Nakama 1: Japanese Communication, Culture, Context (World Languages)

"Nakama 1 is organized around the principle that learning another language means acquiring new skills, not just facts and information -- that we learn by doing. To achieve this goal, Nakama 1 systematically involves you in many activities that incorporate the language skills of listening, speaking, and writing. We believe that culture is an integral component of language, too. To help you become familiar with Japanese culture, your text includes high-interest culture notes and relevant communication strategies"-- Preface WCN:,02-200-203 WCN: 02-200-203 Cover 1 Title 2 Statement 3 Copyright 4 About the Authors 5 Contents 7 To the Student 13 Acknowledgments 16 Ch 1: The Japanese Sound System and Hiragana 19 I. Introduction 20 II. Hiragana: あ〜そ 22 III. Hiragana: た〜ほ 26 IV. Hiragana: ま〜ん 31 V. Hiragana: が〜ぽ: Voiced consonants 35 VI. Hiragana: ああ〜わあ: Long vowels 37 VII. Hiragana Small: っ: Double consonants 39 VIII. Hiragana: きゃ〜ぴょ: Glides 42 Vocabulary 47 Ch 2: Greetings and Introductions 49 たんご: Vocabulary 50 Dialogue 59 にほんの ぶんか: Japanese Culture 62 ぶんぽう: Grammar 64 きく れんしゅう: Listening 83 ききじょうず はなしじょうず: Communication 84 よむ れんしゅう: Reading 85 そうごう れんしゅう: Integration 88 Katakana 91 I. Introduction 91 II. Katakana 92 III. Katakana 93 IV. Katakana 95 V. Transcribing katakana 96 Ch 3: Daily Routines 101 たんご: Vocabulary 102 Dialogue 112 にほんの ぶんか: Japanese Culture 114 ぶんぽう: Grammar 116 きく れんしゅう: Listening 135 ききじょうず はなしじょうず: Communication 136 よむ れんしゅう: Reading 137 そうごう れんしゅう: Integration 140 Ch 4: Japanese Cities 141 Vocabulary 142 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 149 Japanese Culture 152 Grammar 154 Listening 176 Communication 177 Kanji 178 Reading 180 Integration 182 Ch 5: Japanese Homes 183 Vocabulary 184 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 191 Japanese Culture 194 Grammar 196 Listening 217 Communication 219 Kanji 221 Reading 224 Integration 226 Ch 6: Leisure Time 227 Vocabulary 228 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 235 Japanese Culture 238 Grammar 240 Listening 259 Communication 260 Kanji 261 Reading 263 Integration 265 Ch 7: Favorite Things and Activities 267 Vocabulary 268 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 277 Japanese Culture 280 Grammar 282 Listening 304 Communication 305 Kanji 306 Reading 309 Integration 311 Ch 8: Shopping 313 Vocabulary 314 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 323 Japanese Culture 326 Grammar 328 Listening 348 Communication 349 Kanji 350 Reading Practice 353 Integration 355 Ch 9: Restaurants and Invitations 357 Vocabulary 358 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 365 Japanese Culture 368 Grammar 370 Listening 390 Communication 391 Kanji 393 Reading 396 Integration 398 Ch 10: My Family 399 Objectives 399 Vocabulary 400 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 412 Japanese Culture 414 Grammar 416 Listening 431 Communication 433 Kanji 434 Reading 437 Integration 439 Ch 11: Seasons and Weather 441 Vocabulary 442 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 453 Japanese Culture 456 Grammar 458 Listening 480 Communication 481 Kanji 482 Reading 485 Integration 488 Ch 12: Annual Events 489 Vocabulary 490 ダイアローグ: Dialogue 501 Japanese Culture 504 Grammar 506 Listening 525 Communication 526 Kanji 527 Reading 530 Integration 535 Appendix A: Pitch Accents 537 Appendix B: Verb Conjugations 538 Appendix C: Adjective and Copula Conjugations 540 Appendix D: Counters and Time Expressions 541 Appendix E: Demonstrative Words (こ そ あ ど) 544 Appendix F: Kanji List 545 Japanese - English Glossary 551 English - Japanese Glossary 571 Index 591 Offers a complete, flexible introductory program designed to present the fundamentals of the Japanese language to users. In this title, thematically organized chapters focus on high-frequency communicative situations and introduce students to the Japanese language and its three writing systems: hiragana, katakana, and kanji.