3rd Edition
Colloquial Japanese The Complete Course for Beginners
Introduction 1. Watashi wa Nihon-jin desu. I am Japanese 2. Tanjōbi wa itsu desu ka? When is your birthday? 3. Otearai wa doko desu ka? Where is the toilet? 4. Ano kamera wa ikura desu ka? How much is that camera over there? 5. Donna ongaku ga suki desu ka? What kind of music do you like? 6. Watashi wa rainen Nihon e ikimasu. I will go to Japan next year 7. Watashi wa yoku sūpā de hiru-gohan o kaimasu I often buy lunch at the supermarket 8. Ōsaka ni yūmē na (o)shiro ga arimasu There is a famous castle in Osaka 9. Nichi-yōbi issho ni ēga o mimasen ka? Won’t you watch film with me on Sunday? 10. Dōshite atarashī pasokon ga hoshī desu ka? Why do you want to have a new PC? 11. Shinjuku Gyoen wa hirokute kirē na kōen desu. Shinjuku Gyoen is a spacious and beautiful park. 12. Musuko san wa se ga takai desu ne. Your son is tall, isn’t he? 13. Koko ni suwatte mo ī desu ka? May I sit down here? 14. Kinō no yoru 8-ji goro ēga o mite imashita I was watching a film at around 8pm yesterday 15. Pūru de oyoidari, toshokan de hon o karitari shimasu I do various things such as swimming in the pool and borrowing books at the library 16. Sukoshi dake supeingo o hanasu koto ga dekimasu I can speak Spanish a little bit English translation of dialogues from unit 9 to unit 16 Grammar summary Appendix Key to exercises Japanese – English glossary English – Japanese glossary Index of Language Points
Biography
Junko Ogawa is Language Coordinator for Japanese at the University of Birmingham, UK
Fumitsugu Enokida is Language Tutor in Japanese at the University of Birmingham, UK
"Colloquial Japanese 3rd Edition is well stocked with the "balanced, comprehensive and rewarding" items—essential vocabulary lists, lucid grammar summaries, lively sample dialogues and more. With accompanying audio material, it will systematically and efficiently lead any beginners of Japanese language to build up a solid foundation at the Intermediate-mid level on the ACTFL proficiency scales". Yoshihiro Yasuhara, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
