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n JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE Kana Workbook

JAPANESE FOR

BUSY PEOPLE

.Kana' Workbook

Association for Japanese-Language Teaching

KO,DANSHA IN!TERNATI.ONAL. Tokyo· Ne ..... York .• London

Acknowledgments

The book was compiled by four AJALT teachers:

Mss, Kyoko Ishikure, Miyako lwami, Satoko Mizoguchi, and Junko Shinada.

They were assisted by Ms, Miho Shimada.

Note: This book was previously published as Kana/or Busy People,

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scanned by Shigeru Stretch

post-processing by GaretJ ax

The Authors: The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJAL T) was recognized as a nonprofit organization by me Ministry of Education in ] 977, It was establ ished [0 meet me practical needs of people who are no: necessarily specialists on Japan but who wish [0 communicate effectively in Japanese, In 1992 the Association was awarded the Japan Poundauon Special Pri ze.

The Assoclarion maintains a web site on the Internet at www.ajalt.org and can be contacted over the Interne! via info@ajall.orll by teachers and students who have questions about this textbook or any of me Association's other publications.

Distributed in me United States by Kodansha America. Inc" 575 Lexington Avenue. New York •. New York ]0022. and in the United Kingdom and continental Europe by Kodansha Europe Ltd .• 95 Aldwyeh, London WC2B 4lF.

Published by Kodansha International Ltd., 17-14 OtOW8 l-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8652. and Kodansha America. Inc.

Copyrighl II> 1996 by the Association for Japanese-Language Teaching. All rights reserved. Printed in Japan.

ISBN 4-7700-2096-1

First edition. 1996

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 7

II. HIRAGANA I 9

BASIC SYLLABLES 10

MODIFIED SYLLABLES 25

OTHER SYLLABLES 29

III. HIRAGANA 2 37

LESSON I Structure: ~I.t~'t-t. 38

LESSON 2 Structure : ~~- 40

LESSON .3 Structure: 1.1- .. ('(.1 ~ 'l j -It...:... 42

LESSON 4 Structure: -~. i,. ~ j 't 44

LESSON 5 Structure: - * (tf ~ \ '. 46

LESSON 6 Structure: -"/1:-1-t.

~"/':-i L to. 48

LESSON 7 Structure: -IJ:-"C'L tz;

-1.1-"'('1.1 ~ 'J i -It.{. -(' l to. 50

LESSON 8 Reading and Writing 52

IV. KATAKANA 55

Katakana in Daily Life 56

Katakana Chart 57

BASIC SYLLABLES 58

MODIFIED SYLLABLES 64

V. READING REVIEW 75

INTRODUCTION

II is the hopeful aim of the authors of this book. to help students to master kana-both hiragana and katakana-much more easily and quickly than ever before, Itisour further hope that 'our readers will consist not only of those whose native tongue is English, but also students of non-English-speaking countries who don't have workbooks such as this available in their mother longue but who are conversant with English.

The text for the exercises found herein is based on Japanese for Busy People, volume I (JBPl), published by Kodansha Intemational Ltd, To be more precise, the vocabulary and sentence structure borrow from lessons I through 10 and are introduced here in much the same order, Thus, while learning to read and write kana. the student will at the same time acqui re voeebulary and become familiar with sentence st ructure, Once having finished Kana Workbook, the student should be able to read at the level of JB,Pl's lesson II. ·'Re.ading Review."

An, Overview of (be Book

Before embarking on the workbook itself, the student may fInd it worthwhile to gel. a general notlon orils contents. That is what the remainder of the Introduction .Is devoted to. Note, first of all, however, that there is a kana table on the ins ide of the front. cover, showi ng all the hiragana and k(ltakana oovered in this book, alODg with the appropriate remanization,

HlRAGANA J

• The pronunciation of hiragana using the kana table

Here you will listen carefully to the pronunciation of each hiragana syllable on the tape while studying the table. You should do this until both pronunciation and chart become virtually second nature.

• Coming 10 grips with the forms of hiragana

The exercises in this section wIll give you a good visual sense of the formal features of hiragana.

• W.riting the basic syllables

After becoming familiar wit.h bow hiragana appear to the eye, here you will practice writing thebasic syllables. The exercises are designed to help you to reproduce hiragana shapes as accurately as possible.

• Writing words

Pirstread the hirag.ana while concealing the romanization. Then practice writing the

IINTRODUCTION 7

hiragafla while concealing the models. After some practice, try writing while listening to the tape rather than n!lying on the romanization in the book.

• Reading and writing modified syUables (yo·on), loog vowels (ChQ·Ofl),. and double consonants (soku·on)

The exercises here follow much the same pauern as those for the basic syllables above.

HIRAGANA 2

• Reading and writing sentences

Through the reading and writing exercises in this section you will learn particle usage and sentence structure at the introductory level. Lesson 3 of IBPI should be completed before tacklingthls part of the book.

In Lessons I and 2 you will write sentences with spaces after particles and between words in order to make them easier to read. From Lesson 3 all, however, you will write in. the continuous style, without spaces, which is the customary way of writing Japanese.

I n the I'Cading exercises. you are Introduced to dialogues in 3. natural conversational style, so that you can gain some proficiency in the spoken language while learning to read and write, thus killing two birds withone stone, The exercises here all: arranged so that you can gradually become accustomed to writing in the vertical st.yle.

Note that the symbol E:.!J indicates sections that arc recorded on the accompanying cassette tape.

KATAKANA

• Coming to grips with the forms of katakana

Katakana life so simple in form that you mill' find it difficult to memorize them. for this reason, we start by providing some visual clues. first of all. we introduce katakana that resemble their hiragtma equivalents. Then we categorize the other lcalokanQ into groups of similar shapes.

• Reading and writing

The exercises here are much the same as those for hiragana, which you will have already completed and become familiar with.

• Words written in katakana

The words forming. the exercises in this section win be restricted to the names of cornmon, everyday objects.

• Transliteration of foreign words

One function of katakana is to transliterate foreign words into Japanese. Here you will be gi.vena fcwguidelines 1.0 help you with this not-always-easy task ..

8

HIRAGANA 1

~
BASIC SYLLABLES
Pronunciation
The Vowels
a i u e 0
i> ~ \ i._ h
7 -1 .r, ;t The first line of the syllabary consists of the five vowels a, I: u, e. o. They are short vowels. enunciated clearly and crisply. Pronounce the English sentence below, making all of the vowels short,and you will have the approximate sounds. The u is pronounced without moving the lips forward. The 0 is similar to the initial sound of "old," but it 'isn't a diphthong. so don't round the lips.

Ah, we soon get old.

a

u

I! 0

Consonants plus vowel and n

The rest of syllabary consists of syllables formed by a consonant and a vowel. Most Japanese consonants are pronounced with the lips or the tip of the tongue more relaxed tban in English. For example, if the t in kill! is pronounced too strongly and with a good deal of aspiration, it will be heard as kitte. So be especially careful to pronounce p. I. and k with less aspiration than in English.

a i u e 0
1;- ,:.. < It ~
~
k
n * 7 '7 :1
1;< :! (' If _.
~
g
n' ~ 7' .y zr ~ I'LJ -r -It -c
s shi
-tt :d A -I! '/
~' t: -r -tf -c.
-=
z ji zu
-+f i>l A -Ii '/ 10

The consonant k is pronounced more sotlly than in English.

AI the beginning of a word, the g in go. gi. guo ge, go is hard (Like the "g" in "garden"). but when occurring in the middle of a word or in the last syllable, it is allen nasal. as in eiga ("movie"). The particle go. 100. is usually nasalized, though nowadays many people use a hard g.

The breath is expelled less forcefully in the Japanese consonant than the English. Ski is a near equivalent of the English "she," but is enunciated with the lips unrounded. Note that there is no Japanese syllable si;

The breath is expelled less forcefully with the Japanese consonant than the English. When 'za, zu, ze, zo come at the beginning of a word, the z is affricative, sounding like "ds" in "kids." In the middle of a word or in the last syllable, however, it is fricative, sounding like tbe "z" in "zoo." Ji is an affricate at the beginning of a word. like the "je" in "Jeep." but Fricative in a middle position, like "si" in "vision." Note that Japanese doesn't have the syllable zi.

a i u e 0
t: 't;, ,?, -c t:
t chi tsu
5' 7- ''/ j" ~
t:· t;,' -? -C' t:'
d ji zu
7' r ''J' j"' V ~ t: IIJ. .fl (J)
n
T - 7- ;;t, /
- (.1 v- . ........ 11
w)'
b fu
/ \ I:: 7 ........ .-J;
LX if .,.); ""'" Il."
b
/\ 1::' 7' .-...: ;t:
Ii if ... ).: ......:: II'
p
J, 1::' 7' "" ;f- j ;z,. t; n t
m
'7 - L ;,l .:c The aspiration of this consonant is weaker than in English, Chi is pronounced like "chi" in "children." Tsu is pronounced with the consonant IS similar to the "ts" in "cats," Note that Japanese doesn't have the syllables

I; or lu,

.., and ~ are pronounced ji and ZII, The syllable di and du do not exist. In general, ji and zu are written L; and 'f. but in a lew rare cases custom calls For t:; and ~,

This consonant is similar '0 the "n" in "nice," bu. is less prolonged.

The breath is nOI expelled as strongly as in English. In [u, the consonant is made differently from the "I" in English "fool." It is produced by expelling air through lightly compressed lips. much like blowing out a candle.

This consonant is pronounced nearly the same as English "b."

This COnsonant is pronounced with less aspiration than English "p."

This consonant is similar to the "rn" in "mind," though no. quite us prolonged.

HIRAOA'NA I II

a i u e 0
~ t1J J::
y
-'r .::1. 3 ~ ~ ; *t J-.,
r
-7 1) !v V 0 12

Japanese y is pronounced with the longue in a more relaxed position than thevy" in "year,"

Japanese. r is produced by tapping the tip of the longue lightly against the teethridge. It is never pronounced with the lip of the tongue curled back.

