Learn Japanese Language Book

Learn Japanese language Book

Japanese / english book

Japanese Grammar

Japanese Learning Materials

Japanese Daily Conversation

Table of Contents

1. The Basics 13

1.1 Personal details 14

1.2 Today or tomorrow? 15

1.3 What time is it? 17

1.4 One, two, three... 19

1.5 The weather 22

1.6 Here, there... 24

1.7 What does that

sign say? 26

1.8 Legal holidays 27

2. Meet and Greet 28

2.1 Greetings 29

2.2 Asking a question 30

2.3 How to reply 33

2.4 Thank you 34

2.5 I’m sorry 34

2.6 What do you think? 35

3. Small Talk 37

3.1 Introductions 38

3.2 I beg your pardon? 41

3.3 Starting/ending a

conversation 43

3.4 A chat about the

weather 44

3.5 Hobbies 45

3.6 Invitations 46

3.7 Paying a compliment 47

3.8 Intimate comments/

questions 48

3.9 Congratulations and

condolences 50

3.10 Arrangements 50

3.11 Being the host(ess) 51

3.12 Saying good-bye 51

4. Eating Out 53

4.1 At the restaurant 54

4.2 Ordering 56

4.3 The bill 59

4.4 Complaints 59

4.5 Paying a compliment 61

4.6 The menu 61

5. Getting Around 63

5.1 Asking directions 64

5.2 The car 65

The parts of a car 66–67

5.3 The gas station 65

5.4 Breakdowns

and repairs 68

5.5 Bicycles/mopeds 70

The parts of a

bicycle 72–73

5.6 Renting a vehicle 71

5.7 Hitchhiking 74

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6. Arrival and Departure 76

6.1 General 77

6.2 Customs 78

6.3 Luggage 80

6.4 Questions to

passengers 81

6.5 Tickets 82

6.6 Information 84

6.7 Airports 86

6.8 Trains 87

6.9 Taxis 87

7. A Place to Stay 89

7.1 General 90

7.2 Hotels/B&Bs/

apartments/

holiday rentals 91

7.3 Complaints 94

7.4 Departure 95

7.5 Camping 96

Camping

equipment 98–99

8. Money Matters 100

8.1 Banks 101

8.2 Settling the bill 102

9. Mail, Phone and Internet 104

9.1 Mail 105

9.2 Telephone 107

9.2 Internet/email 110

10. Shopping 113

10.1 Shopping

conversations 115

10.2 Food 117

10.3 Clothing and shoes 118

10.4 Cameras 120

10.5 At the hairdresser 122

11. Tourist Activities 125

11.1 Places of interest 126

11.2 Going out 129

11.3 Booking tickets 131

12. Sports Activities 133

12.1 Sporting questions 134

12.2 By the waterfront 135

12.3 In the snow 136

13. Health Matters 138

13.1 Calling a doctor 139

13.2 What’s wrong? 139

13.3 The consultation 141

13.4 Medications and

prescriptions 144

13.5 At the dentist 145

14. Emergencies 147

14.1 Asking for help 148

14.2 Lost items 149

14.3 Accidents 150

14.4 Theft 151

14.5 Missing person 152

14.6 The police 153

15. English-Japanese

Word List 155-192