Japanese
The Japanese language is spoken by approximately 120 million inhabitants in Japan, and by the Japanese living in Hawaii and in North and South America. It is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world.
Each ebook features both kana (ie. hiragana/katakana script) and roomaji script (Roman letters) showing the pronunciation.
Please note: Even though older computers may not show the Japanese script correctly on your webpages, please be assured that the all the Japanese script will appear correctly in the eBooks on your computer, regardless whether it has unicode or IME support or not.
Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases
in Japanese with Jack, Lisa and Taku the Parrot.Please note: The following text is lifted from the eBooks
and is written in colloquial Japanese. This type of Japanese
is used when speaking to children, family and close friends.
Numbers...
ichi, ni, san, shi/yon, go, roku,
shichi/nana, hachi, ku/kyuu, juu, juu ichi, juu ni.one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
ninjin nihon
two carrots
Ringo wa ikutsu arimasu ka?
Ringo wa ikko dake desu.
Waa oishii!How many apples are there?
There is only one apple.
How delicious!
Colours...
Kono hana wa orenji iro.
Nan te kirei!This flower is orange.
How beautiful!
Yuki wa shirokute samui.
Burururu...The snow is white and cold.
Brrr...
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ki iro ..... orenji iro .... pinku .... aka iro ...... murasaki iro ...... midori iro
yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green
blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
ao iro ........ cha iro ......... hai iro .......... kuro iro .......... shiro iro .
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Meeting Taku...
Konnichi wa!
Boku no namae wa Taku.
Kimi no namae wa?Hello!
My name is Taku.
What is your name?
(Note: Boku and kimi are used by males
only and are a casual term. Watashi and
anata are more polite.)
Going on a picnic...
Kyoo wa doko e iku no?
Bokutachi wa mizuumi made
pikunikku ni iku n da.Where are we going today?
We're going to the lake
for a picnic.
Chotto matte, Taku!
Watashitachi mayotchattta wa.
Michi wa doko?
Wakaranai wa.Stop, Taku! We're lost!
Where is the path?
We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
Onaka ga bekobeko da yo.
I am very hungry.
Arigatoo.
Thank you.
Boku mo nodo ga kawai da.
I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
Ita!! Tasukete!
Atchi ni itte!Ow!! Help!
Go away!
Goodbye...
Bai bai!
Goodbye!
Extra words...
Hai.
Yes.
Iie.
No.
Choodai.
Please.
(Note: Kudasai is a less casual term.)
Doo itashimashite.
You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers,
Colours and more Simple Phrases.
Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa
as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find
hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!