W is pronounced with the lips rounded, but nOI so tightly or forcefully HS with the "w" in "wait."

N is the only independent consonant not combined with a vowel. Occurring at the end of a word. il has a somewhat nasal sound. Otherwise it approximates the English "n." If it is followed by syllables beginning with b. m. or p. however. It is pronounced more like "rn," and is accordingly spelled as an "rn" in this book. Special care is needed when the syllabic" is followed by a vowel, as in rhe word kln'en (ki-n-en. "no smoking"). Not. the difference in syllable division between this word and klnen {ici-fJe.n. "anniversary"),

Recognition of Forms
I iJ· ~ , "} i.. f5 tr ~ < ~t .,. ~ L 7 -tt . f
.... '-
Find the parenthetical syllabl.esln the rows at right.
(iJ) r-p. j:.;. l .n t:J. }j ( ... ,) ~ \ t: - ~ \ .~ ~ \
'-
• i
(1' ) it '7 :; t, -) .~ (i.. ) Iv it l Iv < it
• e
(t; ) .n J: U: t? ~ j:.; (~~) I;{ 1;' tt 1;" .n 1;'
a· h
( .!s ) j: .ls. ~ ~ . ~ 5 ( < ) L ..-....... < <. L <
Id ku.
(:~,t) !;1 tt '1 ,tf 1.1 tt ( :: ) _ l \ t: \, \ _. _
'- '- '-
"" ko·
(~ ) ~ .ls. ~. 1:t ~ ~. ( L) < L ..-....... .Iv L L
511 sM
(7) ~ l' t, J: l' f (~) 1:t .ls. ~ -tf .ls. ~
•• se
( f) it -t :; -t~ . -t
'?
50
(iJ) (~,) ( oj ) ~ 'J - ~ \ ~ ;:, '1 ~ - :fj ~ I -) }-; k, \.1
'- '-
• I •
(~)()(~) ~ L ;t 5 (. ..(... :.: < '"' < ~ ~ ;t ..-...: ~
kl ku •
(T) (f) (t;) .1 ;:, if: J:: -t k, l' if: :fj ;:, + :f) k, if: -t
•• ... D·
Ht) (11) (tr) .~ -tt U: It !l IJ{ IJ· :f) t: It -tf I)' It -'('> kt
k h h
~I
R,eading (ans"ers given below)
I. k, IJ· 2. ~ \ ;;( 3. IJ· (. 4. L j:? 5. IJ·:; 6.. k,:fj
I. aka (red) 2. le (house) J. ka.gu (furniture} 4. Ihlo (sull) 5. kagl (key) 6. 80 (blue)
HIRAGANA 1 13 t:. 1; '"":J "( .t: ~ ~: iJ;tl ;J) tl u- .. i~ ~ 'l
Find the parentheUul syUables in tbe rows at right.
(t:) ~: - t::. ~ t: - (1;.) ~ 1 .:, t? -. t?
'- '-
II. ~"I
('"":J) L i -? ( --C -? ( "() L --Co - --C < --C
'-
• Jlu, I •
( t: ) f l.:: --C t: -t:? t: (~) i: 'd.' Lf ~ 1.1 fj:
110 a!!
U:) t: t::. - t: \ \ - (1J) .tJ fi) NJ. lb.. fj: h
'- '-
nl nu
(b) ft) .b .t.l tt .t.l h (;J) ) ft) Cl) .t..l Cl) ft) tJ)
De DO
(tl) (jO (j Ii It i (j (U) 7./ o tl v- v-~ v-
b. b.1
( .. ).) -t: , .. '0 -r-, ' .. , (~) -? ........... .......:: < ........... "'"
~). ....J~ vl ~ .... .l ~
fUI h.
( '1) Ij .i Il (j' Il If
bu· (t;:) (~) (,1;1) t: ~: 11 Lf t: Li It If ~ t: Li ~ t: ~ Ii
III DO. Ibo
( -co) (~) (-"') z -c- ....... ~. ?;::. L .......: _. ......:: 1: ....... -(' t: ?;::' ......::
-
d. ·do lie
('"() 0:) (Q)) t: Q) 1: 1:' t: Q) - < 1: t: &fJ (J) t: 1:' t:
....
I. 01 nUl
("?)(i;l){~ ) L &fJ '? 1? ~ .t.l ....... '? IJ. &fJ L < .". 1? IJ.
1111 .. " • ~I Reading

!. L± ~ 2.}; Il'.t.l 3 .. ~';' ~

I. baaa (flower] 2. okane (money) J. sabna (lish)

14

i 7-J. ~. V'Jt ~wJ: . ry ~tL.; ba:,z,
.1::>
Find the parenthetical syllables in the rows at right.
(i) 1 j: ~ j: 11 .;1 ( 7-J. ) rp Cl) s; h ;f? h
'mil. mi
(~,) iJ -t &I) t· T t.. (V'J) Cl) r: &I) ;f, iJ &I)
mu mo
(t) t j: L z t 11 (~) -tt ~ -ct- ~ ~ -ct-
-
mu ya,
(vp) Cl) rp ~ rp V' Cl) (J: ) .;1 rp 1 :; -t J:
yu yo
( t.,. ) :; i ") .; i? ~ ( ry ) \ \ ~ ~ ~ \, \ ~
.__
ta ri
(~ ) i? .; :; ~ i? .; (tL) h h tJ h b &I)
ru re
(.; ) -t :; t, ~ 'l-; t, (b) h b tJ &I) ;f, b
r. w,a
(~ ) z ~ c:: f' --C ~ (Iv) A,_, :Z --C ht :Z ,ht
• 1ft
(i)(J:)(t) }; .t Ll t Lf J: T J: ~ .t t }; t j t
ml yo mo
(~) ('S) (¢') .; -c 1 ~ "h -t? .; ;t ~ 7-;. "h ~ }; "h .;
r,. ro ra
(n) (b) (ft) kI- I::J. n h ;h t· Ih j: "h ;h f kl- n h ~
m. ... re
(~) (~) ("() -'I. !:: "'? --c a- ~ " -c -r !:: '1::::' ~ --c '1::::' "
• I. I •
( <) (L) ("'?) ( (. L: "'? " L It L: ( "'? " --c -:J L (.
k. .hl t.!U
(I;t) (U) (i) I! .t U. Ll J: T II IJ .t It t: 1.:1 j: .J: II
h. :bo m .• HJRAGAN'" I 15

Reading

Common .J:.panese Names

2

1. st:i
2. ,,;,t-;
3. < if
4. i !'Plf
5. ~
6. i "?If
7. (.i lj:
8.. ( 1;
9. hh
10. ,,;'h(7) It
11. Jr-:d: L (7) $I)
12. bt:L(7) ";';'; J

u t::. t:J..''';' 14. 1"1'':' 15. ~ < 1; 16. hfo ":f ,:.

17 . .1 '? t z 18. i:? t::. t:J..'--"': 19._), < t:_ 20. t.l it::.

21. "1 *-.. t: ~ Iv t:: fo.1 t:.: ~ Iv

Listen to the tape and become thoroughly familiar with the pronunciation. Note that the vowel sounds I and. II are unvoiced when they come between unvoiced consonants (p. I. k, s) or between an unvoiced consonant and a pause.

I. al.mll. (head) 2. ho (face) 3. kubl (neck) 4. mayuge (eyebrow) 5. me (eye) 6.mallulc (eyelashes) 7. haa. (nose) 8.llucbi (mouth) 9. mlml (ear)

10. lIam] no lie (hair) 'II. ... t.sb] DO me (my eyejs]) 12 .... a.ashl no ho (my face)

Il. Tanaka 14. Suzuki I'S. Kikuchi ]6. MiyazakI 17. Matsumoto

18. Watan.be 19. Fuku.da. 20. Num.l. 21. Ued· •. -san to Yamab.-san

(Mr.jMro./Miu/Ms. Veda lind Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms. Yamada)

16

Writiog

The gray lines are aids to accurate style. In writing kana, the stroke order is, as a rule, first from top to bottom. then from left to right.

HIRAGANA I 17

18

na1'J.' EB -. ~ ED ED D nq:: [lliJ []§ ~ rn rn n DU s: ~ ~ ~ rn rn D net). DB ~ ~ rn rn D noO) ~ ~ ~ [01 [01 D

ha (l ffB lffJ [till ED EEJ D

biV~~~EEJEEJD fU,)~ [0J m m [Zj [Zj D

be""- ~ ~ ~ § § D hoI ~ ltD lED lEm w EB n

IURAGANA I '19

HIRAGANA:I 21

The' and ' markings of tJ... (.f, etc. should be written at the upper right-hand corner of these syllables. Write the following hiragana, following the examples.

ga~O za@JO da~O -vr -r • ji~O gUWO zuSJO zu@]O

-r-r ze~O derrJD go[;JO zorn 0 dO~O

ba~D pa~O

bi[0D Pi~D .no ~D

bu~ . pu~

beBJD pe[3]D

bo ITIJ 0 po IT!] D

22

Reading and Wr.iting

The following pairs consist or look-alike syllables. Read, write, and distinguish them.

;; }J ao rn ., -? U tsu rn
~ ~ kil sa rn ._ ~, koi rn
-
I) .tJ nu ne rn J: 11 rna bo rn
""( .._ te ko rn 61). (;J, me no rn
l t shi rno rn -r-, '"'( he te rn
~ .; ru ro rn ~ 1, \ ri i rn
!l !.± ho ha rn T ~. su mu rn
t: tJ: fa na rn i.. . e Cu rn
_).
""? t: tsu to rn ;C "'( so te rn HIRiI.OANA I .23

(!:.!]

Reading and Wdting

First read the words, covering the rornanization. Then write them, covering the hiragana.

