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Minasan Konnichiwa Hello and Welcome to the Rocket Japanese Grammar Lessons

Grammar Lesson 1Yōkoso Welcome to your first installment of the Rocket Japanese Grammar Lessons

These lessons act as the perfect complement to the conversational Japanese you have learned in the Interactive Audio course

In each of these grammar lessons you can expect detailed grammar examples and invaluable cultural notes (that not only help you with what to say and when to say it but also how to act) Yoursquoll get an insight into written Japanese as well The mission today is to help you make sense of some of the grammar and vocabulary in the most basic Japanese conversations you have learned

Are you ready to get started Here we go thenhellip

I Greetings and Politeness in Japanese CultureSo you learned how to say a few greetings in Japanese yesterday

Please remember in Japanese culture it is considered very important to be able to say these simple greetings when you see people everyday - just as important as saying ldquothank yourdquo and ldquopleaserdquo in Western culture

Ohayō gozaimasu greeting in the morning

Konnichiwa greeting during the day

Konbanwa greeting after dark

Therersquos another thing you need to remember about Japanese culture it is being polite and hum-ble

In spoken Japanese there are different levels of formality and politeness

You need to always be aware of the relationship between you and the person you are speaking to Are they a friend A member of your family A customer Your boss A colleague

Of the three greetings you learned yesterday Ohayō gozaimasu is a good simple example

Every morning I go to work I say ldquoOhayō gozaimasurdquo to my colleagues

Every morning I go to the kitchen to have my breakfast I say Ohayō to my family

To a few of my colleagues I am very friendly with I say Ohayō

To my boss or my teacher I definitely say ldquoOhayō gozaimasurdquo

To a stranger I walked past on the street in the morning I say ldquoOhayō gozaimasurdquo

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For Konnichiwa and Konbanwa therersquos only one version for everyone

Letrsquos look at the picture below Can you tell what theyrsquore saying

The paperboy would definitely be saying Ohayō gozaimasu

1) because the person hersquos speaking to is possibly a customer

2) because the person hersquos speaking to is much older than him and he needs to pay respect to older generations

3) or simply because he is a stranger

On the other hand the older man may be saying ldquoOhayō gozaimasurdquo but he can get away with saying Ohayō if he knows the young man even slightly because he is much older

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II Names and using ldquosanrdquoYou probably have heard a Japanese name mentioned followed by san San is an address showing a sign of respect You might say itrsquos like Mr Mrs and Ms San however can be used both after family names or given names

Therersquos a very important thing to remember though Never put san after your own name

As I mentioned above it is important to be ldquohumblerdquo and as san is a sign of respect you should not use it after your own name

III Japanese Writing SystemsMany people tell me that Japanese is not such a difficult language to learn to speak well enough to get by When it comes to reading and writing however it is a totally different story And they are right

The reason some people find Japanese reading and writing difficult is because we use THREE sets of characters

Characters unlike the letters in the English alphabet are like pictures

So letters represent sounds but characters each represent a word - or if not a word then at least a meaningful unit of language such as a syllable (a ldquosound clusterrdquo)

For example a Chinese character that means ldquomountainrdquo would have originated from a drawing of a mountain Letrsquos have a brief look at what kind of characters we use in Japanese

1) Kanji (Chinese characters) 漢字

When the Japanese first wrote down their language many centuries ago they borrowed charac-ters from the Chinese language and we still use them in our modern Japanese language Every Chinese character has a meaning

2) Hiragana ひらがな and 3) Katakana カタカナ

As the Chinese characters alone did not fit the Japanese language very well they next invented hiragana and katakana These two sets represent sounds Each character represents a syllable Unlike kanji these characters do not have any meaning on their own - beyond the ldquosound clus-tersrdquo they represent

There are 46 hiragana and katakana characters each and both are used to represent the same sounds Hiragana came to be used mainly in the Japanese language in conjunction with kanji and katakana came to be reserved for foreign original words

Since these two sets are phonetic anything you can say you can write down using these charac-ters (within the sound system of Japanese)

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Letrsquos take a personrsquos name as an example One of the most common Japanese family names Tanaka and a very common girlrsquos name Yoshiko

1) 田中佳子

2) たなかよしこ

3) タナカヨシコ

4) Tanaka Yoshiko

1) 田中佳子　 Written in kanji

As I mentioned before every kanji has a meaning

First kanji 田 means a ldquorice fieldrdquo It is read as ta

Second kanji 中 means ldquoinsiderdquo or ldquomiddlerdquo It is read as naka

Third kanji 佳 means ldquogoodrdquo It is read as yoshi

The last kanji 子 means a ldquochildrdquo It is read as ko

So this personrsquos name can mean ldquoA good child in the middle of a rice fieldrdquo

But it is read as ldquoTanaka Yoshikordquo

Another Yoshiko however may use different kanji 美子

This kanji means ldquobeautiful childrdquo But it still is read as ldquoYoshikordquo

So someone may ask me ldquoWhat does Yoshiko meanrdquo I can only answer ldquoIt depends on what kanji characters they userdquo

2) たなかよしこ　 Written in hiragana

Here each character represents a sound cluster

た = ta

な = na

か = ka

よ = yo

し = shi

こ = ko

Easy right

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3) タナカヨシコ　 Written in katakana

The same name written this time in katakana

A Japanese name is usually not written in katakana A foreign name for example will be usually written using katakana But since katakana characters are phonetic anything can be written down using them

One more Way to Write in Japanese (the ldquoEasyrdquo Way)

Did you wonder how yoursquore going to be able to read Japanese Well donrsquot worry We have this system called rōmaji (literally Romanized characters) which allows us to write down what we say using the letters you use in the English alphabet In your next newsletter you will learn the rules of pronouncing the Japanese words written in rōmaji For now letrsquos just see how the same name looks when written in rōmaji

4) Tanaka Yoshiko Written in rōmaji

hellipthis is how Japanese names will be expressed when they are used in English

Ok Letrsquos get back to characters kanji hiragana and katakana You might still be a bit baffled as to how the three systems are used together

Herersquos an example

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You see we use ALL of these THREE sets of characters Can you spot which ones are kanji hira-gana katakana

Did you also notice something else

Traditionally we write vertically from right to left

Newspapers magazines novels and formal personal letters are usually written vertically and textbooks casual personal letters and business correspondence are usually written horizontally from left to right top to bottom

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Grammar Lesson Part 2 Welcome to your second Rocket Japanese grammar lesson Today we will be learning all about the writing system we call Rōmaji and the sounds in the Japanese language Wersquoll also find out how to ask someonersquos name and where they are from and wersquoll tell you everything you need to know about ldquoyourdquohellip no not about YOU but about using the Japanese word for you in conversation

Now letrsquos dig our hands into some basics of the Japanese languagehellip

I Rōmaji and the Sounds in the Japanese LanguageJapanese pronunciation is not difficult The most important pronunciations are those of the five vowels As long as you can distinguish the five vowels clearly yoursquoll be alright All other syllables consist of consonants and these vowels

a sounds like ldquoardquo as in ldquoartrdquo

i sounds like ldquoeardquo as in ldquoeatrdquo

u sounds like ldquooordquo as in ldquofoodrdquo

e sounds like ldquoerdquo as in ldquobedrdquo

o sounds like ldquoordquo as in ldquoorangerdquo

But keep them all SHORT and CLIPPED And WHENEVER you see those vowels written in rōmaji ALWAYS pronounce them in the same way

Add the consonant ldquokrdquo before each of these vowels

a i u e o ka ki ku ke ko

The shape of your mouth should be the same because the vowels are the same

Below is the chart of basic Japanese syllables

あ a い i う u え e お o

か ka き ki く ku け ke こ ko

さ sa し shi す su せ se そ so

た ta ち chi つ tsu て te と to

な na に ni ぬ nu ね ne の no

は ha ひ hi ふ fu へ he ほ ho

ま ma み mi む mu め me も mo

や ya ゆ yu よ yo

ら ra り ri る ru れ re ろ ro

わ wa を wo

ん n

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Some important things to note

The sound ldquonrdquo without a vowel can be used at the end of a word or in the middle of a word Usually say it as it looks to you and you will be fine

