Michel Thomas Beginner Japanese, Lesson 1
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| Asin | : | B00BFZ0F40 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In lesson 1 of the Japanese Beginner course, you'll be able to make positive and negative statements about the present and future, ask questions and make polite suggestions, and learn about the marker "o" (which shows which word in a sentence is having something done to it) withEnglish words in Japanese and Japanese words in EnglishSocial communications: "please may I have?", "excuse me", "yes", "go ahead", "no"Nouns: "(digital) camera", "hotel", "ice cream", "coffee", "T-shirt", "sandwich", "juice", "beer", "rice with vinegar", "television", "comic book", "film", "concert"No words for "a" or "the:"Pronouns: "this", "that", "that over there"Verbs: "to eat", "to drink", "to watch/look/see", "to read", "to buy""Masu" form of verb covers present and future ("I eat" and "I will eat") and all persons doing the action of the verb ("I", "you", "he", etc.)Time expressions (generally come at the beginning of the sentence): "tomorrow", "sometimes", "every day", "this evening/tonight"Questions: "ka" = spoken question mark at end of question; question words: "what?"Marker: "o" shows which word in a sentence is having something done to itNo distinction in Japanese between singular and plural formsLinking words: "and" (to link sentences, not things)Forming the negative: "masen" verb ending"Masu" form of verb conveys politenessFormulati