I. I' 't:> uebi OJ
2. < Q.1 Ikuruma I I I
3. I;'~ kasa OJ
4. L .:'~ sb.igoto I I I
5. h1' mizu OJ
6. 1;' .:! kagi OJ
7 .. ..-,.: Iv z: L bengoshi. I I I
8. ~"? natsu OJ
9. V'~ bito OJ
10. lilv hon OJ
II. --C' A".,~ dencbi I I I
12. hlr/v mikan I I I I. house, home 2. car, vehicle 3. umbrella 4. job, work 5. water 6. key 7. lawyer 8. summer 9. person :10. book 1.1. battery I. 2.langerine

MODIFIED SYLLABLES

Pr'ODUDciation: Consonants plus 1",IU, yo

Although the following are written with two kana, they are pronounced as single ~yllables. The y, which sounds like the "y" in "year," is pronounced between the initial consonant and the following vowel.

I
I ya yu yo
I ~. "? ~ t1J ~ .t
I
k
! ;\'-1' ~;:l. ~3
\: !>i !>i i
- "? _' t1J _ .J:.
g
;:f1' ;:f;:l. ;:f3
l~ L~ lot
s sb.a shu sho
I ~:\': ~.:L Y3
i
I t: ~" t:~ 1:.1:
j i ja ju jo
~~ ~ .:'!PJ 3
.t; 1:,111 :t;)...t..
c eba ebu eho
I *-~ 'ff:. ;:I
i
I 1:'·,(> I:. t1J I:. .J:.
I
n
;:'1' ;:';:l. ;:'3 ya yu yo
I TJ"? TJI'P TJ.t
I h
I
1:;1' I:;;:l. I:; 3
if"? ifI'P if.t I
b
1:;' 1:;' ;:l. l::
- 'f _ 3
if"? rft1J TJ' .t
P
I
I:;'-\, I:;';:l. 1:;'3
h'(> ht1J h,j,
I m
- 'f - ;:l. - 3
i ~ '(> ~ I'P ') .J:.
r
I) 'f I) ;J. I) 3 H'IRAGANA 1 25

WriHog

Although. as you have already learned. II consonant plus ya, yu .• or JIO is pronounced as a single syllable, it is written with two kana and occupies the space for two characters. In such cases, ya, yu, and yoafe written small, approximately one-fourth the size of 3 normal kana. In horizontal writing, they are written small in the lower left quadrant of the square. In vertical writing, they appear small in the upper right quadrant. Write the following hiraga/!Q, following the examples.

kya II ~ - .... ~ ...... ...... II ~
"- f"i i "-.
kyu 'I ~ :f"
._ 11J. ~
kyo ~ .t ~
.... ....
gya ~. , .... ].V?.
.... f"\
gyu I ~' '~T"" ..... 1' .... ~
"- "-
I ~. J:
gyo ..... -: ......
._ .t
sha L ~i: ••• T L
shu L ~
l1Ji
sho L "." .; ".0 L
.t
. C' I; :11J
JIB L •••• ~ r
~:
jlu I C' " ••• ~ .... u L
, 11';
I C' J:
jo I .. . .... r- .. - '''""
t ..I:

26 j , j

. - ~ .

nya ~t~:4~~····Li~ .... + .. -H-t-i-- I

nyu I ~t~:~-;p~···'L_····.J+· _It-····_·;···j··· _1_ ~ L

f····"]""···· ~J .... j .... 1

nyo t:; J:: ..... bya v- ~j."'" hyu (j ·~1···

I :

byo (j liT····

I .... :

bya U ~(" ...

byu 7..f' '0)~"'" byo U' ·it···

I 0 ~

pya U 1'0]"""'"

pyu I lfJ~""'"

I 0 : 1

u·····;······ pyo L J::

1 j ..

·····rj "'+.j ..... Lj

1··;······

..... -: .

II

1--

I

-

-

-

1 __

-

_,

HIRAOANA I 27

28

-

II

-

-----: .

I ,

:J:

..... ~ ..

~ J

J

-

:~

..... ~ .

h

I~: rp::-t-- I -

..... : .

.----'--+--- ,-

s;

~ iJ: ---I -T I ---"r"'-

I

~.

:~

..... ~ .....

~

1-1""": rp-:-t-- I -

T •••• ~ ••••••

-r-

OTHER SYLLABLES

.Pron.unciation

Long Vowels

i. nn
7-
,
I i ~ \\ \
1" -
,
ii 7 oj
'7-
e ;t;t ;t~ \
.:r..-
III f:;f:; f:; '1
;;t-
L Double Consonants


I kk I I~: ., I
ss
I U I [:,) ... , I:
I pp
Long vowels are a doubling of single vowels. De particularly careful 10 pronounce them as a continuous sound, equal in value to two short vowels, The: way long vowels are wriuen varies from case to casco Wilh aa, ii; Uti, the single vowel is simply doubled: 10;', '" ' • .; 1, Ee is most often written i.. v-, though 1:. 1:. is also seen, 00 is generally 1-;,. bUI some words customarily demand ~k The same rules apply when a consonant is followed by a long vowel: e.g., kaa (I)" 10), kif { ~,,),

kuu « .;), kee (It". It i..). koo (': -j, .:. I?),

The first consonant of the double consonants kk, pp, II, and S5 is written with 8 small ->, ? here indicates a one-syllable pause, during which the mouth prepares itself for 'he pronunciation of the next syllable, Take kitte, for example, After pronouncing ki, pause for the length of one syllable, shaping your mouth for the pronunciation of te. And then pronounce it-Ie Wi:th 55, as i.11I zasshl, see that a small amount of air is emitted between the teeth before pronouncing the lollowing syllable .. The small ? and ';I !ha! indicate double consonants are written in different quadrants according to whether the text is horizontal or vertical.

\ l =: ~ L \ ~~~
...
.._ "? ._ "?l .._ ._
, ..... ······1 .. ···' HtRAGANA I 29

Reading and Writing

sa., ••• u

10 If-?.J:ir..l

getsu·yllbi

11 o: .J: oj r..f CD;I)'\ ,~
(Tues.)
12 T\\j: oj [1'
(Wed,)
----
13 t < .J: '1 v
14 ~A.t.J: I if'
Fri.
15 t:'.J: I U' (2)'>:'1 'I.!'
,Sat.
16 t: t, . .J: oj v: sui'yll,,1

mo'lI;u'yllbl

ikin·yllbi

dO'yGbl

nichi·yllbi

rokalgl (meeting) l2telga (movie) illol!j..5!!!! (father) ((lokl.sUl (mother)

~olll·:san, (elder brother) @one'SaD, (elder sister} CD .... Iasbl (I. me} !!>bengosbi (lawyer) ~srnsel (teacher) lit kabbala (company employee) WII.tus_1 tstudenn

JO

4. J: ?"'?

2. .. i. t: "'? 3. .H.'?"'?
5. I, \ "'?"'? 6. t'? "'?
8_ -'(=> .-? "'? 9 . - ~ r1)"'?
.._ '- A) I. U' ~ "'?

10. t:};

[1.1,\'?tl'A._.,.

-c L

14. ~ '?

[5. 5? "(

B~ 1. 5 J: I 2. L f1l I ,i"'? 3. ;0' I, \ L -'(>
4_ U'L .t 5 .. i?S-'(> 6_ t:f1l I L J:
7. 11>1 rJA._.,.5 J: < 8. L -'(> LA._.,. 9. t: 1 5 J: J
10. Sf1l I '- < II. L -'(>S J: I 12. ~ J: '- I
13_ U· J: 1 I, \ A._.,. 14_ ~. L I1J l_:'A._.,. 1S_ t: A._.,. L J: I U·
._ , A) I. hllolsu (one) 2. rutatsu, (110'0) J. milisu (three) 4. follsu (four) 5. ltsutsu (rive) b. muttsu (six) '7. ".!!!lUU (seven) 8. yalls!! [eight) 9. li.okonolsu (nine) 10. I~ (len)

II. Ippon (one bailie, pencil, etc.) 12. IlppuJl, (one minute) 13. 1I0fuII Hive minutes)

1,4.~nsbi (magazine) 15. kllte (stamp} 16. kippu (ticket)

B) I. kyll (today) 2. sbOm.al'lI (weekend) 3. hlshalcompany) 4. hisbo (secretary) S. ,ocba (lea) 6. jllsbo (address) 7. yDblo'kyoli.'u (post office)' 8 .• hlls!!!" (picture)

9_ TllkyG (Tokyo) 10. CbUgok", (China') II. shachll (president) 12. ryoU (travel)

13. byUIn (hospital) 14. Ilosbujin (your/his/her husband) 15. lanjllbl (birthday)

HI Ri\.OANIlI 31

~

Reading and Writing

First, read the words, covering the rcmanization, Then wrjte the words. covering the hiragana.

I. ~ \ ""? ~):;t, ippun

yaUsu

kitte

5. ry J:: - J

ryok6

sui-ytibi

onisan

8. 7j L J::

I. one minute 2. address 3. eight 4. stamp

5. [rip 6. Wednesday 1. {older) brother 8. secretary

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9. 60 ~ \ L

meisbi

10, -tt Iv -tt I. \

sensei

1.1. ~ (!) -]

kino

12, ""t Iv L ~

densbll

I J.' I _. ~

13. 'lallV--)

bango

14, t::. Iv L: . .t -] l.l taojobi

15, t: ttl. \ tok.ei

110 II

16. 5 L: 10J:1v

gojiju.PPlln 5

9. calling (business) card '10. teacher 1 L yesterday

12. trai n 13, number 14. birthday

15, watch, clock 16, ten mi nutes after live

H IRAO"''''A I 33

Reading

I. j:.; tt' Iv ~ -c1"1.I'o

Ii \. , ~ t t'lv ~ -c1" 0

2. t:' oj t i:J. ~ 1.I~'?::: oj :: ~~ ~ \ .i. 1" 0 t:' oj \ \ t: L £ L "t 0

3. ~ \ "? ""{ ~ .£ 1" 0

4. t: t: \ \ ;;t 0

I. O-.genlll desu :h. (How are you?] Hal, genU duo. (Fine. thank you.]

2. D6mo .rIC.liI 1I0taimtsu, (Thank you very much.) D6itasbimashile. (You are welcome.)

3. Itte Idma.su .. (I'm going.) (Ue nsshal. (See you later.)

4. Tadalma. (I'm back [home].) Ollaednasal. (Welcome back [home].)

5. Sayilnar •. (Good-bye.) Shilsur,el shlmasu. {Good-bye.)

]4

Writing

Write the sentences, following the examples, The punctuation, and. occupy one square. When. writing horizontally, they are written in the lower left-hand quadrant. See p. 52 for vertical writing.

