503F Summer 2026 Japanese for Beginners

This class offers an introduction to the Japanese language. We will learn basic conversation including learning everyday phrases, the two phonetic alphabets (Hiragana and Katakana), numbers and telling time, adverbs, adjectives, and conjugation of verbs. We will also learn a little bit of the Japanese culture (in English).

Sonia Segarra-Law worked for the Japanese government for seven years and studied the Japanese language, culture, and history at Carleton College in Minnesota.