When you see the symbol ldquo ˉ ldquo above a vowel make it a long sound For example sayōnaraWhen you see double consonants like ldquottrdquo and ldquokkrdquo insert a little gap before a ldquotrdquo or ldquokrdquo sound For ldquochottordquo insert a gap between ldquochordquo and ldquotordquo For ldquogakkōrdquo insert a gap between ldquogardquo and ldquokōrdquoThere are some other combinations such as ldquokyardquo and ldquokyordquo Pronounce them as one syllable not two For example kyōto tōkyōSometimes vowels ldquoirdquo and ldquourdquo sound like they are missing like desu But enough is there to know it is ldquosurdquo and not ldquosardquo or any other vowel The name ldquoYoshikordquo I used in the previous newsletter also has a missing ldquoirdquo It is pronounced with an accent on the first syllable But enough is there to know it is not ldquoshardquo but ldquoshirdquo

Lastly try to say the following Japanese words written in rōmaji Remember to pronounce the vowels Donrsquot confuse them with English words

are

kite

sake

me

to

II ldquoWhatrsquos Your Name and Where are You FromrdquoBefore we get into the more grammatical side of todayrsquos lesson letrsquos look at the following country names and see if you can recognize them Some of them you can sound out and guess what they are

nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China

Just add jin after each of these country names and then you have a ldquoperson from that countryrdquo

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nihon jin = Japanese person

[]desu is the most basic sentence in Japanese language

Nihon jin desu can mean I am Japanese

You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese

That is because we tend to drop the subject part of the sentence Actually itrsquos not just the subject part that is often omitted Many things that have been previously mentioned or understood are omitted

If I am standing in front of a group of people and have just introduced myself and said Nihon jin desu then it is obvious that I mean ldquoI am Japaneserdquo

If I am pointing at my friend standing next to me and say Nihon jin desu then I mean ldquoshe is Japaneserdquo

The basic sentence structure is this

[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]

A (I) = B (Japanese) Watashi wa nihon jin desu

A (Kenny) = B (English) Kenī san wa igirisu jin desu

A (I) = B (Sayaka) Watashi wa Sayaka desu

A (I) = B (well) Watashi wa genki desu

As I mentioned before the subject part is often dropped So we end up with

Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu

We know how to make these into questions donrsquot we

Nihon jin desu ka

Sayaka san desu ka (Remembering to add san to someone elsersquos name)

O genki desu ka (Remembering to add o to genki )

If you replace it with a question word that means ldquowhatrdquo you get

Nan desu ka What is it What is it

O namae wa nan desu ka What is your name

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Next letrsquos go back to the names of the countries and learn to say where you are from

Nihon kara kimashita from came Literally it is saying ldquoI came from Japanrdquo But watashi wa has been omitted because it is obvious

Watashi wa nihon kara kimashita

Kenī san wa igirisu kara kimashita

Pōru san wa doitsu kara kimashita

Kenī san wa amerika kara kimashita ka

Letrsquos replace amerika with another question word that means ldquowhererdquo

A Kenī san wa doko kara kimashita ka Keni san where are you from

B Igirisu kara kimashita Im from England

III All About the Word ldquoYourdquoThe Japanese translation for the English word ldquoyourdquo is anata However many people will choose to avoid using this word whenever we can

How We usually use the personrsquos name instead of anata

Sayaka Anata wa amerika jin desu ka Are you American

Kenny Īe kanada jin desu No Irsquom Canadian

Sayaka Kenī san wa amerika jin desu ka Are you American


If I am talking to Paul Kennyrsquos friend about Kenny what would I say

Sayaka Kenī san wa amerika jin desu ka Is Kenny American

Paul Īe kanada jin desu No hersquos Canadian

Thatrsquos right On the surface these two sentences can be exactly the same It all depends on the context

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Grammar Lesson Part 3I hope yoursquore enjoying the lessons so far Grammar is not everyonersquos favorite topic but if you take it in bite-sized bits it can be easy to digest And it will be rewarding when you start to see patterns emerging in the way the language is structured and really begin to understand the me-chanics behind it

Our objective in this lesson is to examine some of the pieces of the common Japanese conversations - and yoursquoll notice that many of these words and phrases are the same ones that appear in the early lessons of the Interactive Audio Course

Today wersquore learning how to order food or drink and how to say thank you in different ways Wersquoll also have a brief look at how some Chinese characters were made up

Letrsquos dig into it

I How to ask for SomethingOf course itrsquos important in any culture to be able to ask for things you want or need In Japanese as you know you need to be polite and use the right expression in the right situation

Herersquos three ways to ask for what you want when you want it - AND be sure you get

The first one will allow you to ask others what they ldquohaverdquo the second will allow you to say ldquoplease could I haverdquo and the third will allow you to ask for something in a very pleasant way

Letrsquos learn about the ga arimasu structure first

ga arimasu There are or I have

You can use this structure to ask to see if they have the drink you want

Kōhī ga arimasuka

In conversation the particle ga (another subject particle) is often omitted

Kōhī arimasuka Do you have coffee

Kōcha arimasuka English tea

O-cha arimasuka green tea

Jūsu arimasuka juice

Wain arimasuka wine

Note that arimasu is used only with inanimate objects meaning things that can not get up and walk away by themselves Trees though they are living objects can not get up and walk away so they are inanimate objects But people and animals are not inanimate objects

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With these things imasu is used instead

Nihon jin imasu ka Is there a Japanese person

Kenī san imasu ka Is Kenny there

Neko imasu ka Are there cats

Now letrsquos learn about the kudasai phrase

o kudasai Please give me

You can use this structure to order or ask for the drink you want

Aka wain o kudasai Please give me some red wine

In conversation the particle o (object particle) is often omitted

Shiro wain kudasai Please give me some white wine

Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer

Nihon no bīru kudasai Japanese beer

The particle no in the above example is a useful joining word It joins two nouns

beer can bīru no kan

wine bottle wain no bin

tea from India indo no kōcha

And finally letrsquos add the onegai shimasu phrase to our conversational toolbox

o onegai shimasu please

Onegai shimasu is an expression similar to ldquopleaserdquo that you use when you are asking for some-thing

The particle o again can be omitted in conversation in this structure as well

Kōhī onegai shimasu Coffee please

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II More than one Way to Say Thank youLetrsquos talk about the word Sumimasen

Sumimasen is possibly one of th first phrases picked up in Japan because it is used a lot It can mean ldquoexcuse merdquo ldquoIrsquom sorryrdquo and ldquothank yourdquo No wonder

A] dropped a handkerchief on the street [B] a stranger notices it and picks it up

B Sumimasen (getting Arsquos attention)

(B hands over the handkerchief)

A Aaaa sumimasenhellip(showing gratitude)

[A]bumps into [B] on the street

A A sumimasenhellip(apologizing)

This phrase is a good example of how the Japanese language heavily relies on the situation and context

How polite is your ldquothank yourdquo

There are many ways to say ldquothank yourdquo in Japanese depending on how formal you want to thank them and the relationship between you and the person yoursquore thanking

Herersquos some of the ways listed in the order of politeness and formality

Arigatō Do not use with superiors or strangers

Dōmo Can be used with strangers and sometimes to superiors

Sumimasen Somewhat apologetic ldquothank yourdquo but very common Can be used with strangers and superiors but not too formal

Dōmo sumimasen Same as above but slightly more thankful

Arigatō gozaimasu (gozaimashita) Polite and formal

Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu (gozaimashita) Very polite and formal

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III Picture KanjiSome of the basic kanji are originally derived from pictures These are some examples

Itrsquos a mountain The Japanese word for a mountain is yama

Most kanji in the Japanese language have more than one reading the original Japanese reading and the original Chinese reading When the kanji for mountain is used on its own it is a word The word that means ldquoa mountainrdquo in Japanese is yama So when this kanji 山 is used as a word it is read as yama

There are other words that are composed of more than one kanji for example 富士山 It is a word composed of three kanji characters 山 is used only as a ldquopartrdquo of the word By the way the word refers to the tallest mountain in Japan and it is read fujisan The same kanji 山 in this case is read as san This reading san is the Chinese original reading

So when you look at the kanji 山 the basic meaning of the kanji is obvious But how you go about reading it is not as obvious and usually it depends on how itrsquos used in a sentence Is it used as a word on its own Or is it used as a part of a compound word consisting of two or more kanji

車 a word that means ldquoa carrdquo and pronounced kuruma

日本車 a word that means ldquoa Japanese carrdquo and pronounced nihonsha

The same kanji 車 is read kuruma in the first word but sha in the second word because itrsquos a compound word Kuruma is a word that means something whereas sha is merely a sound and a part of another word

