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Japanese I Wiki Page (Fall, 2013)

Staff Members: Takako Aikawa, Yoshimi Nagaya, Masami Ikeda

Study Guide For Interview 2:

StudyGuide_Interview2.docx

Trip Plans.pptx:

Japanese Verbs and Te-Forms

Japanese verbs fall into one of the following three categories: (i) る-verbs (those that end with "-eru" or "-iru"); (ii) う-verbs (verbs that are not る-verbs and Irregular verbs); and (iii) Irregular Verbs.

る-verbs: 食べる、見る、おきる、ねる (*EXCEPTIONS: はいる & かえる (to return home) -> these two verbs belong to う-verbs)

う-verbs: あう、かう、かく、きく、はなす、まつ、よむ、しぬ、あそぶ、etc.

Irregular Verbs: する & くる

Te-Form Formation:

る-Verbs: Drop る and add て: 食べる-> 食べて、見る->見て、おきる->おきて、ねる-> ねて

う-Verbs:

　　　う、つ、る => って

む、ぶ、ぬ => んで

す => して

　　く =>いて
　　ぐ => いで

(One Exception: 行く -> 行って）

Irregular Verbs:

する ->して

　　くる -> きて

Genki Dialogue Videos

Lesson 1 Click here.

Lesson 2 Click here.

Lesson 3 Click here.

Lesson 4 Click here.

Lesson 5 Click here.

Lesson 6 Click here.

Kanji Practice for Kanji Quiz L.5: kanji_practice.pptx

Kanji Practice Cards Sheets

Lesson 5 L5_Grammar.pptx

Lesson 4　L4 Grammar.pdf

Study Guide for Interview I Study Guide for Interview 1.docx

Lesson 3 L3 Grammar

Input Method Editor

Using Japanese on Mac OS: The site below explains how to use Japanese on a Mac in detail.http://redcocoon.org/cab/mysoft.html
For Windows users, check out http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee418266(v=vs.85).aspx.

Katakana Introduction Slides Katakana_HiraganaDoubleConsonants.pptx

Lesson 2 L２Grammar.pptx

Introduction of the Japanese Language & Lesson 1 Grammar

L1_Grammar_2013.pptx

Orientation Day:

Introduction of Japanese I Syllabus
Introduction of Japanese Greetings; Classroom Instructions and Additional Expressions (see Orientation Day on Stellar)

Orientation_21F.501_2013.pptx