1.1 j? I tf' I ~ I ~ I ~·I T 11.;' I 0 I

In I I I I I I I I

\Lj:I~\I~ Itf'I~1 ~ 1~"ITlo I

I I I I I I I I I I

2·1 (:"11 I t I ~ I ~ I,)~' I ~ 11 I ;:" I ~"I ~ \ I ~ I T I 0 I

I I I I I II I I I I I I I I

I(:~ 11 I ~ \ I t: I L \.i I L I ~ I 0 I

I I I I I I I I I I

I. ()..lIuk,1 desu t.. [How arc you?) Hal, genkl duu. (I'm flne.)

2. Ullmo arlgaliS lIozalmasu. (Thank you.] Dn itasbimasblte. (You're welcome.)

HIRAOANA I 35

HIRAGANA

2

LESSON 1

Re a ding

l. .:. tt.1# 'I ;{" ~_.., 0
2. inlj t j: lj:"(-.., 0
3. j;·nlj I)' ~ "'C • .., 0 4. h nlj ~ ;{" .:-j "'C".., 0

5. b t:. L Ij: t: ~ I)' "(0'" 0

6. t:~ I.I,~ ;{" Ij t :11;{" t: ;{" "(~.., 0

Note that theparticle wo is written, !J:. not n. When reading aloud. pause slightl,y after Iheparticles.

Writing (Write the scnl.eaces, foUo.lng tbeenmples.,)

I. I ~ Inlt±I['±I~I~'ITlo I I I I III I I I I

2. liJ In Iii 1151 ~ I ~ 1-3 I~·I T 101 I I I II I I I I I I I

3. I t:J ij: It;, I ~ I ~ I !± II ,~: I '11 Av Il; I·~ I~(" I T I" I I I I I I [ II I I I I I I I I

I. Kore " .• Ibon desu. [Th is. is a book.)

2. Sore .. ,,. ban. deaQ. (ThaI is a Oower.)

3. Are ". "'81 desu. (Thai is an umbrella. I

4. Are "'. gllIkll desa. (ThaI is a bunk.)

S. Walls'b"'",. Tallaka desu. (My name is Tanaka. [I'm Tanaka.]) 6. Tln,III-ulI "'I NIIIoIl-jlll deau. (Mr. TOMh is a Japanese.)

38

ReadIng

A .; nLi t:J_. A., -C'T b'o
B .:chl.1 I)' 5-C'T 0
A .:ttt h'5TTb'o
B ~\\.\;it, .:c n [.1 &>') \ \ L -C'TD n A I)' t: -'} ~ A., -C'f n'o Oli \ \,. 1.1' t: -) -C'T 0

A : i: t:J_'n' TT 0 1.1 L &>').1 L -c 0 t:'1.:c· J: h L < 0 B : n' t: -) "(,T 0 t:'-'j.:c' J: 1;. L < 0

A.Kore ... '!I" desu k •• (What's ,his'lj B. Sore w.s .... g" dosu. (That's a key.)

A. Kore 1110 hgl de8!! h. O. thls also a key?)

B. Iie, sore ..... mel.bl desu, (No, that's a business card.)

Note that n\' L (m"ishn is proncuced mh"·I, whh a long e. n A. Kallf..all desl! h. (Are you Mr. Kata?)

B. Hal, Kala desu. (Yes, I am.)

A. 'fallah desu. HaJ.lmemasbltt, DIIzo yorosblku. (My name's Tanaka. How do you do?

I'm very glad 10 meet you.)

B. Kaladesu, DCizo yoro.'bltu. (M.y name's Karo, Nice 10 meet you.)

H IRAGANA. 2 39

LESSON .2

Reading

I. .: tLL± lot:. L g) <; ~ "C'T 0

2. ;c tL t.± t:. fj.: I)' ::: Iv q) z It P "C'T 0

3. n tL I.± Ii ~ L ~ Ivg) "C'To

4. f".~ f.: ::: Iv [.± I)' z -; ~Iv g) U' L J: "C'T 0

5. .: 1? b Ii r. -; ~ . .t -; "C'1v ~ (1) t:. t~ 1), :: Iv -C-t 0

6. .; tL ti .:; t:, g) "C'1v .t:di'lv z: oj "C'T 0

Writing

I. 1-: In t:J: II b I t~ I L I ~ II < I; l-t I 'l-l-t 10 I

I I II I I I II [ I I I I I

2. I~I-t t~ ~1A..-1!j:III.J'I~I-j 1~1A..-1C')llul LIJ: I I-el-r 0

I I II 11,--,--"---,

I I

I. Ko." a ... alasblno kutama dela. (This is my car.)

2. &lr Tln.h.-s.n no· lokel des II. (That's Mr. Tanaka's watch.)

3. Are ". H.)' .. ·bl-u.Do de,g. (thai's Mr. Hayashi's.)

4. l'.madl-san .... Kalll-sllI no· blsbo des II. (Ms. Yamada is Mr. Kate's secretary.)

5. Kochit ...... Tlky(l· PenW no' ·ranlh-saD de .... (This is Mr. Tanaka from Tokyo Electric.]

6. Kor •... uebl :ao lIoa ... -blalli duu. (This is my home telephone nurnber.)

~ Reading

I A:': it~.:1 Ii> h'b ~ h- cI') < ¢ 1. -C'1" 1.1'"

B ;(;{, b t:. L cI') "('1" 0

A ~it 1.:1 t°;j: t: cI') T1" 1.1'0

u

A:td:.LC0 B:~.oit.

':. hti

~ l \ L TT 0 ~. 1 ~. 0 .:b ~ 1;~.1::: i ':'~: ~ \ l:. To

1.1' ~ \ L '(> cI') -CO A.,. b 1.1" A..- .:: 1 TT 1.1'0

A : ~ \l , ;{, ~h 1.1. it;:. cI') -coT 0

h'~\ L '(>cI') -C',4.,.bt.fh.-,:'i t.:1 451-7699"'(-To

m A:.: L l7h' ~ \ l J. T" .: t;:. t;, Ii rl:J.1 t: ~ A.... TT"

,01 t: ~ ..<_, Ii z 1 ~ l 1 -co A..-- ~ cI') -'"".,{,.':' L -C'T"

B ,0 £. t: -coT Q Li L: VJ £. L "'C" t:' 1 i' J: ;, L ( e

A .: 1? ~ Li .t1 ~ L :- A..-"'C'T 0

.t1 :i L ~ h.- 1.1 (.1 ~ L ~ k cI') U L .t "'C'T"

c : l.i L: VJ l: L -C" .t1':': L "'C'T 0 ~'ii'J:'; L < 0

A. Kon .... ·Y'IIltawa·sa.D IDO II'II.rulDa de·su !b, (Is this your car, Mr. Yukawa'l) 13. :Ee, ", •• ·_shl no deso, (Yes, it's mine.)

A. Are 10' donal. aodnll b .. (Whosc· is .llal?)

B. An ..... 1I:"".mo._-5_., DO II'u.um. des'll, (That'. Mr. Kawamura's car.)

11 A. W" .. hi!lo "'oishi de ••• (This is my business card.) DiI~o,. (Please [take itj.)

8. Dilmo •• 111 •• 6 Koz.lmasu, (Thank you 'very much.)

'Kon "a hlsh. :110 den1Oa-bang6 dUll h" (.1$ this your company', telephone numberj)

A. lie" so.e ... uebl 00 d •• u .. K.lsba 00' d'en .... ·b.nlll .. a, yon·IlIl-lcbl-no-". nl-to'ku-ky,g.kyll de'Y.

(No, that's my home number, The company's number is 451-7699.)

ID A. Go-sbOIl.li ,hIm.su. Kochl ...... Numal.· •• n del'll. (Let me introduce you. This is Mr.

Numat a. )

Nllmllll'su ... 'I'ililyl DcoU PO belll"hi dCIU, (Mr. Numara is a lawyer at Tokyo Electric.)

B. Num.tll d'e.1I'. Hlljlmcmubltc'. DilzG' ,0I1l1llbl ... 1I. (I'm Num ata, How do you do?)

A. Kocbl,., ... Neclllll-:su desu. Neglsbl-._. ''''a H.,..sbl-un 110 bilbo, d'esu:_ (This is Ms.

Negishi. She is Mr. Hayashi's seeretary.)

C. IbJllllclII.shlle. Nellsbl desu. Dilzo, YOfOSbl.k.U. (How do you do? I'm Negishi. I'm very glad 10 meet you.)

HIRAGANA.l 4]

LESSON 3

Reading

I. ;: nUb 1: L (7) If Iv -Co t;1 IJ ~I i-tt c:

2. -t-.tL t;1 -'Jt:::,(7) t I'P -'J l .t -Co ';1 IJ Ie) i -\t Ivo

3. ,:.. tt ~:s- A..-J! 1.1' ~ , L"I" ~ 'A..- -Co t;t 1J·Ie)£ -+t fuo < .:1.1 -Co 1;1 IJ t) i -\t fuo

L Iv _;: Iv -Co t;t IJ? £ -+t s:

t? I'P i .: < (7) -Co 1;1 IJ Ie) .1. -tt.4" 0

4. ¥; h t;1 t: If Iv (7)
5. ;: n ';1 :. .t i(7)
6. ;:(7) ,:.. '? -c 1;1 Note Ihal dewa is written ,,('!l, not "(·h.

