English uses one verb — “there is” — for everything. Japanese splits it by whether the thing is alive: いる for people and animals (things that move on their own), ある for objects, plants, and everything else. 猫がいる (“there’s a cat”), 本がある (“there’s a book”). Note が, not は, marks the thing that exists.
Today's words
明日
tomorrow
飲む
to drink; to swallow
警察
police
日
Sunday
会社
company; corporation
力
force; strength
教える
to teach; to instruct
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
明
日
飲
警
察
会
社
力
See it in real sentences
彼とはうまくやっている。
I get on well with him.
出来高払いでやっています。
We are doing business at piecework payment basis.
お時間を割いていただきありがとうございます。
Thank you very much for inviting me.
迎えに来てくださってありがとうございます。
Thank you very much for coming to see me.
基礎体温をつけています。
I'm keeping a record of basal body temperature.
これを買います。
I'll take it.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
to turn back (e.g. half-way)
戻る
1d ago
marriage
結婚
1d ago
mother
お母さん
3d ago
voice
声
3d ago
to stand (up)
立つ
7d ago
then
では
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “force”?
Which word means “to teach”?
Which word means “to drink”?
Which word means “company”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I get on well with him.”
彼とはうまくやっている。
Say: “We are doing business at piecework payment basis.”
出来高払いでやっています。
👀 Today’s input · ~10 min — where fluency actually comes from
Read your first real books
You can read kana now — so read. Open a Level 0 Tadoku graded reader: picture books made for absolute beginners, almost all kana. Sound each page out loud and don’t stop to look up every word; getting the gist is the goal.