Itrsquos a river The Japanese word for a river is kawa

Itrsquos a tree The Japanese word for a tree is ki

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Those are some easy ones But itrsquos about starting simple especially because the Japanese lan-guage will be sohellip well foreign to many people Writing with characters is challenging but therersquos nothing wrong with a challenge - and Rocket Japanese makes it fun

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Grammar Lesson Part 4 This is my fourth grammar lesson and Irsquom sure yoursquore starting to get a grasp of what the Japanese language is all about And I hope that yoursquore having a great time learning a new language

Todayrsquos topic is what we all like doing well what I like doing - eating

For us Japanese eating is not just feeding ourselves with essential nutrients Itrsquos an experience

In the audio conversation about going to eat sushi you covered quite a bit Today Irsquod like to ex-plain in more details about what you learned in that conversation Yoursquoll be able to talk about what you like and donrsquot like use some adjectives like ldquodeliciousrdquo and ldquodifficultrdquo and invite someone to go do something

So letrsquos move right on

I Grammara) Talking about what you like or donrsquot like ndash I like ～

Sushi wa suki desu ka Do you like sushi

Hai suki desu Yes I do

Īe suki ja arimasen No I donrsquot

My answer is definitely Hai suki desu

We have learned before that desu is like I am it is he is you are and so on You might think that therersquos no ldquoamrdquo in ldquoI likerdquo I want you to note here when two languages are so different like Japanese and English sometimes things like this happen So letrsquos not get too hung up on little things and learn how to say ldquoI likerdquo in Japanese

Now that you know how to say you like sushi letrsquos try talking about your favorite drinks sports and so on All you need to do is substitute sushi with what you want to talk about

In my previous newsletters we studied vocabulary for drinks Letrsquos first substitute sushi with drinks

Coffee Kōhī wa suki desuka Hai suki desu

Tea Kōcha wa suki desu ka Īe suki ja arimasen

Green tea Nihoncha wa suki desu ka Hai suki desu

Wine Wain wa suki desu ka Īe suki ja arimasen

Please try substituting with other drinks Ganbatte ne

Next letrsquos talk about what sports you like Many sports are katakana words That means chances are that Japanese people will understand the English names for the sports you like

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Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū

Basketball basukettobōru

American football amerikan futtobōru or amefuto (for short)

Rugby ragubī

Sakkā wa suki desu ka Do you like soccer

Īe amari suki ja arimasen No I donrsquot like soccer very much

Demo yakyū wa totemo suki desu But I like baseball very much

or

Demo yakyū wa daisuki desu But I love baseball

Amari when used in a negative sentence means ldquonot very muchrdquo

Totemo on the other hand is used in an affirmative sentence It means ldquovery muchrdquo By making suki desu into daisuki desu you changed it to ldquolove itrdquo

Great Now yoursquore able to talk about what you like and donrsquot like and even how much about a lot of things

b) Adjectives ndash difficult delicious

Adjectives are words that describe nouns such as difficult delicious spicy and sweet Japanese adjectives are not too different from English in the way they are used

Muzukashii desu It is difficult

Oishii desu It is delicious

Karai desu It is spicy

Amai desu It is sweet

When you want to say ldquoItrsquos NOT difficultrdquo or ldquoItrsquos NOT deliciousrdquo itrsquos a different story Do you remember how to make desu negative Yes itrsquos ja arimasen But itrsquos different with these adjectives listed above

Muzukashii desu

Take the last i in the adjective and change it to kunai

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Muzukashii desu muzukashikunai desu

oishii desu oishikunai desu

karai desu karakunai desu

amai desu amakunai desu

Irsquoll give you a list of some more adjectives so that you can practice making them negative Gan-batte ne

Expensive Takai desu

Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu

Enjoyable Tanoshii desu

Do you remember totemo and amari we learned above We can use these words with these adjectives as well

Kono karē wa karai desu ka Is this curry spicy

Īe amari karakunai desu yo No itrsquos not very spicy

Kono ringo wa amai desu ka Are these apples sweet

Hai totemo amai desu Yes theyrsquore very sweet

Great Sugoi desu ne

c) Inviting someone to go do something ndash Shall we ～

O sushi o tabe ni ikimashō ka

Hai zehi

Now that is a long and complex sentence Letrsquos break it down so that you can use this sentence structure to invite someone to go do something else like go see movies go grab a cup of coffee etc

O sushi o tabe ni iki mashō ka

o object marker

This is not the o you put before sushi to make it honorific This is the o that comes after the word o sushi It means whatever the word that comes before this o is the object of the sentence Mean-

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ing in this case it marks whatever you are eating that is sushi

O sushi o tabemasu Irsquoll eat sushi

O sakana o tabemasu Irsquoll eat fish

O niku o tabemasu Irsquoll eat meat

Kōhī o nomimasu Irsquoll drink coffee

Kōcha o nomimasu Irsquoll drink tea

Wain o nomimasu Irsquoll drink wine

Ēga o mimasu Irsquoll watch a movie

I feel really funny about telling you what Irsquom about to tell you after all thishellip

This is another particle (little grammatical word) that can be omitted in conversation Well itrsquos good to know about it but Irsquom all for making it simple

O sushi o tabemasu or O sushi tabemasu

Kōhī o nomimasu or Kōhī nomimasu

mashō ka Shall we ～

iki + mashō ka

stem of the verb ldquogordquo ikimasu

Then can you say ldquoShall we eatrdquo and ldquoShall we drinkrdquo



ni purpose of going somewhere

tabe + ni + ikimashō ka

stem of the verb ldquoeatrdquo tabemasu

Then can you say ldquoShall we go drink coffeerdquo and ldquoShall we go see a movierdquo

Kōhī o nomi ni ikimashō ka

Ēga o mi ni ikimashō ka

O sushi o tabe ni iki mashō kaobject marker

stem of ldquoeatrdquo

purpose of going

stem of ldquogordquo shall we

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Great Now you can invite someone to go eat something go drink something and go see a movie



Ēga o nomi ni ikimashō ka

You can also reply to the invitation like this

Ii desu ne Ikimashō Sounds good Letrsquos go

II Culturea) At a Japanese dining table

A traditional Japanese meal consists of

a bowl of rice (gohan)

a bowl of miso soup (miso shiru)

and other small dishes that change every meal (okazu)

Okazu may be fish (sakana) or meat (niku) or vegetable (yasai) dishes

Japanese meals are very low in fat but slightly high in salt as we use soy sauce (shōyu) a lot

Often the meal is accompanied with pickled or fermented vegetables (tsukemono)

A bowl of rice is usually placed on the left to the front and a bowl of miso soup on the right to the front And of course we eat using chopsticks (o hashi)

And we pick up the bowls off the table when we eat

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At a typical western home you may have a favorite coffee mug that only you use and not any other members of your family But you would usually use any plate any fork and any knife At a typical Japanese home however we often have our own rice bowls our own chopsticks and our own cups for drinking Japanese green tea All those would come in different sizes and would have slightly different designs so that we know which ones belong to whom

b) Phrases used before and after eating at the Japanese table

Do you say grace before you start eating

Therersquos a phrase that a Japanese person would say before they start eating

Itadakimasu

Literally it means ldquoI humbly receiverdquo Wersquore simply thanking those who prepared the food those who grew or farmed the food and everyone else involved in bringing the food to us

Also when someone shouts you some food you would direct this phrase to whoever is paying

Therersquos also a phrase you say when you finished eating

Gochisōsama

Literally it means ldquoIt was a feastrdquo

Again you can say this to the chef or direct it to everyone involved in bringing the food to you You can also direct this to whoever is paying that check

You can teach other members of your family these phrases so that you can practice it every time you eat If you practice three times a day you should learn them in no time

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III Writinga) Hiragana of the day

These are the first five hiragana characters in our chart They represent the five vowels in Japa-nese

あいうえお

a i u e o

There are some words that only consist of these characters Can you read them

あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day

食べます Irsquoll eat

tabemasu

日本食 Japanese food

nihonshoku

Herersquos a good example of how we use kanji ndash Chinese characters

The basic meaning of the kanji in bold above is eating or food

When it is used as a verb like tabemasu Irsquoll eat like in the first example it is usually written in combination of kanji and hiragana

When it is used as a noun like nihonshoku Japanese food like in the second example it CAN be all kanji

