Learn Japanese with Manga Volume One: A Self-Study Language Book for Beginners - Learn to speak, read and write Japanese quickly using manga comics!

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Learn to read, write, and speak everyday Japanese with manga stories! If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips, making it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. With a focus on the casual speech used by young people in Japan, you'll find yourself feeling confident with speaking, reading, and writing Japanese quickly! Designed for self-study use by adult learners, this book is a fun resource for beginners--no prior knowledge of Japanese required! Readers will find: Help with learning to write and pronounce the 92 Hiragana and Katakana letters plus 160 basic Kanji characters Hundreds of useful words and phrases--from numbers and greetings to expletives and insults! Seven manga stories woven throughout the book, reinforcing your grasp of the language The basic vocabulary and grammar needed to communicate in Japanese! Hundreds of exercises with free online audio recordings by Japanese native speakers A bidirectional dictionary and answer keys for all the exercises **Recommended for language learners 16 year old & up. Not intended for high school classroom use due to adult content.** Cover Title Page Table of Contents Introduction Glossary of abbreviations Lesson 1: Learning the Hiragana Alphabet Lesson 2: Learning the Katakana Alphabet Lesson 3: Learning the Kanji Characters Lesson 4: Basic Expressions Lesson 5: Numbers Rakujō! Manga Episode 1 Review for Lessons 1–5 Lesson 6: Days and Months Lesson 7: Personal Pronouns Lesson 8: Katakana Special Lesson 9: Basic Grammar Lesson 10: The Four Seasons Rakujō! Manga Episode 2 Review for Lessons 6–10 Lesson 11: Nouns Lesson 12: What’s the Time? Lesson 13: -i Adjectives Lesson 14: -na Adjectives Lesson 15: Name Suffixes Rakujō! Manga Episode 3 Review for Lessons 11–15 Lesson 16: Particles Lesson 17: End-of-Sentence Particles Lesson 18: The Verbs Aru and Iru Lesson 19: Verbs (1): The -masu Form Lesson 20: Verbs (2): The Dictionary form Rakujō! Manga Episode 4 Review for Lessons 16–20 Lesson 21: The Family Lesson 22: Adverbs Lesson 23: Swear Words and Insults Lesson 24: Verbs (3): The -te Form Lesson 25: Counters Rakujō! Manga Episode 5 Review for Lessons 21–25 Lesson 26: The Body Lesson 27: Everyday Expressions Lesson 28: Verbs (4): The Verb Naru Lesson 29: Onomatopoeia Lesson 30: Commands Rakujō! Manga Episode 6 Review for Lessons 26–30 Lesson 31: Expressing Wants Lesson 32: Can and Must Lesson 33: At the Airport Lesson 34: Question Words and the Future Lesson 35: -te Form Special Kage. Manga Episode 1 Review for Lessons 31–35 Copyright