📅 DAY 2 – "Brick by Brick"

Main Goals:

• Deepen grammar mastery from Lesson 1
• Drill listening + shadowing to build rhythm
• Finish katakana cleanup
• Start writing your first Japanese diary entry
• Expand vocab + start light kanji practice

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🕒 TOTAL STUDY TIME: 4.5–5.5 hours

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🧭 PLAN BREAKDOWN

1. 📘 Grammar Consolidation – Minna Lesson 1

Time: 60–75 minutes Materials: Minna Main Book + Grammar Notes

✅ Tasks:

• Revisit yesterday’s grammar:

  • AはBです
  • AはBじゃありません
  • AはBですか？

• Focus on pronunciation + intonation

• Do 書きましょう (writing practice) and 練習 (practice drills) in workbook

• Write 5 custom sentences using today’s patterns

✅ Action Tip: Make all examples relevant to your life:

• これはスマホです。
• あの人はエンジニアですか？
• いいえ、先生じゃありません。

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2. 📱 Vocabulary Expansion (Anki + Speaking Practice)

Time: 45 minutes Materials: Anki N5 Deck, notebook

✅ Tasks:

• Add new 20–30 words from Lesson 1 (if not added yesterday)
• Review 50+ cards (repeating out loud)
• Say 5–10 short sentences using new words
• Practice noun vocab + counters (like ～人、～歳 if you want bonus)

✅ Bonus: Record yourself reading 10 vocab + 3 self-made sentences

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3. 🎧 Listening + Shadowing

Time: 45–60 minutes Materials:

• Shadowing: Let’s Speak Japanese Vol 1
• YouTube: Comprehensible Japanese (N5 level)

✅ Tasks:

• Choose 1–2 short listening clips (around self-intro/greetings)
• Shadow each sentence 3x (pause, repeat, mimic)
• Practice Lesson 1 会話 (dialogue) like a roleplay
• Try recording yourself and comparing with native

✅ Shadowing Tip: If you're struggling, whisper it first, then say it naturally.

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4. 🔤 Katakana Review & Drill

Time: 30–45 minutes Materials: Katakana chart, worksheets, or app (KanaTown / Dr. Moku)

✅ Tasks:

• Do a katakana quiz (write or use app)
• Practice reading katakana loan words
• Write katakana for 10+ common Japanese words from anime or tech (テレビ、メール、ゲーム etc.)

✅ Extra: Watch/read product labels and menus in katakana (make a fun game out of it)

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5. 🖊 Writing Practice – Diary + Custom Sentences

Time: 30 minutes Materials: Notebook, BunPro, or Google Docs

✅ Tasks:

• Write your first diary entry in Japanese (3–5 simple sentences)

• Use today’s grammar:

  • わたしは〇〇です。
  • これは〇〇です。

• Keep it personal and review it next day

✅ Optional: Post it to HelloTalk and ask for feedback (you’ll learn faster with corrections!)

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6. ⛩ Light Kanji Introduction (Optional)

Time: 15–20 minutes Kanji Focus: 一, 二, 三, 人, 日, 月, 名, 先生, 学

✅ Tasks:

• Learn 5–8 kanji from N5
• Practice stroke order + readings
• Use mnemonics (WaniKani, KanjiDamage, or remember with stories)

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✅ SUMMARY CHECKLIST – DAY 2

Task	Done?
Grammar drill – Lesson 1	☐
Anki vocab + mini-sentences	☐
Listening & shadowing (min 30m)	☐
Katakana cleanup	☐
Writing practice (diary)	☐
Learn 5–8 Kanji	☐

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