Lesson 01

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Lesson 01

 

Contents of Lesson

Basic pronunciation guidance; Some commonly used Japanese words, taken from European languages (especially English) – called “loan words”; The first katakana symbol.

 

iStart Japanese! – Lesson 01 Podcast

This podcast is 8min 44sec long.
The narrators are Tom (English) and Takako (Japanese).
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Transcript of the Podcast

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Kana introduced in this Lesson

Katakana for “A”

 

Vocabulary introduced in this Lesson

  • bar – bā
  • camera – kamera
  • coffee – kōhī
  • hotel – hoteru
  • orange juice – orenji-jūsu

 

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