Writing

1.1~1:nlliI1 -ts10) LI~11ILIJ:I--("lu:1 I.YJ I ~ Ie! I-It .4.-10

I I I I

I I I

2. I ~ I 0) ~ ~ --C 11:1 1":J!.fP! 1 I ~'I (10) 1--c'1 Ii I It:> I ~ l -It .4.-10

I I I

I I I

I. Kore aw.Btubl DO bon. dewa •• imasen. (This. is not my book.)

2. Sore !I<hi DO jOsho dew ••• bruuell. (Thai is not my home add ress.)

3. K,I·mura-saow ..... Isb.in de rlm.sen. (Mr. Kimura is not a company ernployee.)

4. Are .... NI'hOD DO 'kuruma de Im.seq. (Tha; is not a Japanese car.)

S. Kore .. a Illy!! no sblmbuD de Brlm.un. (This is nOI roday's newspaper.)

6. Kono kll"le ... e'bllgo"'u 'DO de rlmasen. (This postage stamp is not a Chinese one.)

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~

Reading

A : .: (1) i. ~ I ;O~!i t: tj A.,. (1) ;( ~ I;O,:-c·-t ;0'0

.B : ~ \ \ \;(, t: [.j A.,. (1) -C"i -p, ~ .1 -It A.,. 0

A: 2:::-':(1) i.~IIJ:-c·-t;O·o

B : l? I1l 1 .: < (1) -c.-t .,

II A .; ;fl.. 'i I1J 1 if A.,. :: .t < (1) "c A.,..b t.f A.,. .: oj -c.-t:6 '0

B : \ \ \ Ii., ~ 1 if A.,.:' .1: < (1) -c-,.;1 -p, ~ 1 -It A.,..,

A : ¥j:J 1 if A.,.:: .J: < (1) -C- A.,. h 1.;1" A.,. .: 1 'i ~'A.,. 'i' A.,. ·r -t 1)' 0

B : 788-9904 -e-t 0

A : :6 {"? .: -} (1) -c. A.,. h L:f A.,. z: -} Ii ?

B : :6'"? .: oj (1) -C. A.,.h I:r Iv 2: -} (;1 226-8768-c·-t.,

A. H.ODO eli .... NlbOD DO elg. dua ..... (Is this B. Japanese movie")

B. Ue. Nlhon DO· de .... rim.,eD. (No. iI'S not.)

A. DoIIo DO ell •. ,desli lea. (Where is the movie from?/Where was the movie made?)

B. ebB,oku ;00 deall. (II'. a Chinese rnovle.)

II A. Kore .... yablllkyolla DO d'en ... ·baDILIi dUll k •. (I. this the telephone number of the post office?)

B,. lie. yOblDkyoku 'no de arlmuen. (No. il" no! the post offiee's.)

A. YObinkyoku no den b.OIO .... nan·ba. de$u :11; •• (What is the telephone number- of the

posr office'l)

B. Na."I·haehl-!hlebl·no-lIyil·"yll·zer.o-yan des ... (II's 788-9904.)

A. ·GaUIi DO den b.DlljI· .... 1 (What about the telephone number of the school?)

B. G.·kU 00 d.o ·blolli "11I1·nl·roll:l!·lIo-huhl·!lua·rol!,u·h.cbl desu, (The telephone

number of the school, is 226-8768.)

HIRAGA'NA 2 43

LESSON 4

Reading

I. 1.1' ~ \ L 'I" I.± 9 L: 1.1'17 5 L::! "C. "'{'-r 0

2. 5" A...-': oj I.± .: 4.f A...- 9 L: 1.1' i? '- '""" 3 L:i "'C'"'{' i" 0

3. I.I.~ \ 51j: .:'4.f A...- 8 L: [j:A...-1.I'1? II L i -C'-C'i" 0

4. U ¢ ~i" hlj: 12 L 1.1' b I L: 1!5~i.A...- i "('-C'T 0

5.~·?~i"hlj: 71.1~? 115':1?1.I'i? 81.1{? 30t:t:,:!"'C"-ri"D 6. ~ i" s; L1 ~ < J: -j if 1.1' b 'f? J: oj if i-c'""('-t "

Writing; (W:rlte therollo",ing romanized seDlenees in fIi'ltgtllllt.)

Kaisha wa ku-ji kara go-ji made desu,

I

KaIgi. wa gozen hachi.-ji han kara juichi-ji made desu.

I I I I I I I I II I I I II I

I I I I I

Natsu-yasumi wa shichi-gatsu jugo-nichi kara desu.

I. Kai.ba "'. ku-JI :hra go-JI m.d'e de. II. (Office hours are from 9:00 til 5:00.)

2. GinkO , .. :gonn ku-jl klr.gogo saDcl1 made de.lI. (Banks are open from 9 .... M. to J .P.M)

3. Kaigl "'a. lIozen bacbl-jl bllo brl JOJchl-jl made ,dUll. (The meeting is from 8:30 in the morning to 11:00.'

4. 8Itll-ya.llml '" .IIIIII-JI hr. logo h:III:-JI lllgo-run made de.". (Lunch 1 ime is from 12:00 to 1:15p.M.)

5. Nal$u-y.,,,IQ.1 w. s,dc·III-I .• l8u JII~Dlchi. kin blebi-gltsu, saDJIl-Dlebl ·mld'e d·e.u. (Summer vacation is from July 15 till August 30.)

6. VasuPlI w. :!DOkg,-y6bl hr. get5u-y5bi made delu. (Our vacation is from Thursday (0 Monday'/We are on vacation from Thursday 10 MondaY.1

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.Reading

A l\1 ~.A."L:T"tb·o 8 7 L.:t..1A.""{·"t,,

A : b{ '? .::. -j Li ~. A." L: 1.1' !? "{'"t o>; 8 8 1: 1.1' !? -r+ e

II A lt~~"thl.t 1:l:A."t; 1 "{·"{'"th·o 8 II t; 2 0 ~;: A.".t "{' "{."t e

A b' l \~ ('1 ~ A." L.: 1.1' G fj A." 1.: .t T "{."t 1.1'0

B 2 t;1;tA."I.I'G 4 1: £ T"{·"to

m A "t ~ -jG ~ A.,,1.;t 5 J:"1 ~ + h T-t 1.1' 0

B:*..*..o 5CTJ"1h'G T~"1G~A."I;t 1:l:-::>~-t7,..l'-t"

A : T 5 -j G ~ Iv CTJ fJ.' -::>1""t h 11 l \"? £ "{'"{'_'- 1.1'0

B: 8b'"? 2SI:t?1"{·"{'"t"

A . .1m. nan..JI desu h. (What time is it now1) B. Shlchl·jl ban dC8UI. (Ii's 7:30.)

A. «.klll! ... n.n.JI hr. desu :ka. (What lime does school start") 11. Hllcbl-Ji hra desu. (It begins aI8:00.)

U A. Hlru.·yasum!! .. a DUell m.de desu II .. (Whaltime [When] does lunch time end") B. lebl·jlnljuppull lIl.de desu. (II ends at 1:20.)

A. KIIlgl; ,n n •. n.jl hra. !I.an-II made dUll ka, (Whal. time docs the muting begin and end?)

B. 'G!1IO nl-jl hall hr. yo-ji made desu. (h', from 2:3010 4:00p.M) DI A. S..,iura-u!I, ... kyO ,.lIswnl desU' k,a. (Is Mr, Sugiuru ofT loday?)

B. £e, KinO klltl Sllgitlfl.-nn "I nal.su-yuumi, des"" (Yes, he went on summer vacanon yesterday.)

A. Slllltur.-IIn no' II.tSU-YIISwnl ... ItSII made desu .... (How long will Mr. Sugiura's summer vacat ion lasrt)

B. Hachl-galsu nljOgo-nlebi mllde de.a. (Until Augusr 25th.)

H I'RAO .... N" 2 45

l!:!jl

LESSON 5

Reading

I. h T j_ < t= ~ ... '0

2. < ;; ~ \ b' ~ a: < t:~ ... '0

3. i:17) ;r)lr~\ ,.;tlj:~ IOtl"A.., < t:~ ... \o

4. ::_ 17) t') Iv::_'~ t,-? -? < t= ~ \, '0

5. 62;z Iv 17) ~ -? --C a: 10 .i. ~. \ < t:· ~ ... '0

6. PJ (1) j? t? .:. ~ \ t:, t ~ \ a: s; -It--C < t= ~ ... \ 0

Note thatthe particle" is written ~, nOI 1;,

Writing

Mizu 0 kudasai, I<-_,---,-_,---,-_,---,-_J....__J Kono ringo 0 rnuttsu kudasai.

I I I I I II II

Rokujeni-en no kitte a ju-mai kudasai.

I I I I I I I

Ana Okii tokei 0 misete kudasai,

I I I

CD

I. Mbu 0 kudas.i. (Please give me some w.st.r'/Wat.r, pleas e, )

2. kutal kMsa.·o kud.sal. (Please give me a black umbrella./I'd like a black umbrella.) J, SoDO .11..1 baa. ·0 juppan k·ullaui. (Please give me ton of those red flowers.)

