Some features of the Japanese language
Hajimemashite = How do you do?
Igirisu-jin desu = I'm British
O-shigoto wa nan desu ka = What is your occupation?
Kazoku wa gonin desu = There are five people in my family
Ima nanji desu ka = What time is it?
Ikura desu ka = How much is it?
Dep♯to wa doko desu ka = Where is the department store?
Nichiy¿bi ni nani o shimasu ka = What do you do on Sundays?
P♯t♯±o shimash¿ = Let's have a party!
Sensh¿± Ky¿to ni ikimashita = Last week I went to Kyoto
Ii o-tenki desu ne = It's nice weather, isn't it?
Sup¿tsu wa tenisu ga suki desu = The sport I like is tennis
Nihongo o yomimash¿ = Let's read Japanese!
Japanese-English vocabulary
English-Japanese vocabulary
Index of grammatical structures
Transcript for listening exercise dialogues