And as explained in previous newsletter the same kanji 食 is read differently ta in the first word and shoku in the second word

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Grammer Lesson Part 5O genki desu ka I hope you have been practicing itadakimasu and gochisōsama every time you ate Maybe you went to a Japanese restaurant and tried out some oishii Japanese food Maybe you asked someone out to a cup of coffee or to the movies Omedetō congratulations

Today Irsquod like to give you some complementary lesson on Lesson 14 of your Interactive Audio Course Wersquoll learn to talk about what you can and cannot do Wersquoll also learn to give compliments on how well people are doing and talk about things you are good at while being humble at the same time By the end of the lesson you will be able to talk about how long you have been doing some things in number of months At the same time you will also be able to count 1 to 12

Itrsquos exciting Letrsquos move right on

I Grammara) Talking about what you are able to do

Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka Can you speak Japanese

Hai sukoshi hanasemasu Yes I can a bit

Iie hanasemasen No I canrsquot

Of course your answer at this stage should be Hai sukoshi hanasemasu

Before going into the grammar explanation of the form for ldquobeing able tordquo letrsquos first see how to say ldquoI will speak Japaneserdquo along with other basic verbs like drink read and write

Nihongo o hanashimasu I will speak Japanese

O sake o nomimasu I will drink sake (Japanese rice wine)

Kanji o yomimasu I will read kanji (Chinese characters)

Hiragana o kakimasu I will write hiragana

O hashi o tsukaimasu I will use chopsticks

Then letrsquos compare them with the ldquoable tordquo equivalents

Nihongo ga hanasemasu I can speak Japanese

O sake ga nomemasu I can drink sake

Kanji ga yomemasu I can read kanji

Hiragana ga kakemasu I can write hiragana

O hashi ga tsukaemasu I can use chopsticks

First of all you probably noticed that the particle o has been replaced with ga Secondly pay at-tention to the syllable immediately before masu

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hanashimasu rarr hanasemasu

nomimasu rarr nomemasu

yomimasu rarr yomemasu

kakimasu rarr kakemasu

tsukaimasu rarr tsukaemasu

If you remember the conversation at the sushi bar you now know that you had already learned one example of this form in that dialogue

Between the particle change and the syllable replacement the syllable replacement is much more crucial Remember that I said in the previous newsletter that the particle o is of-ten omitted in the conversation anyway So if you want to keep things simple you can for-get about these little particles at the moment but that crucial syllable you cannot forget At the very beginning of the course I mentioned that the five vowels are very important in the Japanese lan-guage This is one of the reasons why Just by changing the vowel of this syllable you change the meaning So I hope you can clearly distinguish the vowels i and e

But what about the verbs that already have vowel e before masu like tabemasu (eat) Then what do we do to make it ldquoable tordquo

Sushi o tabemasu rarr Sushi ga taberaremasu

Japanese is a language where you need to conjugate verbs That means changing the forms of the verbs Some European languages require much more conjugation when you compare them to English But letrsquos not get bogged down in conjugation at the moment For now please just keep in mind that Japanese verbs are classified into two types Those we listed at the top belong to a different type from tabemasu where the vowel e is already used before masu

Two types of verbs 1-dan (pronounced ichidan) verbs

5-dan (pronounced godan) verbs

b) How long have you been ～

Dore gurai nihongo o benkyō shite imasu ka How long have you been studying Japanese

In the audio lesson we mentioned te form Thatrsquos another form of conjugation Itrsquos a big task to learn the te form of all the verbs So letrsquos concentrate on the verbs that are similar to benkyō shite imasu and are possibly useful

Benkyō shimasu I will study

Renshū shimasu I will practice

Taizai shimasu I will stay

Ryokō shimasu I will travel

These are all verbs that use shimasu (to do) in them Can you ask someone how long theyrsquove been doing these things

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How long have you been practicing piano

How long have you been staying in Japan

How long have you been traveling

Dore gurai piano o renshū shite imasu ka

Dore gurai nihon ni taizai shite imasu ka

Dore gurai ryokō shite imasu ka

c) Numbers 1 to 12 and Months

1 ichi 1 month ikka getsu2

2 ni 2 months ni ka getsu

3 san 3 months san ka getsu

4 yon or shi1 4 months yon ka getsu

5 go 5 months go ka getsu

6 roku 6 months rokka getsu2

7 nana or shichi1 7 months nana ka getsu

8 hachi 8 months hachi ka getsu

9 kyū or ku 9 months kyū ka getsu

10 jū 10 months jukka getsu2

11 jū ichi 11 months jū ikka getsu2

12 jū ni 12 months jū ni kagetsu

1 There are two readings listed for numbers 4 7 and 9 While one of these two readings is al-ways used with the word ka getsu (months) the other may be used for counting other things

2 Note the slight pronunciation variation in the number part

II Culture Being humble and talking about what yoursquore good at

In the Japanese culture it is very important to be humble People avoid sounding too confident Complimenting other people on how well theyrsquore doing is done very often as portrayed in the dia-logue but talking about things you are good at gets a bit tricky

Nihongo ga o jōzu desu ne Your Japanese is good

Anata hodo ja nai desu Not as good as you

The word jōzu means being good at something You can definitely use this word to others when yoursquore complimenting

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When someone praises you with this word you can deny the compliment like Kenī san in the dialogue Anata hodo ja nai desu ndash Not as good as you

Another possible way is to reply that yoursquore not really good but you like it very much

Jōzu ja nai desu kedo suki desu Irsquom not good but I like it

While it is always good idea not to go on and on about what you are good at there are times that you do want to convey to someone that you have certain skills For such occasions you could use tokui desu

Jōzu and tokui both mean ldquobeing good atrdquo but jōzu should be used when yoursquore complimenting others and tokui can be used with your own skills

Watashi wa nihongo ga tokui desu

What skills do you have Are you good at horse riding Musical instruments Sports

Jōba ga tokui desu Irsquom good at horse riding

Piano ga tokui desu Irsquom good at piano

Tenisu ga tokui desu Irsquom good at tennis

Herersquos an ultimate humility When we give a gift to someone we tell them itrsquos such a worthless thing

Tsumaranai mono desu gadōzo Itrsquos such a worthless thing but please take it

You may wonderhellipwhy are you then giving it to me Donrsquot take it literally You may be surprised


The second set of hiragana wersquore going to look at is the ka set ka ki ku ke ko

かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko

Here are some words that use some of these five along with the five we studied last lesson Can you read them Yomemasu ka

きく chrysanthemum

かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

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b) Kanji of the day

話します Irsquoll speak Irsquoll talk

hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa

In the first example the kanji 話 is read hana and in the second example the same kanji 話 is read wa The basic meaning of this kanji is talking and speaking

The first kanji of the second example 電 means electricity

When you join the kanji for electricity and kanji for talking you get a telephone

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Grammar Lesson Part 6 Have you been practicing telling someone how long you have been practicing Japanese How about the numbers 1 to 12 and months Have you tried telling someone in Japanese what yoursquore good at Yoursquore not particularly good at anything Donrsquot be silly Irsquom sure there are plenty of things yoursquore great at Besides you should be able to add speaking Japanese to your list of many skills any day now

For those of you who are studying Japanese Irsquom sure it is one of the goals or dreams to actually get to Japan one day Or it could already be in your plan for near future This grammar lesson wersquoll be studying expressions and phrases that will be very useful in such occasions You will learn how to ask for directions You might want to know how long it takes to a certain sight seeing spot So wersquoll go over how to say the hours and minutes Yoursquoll also learn a bit about the Japanese public transportation system

Letrsquos start Hajimemashō

I Grammara) How do I get there

Kyōto eki wa dō yatte ikimasu ka How do I get to Kyōto station

Basu de ikimasu By bus

When you arrive in Japan you will most likely use the public transportation system there So these expressions will certainly come in handy There are buses taxis and trains And in larger cities there will be a subway

In the above excerpt from the Audio Lesson dialogue de in the basu de part indicates ldquoby means ofrdquo

Taxi Takushī de ikimasu

Car Kuruma de ikimasu

Train Densha de ikimasu

Bullet train Shinkansen de ikimasu

Subway Chikatetsu de ikimasu

Airplane Hikōki de ikimasu

On foot Aruite ikimasu

b) Minutes and hours

Koko kara tōi desu ka Is it far from here

Basu de jū go fun gurai desu Itrsquos about 15 minutes by bus

The counter (suffix) for the number of minutes is fun However this is one of those times where variation in pronunciation occurs depending on the number that comes before it Irsquoll show you how to say 1 to 3 minutes as an example