4. Rooo rlngo a mulUu kud.5al. (Please give me six of these app·les.)

5. Rokujllol-ea DO kltteo JUi-mal "'UdUIII. (Please give me ten "'62 postage stamps.)

6. AnD OkH toke; 0 mlsete lI'ud ••• i. (Please show me thai big clock.)

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~

Reading I A

B
A
B
A
n A
B
A
B
1II A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B , \ < I., -co_' ;>}'o 128;t ,{, -Co_' 0

.:cnL:1 ut:? ':nL:1?

i n (;1 180;t ,{, -C'_' 0

.: n €:- < t:~ ~ \ 0

l' f>, _, .4 1 ~,{,o 62;t'{' C7)

201, ,

(;1 , \ , t' -? ~'o

in;>}'G 41;t,{,(7) ':"-?-C€:- 1151.,1 <f:~~lo "(G1:"';>}'o I ,855.i..,{, -C_, 0

l \ I., -? L .'(> l 1 11to

¥; (7) ;>}' ~ f' .:41t -c (f:! ~ , \ a t'n"C_, ir;

}; (!) }; h' \ h'~ TT 0 .: n -CoT ;>}'o t:' -? ,fa

.:c(7) l? , , ~ ,I ";' ~ l.;t ,\ ( i-,-C'T ";'0 .; n L1 3,OOO.i..'{' -c-t 0

l' ,(>, .; C7) ;>},~ f' < f:'~, '0

A.Kono d'eochl ... I"ura. desu .ka. (How much is this banery")

8. Sore". hilolsu hYllkunljllh.cbl·en delu. (One of those is '1'128.)

A. Kore .. ~ ? (How about 'Ihis one")

B. Sore lOa by .• hbachljD-en desu, (Th~1 one is '1'180.) A. Ja, kore 0, .lLud.ui. (Wei!.. give me this one 111,,".)

l! A. Sumlmasen. Rokujllnl-en, no, ILllle 0' nljO-:m.l, "od.sai. [Excuse me I'd like twenty '1'62 postage srarnps.)

B,. H.i, dllzo. (Here you .or, e. )

1\. Sorek.r. YOlllllichl-en no IdUe olOlo-maikud!lslIi.IThen iJ'd like fifteen '1'41 postage slumps. please.)

Ikuu duo !Ia., (How much doesthat come 'IO?)

8. Senb.ppyatugojD.go-en desu,. (Thal'.s ¥ 1.855.) III A. Iras,b.lmase. (May I help you?)

B. A.no kasa, 0 mlsete "udasal. (Please show methat umbrella./l'd like 10 see that

urnbrella.)

A. Dore des!! ka. (Which. one?)

B. Ana, .01 .... ,. dUll. (The blue urnbrella.)

A. :Kure desu h. Diiz.o. (This one? Here you are.)

B. Sono ehUs.1 kas .... Ib.a desu : .... (How much is lha. small umbrella") "'.Kare ... sanzen-'!DI d~SLl" (This is ¥3,OOO.)

8. J., kono kas. 0 "'ud.ut. (I'll lake this umbrella then.)

HIRAGAN .... 2 47

LESSON 6

Reading

I. bt: L Li i> ~ -? -c. r: ,I L 17'/,... ........ ,\ ~;! To

2. t: ~ t: ~ ;l. [j ~ (1)7 (1) [j' ;l. q L: t: -) 1? I:

3. Ii"\'" L ~ /,...(1) z t t:·~ Ii i> l t: ~: tl/,... ........

4. b t: l t:1? [.±

1;';( ~ ;! Lt:o ~.ti"o

5, L±"\'" L ~·Iv(1)

< -) .:: -)........ ,\ ~;! L t:.o

6, t -) 10 L: -c.'.., 1;' ~ "-"\"' ........ 1;';( IJ ;! To

ll$-)l-:>t: ~ < ~;l.li

~J:-)t::J: '\~i-;o

1t ;l. l .-p. -) (1) 1:::' .l: 7 If ~ :

Note thar both ni and I! can be used [0 indicate [he direction of movement, The particle e is written <.

Writing

Watashi wa asatte taishikan e ikimasu,

Me; ju-ji desu karat heyae kaerirnasu.

I I I

OJ

I. Wltashl .. I .uU .. '"bblku e Ikhna.u. (I'm going 10 the embassy [he day after tomorrow.)

2. Mnr.I.~an ... ~klnli no· bID ku-ji 01 uehl nl kaerlmlsbila. (Mr. Murata went home at nine last night,)

3. H.ya,s'bl,sln nD tomodadl .... ,shil. Nlh.n e JUmalu, (Mr. Hayashi's friend is coming to Japan romorrow.)

4. W.t.sbi-tacbi ... sbilm.tsu oi Kyllto oi Ikim.su. (We are going to Kyoto over the weekend.)

5. H.yas'bl·sa.n '00 OIt:UUII WI seoshO, 00, do-yllbl n.i Nlrilll lUI"" e i1dmlshit •. (Mr, Hayashi's wife went 10 Narite airport last Saturday.)

6. M5jii-JI desuhra, hey •• ' heri ••• II. (II'. already 110 o'clock, so I'm going buck to my roorn.)

7'. Sek1lluchl-san w. kyonen Os.ka k.r. T~kyil nii klm.shit •• (Mr. Sek igucbi came to Tokyo frem Osakalast year.)

48

Hayashi-san no tomodachi wa ashita Nihon e kimasu.

I I

I I

ReadiDg

A ~ \ .1lr ~ J:': (i .1........ .~ \ ,:. l. -t e B I)'~\L.>(>"""" I)'i:_~l-t,;'<>

A ~ \ ~ \ i.., IJ' i:_ ~ l -It Iv"

n A ':lvt:f:dioJ: < ~\~-?L.>(>\\.1 Lt~<>1:::'1~' ':1?~""""<>

B L-?n~\L.1-to

A 1:::." -)~. B Ir It < t~ ~ ~ \ c

III A ~'-?f:'-th~: ~'.:. ........ ~\~.1-t,.;'<>

B t: t t~'1? t: ,:. ~ 1 L ~ 1........ \ \ ~ l -r c A U 7-; L .1 t: t ~ \ ~ l -t,.;. c

B ~\~\i:_, U7:>L.1t:Li ~\~l-ltlv<>

A. 1m. hra Yokobama e ,lkimaslI. (I'm Baing H) Yokohama righl now.] H. K.lsIII e kaerimuu hr. (Will,1 you return 10 the office")

!\. lie,. herlm.sen. (No, I won'!')

Il A. &oolllcbl ..... Yokll irllSshllmuhlt •• (Hello [welcomejl) Illlza, kochir •. e. (Please come in.)

8. Shltsurelshimasu. (May I [come in]?)

A. DIIzo ok.1Ie kud.slli. (Yes, please have a seat.)

lll A. NIUII-y.sllml oi doko e Ik'lm.slI h. (Where will you go for your summer vacation'l) 8. Tomodlclllio Kyilshii ·elkiml8l1. (I'm going 10 Kyushu with a friend.)

A. Hlrosblml 01 mo Iklm.lu h. (Will you be going 10 Hiroshima. too?)

B. lie, Hiroshima oi; .... Illimue.n. (No, I won', (be going 10 Hircshimaj.]

IiIIRAGANA 2 4,}

~I LESSON 7

Reading

-U:-1:" L ts,

-I.t--c:-U !b·~i-1:tIv"C·Lt~.

I. 1)'.t.l. f: :: Iv t.t z -) ~J: -) -co;;." ~ (J) ~ Iv z: L "'Co L t: Q 2. };. z z \ q.1 b f::. L (J) t: ;;." t; .J:'1 if 'r: L t: 0

J. ~ C1) '1 1.1 ~ T h "'Co 1.1 ~ I) j -It Iv "'Co L t: 0

4. ~ (J) -) ti: ~'.J: -1 if"'C-'.1 ~ I) j -tt Iv -to L t:o

Writing

Ototoi wa watashi no tanjobi deshita.

I

KinO wa yasumi dewa arimasen deshita.

I. K aneda-sanw. T~.k.yG· Denkl no bcngosbl desblta. (M r, Kaneda was a luwyer at Tokyo

Electric.)

2. Olotol w .... ta.sbl no tanJGbl d.shlh. (The day before. yesterday wus my birthday.)

3. KinG ". yasuml de rlm.sea deshll •• (Yesterday was not a holidav.)

4. Kin(i ... do-y(lbl de rim!lsen desbU •• (Yesterday was not Saturday.)

so

Kaneda-san wa TOkyO Denki

no bengoshi deshita.

I I I ! I I I I I

I I I I I

! I I I I I I I I

Reading

1. ~,z,LtP1 :flv~'-r: ::'(1) 17,~t 17'L\.;t:.Lt.:o z It ~,t 17'L' l L ts, h'~ t.± 8, 500.:t ,z,--C' L t:o tIt L \ (.139, 000 ;{_ Iv--C' L t: Q

2. ~ (1) -) (.i ~. J: -1 u: --C. L t: 0 L::.· ~ Ii 12 L.: l --C' -(" L t: 0

~ (1) -) 1:1 ~ t t:·"t::> (1) t: Iv 1: J: -) u: -C' L t: 0 t t t:"t::> ~

II Iv z: Ii Iv f t: .....:..;1:. L t: 0 i' L --C ;{_ \ \ 171 f h.1. L t: 0

L ~Dshll, Gin"", ;Ie kObO .... S. 0 k.im.sblt •• 'rolLel nlO lI.aimlsbil· •. K.51 .... basun,ob~ ... li.u,eo: ,dubU •• Tokel ... sum.nkyQsen-cn desblill.

(:1 bought this umbrella in Gim.u las! week. il bought a watch. 100. The umbrella was ¥8,500. The watch was ¥39.,ooo.)

2. Kid 'If,1 do-ylSbl dubll •. SbllolO WII jOnl-jl madedesbll .. KinG WI lomod.~hlno ,Ilnjlbl de'bllll. Tomodllcbl 10 bill-gob In 0 tabem.shUII. SosMte ,eig. 0 mlm.sbill.

(Yeswday was Saturday. I worked until 12:00. Yeslerday was my friend's birthday. I had dinner wilh him/her. Then we saw a movie.)

