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Easy Japanese

～やさしい日本語～

Contents

Introduction……..2

The Japanese Syllabary……..3

Japan, My Love……..4

Table of Characters……..5

Japan, My Love (100 lessons)……..6

Fun with Japanese……..66

Idiomatic Phrases Related with Body Parts……..67

Right Answers……74

Understanding Four Seasons in Japan through Haiku……..77

Know a little more about Japanese

Hours……..19

Currency……..26

Days of the Week……..32

Months (1)……..36

Where Ginza Is Located……..54

Month (2)……..62

Welcome to “Easy Japanese”

Welcome to our program, “Easy Japanese”! We hope you will

have fun learning through the program series called “Japan My

Love” and “Fun with Japanese”.

With the right approach, Japanese is not so difficult to learn.

In speaking Japanese, the sounds are based on a combination of five

vowels and about a dozen consonants, so the pronunciation is

relatively easy.

The Japanese writing system incorporates three main types of

script -- kanji, hiragana and katakana. Kanji are Chinese characters

introduced to Japan in the 5 th and 6 th century. These are ideograms.

Hiragana and katakana are phonograms, a syllabary developed in

Japan. Katakana is used for onomatopoeia and the many foreign

words that have been assimilated into the language.

If you are learning Japanese for the first time our “Japan My

Love” series offers 100 handy expressions that you can memorize.

These expressions will really help you to improve.

In the “Fun with Japanese” series you will learn about the

many words that depict the four seasons of Japan. Japanese culture

places great importance on the changing seasons of spring, summer,

autumn and winter. Also included in the series are some of the many

idiomatic phrases and onomatopoeia used in daily Japanese.

Once you master the words and phrases we use in our

program, you’ll be amazed at how expressive your Japanese will

become. Be sure to join us during our program “Easy Japanese” with

the series called, “Japan My Love” and “Fun with Japanese.”

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The Japanese Syllabary

1- ひらがな Hiragana 2- カタカナ Katakana

3- Romaji (Roman letters)

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

あア A いイ I うウ U えエ E おオ O

かカ KA きキ KI くク KU けケ KE こコ KO

さサ SA しシ SHI すス SU せセ SE そソ SO

たタ TA ちチ CHI つツ TSU てテ TE とト TO

なナ NA にニ NI ぬヌ NU ねネ NE のノ NO

はハ HA ひヒ HI ふフ FU へヘ HE ほホ HO

まマ MA みミ MI むム MU めメ ME もモ MO

やヤ YA ゆユ YU よヨ YO

らラ RA りリ RI るル RU れレ RE ろロ RO

わワ WA をヲ O

んン N

がガ GA ぎギ GI ぐグ GU げゲ GE ごゴ GO

ざザ ZA じジ JI ずズ ZU ぜゼ ZE ぞゾ ZO

だダ DA ぢヂ JI づヅ ZU でデ DE どド DO

ばバ BA びビ BI ぶブ BU べベ BE ぼボ BO

ぱパ PA ぴピ PI ぷプ PU ぺペ PE ぽポ PO

ヴァ VA ヴィ VI ヴ VU ヴェ VE ヴォ VO

きゃキャ KYA きゅキュ KYU きょキョ KYO

しゃシャ SHA しゅシュ SHU しょショ SHO

ちゃチャ CHA ちゅチュ CHU ちょチョ CHO

にゃニャ NYA にゅニュ NYU にょニョ NYO

ひゃヒャ HYA ひゅヒュ HYU ひょヒョ HYO

みゃミャ MYA みゅミュ MYU みょミョ MYO

りゃリャ RYA りゅリュ RYU りょリョ RYO

ぎゃギャ GYA ぎゅギュ GYU ぎょギョ GYO

じゃジャ JA じゅジュ JU じょジョ JO

びゃビャ BYA びゅビュ BYU びょビョ BYO

ぴゃピャ PYA ぴゅピュ PYU ぴょピョ PYO

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ディ DI ドゥ DU

Japan My Love

The main non-Japanese character in the drama is called Leo.

He has been studying aikidō, one of the Japanese martial arts, in his

home country.

But for a long time he has been eager to learn more aikido in

Japan, where it originated, and so he has been studying Japanese

very hard.

Now his wish has been fulfilled.

The drama begins as Leo arrives at Narita International

Airport, the main gateway to Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

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