Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories!
If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips, making it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. With a focus on the casual speech used by young people in Japan, you'll find yourself feeling confident with speaking, reading, and writing Japanese quickly!
Designed for self-study use by adult learners, this book is a fun resource for beginners--no prior knowledge of Japanese required!
Readers will find:
Help with learning to write and pronounce the 92 Hiragana and Katakana letters plus 160 basic Kanji characters
Hundreds of useful words and phrases--from numbers and greetings to expletives and insults!
Seven manga stories woven throughout the book, reinforcing your grasp of the language
The basic vocabulary and grammar needed to communicate in Japanese!
Hundreds of exercises with free online audio recordings by Japanese native speakers
A bidirectional dictionary and answer keys for all the exercises
**Recommended for language learners 16 year old & up. Not intended for high school classroom use due to adult content.**
Author(s): Marc Bernabe
Edition: 1
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 303
Cover Page
Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Glossary of abbreviations
Lesson 1: Learning the Hiragana Alphabet
Lesson 2: Learning the Katakana Alphabet
Lesson 3: Learning the Kanji Characters
Lesson 4: Basic Expressions
Lesson 5: Numbers
Rakujō! Manga Episode 1
Review for Lessons 1–5
Lesson 6: Days and Months
Lesson 7: Personal Pronouns
Lesson 8: Katakana Special
Lesson 9: Basic Grammar
Lesson 10: The Four Seasons
Rakujō! Manga Episode 2
Review for Lessons 6–10
Lesson 11: Nouns
Lesson 12: What’s the Time?
Lesson 13: -i Adjectives
Lesson 14: -na Adjectives
Lesson 15: Name Suffixes
Rakujō! Manga Episode 3
Review for Lessons 11–15
Lesson 16: Particles
Lesson 17: End-of-Sentence Particles
Lesson 18: The Verbs Aru and Iru
Lesson 19: Verbs (1): The -masu Form
Lesson 20: Verbs (2): The Dictionary form
Rakujō! Manga Episode 4
Review for Lessons 16–20
Lesson 21: The Family
Lesson 22: Adverbs
Lesson 23: Swear Words and Insults
Lesson 24: Verbs (3): The -te Form
Lesson 25: Counters
Rakujō! Manga Episode 5
Review for Lessons 21–25
Lesson 26: The Body
Lesson 27: Everyday Expressions
Lesson 28: Verbs (4): The Verb Naru
Lesson 29: Onomatopoeia
Lesson 30: Commands
Rakujō! Manga Episode 6
Review for Lessons 26–30
Lesson 31: Expressing Wants
Lesson 32: Can and Must
Lesson 33: At the Airport
Lesson 34: Question Words and the Future
Lesson 35: -te Form Special
Kage. Manga Episode 1
Review for Lessons 31–35
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