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1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun

You see Sometimes itrsquos fun Sometimes itrsquos pun And sometimes even the number part chang-es

But how often do you need to say ldquo17 minutesrdquo You probably only need to know how to say 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes etc The below is a list of some more useful ex-amples

5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

15 minutes jū go fun

20 minutes ni juppun

25 minutes ni jū go fun

30 minutes san juppun

35 minutes san jū go fun

40 minutes yon juppun

45 minutes yon jū go fun

50 minutes go juppun

55 minutes go jū go fun

How long does it take from your home to work By what It takes me about 20 minutes by car

Kuruma de ni juppun gurai desu

It takes me about 10 minutes on foot from my home to the nearest railway station

Aruite juppun gurai desu

Now thatrsquos minutes done

But if yoursquore going from Tōkyō to Ōsaka using trains It will definitely take longer than 60 minutes So letrsquos learn how to say the number of hours

The counter (suffix) for the number of hours is jikan This one is much more straight forward You just need to put the number you learned in the Newsletter Part 5 before jikan Do you remember from that lesson that numbers 4 7 and 9 had two possible readings I will list how to say these numbers when used with jikan below

1 hour ichi jikan

4 hours yo jikan (Note that itrsquos yo jikan and NOT yon jikan)

7 hours shichi jikan

9 hours ku jikan

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The biggest city in Japan is Tōkyō as you probably know The second biggest city in Japan is Ōsaka And it takes about three hours by Bullet train

Tōkyō kara Ōsaka made Shinkansen de san jikan gurai desu

Do you know how many hours it takes to fly from your country to Japan It takes about 9 hours from Hawaii to Tōkyō

Hawai kara T ōkyō made hikōki de 9 jikan gurai desu

Amari tōku nai desu ne Not very far is it

c) Where is it

Basutē wa doko desu ka Wherersquos the bus stop

Kono michi no hantai gawa desu Itrsquos on the other side of this road

Once you get off the bus or any other form of public transportation you will need to find the place you want to get to on foot You might need to find the station or bus stop to get to the transpor-tation in the first place You might want to pick up a few living essentials from a store You might want to find the nearest bank to get extra cash so that you can buy the beautiful souvenirs you found in the store Doko desu ka this phrase will be very useful for you indeed

You might find it easy to find a friendly face on the street and say these few words doko desu ka but what about all those directions that come back to you Donrsquot worry As long as you get the basic direction right all you need to do is walk a bit further and ask another person

Nevertheless these are a few examples of direction phrases that may be useful to know

Q Basutē wa doko desu ka

A Kono michi no hantai gawa desu The other side of this road

A Depāto no tonari desu Next to the department store

A Ginkō no mae desu In front of the supermarket

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II CulturePublic transportation in Japan

The public transportation system in Japan is very good There are buses trains and subway in larger cities such as Tōkyō Ōsaka Nagoya and a few more And it is known for being very reliable

The JR Japan Railway runs throughout Japan except for Okinawa There are other privately run railway lines operating in major cities If yoursquore traveling long distance like from Tōkyō to Kyōto then you would take the JR The Shinkansen the bullet train will not stop at most stations in between and will be very fast

Most major stations in large cities are sign posted in English and helpful station masters are usual-ly very visible Just remember to get on the right train that is going in the right direction Another thing to remember is if you are not too familiar with traveling on trains that local trains stop at every station but other fast trains skip minor stations If you get on a very fast train by mistake it may not stop at where you want to get off

If yoursquore traveling on trains in rush hours 7 to 9 am in the morning please expect to be squashed between strangers Sometimes the travelers are literally pushed in the door by station masters It is not a very pleasant experience I do not recommend it to anyone

- 34 -



The third set of hiragana wersquore going to look at is the sa set sa shi su se so

さしすせそ

sa shi su se so

Here are some words that use some of these five along with the ten we studied up to now Can you read them Yomemasu ka

すし sushi

さけ sake (Japanese rice wine)

せかい world

あそこ over there

あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma

電車 an electric train street car

densha

The basic meaning of this kanji is a car or a wheel like a wheel of a wheelbarrow The same kanji 車is read kuruma in the first word and sha in the second word The first kanji of the second word 電 means ldquoelectricityrdquo When you join ldquoelectricityrdquo with a ldquowheelrdquo you get an electric train

I hope you enjoyed todayrsquos lesson about public transportation

Do you have public transportation in your country Do you use it Please pick many places and practice saying how long it takes to get there by what transportation Practicing with things you are personally familiar with is the best way Maybe next time you get in your car you can tell yourself how long itrsquos going to take to get to your destination by car before you turn that ignition key

- 35 -


Grammar Lesson Part 7 Minasan o genki desu ka Great to see you again This is our seventh grammar lesson Have you been listening to your audio lessons You may be very excited about your progress and may be in the mood to move on to next lessons as soon as you can Thatrsquos great But please remember itrsquos always good to go back and listen to the previous lessons too

Last lesson we went over asking for directions and how long it takes to your destination We studied minutes and hours We also learned a bit about Japanese public transportation How long does it take to your work To your nearest supermarket To your childrenrsquos schools I hope you are able to answer in Japanese

Today I would like to provide supplementary explanation on Lesson 22 of the Rocket Japanese Interactive Audio Course the Perfect Tourist Wersquoll learn how to ask for permission We will also learn to politely ask someone to do something And we will be introducing you to the strange world of Japanese counting

Sounds interesting Letrsquos start then Jā hajimemashō

I Grammara) Politely asking for permission

When you are traveling there will be occasions that you need to ask for permission For example you may be in some kind of a museum and are not sure if you are allowed to take a photo

Shashin o totte mo ii desu ka May I take a photo

Letrsquos break down that sentence

Ii desu ka

The word ii means ldquogoodrdquo or ldquoall rightrdquo So with ii desu ka you are asking if itrsquos all right If any-thing please remember this expression Even if you forgot all the other parts of this sentence you can point at the camera yoursquore holding and say Ii desu ka then anyone will understand what you mean

Shashin o toru to take a photo

Shashin o totte mo ii desu ka

You changed toru to totte What form of a verb do you think totte is If you said te form then you guessed right Sugoi desu ne

As to HOW to get the te form we will not get into that today because it involves slightly compli-cated conjugation Instead we will go over some other situations where you may have to ask for permission

- 36 -


1) May I smoke

2) May I open the window

3) May I close the window

4) May I use the toilet

5) May I borrow the phone

1) tabako o suu rarr Tabako o sutte mo ii desu ka

2) mado o akeru rarr Mado o akete mo ii desu ka

3) mado o shimeru rarr Mado o shimete mo ii desu ka

4) toire o tsukau rarr Toire o tsukatte mo ii desu ka

5) denwa o kariru rarr Denwa o karite mo ii desu ka

Great Now you can be a polite tourist asking for permission before smoking

b) Politely asking someone to do something for you


Shashin o totte moratte mo ii desu ka Could you take a photo for me

Please compare the two sentences above

The first one is asking for permission to take a photo The second one is asking someone to take a photo for you The only difference between the two is the word moratte Moratte means ldquoreceiv-ingrdquo In this case you are receiving a favor

Can you ask someone

1) to open the window for you

2) to close the window for you

3) to speak slowly

4) to speak in English

5) to write in rōmaji

1) mado o akeru rarr Mado o akete moratte mo ii desu ka

2) mado o shimeru rarr Mado o shimete moratte mo ii desu ka

3) yukkuri hanasu rarr Yukkuri hanashite moratte mo ii desu ka

4) ēgo de hanasu rarr Ēgo de hanashite moratte mo ii desu ka

5) rōmaji de kaku rarr Rōmaji de kaite moratte mo ii desu ka

- 37 -


c) Here there and over there

Koko de shashin o totte mo ii desu ka May I take a photo here

koko here kore this

soko there sore that

asoko over there are that over there

doko where dore which

These words are called ko so a do words in Japanese taking the first syllable of each word When the speaker is pointing at a place near the speaker they will use koko When the speaker is pointing at a place near the listener they will use soko When the speaker is pointing at a place far from both of them they will use asoko Similarly when the speaker is pointing at an object near the speaker they will use kore When the speaker is pointing at an object near the listener they will use sore When the speaker is pointing at an object far from both of them they will use are

