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Easy Japanese Easy Ver Easy Japanese www.nhk.or.jp/lesson ver. April 2015 www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english To www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/englishdownload free audio lessons, visit NHK WORLD Learn Japanese online! www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english Do you know the “Easy Japanese” website ? NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN also provides a variety of useful online content for the lessons free of charge. Please access and enjoy learning! Audio, text and illustration for all the lessons You can learn basic grammar and useful expressions with the entire text, audio and colorful illustrations of Anna’s story, all available for free. You can also use the website to learn Japanese phrases effectively, by listening to the audio of each sentence. Teach Us, Teacher In each lesson, the lesson supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Akane Tokunaga, explains important learning points. Sound Words Onomatopoeia and imitative words describing persons, actions or things are introduced, along with audio and illustrations. Japanese Syllabaries Learn two forms of Japanese writing, Hiragana and Katakana. Vocabulary List & Quiz The main words and phrases used in each lesson are introduced, along with a quiz to confirm that you have learned the meaning. - 3 - Created by NHK WORLD © ver. April 2015 - 1 - - 1 - CreatedCreated by byNHK NHK WORLD WORLD © ver.© ver. April April 2015 2015 - 2 - To To To download downloaddownload free freefree audio audioaudio lessons, lessons,lessons, visit visitvisit NHK NHKNHK WORLD WORLDWORLD INDEX LESSON 1 WATASHI WA ANNA DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 5 2 KORE WA NAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 6 3 TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 7 4 TADAIMA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 8 5 SORE WA WATASHI NO TAKARAMONO DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩ 9 6 DENWABANGÔ WA NANBAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 10 7 SHÛKURÎMU WA ARIMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 11 8 MÔICHIDO ONEGAI SHIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 12 9 NANJI KARA DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 13 10 ZEN-IN IMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 14 11 ZEHI KITE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 15 12 ITSU NIHON NI KIMASHITA KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 16 13 SHÔSETSU GA SUKI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 17 14 KOKO NI GOMI O SUTETE MO II DESU KA ҩҩҩ 18 15 NETE IMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 19 16 KAIDAN O AGATTE, MIGI NI ITTE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩ 20 17 OSUSUME WA NAN DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 21 18 MICHI NI MAYOTTE SHIMAIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 22 19 YOKATTA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 23 20 NIHON NO UTA O UTATTA KOTO GA ARIMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 24 21 IIE, SOREHODODEMO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 25 22 OSOKU NARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 26 23 OKÂSAN NI SHIKARAREMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 27 24 TSUKAWANAIDE KUDASAI ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 28 25 TSUKUE NO SHITA NI HAIRE ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 29 26 TSUGI WA GANBARÔ ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 30 27 DARE GA KEKKON SURU N DESU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 31 CreatedCreatedCreated by byby NHK NHKNHK WORLD WORLDWORLD © ©© ver. ver.ver. April AprilApril 2015 20152015 --- 2 22 - --- 2 - www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english Towww.