This cheat sheet PDF guide is the ultimate resource for beginners. It covers numbers, time, verb conjugation, and even includes a handy hiragana and katakana chart. This one-sheet PDF has all that you need to be familiar with the basics of most Japanese Concepts.Get the free download of our learning cheat sheet below.

Verb conjugation

The cheat sheet covered 12 conjugation forms for both formal and informal verbs.
For example, the Te-form is the first challenge for many Japanese beginners. In the cheat sheet, we list the rules to help you remember the conjugation.

U-verb	-う/つ/る		ex: 買う		って		ex: 買って
	-む/ぶ/ぬ		ex: 読む		んで		ex: 読んで
	-す		ex: 話す		して		ex: 話して
	-く/ぐ		ex: 泳ぐ		いていで		ex: 泳いで
	行く				行って
Ru- verb	-る		ex: 食べる		て		ex: 食べて

Japanese calendar

Day of the week-

The easiest thing to remember is that each day of the week ends with the kanji “曜日” and each day is represented by a different element of nature.
The first kanji of the days comes from the five visible planets, which are named after the five Chinese elements (metal 金, wood 木, water水, fire火, earth土), and also the moon 月 and sun 日.

Monday	月曜日	げつようび
Tuesday	火曜日	かようび
Wednesday	水曜日	すいようび
Thursday	木曜日	もくようび
Friday	金曜日	きにょうび
Saturday	土曜日	どようび
Sunday	日曜日	にちようび

Days of the month-

The counter is にち (日) and you can simply add the number of the day. The first 10 days have special readings that you should pay attention to.

ついたち: 1st
ふつか: 2nd
みっか: 3rd
よっか: 4th
いつか: 5th
むいか: 6th
なのか: 7th
ようか: 8th
ここのか: 9th
とうか: 10th

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