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Guides and tips for learning Japanese.

• Starting Japanese — the three scripts and your first steps
  Understand hiragana, katakana and kanji, and plan your first month.
• What is the JLPT — levels N5 to N1
  How the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test is structured, how the levels differ, and how to register.
• Learning hiragana in two weeks
  An effective order and review methods for memorising hiragana.
• Five habits for memorising vocabulary
  Spaced repetition, sentence learning and other effective vocabulary habits.
• は vs が — topic and subject
  How to tell the Japanese particles は and が apart, with examples and a Mongolian comparison.
• に, で, を, へ — the core particles
  How to use the Japanese particles に, で, を and へ, compared with Mongolian cases, plus common mistakes.
• Advantages for Mongolian speakers and 10 common mistakes
  How Japanese resembles Mongolian, and ten mistakes Mongolian learners often make.