the entire course on the first day. Please bring it to every class. |
Return policy
Refunds possible (restrictions apply): see specifics under Online, live courses in the Refund and Returns Policy.
You may also like…
-
Teens’ Beginner Japanese II
Continuing from Teen’s Beginner Japanese I, you’ll be able to give more details and say what you or other people are doing. No more ‘This is a pen.’ sentences!
You can change which Session you’re attending by emailing me the Session number. All Teen’s Beginner Japanese II Sessions are the same price.
Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Teens’ Beginner Japanese I
The intro course to Japanese with everyday vocabulary and grammar, you learn how to “intro”duce yourself!
Picks up from Teens’ Kill it with Kana, covering the rest of the sounds needed to say things in Japanese.
6 hours of class over 4 weeks live online or in person. Workbook and videos. Weekly Office Hours.
Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Related products
-
Teens’ Beginner Japanese IV
Continuing from Teens’ Beginner Japanese IV, learn how to express thoughts and feelings in more natural, complex sentences.
Covers conjunctions, honorifics, becoming, greetings and feelings continued, essay writing practice.
Once a week for 7 weeks. Can be online or in person (preference of the entire class).
Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Teens’ Beginner Japanese III
Describe what you’re thinking and feeling in basic conversations.
Covers more verbs, participle verb conjugation, na-adjectives, expressing wants and thoughts, greetings, feelings.
Once a week for 7 weeks. Can be online or in person (preference of the entire class).
Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Monthly subscription for Japanese Tutoring
Japanese tutoring, but with one less worry!
You can pause or cancel any time from your Account Dashboard.
Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
The Principal Principles of Speaking Japanese
Want to learn how to speak Japanese the way I did? It’s all here in this book!
And whether you’re the type of person who’d rather jump into a fire ant colony than say a word to anyone or you’re the type of person who’d be so energized making new friends, I’ll walk you through creating your path to conversations in Japanese.
Inside you’ll find:
- the 9 principles that’ll help you start speaking Japanese and keep speaking it
- doable step-by-step action plans
- fun ways to get you out of your head (and out of a rut)
