# I am writing the JLPT N5 in less then a month! **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [November 4, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554 "2018-11-04T15:37:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/21 "2018-11-05T03:23:37Z")
Sitting _for_ a test does sound more natural to me too. Maybe it is an American versus British English thing as @Naphthalene said. Where I’m from it’s much more common to say “taking a test” than “sitting for a test” anyway, so I didn’t even notice that the “for” was missing when @Belthazar first mentioned it. ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/22 "2018-11-05T03:25:47Z")
> [@Jerred](#): > > Fun fact: it was on this very forum that I learned the English “revise” for a test, where Americans would say study. Oh yeah, I remember that. That was a weird day. ---
**Author:** ![inusagi-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/inusagi-chan/32/677099_2.png) [@inusagi-chan](https://community.wanikani.com/u/inusagi-chan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/23 "2018-11-05T03:49:00Z")
All of this commotion about sitting/writing/taking aside, I’ve never personally taken the JLPT, but it’s my understanding that since they changed the levels N5 is basically “intro to intro to Japanese” AKA ridiculously easy. Anyone have any input on this? I missed the sign ups for December’s JLPT by less than a week but I’m finishing up Genki II and I assume at this point I should just be going for the N4 at the next opportunity. I just got my J-CAT sign in today so I’ll try that this week and see how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Leebo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/leebo/32/439476_2.png) [@Leebo](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Leebo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/24 "2018-11-05T03:58:50Z")
> [@inusagi-chan](#): > > it’s my understanding that since they changed the levels N5 is basically “intro to intro to Japanese” AKA ridiculously easy. Anyone have any input on this? The old level 4 and the new N5 (not so new anymore, but yeah) are basically the same. They cover a pretty narrow amount of beginner topics, but the content didn’t really change. The main change with the levels was that the old level 2 was basically the same as N3 and N2 combined. So that intermediate content is split into two levels now. It was a cavernous divide between 3 and 2 in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Randomizor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/randomizor/32/193021_2.png) [@Randomizor](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Randomizor)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/25 "2018-11-05T04:05:56Z")
Sitting a test is a really common way to say it in Australia. Got to love the English language. ---
**Author:** ![tmninja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tmninja/32/630078_2.png) [@tmninja](https://community.wanikani.com/u/tmninja)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/26 "2018-11-05T04:08:18Z")
_purposely stands up for all tests here on in_ ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/naphthalene/32/219185_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/27 "2018-11-05T04:19:29Z")
> [@inusagi-chan](#): > > N5 is basically “intro to intro to Japanese” AKA ridiculously easy. As @Leebo said, that never really changed. “Easy” is a very subjective thing, though. While that test covers a very small part of the Japanese language, if you don’t know the content, you’ll fail no matter what. People have reported on the forum failing N5, and if you look at the official stats, they aren’t the only ones. That being said, I’m pretty sure Genki II is enough grammar for N4. I’ve seen somewhere a list of N4 grammar point not covered by that book, so you may want to check on that. However, if you know everything else really well, it should be enough to get a passing grade. (Well, in that section at least). Since you have time, you might as well learn the rest while you are waiting. (Also, practice reading and listening, obviously) ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/28 "2018-11-05T04:32:11Z")
While you’re at it, maybe stop stealing the tests too. ---
**Author:** ![QuackingShoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/quackingshoe/32/210166_2.png) [@QuackingShoe](https://community.wanikani.com/u/QuackingShoe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/29 "2018-11-05T04:32:24Z")
To be fair, ‘taking’ might not make literal sense, but we use the word take idiomatically for eeeeeverything in American English. I take a test, take people places, take my medicine, take a punch, take over a country, take a look, take a pass, take the piss… ---
**Author:** ![tmninja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tmninja/32/630078_2.png) [@tmninja](https://community.wanikani.com/u/tmninja)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/30 "2018-11-05T04:33:20Z")
English just sucks in general ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/31 "2018-11-05T04:33:47Z")
Language just sucks in general. ---
**Author:** ![tmninja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tmninja/32/630078_2.png) [@tmninja](https://community.wanikani.com/u/tmninja)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:33am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/32 "2018-11-05T04:33:58Z")
But it’s so _fun_ ---
**Author:** ![QuackingShoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/quackingshoe/32/210166_2.png) [@QuackingShoe](https://community.wanikani.com/u/QuackingShoe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/33 "2018-11-05T04:34:33Z")
It’s funny you should say that, because I almost ended my post with “it might as well be 当たる” Because all languages are equally bad with their swiss army words. ---
**Author:** ![OpusTheFowl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/opusthefowl/32/205768_2.png) [@OpusTheFowl](https://community.wanikani.com/u/OpusTheFowl)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/34 "2018-11-05T05:24:21Z")
Try this…this is Newfoundland-ese…even the rest of Canada can barely understand them. Good luck ps…The guy talking is a comedian from Newfoundland and is NOT laying it on thick… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/0/5/4/054ee19aa521b6320226a5f7ba522e7d9455c2b1.jpeg "A Newfoundland Language Lesson with Mark Critch, Candice Walsh and Travel Yourself") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqLuIXwsLDw) ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/36 "2018-11-05T05:48:05Z")
Oh, I’m quite certain that every country has a regional dialect that the rest of the country can’t understand. 😛 > [@greasyButter](#): > > We, Indians say I’ll ‘give a test’ to mean ‘take a test’. Is this odd as well? Quite. For us, the test giver is the examiner - which is to say, the person providing the test. ---
**Author:** ![ctmf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ctmf/32/183394_2.png) [@ctmf](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ctmf)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/38 "2018-11-05T05:59:22Z")
‘Taking’ a test is normal here. I’ve heard ‘writing’ a test; I’d know what you meant. ‘Sitting’ a test sounds backwards to me. We often do oral interviews in front of a board, and ‘sitting’ a board is what I call it when I’m a board member, not the candidate. ---
**Author:** ![hachiken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/hachiken/32/74621_2.png) [@hachiken](https://community.wanikani.com/u/hachiken)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/39 "2018-11-05T06:14:19Z")
Because no one’s mentioned the Japanese phrase yet… 試験を受ける - “to accept a test” ---
**Author:** ![Leebo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/leebo/32/439476_2.png) [@Leebo](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Leebo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/40 "2018-11-05T06:21:40Z")
> [@hachiken](#): > > 受ける - “to accept Well, also receive or get, so not that different from take. ---
**Author:** ![hachiken](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/hachiken/32/74621_2.png) [@hachiken](https://community.wanikani.com/u/hachiken)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/41 "2018-11-05T06:23:50Z")
Yeah, I guess you’d say “take a test” if you were translating. ---
**Author:** ![OpusTheFowl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/opusthefowl/32/205768_2.png) [@OpusTheFowl](https://community.wanikani.com/u/OpusTheFowl)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554/42 "2018-11-05T07:04:48Z")
> [@ctmf](#): > > ‘Sitting’ a test sounds backwards to me. Do you folks remember “Sitting for a picture”? That’s an old one… [Previous page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-writing-the-jlpt-n5-in-less-then-a-month/33554.md?page=3)