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english download free audio lessons, visit NHK WORLD 28 SHIZUOKA E YÔKOSO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 32 29 CHIKAKU DE MIRU TO, ÔKII DESU NE ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 33 30 MÔ SUKOSHI SHASHIN O TORITAI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 34 31 MÔ HACHIJÛNI SAI DESU YO ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 35 32 FUTON NO HÔ GA SUKI DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 36 33 ANNA-SAN NI AGEMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 37 34 YAWARAKAKUTE OISHII DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 38 35 KUREJITTO KÂDO WA TSUKAEMASU KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 39 36 BENKYÔ SHINAKEREBA NARIMASEN ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 40 37 FUJISAN O MITARI, OSUSHI O TABETARI SHIMASHITA ҩҩ 41 38 KASHIKOMARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 42 39 KAZE DA TO OMOIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 43 40 ATAMA GA ZUKIZUKI SHIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 44 GAKUEN-SAI NI IKU KOTO GA DEKITE, 41 45 TANOSHIKATTA DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 42 DORE GA ICHIBAN OISHII KANA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 46 43 DÔSHITE DESHÔ KA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 47 44 WAGASHI O TABETE KARA, MACCHA O NOMIMASU ҩҩҩҩҩ 48 45 OTANJÔBI OMEDETÔ ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 49 KIKOKU SURU MAE NI, YUKI O MIRU KOTO GA DEKITE 46 50 SHIAWASE DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 47 NIHONGO-KYÔSHI NI NARU NO GA YUME DESU ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 51 48 IROIRO OSEWA NI NARIMASHITA ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 52 [Appendix] Adjectives/Counters ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 53 Verbs ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 54 The Japanese syllabary ҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩҩ 56 At the university At the dormitory Shopping and restaurant Japanese culture Travel and outing Trouble shooting Special occasions - 3 - Created by NHK WORLD © ver. April 2015 - 3 -- 3 - CreatedCreated by by NHK NHK WORLD WORLD © © ver. ver. April April 2015 2015 - 2 - To To To downloaddownload download freefree free audioaudio audio lessons,lessons, lessons, visitvisit visit NHKNHK NHK WORLDWORLD WORLD &+$5$&7(56 টॻজ० ॔থॼ औऎै 52'5,*2 $11$ 6$.85$ घङऌऌॆअगॄ ॉॆअऻ ऐ॒ञ ൝਽ઇ౸ ᅟಟ ௏୬ 3URI68=8., 'RUP0RWKHU .(17$ CreatedCreatedCreated byby by NHKNHK NHK WORLDWORLD WORLD ©© ©ver.ver. ver. AprilApril April 20152015 2015 -- 22- -4-- 4- - www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english Towww.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english download free audio lessons, visit NHK WORLD ॎञख LESSON 1 எ म॔থॼदघ WATASHI WA ANNA DESU ॎञख ?How do you do ؛எ म॔থॼदघ ؛থॼ मगीऽखथ॔ Anna HAJIMEMASHITE. I’m Anna. WATASHI WA ANNA DESU. ?How do you do ؛औऎैदघ؛औऎै मगीऽखथ Sakura HAJIMEMASHITE. I’m Sakura. SAKURA DESU. बऋ .Nice to meet you ؛থॼ ेौखऎउൢःखऽघ॔ Anna YOROSHIKU ONEGAI SHIMASU. .Nice to meet you, too ؛औऎै ऒठैऒज Sakura KOCHIRAKOSO. *UDPPDU7LSV ⋇ 1RXQ$:$1RXQ%'(68 $LV% 卲 :$LVWKHSDUWLFOHLQGLFDWLQJDWRSLF 卲 $GGLQJ'(68DIWHU1RXQ%IRUPVDSUHGLFDWH HJ :$7$6+,:$$11$'(68 ,bP$QQD ⋈ -DSDQHVHVFULSWV Ń ŭƄƓƄƑƈƖƈŃŶƜƏƏƄƅƄƕƌƈƖŃŝŃŶƈƈŃƓƓőŘřŏŃŘŚ 卲 