HIRAGANA,~ 51

LESSON 8

Reading and Writing

Write 'the following sentences vertically in the squares, The punctuation mark. is written in the upperright-hand quadrant or the square.

~;t ~ L" ~ Iv ,;1: tt Jv L 1$ .. ~ ... t (J) L.,
? oJ: .,
L., I~ ,1')\ .;, !:. .. s .. ~ ~ 1.., t: 0 f L- r
, .t ?' "
(j) ~ -C' ~ ~, ... t:, ,I: f1)\ ;t ~) ~ 9~,
..... .., ') Hay.sbl-san ''',. sensllil Kyllto Il()' 5bllba bra, 1'lIlI.yll e klm&lhU." Smlblle .saUe Kyllto III herlmUIi.

(Mr. Hayashi carne 10 Tokyo from the branch office in Kyoto last week, He is going back to Kyoto the day after tomorrow.)

52

Reading and Writing

Write the following sentences vertically in the squares,

~ 'I 1 i~ .:. 1J' h t, ~ ~ Jv c: t-3 ( ~ Iv 1J~~ \ 1
'- '-
i" ." II < ~ ... r- ;8 t - (J) - t. 1:) Iv trt, (/)
J:. ? - '- -
.. t;< I~ 'I 11 90 v: ~ \ ~ - ~ ~- l"J t: tt t ~ \ .i
- - ,_
1± Ivo Ima III Kawamura.s ... 10' OI<U •• 1I la ;m85l1. Shokudll ni .. IGko no ko '10' Gnn. 'nO' ko III, imllsu. llaldOkoro· lal "II dare mo Imllsen.

(M!. Kaw,amura and his wife are in the living room. A boy and a girl are in the dining room, !here is no one in the kitchen.)

Ii.RAGAN'" 2 53

KATAKANA

Katakana in Daily Life

Katakana is used in the foll.owing ways:

I. For words of foreign origin

2. for onomatopoeia

e.g.: ?;,- rr> (lilan liIaf!)=bowbow z: \. - .::. 'I" - (nya nyo) = meow

;:J'r ;:J " ;:J - (kokekokki1)=cock-a-doodle-doo 3. For emphasis

56

KatakanaChart

7 l' ? .I.. ;f
;, \' '1 ;( t-; I
a i u e 0
t; ;f '7 7- :J t;' ~ 7' ~ =l
/)' ~ < 1"1 _ 1;' ~ (' It· _.
~ ~
ka ki ku ke ko gil gi gu ge go
-+t :,..- .A 11 '/ I -+f :; x -t! '/ ~
I
~ L T -It ~ I ",. t.: l' -If ~.
I
SII shi su se so za iii zu ze zo I
i FI
5' T ''/ T r Y' T 'J' f
t: 1', "? ""( t: r: 1'i ~J ""(. r:
Iii chi I.SU te to d" ji lU de do
-T - J'.. -t, /
-
~' I: il h Q) I
na ni nu ne no
I 7' ~~~ i
)\ !:: 7 ......... * ) « 1:." '"
IJ. o ~l' ..... Ij 1.1: v' .. ::; "" II
ha hi fu he ho ba bi bu be be
7' - t.. ;t 1:: )'\ 1::. 7" ...-.:_ :F
l s; t: n !., Ii [f .. i: -c 11'
rna mi mu me mo P" pi pu pe po
1" ..:L 3
'(> t1I .t
_1'1I yu yo
.,. l) Jv V CI
i, I) ¢ .n. 'J,
Til n TU re TO I
'J =]
I h f:
wa 0
:/
I-
~
n
......__ KATAKANA 57

BASIC SYLLABLES

Writing

The gray lines are aidS 10 accwale style. As with Iliraglmll, inwriling kalak!!.lla,lbe stroke order i$, as 8. role,. first from lOp 10 bottom, then from left 10 right.

S8

KATAKANA. S9

to}J - -rnr~ll

na Ff] EEH1j EEl EU r ni--13'~~RI I

nu lXJ ~ ~ [Xl I,' r •

ne~[Jg '/ - ttl I I

no [2_] - [2J [2J r: r :

ha E §~L_

hi--' ~b_l

fu EB [] Efll_j

he -- Q§§[l

60

ho ffi - fjj ffj ,; , :J

rna / JJ EEJ []

mi ~ .~ ~j I-! li

mu -. lid l-. D

me [XJ [g] ~ ,"7' [2j D

mo -~- ~ EEl E_g, I

ya63 EB ~ m r r

yu I ~. ~ 8~83D

YO~ ~bD ram -, mwwD

KATAKANA 6:1

ro l""'"""? ~j 1 n· 1 l tI-~ I I I

l,.-.L r -I ., l - ~ 1 I

wa 7 [I I 11 ry i - t i r 1

o -=y l~l ~=f=-- [.,-' I r - I I

1 l I I 1 I I I

n '> i '>J '>. . . i r' .~ I ~J

62

Reading and Writing

\

The following look-alike ka/ak(JflQ are easily confused. Read lind write them.

:.--- ''/ shi tsurn 7 7' ku ta rn
7 '7 u wa 1: .r, hi e \ j 1

~ + sa na rn "< L. rna. murn
7 L. amu rn ;;t * o bo rn
'7 7 wa fu rn 7- A nu su rn
- :;: ni mi rn _Jl. -t me na rn
- -
/ J\ no ba rn }v t- ru re rn
-1 ~ i to '/ /' so n rn

-T -r chi te rn :3 :::J yo ko rn KATAKANA 63

MODIFIED SYLLABLES

Reading and, Writing

I. Modified syllables [e.g., k)la. kyu, kyo) and double consonants are written in katakana in the same way as in hiragana.

I. -'t ~ "" ''/ 2. -'t~A I- 3- ~ II) ~~
4. y~ :;..-.....::../ 5. ~~A I- 6. :..-- .3 'J 7
7. "'" 'J T / 8. ":J 'J "7 9. Y3 'J t·/7' L ky.lldsu (cabbage] 2. kyasuto (C.BSl) 3. Glrlsh. (Greece) 4. sbal!!pen. (champagne) 5. j.suto (jusr) 6. sbo.l<ku (shock) 7. kltchin. (kitchen) 8.t o ppu. (cup) 9. shoPPinllU (shopping)

2. Long sounds are represented by a dash, -.

10. t'-lv II. ;t;-lv 12. ;1- 1::-
13. A~- 14. ':j-'J""- I- IS. A-"7 W. blru, (beer) Ill.bllru (ball) 12. kllh. (coffee)

13 .... kl (ski) 14. deplto (department store) :15.sllpu (soup)

3. Some syllables (sounds), such as English "di," "ti," "fa," do not exist in the Japanese sylhlbary and therefore can't be transliterated directly into katakana, They are represented by such combinations as seen in the following examples.

16. ::;--.::I. . .:L 'J 1-17, T.::L - 7 18. 7' l' A":J

19. 7 7' -1 I- 20. 7 J.. /" A 21. 7 l' - Iv I-'

22. 7 ;t - 7 23. '7 7 -1 ;t 1)' /

24, '7 1- + A 25. ''/'.:L =- A 26. A'/ .:L- T / 27, ) .:: - T -( - 28. 7.:t - 7 - 29, 7 ;t - ''/

30. 7 ;tl) 7 l' -

16. duetio (duer) 17, dDku (duke) '18. 1115Ub (disco) 19, rallo (fight) 20. fensu (fence) 21. nrun (field) 22, flIk,u (folk) 23. •• Iorln (violin)

24·, Vlnasu (Venus.) 25. VenislI (Venice) 26. Suliden (Sweden) 27. pili (party) 28. !yDII (tutor) 29. k .. GiSu (quartz)

30. kuorltr (quahty)

64

Reading and Wri.ting

Firs! read tile words in katakana, 'covering the romanization. Then write them, covering the katakana.

I. 7;( I) fJ Amerika
2. -1 =¥' I} A Igirtsu
J. 7 7 /'A Furansu
4. F -1 'J Doitsu.
5. ;:: ;J., - .3 - '7 Nyiiyoku 6. O/' r" /'

RO.Ddon

7. A - A

Sumisu

8. *? -1 r

Howaito

Buraun

I. America 2. England 3. France

4. Germany 5. New York 6. London. 7. Smith 8. White 9. Brown

KATAKANA 65

Reading and Writing

2. Tv \:::."

5, ~ 0

6., J'7L ..

7, 1::" /l>

_. 0 I..

9. -r J \- I·

k.a.mera I

terebi I

r.ajiio I I I

basu IT] .kiro IT]

guramu I I I

biru IT]

pan IT]

d.eplto I I I

siip.1l I I I

L camera 2. television 3. rud io 4. bus $, kilo 6, gram 7, building g, bread

9, department store 10. supermarket

66

Reading and Writing

The following words are from the illustration on p, 68, 69. First read the words in katakana, covering the romanization. Then wrne them, covering the katakana.

I. -tt 7 y' sarada I
2. "2-7 kora I I I
3. c··.fj" piza [I]
4. f--;7..' chizu I I \
5. /\-r-r banaaa [ [ I
6. T .3 ::Jv- r cbokoreto I I I
7. An- I- sukito I I I
8. ;:($/ zuooa I I I
9. :f,:7 .1 -1 nekutai I I I
1.0. ~ 1" 7' ''J t jaketto I I [ I. salad 2. col's 3. pizza 4. cheese 5. banana ,6. chocolate 1. skin 8. trousers 9, ne<::klie

10. suit jacket

~ATAKAN'" 61

[~l

TEST YOUR READING ABILITY 1

68

~

TEST YOUR READING ABILITY 2

10

19"'~ ::11.'- ~ 20 -1 ;'-7,7;; ~ :>-\:-

5 ~ . .,.