Pretty much similar to English

d) Counting

Counting in Japanese is not as simple as it sounds

I know you have learned numbers already But they are just numbers You use them for phone numbers page numbers addresses money and so on But when you are actually COUNTING things like one apple two apples and so on a concept of a ldquocounterrdquo gets involved A counter is a suffix you put after a number when you are counting things You already know some counters like minutes (fun) hours (jikan) and months (ka getsu)

What makes Japanese counting very confusing ishelliphelliphellipwhen you count objects you use differ-ent counters depending on the shape of the objects For example you use certain counter for counting long slender objects like pencils belts and bottles You use another counter for counting thin flat objects like paper stamps and plates And there are many many many counters

But we wonrsquot get into that today I will instead give you the general counters we use for many

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things as well as when we are not sure which counter to use Yes thatrsquos right Even a native speaker is sometimes not sure which counter to use

1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō

In Grammar Lesson Part 3 we learned how to order drinks Do you remember how to order a coffee

Kōhī o kudasai Please give me coffee

Now we can order two cups of coffee But please note where you put the counter

Kōhī o futatsu kudasai Please give me two cups of coffee

Thatrsquos right We donrsquot put the quantity before the word kōhī as you would in English

Can you ask for the following things in the following quantity

Three apples Ringo o mittsu kudasai

Four cups of tea Kōcha o yottsu kudasai

Five glasses of wine Wain o itsutsu kudasai

Six beers Bīru o muttsu kudasai

Yoku dekimashita Well done Now you donrsquot have to go thirsty when you want those six cans of beer

II Culture 1) Shoes

In Lesson 22 of the Rocket Japanese Interactive Audio Course the Perfect Tourist Kenny men-tioned the toilet slippers To tell you the truth I have forgotten to get out of those toilet slippers once or twice myselfhellip

Some of you may already know but in Japan we NEVER go inside a home with our shoes on It is possibly the rudest thing you can do to go into someonersquos home with your shoes on

- 39 -


When you move homes you may hire removal people Or when you buy a new bed you may get it delivered to your home Those people will also take their shoes off before they go inside I have heard that some burglars also take their shoes off We love slip-on shoes for that purpose I have a pair of lace up boots I bought them in Japan so they have fasteners so that I donrsquot have to undo the laces every time I go into someonersquos home

You may think ldquoIf I have to take them off all the time I wonrsquot bother to wear them in the first placerdquo Well the Japanese will not do that either And if you walk outside without shoes on then your feet must be cleaned before going inside

When you enter someonersquos house you will often be offered indoor slippers Those are expected to be worn on the linoleum or wooden floors When you walk into a traditional Japanese room with tatami mat floor yoursquore expected to take those slippers off

So you have slippers you wear in some parts of the house and slippers you wear only inside the bathroomhellipsee it does get confusing sometimes

My advice to you If yoursquove been invited to a Japanese home it may pay to check that you donrsquot have holes in your socks

2) Toilet

Kenny also mentioned the fun you can have with the toilet in Japan Some hotels have a very fancy toilet with many controls I suggest that you try and have fun Many people become a fan of those toilets

While many modern homes are now equipped with a Western style toilet public bathrooms will often have both the Western style toilets and Japanese style toilets Herersquos an example of a tra-ditional Japanese style toilet

- 40 -



The fourth set of hiragana wersquore going to look at is the ta set ta chi tsu te to

たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to

Here are some words that use some of these five along with the others we studied up to now Can you read them Yomemasu ka

うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko

The above are kanji that represents female and male While some public bathrooms have signs in English it may prevent some embarrassing situations if you know these two characters

So thatrsquos it for today Yoursquore learning so much

Now that you know how to ask for permission and how to politely ask someone to do something for you I really hope that you get to be a real perfect tourist in Japan in a very near future Keep practicing until then Ganbatte ne Ōen shiteimasu Irsquom rooting for you

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Grammar Lesson Part 8 O genki desu ka Irsquom having a great time talking to you about the Japanese language and culture I hope you are being more and more interested in Japanese and Japan as weeks go by

Last lesson you have learned how to be a perfect tourist You can now ask permission before smoking or taking a photo as well as politely asking people to do something for you Donrsquot want to be obnoxious travelers and offend people do we We also learned general counters so that we can ask for six cans of beers Also I hope I was able to convey the importance of taking shoes off at someonersquos home

Today you will learn how to tell someone what you want to do and ask for assistance in a very nat-ural Japanese way You might want to book a room at a hotel or call a taxi We will also learn how to count people Yes another counter This one is a bit more straight forward I thinkhelliphellip^^)

We will also look into different types of Japanese accommodations and what to do in a Japanese hot spring

Jā hajimemashō

I Grammara) Telling someone what you want to do ndash I want to ～

Heya o yoyaku shitai no desu ga Irsquod like to book a room

Last lesson you learned how to ask for permission In similar situations instead of asking for per-mission you may want to simply tell them what you want to do and ask for assistance The above is how it was used in the dialogue

Heya o yoyaku shimasu I will book a room

shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb

ldquodordquo shimasu

Heya o yoyaku shitai no desu ga

1 no desuattached after shitai indicates you are explaining your situation You often attach it when you are telling someone what you want to do For now letrsquos just remember the whole phrase tai no desu

2 ga at the very end literally means ldquobutrdquo and the Japanese often end the sentence with ldquobutrdquo It is put there to avoid strongly stating something and it also prompts the other person to say something back In this case it sounds like saying ldquoIrsquod like to book a room but (can you help me)rdquo It is the Japanese way not to spell out everything and end a sentence in a hanging manner like this And it is up to the listener to respond properly

- 42 -


Just like last lesson letrsquos go over some other situations where you may want to tell someone what you want to do in order to gain some assistance

1) Irsquod like to go to the bathroom

2) Irsquod like to read English newspapers

3) Irsquod like to buy some cigarettes

4) Irsquod like to call a taxi

1) toire ni ikimasu rarr Toire ni ikitai no desu ga

2) ēgo no shinbun o yomimasu rarr Ēgo no shinbun o yomitai no desu ga

3) tabako o kaimasu rarr Tabako o kaitai no desu ga

4) takushī o yobimasu rarr Takushī o yobitai no desu ga

Yoku dekimashita Well done

When you tell someone what you want to do ending with tai no desu ga in the above fashion the listener will respond by giving you assistance or telling you where you could go to get the assistance

b) How many people

Nan mē sama desu ka How many people

Watashi dake desu Only me

Last lesson you were introduced to the concept of Japanese counting

Nan mē sama how many people used in the dialogue is a fairly polite version as it is used by a hotel receptionist

The nan mē part indicates ldquohow manyrdquo and sama is a politer version of the word you are al-ready familiar with san

While you may not have an opportunity to use this expression in this polite manner yourself you will encounter it many times during your stay in Japan

As in the dialogue when yoursquore booking a room at a hotel

When you enter a restaurant you will be asked how many people are in your group In the dialogue Kenny was traveling by himself You may travel with your family So letrsquos learn how to count one to ten people

The left hand side shows the polite version the hotel receptionist would use and the right hand side shows the neutral version that you can use

- 43 -


Mē is the counter for the polite version and nin is the counter for the neutral version

How many Nan mē sama desu ka Nan nin desu ka

1 o hitori sama Hitori

2 o futari sama Futari

3 san mē sama san nin

4 yon mē sama yo nin

5 go mē sama go nin

6 roku mē sama roku nin

7 nana mē sama nana nin

8 hachi mē sama hachi nin

9 kyū mē sama kyū nin

10 jū mē sama jū nin

As you can see the Japanese words for one person and two persons are irregular but the rest are the numbers you are already familiar with followed by the respective counters

Herersquos a typical conversation as you enter a restaurant

Waiter Irasshaimase Nan mē sama desu ka

Customer Futari desu

Waiter O futari sama desu ne Kochira e dōzo

Waiter Welcome How many people

Customer Two people

Waiter Two people (confirming) This way please

If the number of you standing there and the total number who is eventually going to be at the table is different it may become very important to convey the number correctly Donrsquot hesitate to use your fingers Donrsquot worry I usually use my fingers too

- 44 -


II Culturea) Hotels and ryokan

There are different types of accommodations available in Japan For budget travelers there are youth hostels just like the ones that can be found in most parts of the world

