Norolu Learning JP
Real Japanese for real situations.
Practical phrases for the airport, taxi, restaurant, and beyond — with romaji, kana, audio, gestures, and etiquette notes.
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Learning JP is a friendly phrasebook for people coming to Japan — travelers, new residents, exchange students, and their families. Across 1,147situations, each entry pairs the line you'd say with the reply you'd hear and a short note on body language. No sign-up, free at the core.
Your JLPT progress
- N5 — Beginner basics0 / 810
- N4 — Everyday situations0 / 4808
- N3 — Practical fluency0 / 3619
- N2 — Pre-advanced0 / 140
- N1 — Advanced0 / 9
Situations
- 100 · Yen · Shop
- 100 · Yen · Shop · Shopping
- 100 · Yen · Store
- ATM · Convenience · Store
- ATM · Money
- Accommodation
Reading
View all →How to learn, how to keep going, small bits of culture. Short reads that make the daily five minutes inside the app feel a little different.
- guide7 min
Common Beginner Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Typical stumbles for beginners: mixing up wa and ga, ni and de; conjugation slips; and confusing honorific and humble keigo. See each mistake with a clear fix.
- exam6 min
From N5 to N4: Bridging the Gap
What changes when you move from N5 to N4: the entry points to the potential form, tara conditionals, nagara, the passive, and the causative, plus tips for keeping up your study. N4 is the level just after N5.
- guide6 min
i-Adjectives and na-Adjectives: The Two Adjective Types
Learn how i-adjectives and na-adjectives differ, how they modify nouns, and how to form present, past, and negative endings, including the irregular ii to yokatta.
- exam6 min
JLPT N5 Grammar Essentials: The Building Blocks
A compact summary of core N5 grammar: the particles wa, ga, o, ni, de; desu and masu; the tai form; te kudasai; arimasu and imasu; and inviting with masen ka. N5 is the most basic of the five JLPT levels.