Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1

vii Pitch Accent ......................................................................................................................10 Drills & Exercises ...........................................................................................................11 Review Questions..................................................................................................................13 Drill Tape Script....................................................................................................................13 Lesson 1 - New to the Office .....................................................................................................14 Dialogue 1 .......................................................................................................................14 Vocabulary ......................................................................................................................14 Grammar Notes .....................................................................................................................14 1-1-1 Verbs, Non-Past, Formal, Affirmative and Negative...........................................14 1-1-2 Hai and Iie : Affirming and Negating ................................................................15 1-1-3 Sentence Particles Ka and Ne(e) .........................................................................15 1-1-4 Adverbs .............................................................................................................16 Drills and Exercises...............................................................................................................16 Dialogue 2 ......................................................................................................................17 Vocabulary ......................................................................................................................17 Grammar Notes .....................................................................................................................18 1-2-1 Noun + Verb ......................................................................................................18 1-2-2 Ko-so-a-do series ...............................................................................................18 1-2-3 Clause Particle Kedo ..........................................................................................18 1-2-4 Particle Wa indicating Contrast ..........................................................................19 1-2-5 Particle Mo indicating Addition..........................................................................19 Drills and Exercises...............................................................................................................19 Dialogue 3 ......................................................................................................................21 Vocabulary .....................................................................................................................21 Grammar Notes .....................................................................................................................22 1-3-1 Negative Questions as Suggestions ....................................................................22 1-3-2 Chotto : Impact Softener .....................................................................................22 1-3-3 Aizuchi : How to be a Good Listener .......................................................................22 1-3-4 Personal References ...............................................................................................23 1-3-5 Sentence Particle Yo Indicating New Information...................................................23 Drills and Exercises...............................................................................................................24 Dialogue 4 ......................................................................................................................25 Vocabulary .....................................................................................................................25 Grammar Notes .....................................................................................................................25