Japanese Made Easy

by Monane, Tazuko Ajiro

• ISBN13: 9780804833820
• ISBN10: 0804833826
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-15
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

- Accessible guide to the basic patterns of the Japanese language- Build practical language skills in only a few weeks

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	5	(1)
Study Suggestions	6	(3)
Pronunciation	9	(4)
Lesson 1	13	(8)
Situation 1: Ordering at a Coffee Shop	13	(3)
Situation 2: Ordering at a Bar	16	(1)
Situation 3: Ordering at a Restaurant	17	(1)
Situation 4: Shopping at a Department Store	18	(3)
Lesson 2	21	(16)
Situation 1: Letting Others Know What You Want	21	(6)
Situation 2: Asking Questions and Saying Yes	27	(2)
Situation 3: Saying No	29	(1)
Situation 4: Asking "What?" and "Which One?"	30	(4)
Situation 5: Asking "Where?"	34	(1)
Situation 6: Eating at a Sushi Shop	35	(2)
Lesson 3	37	(15)
Situation 1: Asking "Where?" and "Which Way?"	37	(5)
Situation 2: Asking What it is When You Don't Know	42	(2)
Situation 3: Finding Out What it Is (and Isn't)	44	(3)
Situation 4: Asking about the Family	47	(5)
Lesson 4	52	(8)
Situation 1: Making Suggestions	52	(4)
Situation 2: Asking for Suggestions	56	(2)
Other Useful Verbs	58	(2)
Lesson 5	60	(21)
Situation 1: Describing Things	60	(4)
The Conjugation of Adjectives	64	(2)
Situation 2: Describing Things (continued)	66	(4)
Situation 3: Talking about This and That	70	(4)
Situation 4: Using Another Kind of Descriptive Word	74	(4)
Situation 5: Determining Likes and Dislikes	78	(3)
Lesson 6	81	(13)
Situation 1: Handling Money	82	(3)
Situation 2: Buying Tickets at a Movie Theater	85	(1)
Situation 3: Buying Tickets at a Train Station	86	(2)
Situation 4: Buying Tickets at a Post Office	88	(1)
Situation 5: Keeping Track of the Time	89	(3)
Situation 6: Understanding Telephone Numbers	92	(2)
Lesson 7	94	(8)
Situation 1: Telling What You Do or Will Do	94	(2)
Situation 2: Telling What You Did Do	96	(2)
Situation 3: Telling What You Don't or Didn't Do	98	(1)
The Japanese Verb	99	(3)
Lesson 8	102	(14)
Situation 1: Buying Fruit	102	(2)
Situation 2: Buying Vegetables	104	(3)
Situation 3: Counting People	107	(2)
Situation 4: Keeping Track of the Time	109	(7)
Lesson 9	116	(13)
Situation 1: Making Requests and Offers	116	(2)
Situation 2: Requesting Things at a Department Store	118	(3)
Situation 3: Giving Directions to a Taxi Driver	121	(1)
Situation 4: Making Sure You Understand and are Understood	122	(1)
Situation 5: Seeking Advice	123	(1)
Situation 6: Doing What the Teacher Tells You	124	(1)
Situation 7: Being Very Polite	125	(1)
Situation 8: Going to the Beauty Parlor or the Barber	125	(2)
The Verb -te Form	127	(2)
Lesson 10	129	(10)
Situation 1: Greeting Your Friends	130	(1)
Situation 2: Greeting Your Friends (continued)	131	(3)
Situation 3: Rising to the Occasion	134	(3)
Situation 4: Eating at Someone Else's Home	137	(2)
Answers	139	(4)
Appendix	143	(9)
Appendix 1. Supplementary Vocabulary	143	(3)
Appendix 2. Commonly Seen Words for Recognition	146	(2)
Appendix 3. False Friends	148	(2)
Appendix 4. Summary of Verb Conjugation	150	(2)
Glossary	152	(7)
Index	159
Grammar Discussions	159	(1)
Vocabulary Lists	160