For those of you who seek a bit more privacy and comfort there are hotels and ryokan traditional Japanese style inn

In some ryokan you may have to take your shoes off at the entrance and wear the slippers pro-vided In each room there will be an entrance area where you can take off those slippers and step up into the actual room The Japanese style rooms have the tatami floor As I told you last lesson you do not wear slippers on the tatami floor

In each room you can find yukata Thatrsquos a cotton sleepwear kimono Find the size that fits you and you can wear it to relax in the room at night and also sleep in it Donrsquot forget to leave them behind though They are usually not part of your amenity set

In a proper ryokan dinner and breakfast are included It depends on the ryokan but you will often be served dinner in your room

The first thing you may notice in the room may be that there are no beds

Yes the Japanese bedding futon is packed away in the closet called oshiire and they will be laid down on the floor for you before bed time by the room service Those of you who are used to a very soft bed may have a sleepless night or a sore back next morning

b) Japanese style bath

It is my personal opinion that you MUST experience a hot spring while you are in Japan There are so many of them throughout Japan and we all love it

It may be popular to bathe in hot springs in your country but there may be different protocols

- 45 -


First of all we do not wear anything in the hot springs

Nothing at all No bathing suit is allowed in the hot springs Before jumping into the hot spring we usually clean ourselves first Every bathing room is provided with a space for that with a shower Once you cleaned yourself and thoroughly rinsed off the soap thuds then you can jump in the hot spring But be careful Some hot springs are very hot If you stay in them too long you can get sick

Please enjoy many health benefits of the natural hot springs


The fifth set of hiragana wersquore going to look at is the na set na ni nu ne no

なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant

あに (my) older brother

いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day

Last lesson I showed you the characters for female and male Today I will show you another set of characters that are often used on the public bathrooms and bath house

婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata

Please have a look at the first kanji of fujin 婦 Doesnrsquot the left hand side look familiar Yes itrsquos the kanji for female we looked at last lesson 女

Kanji often works this way It is made up of parts And the parts often tell you what the meaning of the kanji is related to

These sets are complicated kanji but if you can spot this part then you know this one is for ladies and the other one must be for gentlemen

- 46 -


Grammar Lesson Part 9 Minasan o genki desu ka Watashi wa totemo genki desu This is my ninth grammar lesson I hope yoursquore enjoying the improvements yoursquore making every day

In the last lesson you learned how to say ldquoI want tordquo in a way so that you will be given some kind of assistance You also learned how to count people I hope you enjoyed the information about the Japanese accommodations and the etiquettes regarding the hot springs

Today Irsquod like to talk about a very basic activity in our lives coming and going Also another fun-damental activity in our lives occupation Yes coming going and working

Jā hajimemashō

I Grammara) Coming and going

Tēkoku Hoteru ni ikimasu Irsquom going to Teikoku Hotel

ni destination particle

[place name] ni ikimasu Irsquom going to ～

[place name] ni kimasu Irsquom coming to ～

Particle ni has many meanings but when used after a place name along with ikimasu (iku go) or kimasu (kuru come) it works as a destination particle meaning ldquotordquo

Letrsquos go to places What place names do you know

Japan Nihon ni ikimasu

Public bathroom Toire ni ikimasu

Park Kōen ni ikimasu

Temple O tera ni ikimasu

Shinto shrine Jinja ni ikimasu

Castle O shiro ni ikimasu

Bank Ginkō ni ikimasu

Post office Yūbinkyoku ni ikimasu

Station Eki ni ikimasu

Do you remember how to say ldquoI want tordquo We used the expressions in our last lesson when we wanted to book a room at a hotel Itrsquos Hoteru o yoyaku shitai no desu ga The ldquowant tordquo part is tai no desu ga

Can you then say to someone that you ldquowant tordquo go to some of these places listed above and seek some assistance

- 47 -


Public bathroom Toire ni ikitai no desu ga

Bank Ginkō ni ikitai no desu ga

Post office Yūbinkyoku ni ikitai no desu ga

Station Eki ni ikitai no desu ga

made until up to as far as

[place name] made ikimasu Irsquom going as far as ～

When you are traveling on the train bus and so on the particle made which means ldquountilrdquo or ldquoas far asrdquo is often used instead of ni Ni indicates a point of destination where as made indicates more like ldquoend of your travelrdquo Imagine a long railway The Ginza station may be where you are getting off the train meaning thatrsquos as far as yoursquore going But the railway will continue with or without you

Machi made iku takushī o matte imasu ka

Are you waiting for a taxi that goes to the city

Herersquos another handy expression You want to know how much it costs to ride a train to the Ginza station

Ginza eki made ikura desu ka How much is it to the Ginza station

b) Are you coming or are you going

When two languages are as different as Japanese and English you often cannot translate word for word Have you ever read the English that has been machine translated from Japanese A lot of editing by human translator is still required

Well the two words we are talking about this lesson coming and going are also used a little bit differently in one situation between English and Japanese

In English if the speaker is going to the listenerrsquos house later on the speaker will say

Irsquom coming to your house later

- 48 -


But in Japanese if the speaker is the one who is physically moving then the speaker will say

Atode anata no uchi ni ikimasu

Just remember this little story

A Japanese high school student Akio is in America staying with a homestay family Hersquos upstairs in his room His host mother screams from downstairs ldquoAkio the dinner is readyrdquo to which Akio replies ldquoIrsquom goingrdquo

You know what he meant though donrsquot you He meant to say ldquoIrsquom comingrdquo but he being a Japanese person literally translated what he wanted to say

When he came downstairs a few minutes later to the dining room his plate was not set up He said to his host mother ldquoWhere is my platerdquo The innocent looking mother says ldquoBut you just said you were goingrdquo

You might have noticed by now that the Japanese and English sentence orders are often back to front Yes ldquocomingrdquo and ldquogoingrdquo can be back to front as well

II Culture ndash Occupation O shigoto wa nan desu ka What is your occupation

When someone asks you what your occupation is how do you answer For ex-ample when you enter a foreign country you must fill in the immigra-tion form It usually has a box for your occupation What do you write in the box Many Japanese people write these two words in the box ndash company employee Is that an occupation

For many years Japanese men were employed for life Unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it things have changed in recent days and many people change jobs during their working career But before that once you work for a company you work for the same company until you retire And what you do within the organization may change ldquoI am an employee of this companyrdquo is how they identify themselves The Japanese words for ldquocompany employeerdquo is kai-shain Kaisha is ldquocompanyrdquo and in is a suffix meaning ldquomemberrdquo These people are often referred to as Sararī Man a Salary Man

Anata no o shigoto wa nan desu ka What is YOUR occupation Maybe you fall into a category of kaishain too


The sixth set of hiragana wersquore going to look at is the ha set ha hi fu he ho

はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day

行きます Irsquom going

ikimasu

来ます Irsquom coming

kimasu

The kanji of the day is of course none other than coming and going These two verbs in the form found in the dictionary called the dictionary form are

行く go

iku

来る come

kuru

Note that for the second word the kanji stayed the same but the reading changed

- 50 -


Grammar Lesson Part 10 O genki desu ka

Have you practiced the verbs ikimasu and kimasu Where did you go in the past week Work shopping mall movies Did anybody come to your place Before going to any place from now on I hope you say to yourself where yoursquore going in Japanese

Today we will look more closely into the grammar of the adjectives as used in the Lesson 25 of the Rocket Japanese Interactive Audio Course ldquoVisiting the Historyrdquo You will learn about the two types of adjectives in the Japanese language and how to use them You will also learn to make a suggestion such as when choosing a restaurant to go to or a date for getting together with friends In addition you will see what o tera and jinja are

Jā hajimemashō

I Grammara) Adjectives

What are adjectives Adjectives are words that describe nouns Some example adjectives in English are big small beautiful famous and so on

There are adjectives in the Japanese language as well We talked about them a bit in grammar lesson Part 4

The Japanese adjectives are classified into two types I adjectives and NA adjectives The ad-jectives we learned in grammar lesson Part 4 are all I adjectives Letrsquos have a look at them

muzukashii difficult

oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big

You can see that they all end with a vowel i and thatrsquos why they are called I adjectives

Some examples of NA adjectives are

shizuka quiet

nigiyaka lively bustling

yūmē famous

kirē clean beautiful

- 51 -


These adjectives above do not end with a vowel i and they are called NA adjectives But I know they do not end with na either Well wersquoll get into that in a minute

