Learning from the Dialogues
Formal and Informal Japanese: Understanding the Difference
Practice
Chapter 3: Excuse me, ...?
Short Dialogues
Vocabulary
Learning from the Dialogues
Using Hai
Practice
Chapter 4: How Do You Do?
Dialogue
Vocabulary
Learning from the Dialogue
Practice
Expressing Relationships
MakingIntroductions
Practice
Chapter 5: Help Me!
Comic
Learning from the Comic
Males and Females Say It Differently
Practice
Chapter 6: What’s This? It’s a Cat: Using Da (“To Be”)
A Few Things to Know about Nouns
“Is It a Gift?”: Asking Questions with Nouns
Now, Let’s Try the Past Tense!
Quick Reference: Noun Tenses
Practice
Chapter 7: Is This Bentō Mine?
Short Dialogues
Vocabulary
Learning from the Dialogues
Practice
Who Uses Which? A Summary
Practice
Bentō
Chapter 8: I’m Happy, You’re Happy: Using Da (“To Be”)
A Few Things to Know about Adjectival Nouns
“Is She Stubborn?” Asking Questions with Adjectival Nouns
Now, Let’s Try the Past Tense!
Quick Reference: Adjectival Noun Tenses
Practice
Chapter 9: Is It Easy? Yes, It’s Easy!
Short Dialogues
Vocabulary
Learning from the Dialogues
Practice
Ending with Da
Karaoke
Chapter 10: Girls’ Talk
Dialogue
Vocabulary
Learning from the Dialogue
Chotto: A Word for Many Needs!
Practice
Chapter 11: Grandpa Doesn’t Know, Either!
Comic
Learning from the Comic
Interjections vs. Particles
Practice
Chapter 12: Cold? Noisy? Funny? Describing Things
A Few Things to Know about Adjectives
“Is It Funny?” Asking Questions with Adjectives
Describing Things in the Past
Asking Questions in the Past Tense
Quick Reference: Adjective Tenses
Practice
Chapter 13: How Funny Is It? More Describing
Short Dialogues
Vocabulary
Learning from the Dialogues
Review: When Should You Use ga vs. wa?
Practice
Pachinko
Chapter 14: Sorry, We Can’t Give a Refund
Dialogue
