Christian Galan Illustrated by Florence Lérot-Calvo
I’M LEARNING
JAPANESE
LEARN TO SPEAK, READ AND WRITE THE BASICS
I’m Learning Japanese
Character Writing Practice Sheet
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CONTENTS
The Letters は (ha), に (ni) and を (o)
Making Sentences with は, に and を
The Letters き (ki), つ (tsu), ね (ne)
The Letters せ (se), ん (n), い (i)
The Letters な (na), し (shi), わ (wa)
Fun with Vocabulary
Going to a Japanese Hot Spring
The Letters え (e), み (mi), り (ri)
The Letters て (te), お (o)
The Letters こ (ko), ら (ra)
The Letters あ (a), ま (ma), す (su)
Fun with Sentences
Yes and No; Is and Isn’t
Fun with Reading
Visiting a Shrine and a Temple
The Letters が (ga), ざ (za), だ (da)
Fun with Vocabulary
Fun with Sentences
The Letters ほ (ho), ふ (fu), ち (chi)
The Letters そ (so), れ (re), と (to)
Fun with Sentences
The Letters く (ku), へ (he), う (u)
Common Verbs
The Letter の (no) and How to Use It
Fun with Sentences
The Letters け (ke), ひ (hi), む (mu)
Fun with Sentences
The Letters め (me), も (mo), ゆ (yu)
The Letters る (ru) and ろ (ro)
The Letters や (ya) and よ (yo)
The Letters ば (ba) and ぱ (pa)
This and That; These and Those
Word Games
Learning Kanji
Numbers
Everyday Expressions
Read and Write a Letter
CHAPTER 1: Learning All About Japan
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO TANUKI-SAN, WHO WILL BE MY ASSISTANT IN THIS BOOK AND WHO WILL GIVE YOU LOTS OF GOOD ADVICE…
AND I’D LIKE EVERYONE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND SAY WHY YOU WANT TO STUDY JAPANESE.
HELLO, TANUKI-SAN. MY NAME IS EMILY, I’VE PRACTICED AIKIDO SINCE I WAS LITTLE, AND I’D LOVE TO GO TO JAPAN SOMEDAY…