Japanese from Zero all 5 books

Japanese From Zero! is an innovative and integrated approach to learning Japanese developed by professional Japanese interpreter George Trombley and co-writer Yukari Takenaka. The lessons and techniques used in this series have been taught successfully for over ten years in classrooms throughout the world. Using up-to-date and easy-to-grasp grammar, Japanese From Zero! is the perfect course for current students of Japanese as well as absolute beginners. In Book 1 of the Japanese From Zero! series, readers are taught new grammar concepts, over 800 new words and expressions, and also learn the hiragana writing system. Features of Book 1: * Integrated Workbook with Answer Key * Over 800 New Words and Expressions * Learn to Read and Write Hiragana * Easy-to-Understand Example Dialogues * Culture Points about Japan * Bilingual Glossaries with Kana and Romaji ...and much more! Title Page Book Info Introduction Pronunciation & Basics L1: Existence Verbs Katakana A-I-U-E-O L1: Workbook L1: Answer Key L2: Location Words Katakana KA KI KU KE KO L2: Workbook L2: Answer Key L3: Singling out items Katakana SA SHI SU SE SO L3: Workbook L3: Answer Key L4: Counting living things Katakana TA CHI TSU TE TO L4: Workbook L4: Answer Key L5: Verbs that have objects Katakana NA NI NU NE NO L5: Workbook L5: Answer Key L6: The MASHOU verb stem Katakana HA HI FU HE HO L6: Workbook L6: Answer Key L7: Japanese family structure Katakana MA MI MU ME MO L7: Workbook L7: Answer Key L8: Past tense adjectives Katakana YA YU YO WA WO N L8: Workbook L8: Answer Key L9: Informal verb forms Katakana RA RI RU RE RO L9: Workbook L9: Answer Key L10: Connecting with "Because" Compound Katakana L10: Workbook L10: Answer Key L11: The SURU verbs Katakana Unique Compounds L11: Workbook Area L11: Answer Key L12: Inexact time references L12: Workbook Area L12: Answer Key Appendix A: Vocabular Groups Appendix B: Verbs Appendix C: Adjectives Glossary (English-Japanese) Glossary (Romaji-English) Glossary (Japanese-English) Japan Map Katakana Chart More Books Contents About this book Pronunciation Guide L1: A I U E O L2: KA KI KU KE KO L3: SA SHI SU SE SO L4: TA CHI TSU TE TO L5: NA NI NU NE NO L6: HA HI FU HE HO L7: MA MI MU ME MO L8: YA YU YO WA WO N L9: RA RI RU RE RO L10: Compound Hiragana L11: Katakana is next! L12: A I U E O (K) L13: KA KI KU KE KO (K) L14: SA SHI SU SE SO (K) L15: TA CHI TSU TE TO (K) L16: NA NI NU NE NO (K) L17: HA HI FU HE HO (K) L18: MA MI MU ME MO (K) L19: YA YU YO WA WO N (K) L20: RA RI RU RE RO (K) L21: Compound Katakana L22: Unique Compounds L23: The Next Step L24: Kanji Basics L25: Kanji 1-5 Hiragana Cards Katakana Cards More Books Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Hiragana ひらがな Diacritics Smaller や, ゆ & よ (Digraphs) Smaller っ Elongated Vowels Lesson 0 Part 2 カタカナ Diacritics Smaller ヤ, ユ & ヨ (Digraphs) Elongated Vowels Special Sounds Lesson 1 The は Particle The の Particle ○○○ です。 Names Nationalities Occupations あなた は The も Particle Yes/No Questions そうです/ちがいます Wh-Questions (お)くに どこ/どちら Combined Practice かず (Numbers) なん さい です か Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 2 100s from 100 to 900 1000s from 1000 to 9000 10,000s from 10,000 to 100,000 Example Numbers これ は なん です か (What is this?) いくら (How much) だれ/どなた (Who) だれ の (Whose) なん の (Of What) Combined Practice Lesson 0 Lesson 3 どれ (which) あの かた/あの ひと (that person) The Word Order Vocabulary Combined Practice Lesson 3 Part 2 ここ/そこ/あそこ(here/there/over there) Example Q&As どこ の (of where) Example Q&As なん かい/なん がい (what floor) Floors from the first to the tenth The floors form B1 to B3 Example Q&As こちら/そちら/あちら Example Sentences どちら (which/where) Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 4 いま なん じ です か。(What time is it now?) なん じ (What time) なんふん/なんぷん (What minute(s)) あさ/ひる/ゆうがた/よる/ばん ごぜん/ごご (AM/PM) なん じ から なん じ まで (from what time to what time) Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 5 なん ようび (What day) Example Q&As しごと (Work) and やすみ (A day off) です/でした Example Q&As てんき (Weather) Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 6 ます/ません Example Sentences Verb Yes/No Questions Example Q&As ました/ませんでした Example Sentences Example Q&As Example Q&As なん じ に (at what time) The に particle Example Q&As Combined Practice Verb Conjugation Patterns Lesson 6 Part 2 The Direction Verbs Example Q&As どこ も/どこ か (anywhere/somewhere) Example Q&As なに で (by what means/how) Example Q&As どのぐらい/どのくらい (How long) Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 7 なに を なに を のみます か (drink what?) Example Sentences なに を たべます か (eat what?) Example Sentences どこ で (where at) Example Q&As だれ と (who with) Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 7 Part 2 なに を します か (きのう) なに を しました か。What did you do (yesterday)? Essential Verbs Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 8 いつ (when) Example Q&As 〜 まえ に (〜ago) 〜 ご に (after 〜/ 〜later) Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 9 なに ご で (in what language) Example Q&As もう/まだ (Already/not yet) Example Q&As います/あります Example Sentences は vs が か vs も どこ か/どこ も なに か/なに も だれ か/だれ も Combined Practice Lesson 9 Part 2 ほしい (want) Example Q&As すき/きらい (Like/Dislike) Example Q&As どうして 〜 です か/どうして 〜 ます か Example Questions 〜です から/〜ます から (Because 〜) Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 10 〜たい (です) (want to 〜) が vs を Example Sentences Example Q&As わかります (to understand) 〜かた (how to 〜) Example Sentences Example Q&As よく/だいたい/すこし/あまり/ぜんぜん Example Q&As じょうず/へた (とくい/にがて) Good at/bad at Example Sentences Example Q&As います/あります Location Words Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 11 どう い・けいようし (The い adjectives) Conjugation Patterns (い・けいようし) い・けいようし Example Sentences Example Q&As な・けいようし(The な adjectives) Conjugation Patterns (な・けいようし) な・けいようし Example Sentences Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Lesson 12 どんな Adjectives Category Words Example Sentences Example Q&As いろ (colors) Example Sentences そして/でも (and/but) Example Sentences Example Q&As とても/あまり Example Sentences Example Q&As Combined Practice Lesson 0 Elongated Vowels Japanese From Zero! is an innovative and integrated approach to learning Japanese that was developed by professional Japanese interpreter George Trombley, Yukari Takenaka and was continuously refined over eight years in the classroom by native Japanese professors. Using up-to-date and easy-to-grasp grammar, Japanese From Zero! is the perfect course for current students of Japanese as well as absolute beginners. In volume two of the Japanese From Zero! series, readers are introduced to new grammar concepts, over 800 new words and expressions, and are also taught the Katakana writing system "The Japanese language uses a set of symbols called 'hiragana' (to spell Japanese words), 'katakana' (to spell foreign words), and 'kanji' (to represent entire words or names). Over the course of BOOK 1, we will teach you groups of hiragana piece-by-piece to gradually build up your understanding and familiarity."--Introduction