Speak Japanese Today. Taeko Kamiya

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— — — — n ん — — — — kya きゃ — kyu きゅ — kyo きょ gya ぎゃ — gyu さ吵 — gyoきょ sha しゃ — shu しゅ — sho しょ ja じゃ — ju しゅ — jo じょ cha ちゃ — chu わゆ — cho ちょ nya にゃ — nyu にゅ — nyo にょ hva ひゃ — hyu ひゅ — hyo ひょ bya びゃ — byu ひゅ — byo びょ pya ぴゃ — pyu ぴゅ — pyo ぴょ mya がや — my みゅ — myo みょ rva り や — ryu りゆ — ryo りよ

      EXERCISES

      Practice pronouncing the following words.

Japanese cities:
東京 Tō-kyō Tokyo
大阪 Ō-sa-ka Osaka
京都 Kyō-to Kyoto
広島 Hi-ro-shi-ma Hiroshima
Japanese cooking:
寿司 su-shi vinegared rice and fish
天ぷら te-n-pu-ra deep-fried food
刺身 sa-shi-mi sliced raw fish
Japanese sports:
相撲 su-mō sumo
柔道 jū-dō judo
剣道 ke-n-dō Japanese fencing
Loanwords:
アメリカ A-me-ri-ka America
カメラ ka-me-ra camera
ニュース nyu-su news
ゴルフ go-ru-fu golf
ビール bii-ru beer
コーヒー ko-hii coffee
チップ chi-p-pu* tip (gratuity)
サッカー sa-k-ka* soccer
* These are examples of double consonants.

      A NOTE ON THE PUNCTUATION USED IN THIS BOOK

      Below is an explanation of how this book uses semi-colons and slashes in word defi nitions.

      semi-colon: to separate short entries

です desu is; am; are 兀気 genki healthy; fine

      Slashes: to separate interchangeable words within a phrase

      戸田さん Toda-san Mr./Mrs./Miss Toda (Mr. Toda, Mrs. Toda, Miss Toda)

      いただます Itadakimasu I will receive/have. (I will receive. I will have.)

      to separate long entries

      お兀気ぐすか。 O-genki desu ka? How are you?/Are you well?

      LESSON 1

      How Do You Do?

      VOWELS

      Study these words and clearly pronounce them aloud. Then proceed to the dialogue.

こんばんは Konbanwa. Good evening.
はじめまして Hajimemashite. How do you do? (used when meeting someone for the first time)
どうぞよろしく Dōzo yoroshiku. Glad to meet you. (lit., Please give favors to me.)
どうぞ dōzo please (used when asking something or when offering something)

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