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こんにちは01
おはよう！02ありがとう03ただいま！04もう いちど05ふじ・フジ06いってきます！07
Chapter 00 / Before you start
Sounds, greetings and kana.
Optional. A gentle first look at how Japanese sounds, before the story begins.
BEFORE YOU STARTOPTIONALCHAPTER 00 · 7 EPISODES
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Before you start.
Each episode takes about 5–10 minutes.
こんにちは01EPISODE 01
Hello, and the rhythm of Japanese
Say your first greeting and hear the even rhythm of Japanese.
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Morning, evening, goodbye
Greet people at different times of day, and say goodbye.
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Thank you, and long sounds
Say thank you and reply, holding long sounds for two beats.
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Leaving and coming home
Say the four home greetings, and hear small っ and しゃ.
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Sorry, once more please
Ask someone to repeat or slow down, and say you don’t understand.
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Same sound, two scripts
See that hiragana and katakana write the same sounds, and where each one is used.
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Chapter 0 review
Put the chapter together: greetings from morning to evening, and asking again.
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