KATAKANA 71

I s'lJanderl. chandelier kGrl, cooler. air conditioner
2 tab.ko cigarette 2 beddo bed
3 si!lii sweater ] 5uild'lii switch
4 p.ipu pipe 4 gill guitar
5 Il.Iihi coffee 5 dOli door
6 sukllfu scarf 6 pajama pajamas
7 sukito skin 7 karendl calendar
8 soft sofa II beddoklb., bedspread
9 uisuki whisky 9 kOllsenlo wall socket/outlet
10 wain wine 10 rake no racket
11 bur.Dde brandy 11 t.ere'bi television
12 sIIsfji sausage 12 sudppa slippers
13 guraslI drinking glass 13 :biIru ball
14 Ihamu ham il4 bldeod'elli video deck
15 ch,iu cheese 15 Idde.iepu, videotapes
16 sar.d. salad 16 potto thermos jug
17 p.inappuru pineapple 17 kukki cookies
18 balllna banana 18 supiU speaker
19 brru beer 1:9 ehokorel0 chocolate
20 mero!! melon 20 i!!sutantokBhl i nstant coffee
21 orenji orange 21 teburu table
22 Ik.llrll cola 22 UpeUo carpet
23 U!lJuruk,ul'GSu tablecloth 23 kussboD cushion
24 ulfu knife 24 klten curtain
25 Alka fork 25 suluda desk lamp
26 'supOn spoon 26 "'.puro word processor
27 pin pizza 27 ,d~jlt.rukurokku: digit!!1 clock
28 plane piano 28 klisettoti!purekIidD. cassette rape recorder
29 iyuillg" earring 29 flliru file
30 walshilisu dress shirt 30 nBto notebook
31 !!ekkuresu necklace 31 :biIr,upe!! ball-point pen
32 !!ekutlli necktie 32. furoppfdisuku floppy disk
33 jllkeUo suit jacket 33 suoti!pu scotch tape
34 k.kuleru cocktail 34 ky.blDetto cabinet
35 1H!rulo bell 35 ,blU healer
36 slltsu suit 36 ;!llron iron
37 wllnpisu a dress 37 basukdlo basket
38 hggu purse 38 ".lIiachi handkerchier
39 zubon trousers 39 klidD code
40 hll,lbiru: high-heeled shoes 40 lIurllll vacuum cleaner 72

TEST YOUR WRITING ABILITY

Try wriung the following. English words in katakana, following the examples.

hotel~\ * \ T \ )V\ sport(S)~1 A I ;t; I-I 'J I test~1 T I·A \ r I lunch~\71 /' \T\ match~I<1 'Y ITI super~1 A 1-11'~1-1 top-)\ r I 'Y 171

soup-)\ A \ - \ 7 \ party-..\ I {\ - \ T \ 1 \ -I

I I I 2. golf~1 \ I I

II I

l. tennis~1 3. mi1k~1

4. concert-s' I I I 5. box~1 I I

~~~~ ~~~

6. maker~1 1 1 I 7. user--I I I

8. System--~I ~I~I =:=1 ~ 9. money--:I =:_:~~l __J

~==:=~=:-..,----,

10. schedule-s' 1 I 1

~==::::::=~~----.,

II.COmputer~L...1 T T .........L.._\ ----'------'------'----'

I. j-:::. ~ 2. :1lv 7 3.:: Iv:7 4. Cl;.;"t - t 5.;f."7:7 ~

tenisu gorufu miruku konsato bokkusu

~~-n- 1.~-~- L~~j-k ~7*-

meka yD.zA shisutemu mane

10. ~"r;;.:L.-lv II. ;J;"-1:'~-7-

SU kejnru kompOla

KATAKANA 73

TEST YOUR WRITING ABILITY

coat, court~1 :1 1-] r ] bath, bus~1 J ,,' I A I

food, hood~171-1 F I light, right~1711 I r I

L lighter, wrher~1

~~~~~

2. leader, reader~]L__--'----_L_--'--_ 3. hall, hol e~Il_------'-------'-_____J

4. sa uce, so U rce~,--I _____l__-L____._J

5. loan, la wn ~I

'--------'----'-___,

6. ball, bow I ~I,-- --'---'-----'

1. '71 7 - 2. I) -5"- 3. ;1';-lv 4. '/-7-

raitn rfda haru sesu

5.0 -;.t 6. ;t";- Iv

ran boru

74

READING REVIEW

READING REVIEW

I :'·~1 '';;A-r~Iv':!-·'''~\:'.1Lt:o T'~-r-ev;J-Ft lJ' \ \.1 L t: 0 :. ? ~ "'( Iv"'(' :/' .:l - At ~;;.. 1. L t: Q .-t: L -c 7 '7 :"'--"'('1 "I? I: h'i.. 'J.;t Lt.:o

I. Kin!! basil de Ginn e Iklmashlta. Depllo, de reklldo 0 himasllila. Kissateo de jusu o nomimashitll. Soshite I.kushi deuehl oi kurlm.sbit •..

:J: went 'to Ginza by bus yesterday. I bought a record in II department store, I bad some juice j n II coffee shop. Then I went home by taxi,

2. Sumlsu-slID 1'1'11 sengelsu. Amerik. klrll NihoD 3 2
e klm.sbitll. Aslll.11I OkuS.D gil kim.su.
Ralgelsu okusu to Igiri.sU nl, itlmasu. 'J "'? ~ \ :. t:
j ( \. \ :. j 11 A
Mr. Smith came 1.0 Japan from America last l' ;t .;t .;t + Iv -
month. His wife is coming tomorrow, He is 0 ~ t: l' 0 '"' A
going 10 England with her next month, t::.' 0 G "!.
~ \ 1 1? ~ \ :. Iv
1m. nl 6kU ter,e'bl g .• ulm.llsu', Tsukue no ue ni t:' ;t B ~f .1 [;1
3. t: :. L
tlpureklldl ga l.rimaslI. D.idnkoronl, rajlo gil - "'?
IIr,imISU. 'h T \ \ t: ~
).; 0 Iv
There isa big television i'D the living room. ~: I T < ~ tf
There isa tape recorder on the desk. There is a '7 '7 v ~ L "'?
radio in the k uchen, :/' t- 1:' Iv t:
;J h: ,.
;t I t: B ;;(
h~ .t
7' 'J -1 < 1)
~ I j :¥ ~ iJ
'J h~ l' I) Iv h'
i ~ 0 A lJ" G
+ ~:
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KinG ... yasuml desbil a. Asa k.r.lo".mo II lenkli deshlta kara, !omodaebi to lenlsu 0 shlm.shllll. Doll'" hdshlk!ll! no ~hlb'ku 01 lenll!u'aGto ga ulmuu, Kurum. de lenlsutlilo· made Iklmashit •. 'Veil; hra lenisukdto Imade hruma de JOgo-(un gural desu .• l'ili~hi-ii lorD lIehl • kae dm.sbiCa.

Tomoda~hl ;mo uc·bl 11.1 klm.shlt •• 'Vehl de sbawl. 0 ,ablm •• hlt.. s.;,.hile jii.u 0' nomlmaShlt •. 'Hlru 'rul.r. de 5aodollohl 0 ,.bemeblta. Sorokar. blru mo oomlmasbUa ..

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Yesterday was a holiday. It was very fine from morning. so I played tennis wito a friend.

There i. a tennis court near the German embassy. We went to the tennis court by car. It takes about fifteen minutes from my house. 10 the court by cat. 1 gO! home about 11:00.

My friend came home wilh me. We look ashower, Then we had some juice. We had snndwitches together for lunch. We also had sorne beer.

We saw a French movie in Ginza in the aflernoon. It was a very romantic movie. After that, we did some shopping in a department stor e. Tomorrow is my husband's birthday. so I bought. necktie. And then I bought. some champagne. lao.

IREADING REVIEW 77

Learn hiragllRIl and #CatllkllRa more quickly and easily Iban ever belore

Japanese for Busy Poop/e Aaoo Workbook is 8 CO(lCISO course for "busy" students wtm want to !ealn the two kal!ll SCrIpts. hll8{PnB a!ld karakllna. as eHflI:tlvelv JS possible In a limited amoum 011"00 ThIS 'MlrkbOol; allels a ul1lquc "lid pHJvtln apPloar.h to wflllPg arcurate and wel~folfTlaJ Irana lhat has been tiled and 1esled I" IDe d3SSlOClmS of AJAL 1 The pronunclJllOI'I and t(IIlfiQUra~OIl of tlle kai18 arc taught 111 tandem, based on II SQI~j founrtatlOO 01 clear-cut commel'lIary. UOIQUII wrillllg uulls ..• 1d an op11ona1 audio casseue called JSpilll,,:;a lor BU$Y People KiIIlll WorklJoo,l' Tspe USIflQ baSIC senterce panerns .nd phmses. Ihe student learns not only how to re8l:l. Wflte. and pronounce hltll" gana and kBrakanli. bot also haw to IncIIIpOrale and disbngulsil Japanese scnptln the IMng language

The Kana WorAbook IS a tully InlBgrated comporel'll of the Japanese for Busy People sanes. All sentence patterns and vocalJulary have been modeled after Lessons 1 through 10 of the best-selllflil Japanese for Bu$Y People I USed rogelnel, these two books accelel'ate and strlH'gllrllf1 the learmng process The Kana WOtiba,lk IS the Ideal supplemG'1t fOf anyone uslOg Of planmng to usc the !CallJ Vctsillllol JI1{1aIlf1S8 kx Bus)' f'rJopIe.

Th_e Kana W~tk~DOk has the following features'

• a unique approach to klma Ihllenables Ihe user to learn reading, writing. lislening. and pronunciation

• r;an b. used logltthHr wilh JllplllltitJ far BWI, P(fOp/fI' K""" WDltbD .... r"lIlJ, aV1llilablt separately

• a focul on basic ,enlence patterns and bna ungs

• IS fully inlegrated with the J/jpllnestJ lor Busy Peopillseries

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