Japanese Self-Taught - Book I - Japanese Self-Taught

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Comprehensive self-instruction for Japanese reading and use, organized into two linked volumes: a first book focused on the syllabary, classified vocabulary and conversations, travel talk, hotel and meals, shopping, trade and commerce, army and navy terms, religion, and money, weights, and measures. A second book provides progressive grammar study with syntax, pronunciation and accent, parts of speech, honorific and humble forms, analytical proverbs, author extracts with literal translation, and character-to-Roman transliteration rules, followed by translation, reading with interlined pronunciation, and additional extracts with keys.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages336

Reading Time1 h 58 min

AccessFree to download

Book I - Japanese Self-Taught

Syllabary and Classified Vocabulary

Conversations and Practical Travel Talk

Hotel, Meals, and Shopping

Commercial and Trading Terms

Army and Navy

Religion

Money, Weights, and Measures

Book II - Japanese Grammar Self-Taught

Part I - Grammar and Syntax

Pronunciation and Accent

Parts of Speech and Speech Forms

Conversations, Sentences, and Proverbs for Analysis

Author Extracts with Literal Translation

Japanese Characters and Roman Equivalents

Part II - Exercises and Keys

Translation Exercises

Reading Exercises with Interlined Pronunciation

Additional Extracts with Translation

Part III - Vocabularies (Alphabetical)

English-Japanese and Japanese-English Lists

Numerals and Practical Measurements

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FAQs

What does Book I cover in the Japanese self-taught system?

Book I includes the syllabary, classified vocabularies and conversations, travel talk, and practical language for hotel, meals, and shopping, along with commercial and trading terms.

What skills does Book II build through its grammar parts?

Book II teaches grammar and syntax, pronunciation and accent, parts of speech, honorific and humble speech forms, and uses analyzed conversations, sentences, proverbs, and author extracts to support comprehension.

How are exercises and vocabularies structured for learners?

Book II provides translation exercises with keys, reading exercises with interlined pronunciation, and additional extracts with translation; it also includes alphabetical vocabularies with English-Japanese and Japanese-English word lists, including money and weights and measures.

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