There are a lot more of I adjectives than NA adjectives Nevertheless whenever we talk about the conjugation of adjectives we always have to ask ourselves ldquoIs it an I adjective or is it a NA adjectiverdquo

How do we use adjectives in a sentence

Letrsquos study English adjectives first

The adjective ldquobigrdquo can be used in the following two ways

a) This dog is big b) This is a big dog

You might think they are exactly the same Well yoursquore right They MEAN the same thing but when you look at them from the grammatical point of view the adjective is used in two different ways In the example (a) the word ldquobigrdquo is used at the end of the sentence following the word ldquoisrdquo In the example (b) the word ldquobigrdquo is used before a noun ldquodogrdquo Thatrsquos the difference

The Japanese adjectives can be used in these two ways just like English

a) Kono inu wa ōkii desu b) Kore wa ōkii inu desu

In the example (a) the word ōkii is used just before desu but in the example (b) the word ōkii is used before the noun inu

Please note however the word ōkii did not change whether it is used before desu or before the noun Thatrsquos because the word ōkii is an I adjective

Letrsquos take a NA adjective as an example

a) Kono kōen wa kirē desu b) Kore wa kirē na kōen desu

This park is beautiful This is a beautiful park

What happened in the example (b) I have inserted na between the adjective kirrē and the noun kōen And this is why they are called NA adjectives

Kono aka chan wa shizuka desu rarr Shizuka na akachan desu

This baby is quiet Itrsquos a quiet baby

Tōkyō wa nigiyaka desu rarr Nigiyaka na machi desu

Tokyo is bustling Itrsquos a bustling city

Fuji san wa yūmē desu Yūmē na yama desu

Mt Fuji is famous Itrsquos a famous mountain

Kono resutoran wa kirē desu rarr Kirē na resutoran desu

This restaurant is beautiful Itrsquos a beautiful restaurant

- 52 -


b) Making a suggestion ndash How about ～

Raishū wa dō desu ka How about next week

When yoursquore making a suggestion use the phrase dō desu ka In the dialogue Kenny wanted me to go to a temple with him And I suggested the time ldquonext weekrdquo

If yoursquore going out for dinner and are trying to decide what kind of food to eat you can make a suggestion using this phrase

Chūka ryōri wa dō desu ka How about Chinese food

You can respond to this by saying

Ii desu ne Sounds good

II Culture ndash Temples and Shrines While some Japanese people may not think of themselves as not particularly religious most of them follow some traditional customs that involve religious ceremonies or visits to the religious institutions at sometime in their lives The two main religions in Japan are Buddhism and Shinto

The Buddhism temples are called o tera and the Shinto shrines are called jinja

There are many temples and shrines throughout Japan and some of them are major tourist spots

In some temples there may be an area where you purify your hands with water Or there may be an area where you try to put the smoke from burning incense to the parts of your body that need to get better You will notice lots of people putting smoke onto their head hoping they will get smarter

- 53 -


At the entrance of a jinja you will see a red gate called torii

Many Japanese people visit a Shinto shrine on the New Years Day and pray and make a wish for the new year


The seventh set of hiragana wersquore going to look at is the ma set ma mi mu me mo

まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day

お寺 Buddhist temple

o tera

神社 Shinto shrine

jinja

The kanji for o tera 寺 is used in the name of temples as well even when it is not pronounced tera The first kanji for jinja 神 means ldquogodrdquo and the second kanji 社 means a shrine

- 2 -


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should be sought

ndash From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and associations

- 3 -





















- 4 -









- 5 -
















- 6 -



1) 田中佳子



4) Tanaka Yoshiko














た = ta

な = na

か = ka

よ = yo

し = shi

こ = ko

Easy right

- 7 -











- 8 -






- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 3 -





















- 4 -









- 5 -
















- 6 -



1) 田中佳子



4) Tanaka Yoshiko














た = ta

な = na

か = ka

よ = yo

し = shi

こ = ko

Easy right

- 7 -











- 8 -






- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 4 -









- 5 -
















- 6 -



1) 田中佳子



4) Tanaka Yoshiko














た = ta

な = na

か = ka

よ = yo

し = shi

こ = ko

Easy right

- 7 -











- 8 -






- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 5 -
















- 6 -



1) 田中佳子



4) Tanaka Yoshiko














た = ta

な = na

か = ka

よ = yo

し = shi

こ = ko

Easy right

- 7 -











- 8 -






- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 6 -



1) 田中佳子



4) Tanaka Yoshiko














た = ta

な = na

か = ka

よ = yo

し = shi

こ = ko

Easy right

- 7 -











- 8 -






- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 7 -











- 8 -






- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 8 -






- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 9 -
























わ wa を wo

ん n

- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 10 -






are

kite

sake

me

to


nihon Japan

amerika America

kanada Canada

igirisu England

furansu France

doitsu Germany

indo India

kankoku Korea

chūgoku China


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 11 -





You are Japanese

Heshe is Japanese

We are Japanese

They are Japanese





[ A ] wa [ B ] desu [ A ] = [ B ]






Nihon jin desu

Sayaka desu

Genki desu


Nihon jin desu ka






- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 12 -





















- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 13 -












Kōhī ga arimasuka






Wain arimasuka wine


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 14 -












Mizu kudasai water

Kōra kudasai cola

Bīru kudasai beer











- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 15 -




















- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 16 -












- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 17 -



- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 18 -





















- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 19 -


Tennis tenisu

Soccer sakkā

Baseball yakyū



Rugby ragubī




or












Muzukashii desu


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 20 -








Cheap Yasui desu

Cute Kawaii desu

Great Sugoi desu

Big Ōkii desu

Small Chīsai desu







Great Sugoi desu ne



Hai zehi



o object marker


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 21 -















iki + mashō ka













purpose of going


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 22 -


















- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 23 -






Itadakimasu




Gochisōsama




- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 24 -




あいうえお

a i u e o


あい love

いえ house

うえ top up

あお blue

b) Kanji of the day


tabemasu


nihonshoku






- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 25 -























- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 26 -






















- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 27 -




























- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 28 -

















かきくけこ

ka ki ku ke ko



かい shell fish

あか red

あき autumn

えき station

- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 29 -


b) Kanji of the day


hanashimasu

電話 telephone

denwa




- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 30 -





















- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 31 -


1 minute ippun

2 minutes ni fun

3 minutes san pun



5 minutes go fun

10 minutes juppun

















1 hour ichi jikan



9 hours ku jikan

- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 32 -







c) Where is it










- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 33 -







- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 34 -




さしすせそ

sa shi su se so


すし sushi


せかい world


あさ morning

b) Kanji of the day

車 a car

kuruma


densha




- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 35 -










Ii desu ka






- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 36 -


1) May I smoke
















Can you ask someone



3) to speak slowly








- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 37 -




koko here kore this






d) Counting





- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 38 -



1 hitotsu

2 futatsu

3 mittsu

4 yottsu

5 itsutsu

6 muttsu

7 nanatsu

8 yattsu

9 kokonotsu

10 tō












II Culture 1) Shoes



- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 39 -







2) Toilet



- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 40 -




たちつてと

ta chi tsu te to


うた song

いち one

いつつ five

て hand

おと sound noise

b) Kanji of the day

女 female

onna

男 male

otoko




- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 41 -






Jā hajimemashō





shi + tai want to

uarr

stem of the verb





- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 42 -













b) How many people










- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 43 -




















Customer Two people



- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 44 -













- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 45 -







なにぬねの

Na ni nu ne no


なす eggplant


いぬ dog

おかね money

おの ax

b) Kanji of the day


婦人 ladies

fujin

殿方 gentlemen

tonogata




- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 46 -





Jā hajimemashō



















- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 47 -


















- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 48 -















はひふへほ

ha hi fu he Ho

- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 49 -



はな flower

ひく to pull

ふく clothes

ふね boat

ほね bone

b) Kanji of the day


ikimasu


kimasu


行く go

iku

来る come

kuru


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 50 -





Jā hajimemashō






oishii delicious

karai spicy

amai sweet

sugoi great

ōkii big



shizuka quiet


yūmē famous


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 51 -

























- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 52 -













- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


- 53 -






まみむめも

ma Mi mu me mo


なまえ name

いみ meaning

むね chestbreast

め eyes

もも peach

b) Kanji of the day


o tera


jinja


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