7KH-DSDQHVHODQJXDJHKDVWKUHHW\SHVRIVFULSWVūƌƕƄƊƄƑƄŮƄƗƄƎƄƑƄDQGŮƄƑƍƌ HDFKZLWKLWVRZQVSHFLILFUROH 6RXQG:RUGV 321 7KHVRXQGRIWDSSLQJD-DSDQHVH 7KHVRXQGRISDWWLQJVRPHRQH SHUFXVVLRQDVPDOOVKRXOGHUGUXP RQWKHVKRXOGHU - 3 - Created by NHK WORLD © ver. April 2015 - 5 -- 5 - CreatedCreated by by NHK NHK WORLD WORLD © © ver. ver. April April 2015 2015 - 2 - To To To download downloaddownload free freefree audio audioaudio lessons, lessons,lessons, visit visitvisit NHKNHK NHK WORLDWORLD WORLD ऩ॒ LESSON 2 ऒोम୦दघऊ KORE WA NAN DESU KA .Sakura ؛मःؚनअझ؛থॼ औऎैऔ॒॔ Anna SAKURA-SAN. HAI, DÔZO. This is for you. ऩ॒ ?What is this ؛औऎै ऒोम୦दघऊ Sakura KORE WA NAN DESU KA. ाृऑ .It’s a souvenir from Thailand ؛থॼ जोमॱॖभउଅਓदघ॔ Anna SORE WA TAI NO OMIYAGE DESU. .Thank you very much ؛औऎै ँॉऋधअओकःऽघ Sakura ARIGATÔ GOZAIMASU. .You are welcome ؛থॼ नअःञखऽखथ॔ Anna DÔITASHIMASHITE. *UDPPDU7LSV 625( ⋇ .25(:$1$1'(68.$ :KDWLVWKLV" .25( 卲 .$LVDSDUWLFOH:KHQDGGHGWRWKHHQGRIDVHQWHQFH ZLWKDULVLQJLQWRQDWLRQLWDOORZV\RXWRDVNDTXHVWLRQ HJ 625(:$1$1'(68.$ :KDWLVLW" ⋈ 1RXQ$121RXQ% 卲 12LVDSDUWLFOHWKDWOLQNVWZRQRXQV,Q-DSDQHVH\RXSXWDPRGLI\LQJZRUGEHIRUHDQRXQ كDVRXYHQLUIURP7RN\Rق)*$>,HJ 7¹.<¹1220 6RXQG:RUGV 12521252 687$687$ ,WGHVFULEHVDSHUVRQZKRLVZDONLQJ ,WGHVFULEHVVRPHRQHRUVRPHWKLQJ KXUULHGO\ WKDWLVPRYLQJVORZO\ CreatedCreatedCreated by byby NHK NHKNHK WORLD WORLDWORLD © ©© ver. ver.ver. April AprilApril 2015 20152015 -- - 2 26 -- - - 6 - www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english To download free audio lessons, visit NHK WORLD LESSON 3 ॺॖঞमनऒदघऊ TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA ऌॆअखण .Here’s a classroom ؛औऎै ऒऒमઇ஼दघ Sakura KOKO WA KYÔSHITSU DESU. ऱौ .Oh, it’s spacious ؛থॼ ॎँؚઁः॔ Anna WÂ, HIROI. धखॆऊ॒ .Over there is the library ؛औऎै ँजऒम௕છை Sakura ASOKO WA TOSHOKAN. ?Where is a restroom ؛থॼ ॺॖঞमनऒदघऊ॔ Anna TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA. .Just over there ؛औऎै घएजऒदघ Sakura SUGU SOKO DESU. *UDPPDU7LSV ⋇ B:$'2.2'(68.$ :KHUHLVB" 卲'2.2'(68.$LVDSKUDVHWKDWDOORZV\RXWRDVNZKHUHVRPHWKLQJLVHLWKHUDSODFHRUWKLQJ HJ 72,5(:$'2.2'(68.$ :KHUHLVDUHVWURRP" ⋈ .262$'2ZRUGV $62.2 卲 -DSDQHVHGHPRQVWUDWLYHVDUHFDOOHG.262$'2ZRUGV WDNLQJWKHILUVWV\OODEOHVRIWKHGHPRQVWUDWLYHVRI WKHIRXUJURXSVVXFKDV.2.2 KHUH $62.2 62.2 WKHUH $62.2 RYHUWKHUH '2.2 ZKHUH 6RXQG:RUGV 1266+,1266+, 3$.$3$.$ 3<213<21 7KHVRXQGRIDKRUVH ,WGHVFULEHVDQ ,WGHVFULEHVDUDEELW ZDONLQJ HOHSKDQWZDONLQJ MXPSLQJDURXQG - 3 - Created by NHK WORLD © ver. April 2015 - 7- -7 - CreatedCreated byby NHKNHK WORLDWORLD ©© ver.ver. AprilApril 20152015 - 2 - To To To downloaddownloaddownload freefreefree audioaudioaudio lessons,lessons,lessons, visitvisitvisit NHK NHKNHK WORLD WORLDWORLD LESSON 4 ञटःऽ TADAIMA .I’m home ؛থॼ ञटःऽ॔ Anna TADAIMA. ॉॆअऻ ऊइ .Welcome back ؛ᅟಟ उషॉऩऔः Dorm Mother OKAERINASAI. .Hello ؛औऎै ऒ॒पठम Sakura KONNICHIWA. ॉॆअऻ ॉॄअऋऎचः Are you an international ؛ᅟಟ ँऩञु೏৾েदघऊ Dorm Mother ANATA MO RYÛGAKUSEI student, too? DESU KA. ॎञख ॉॄअऋऎचः No, I’m not an international ؛औऎै ःःइؚஎम೏৾েदमँॉऽच॒ पऺ॒ग॒ ऋऎचः .student ؛Sakura ঩মযभ৾েदघ IIE, WATASHI WA RYÛGAKUSEI I’m a Japanese student. DEWA ARIMASEN. NIHON-JIN NO GAKUSEI DESU. *UDPPDU7LSV ⋇ $1$7$:$1,+21-,1'(68.$ $UH\RXD-DSDQHVH" ,IWKHDQVZHULV n\HV| ܒ +$,:$7$6+,:$1,+21-,1'(68 ,IWKHDQVZHULV nQR|ܒ ,,(:$7$6+,:$1,+21-,1'(:$$5,0$6(1 ⋈ *UHHWLQJV 6RXQG:RUGV %$7$1 *$5$*$5$ 7KHVRXQGRIDSHUVRQRSHQLQJDVOLGLQJGRRU 7KHVRXQGRIDGRRUEHLQJVKXW CreatedCreated byby NHKNHK WORLDWORLD ©© ver.ver. AprilApril 20152015 -- 228 --- 8 - www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/englishTo download free audio lessons, visit NHK WORLD ॎञख ञऊैुभ LESSON 5 जोम எ भฤ੟दघ SORE WA WATASHI NO TAKARAMONO DESU ॎञख षृ .My room is this way ؛नअझ؛থॼ எ भ৖ોमऒठैदघ॔ Anna WATASHI
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