Easy Japanese: A Complete Language Course and Pocket Dictionary in One (Free Online Audio)

Easy Japanese: A Complete Language Course and Pocket Dictionary in One (Free Online Audio)

by Emiko Konomi
Easy Japanese: A Complete Language Course and Pocket Dictionary in One (Free Online Audio)

Easy Japanese: A Complete Language Course and Pocket Dictionary in One (Free Online Audio)

by Emiko Konomi

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Overview

A great introduction to the Japanese language for travel, business, traditional learning or fun!

This book introduces you to the basics of Japanese, and teaches practical daily conversations and vocabulary. Useful notes and explanations on the Japanese script, pronunciation and accent, greetings and requests, sentence structure, vocabulary, verb conjugations, honorific forms, expressions and etiquette dos and don'ts are included, as well as a useful dictionary of commonly-used Japanese words and phrases. Native-speaker audio recordings of all the dialogues, vocabulary and exercises are available for free online.

In Easy Japanese you'll find:
  • 10 progressive, structured lessons for self-study learners
  • A focus on elementary sentence patterns and vocabulary for daily conversations
  • Content suitable for JLPT N5 and N4 preparation
  • Manga illustrations
  • Kanji, hiragana and katakana, and romaji in all dialogues and vocabulary
  • Cultural notes for understanding Japanese customs and norms

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9784805315873
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 10/13/2020
Series: Easy Language Series
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Emiko Konomi received her PhD from Cornell and has been on the faculty of Portland State Universitysince 2014. She teaches all levels of Japanese and has extensive experience training Japanese language instructors at various teacher-training programs in the U.S. Her passionate teaching style and dedication earned her the Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Award in 2011 and 2015. She is the author of Preadvanced Japanese. She lives just outside of Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Lesson 1 Greetings and Everyday Expressions 12

Lesson 2 Meeting People 20

Dialogue 1 How Do You Do? 21

Cultural Note: Introductions 24

Dialogue 2 Are You American? 26

Cultural Note: Foreign Words in Japanese 30

Cultural Note: Aizuchi: How to be a Good Listener 30

Dialogue 3 Introducing Yourself 32

Dialogue 4 Who is That Person? 38

Cultural Note: Senpai-Kohai "Senior-Junior" Relationship 40

Lesson 3 Schedule and Daily Activities 44

Dialogue 1 Taking a Bus Tour 45

Cultural Note: The Japanese Sense of Time 48

Dialogue 2 Practicing Your Japanese 51

Cultural Note: Virtue of Ambiguity 54

Dialogue 3 It's Lunch Time 56

Dialogue 4 Texting Someone 61

Lesson 4 Eating and Drinking 66

Dialogue 1 Visiting an Izaka-ya Resturant 67

Cultural Note: Eating out 72

Cultural Note: Drinking 72

Dialogue 2 At a Ramen Shop 75

Dialogue 3 Traditional Japanese Cuisine 82

Cultural Note: Tea 85

Dialogue 4 My Favorite Foods 88

Lesson 5 Where is It? 92

Dialogue 1 Going Shopping 93

Dialogue 2 Driving in Town 99

Cultural Note: Konbini "Convenience Store" 101

Dialogue 3 In the Department Store 104

Cultural Note: Depa-chika The "Basement of a Department Store" 106

Dialogue 4 Taking a Break in a Cafe 108

Lesson 6 Leisure Activities and Hobbies 112

Dialogue 1 Invitation to Kabuki 103

Cultural Note: Do $$$-a Spiritual Path to Mastery 117

Dialogue 2 Vacations 120

Cultural Note: Religions in Japan 123

Dialogue 3 Going Sightseeing 126

Dialogue 4 At a Nomi-kai (After-work Drinking) 132

Cultural Note: After Work Parties 135

Lesson 7 Getting Around 138

Dialogue 1 Commuting 139

Cultural Note: Taking Trains 141

Dialogue 2 Meeting at Hachiko, the Dog Statue 143

Cultural Note: Apology First 147

Dialogue 3 Taking a Taxi 150

Dialogue 4 Going to the Airport 153

Lesson 8 Family and Personal History 158

Dialogue 1 Birthday 159

Cultural Note: Hanami "Flower-Viewing Picnic" 165

Cultural Note: Japanese Calendar and Birthday Celebrations 166

Dialogue 2 Personal History 169

Dialogue 3 Family 175

Dialogue 4 Marriage 179

Lesson 9 Opinions and Feelings 186

Dialogue 1 A Good Idea 167

Dialogue 2 Being Sick 191

Dialogue 3 Emotions 196

Dialogue 4 Politeness 202

Cultural Note: Politeness in Japanese Culture 204

Cultural Note: Gift-Giving 204

Lesson 10 Do's and Don'ts 208

Dialogue 1 Please Enter Your Password 209

Dialogue 2 No Smoking 213

Cultural Note: The Virtue of Holding Back 214

Dialogue 3 Recycling 217

Cultural Note: The Concept of Mottainai and Recycling in Japan 219

Dialogue 4 Clothing 222

English-Japanese Dictionary 228

Japanese-English Dictionary 242

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