Warm-up
Japanese characters and pronunciation

PART 1 Nouns

Unit 01 It's coffee.
コ?ヒ?です?
Unit 02 He's not my boyfriend.
かれしじゃ ありません?
Unit 03 How much does a tumbler cost? タンブラ?は いくらですか?
Unit 04 When is your anniversary? きねんびは いつですか?
Unit 05 I am 31 years old in Japan.
にほんで ３１さいです。
Unit 06 I have an older brother.
あにが ひとり います。
Unit 07 How about 1 o’clock? いちじはどうですか。
Unit 08 From December 30th to January 1st.
December 30th is January 1st.
Unit 09 Yesterday was a day off.
It's bright and sunny.
Unit 10 He wasn't a pretty boy.
イケメンじゃ ありませんでした?

PART 2 I-adjectives

Unit 11 Staying up all night is hard.
オ?ルは きついです?
Unit 12 It doesn't hurt.
Are you sick?
Unit 13 Tokyo was fun.
Tokyo?
Unit 14 The dakgalbi wasn't spicy.
ダッカルビは What is it?
Unit 15 What a cute wallet.
かわいい Cost a cloth?
Unit 16 The room is spacious and cheap.
部屋は ?くて 安いです?

PART 3 Adjectives

Unit 17 I like handsome people.
かっこいい People are nice?
Unit 18 I don't like horror movies.
ホラ?映?は 好きじゃ ありません?
Unit 19 Disneyland was tough.
ディズニ?ランドは 大?でした?
Unit 20 I didn't like it at first.
After all, is it good?
Unit 21 It's a strange company.
?な ?社です?
Unit 22 Your smile is nice and kind.
Are you laughing at your enemy?

PART 4 ​​Verbs

Unit 23 I'll introduce you to a delicious ramen restaurant.
おいしい ラ?メン屋さんを Do you know?
Unit 24 I'll call a taxi.
タクシ?を 呼びます?
Unit 25 I don't eat dinner.
What about outdoor food?
Unit 26 I cleaned the room.
What is a restaurant?
Unit 27 I wasn't interested.
Is it delicious?
Unit 28 Won’t you come to the party? パ?ティ?に ?ない？
Unit 29 I took a picture.
??What is it?
Unit 30 This is what happened when I met him.
彼と ?って こうなりました?

Special Appendix
1 Final Practice Problem Answers
2. Table of numbers, adjectives, and titles
3 Table of conjugations of each part of speech

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[Main book]

Introduction

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Today's Point | We present essential grammar points and the basic structure of Japanese.
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The basis of conversation is grammar

This is a corner where you can learn the basic framework of the Japanese language.
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[Writing Notes]

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