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    Japanese Readings 1000

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    Looking for some Japanese reading material to help you master the most common vocabulary words? Look no further! Japanese Readings 1000 contains over 1000 of the most common Japanese vocabulary words, with 20 short stories to help you practice the words in context. Each story is written three times, first using only kana, a second time using the kanji tested in the JLPT N5 & N4, and a final time as it would normally appear. No matter your kanji reading level, you can get started right away!

    The stories center around four colorful characters, who each speak differently, which will allow you to expose yourself to the different ways Japanese is spoken based on politeness and the gender of the speaker.

    With Japanese Readings 1000 you can start reading Japanese now!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKevin Marx
    Release dateMay 13, 2019
    ISBN9781370043354
    Japanese Readings 1000
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    Kevin Marx

    Kevin Marx earned a BA in German Studies and has studied at Humboldt University in Berlin. He has lived in Japan since 2010.

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    Japanese Readings 1000 - Kevin Marx

    Japanese Readings 1000:

    Master 1000 Words with 20 Short Stories

    Copyright © Kevin Marx 2019

    Smashwords Edition

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the author.

    Also by Kevin Marx:

    Speak Japanese in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent (Volume 1)

    Speak Japanese in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent (Volume 2)

    Japanese Study Guide: A Visual Reference for Beginning Japanese Grammar

    Speak German in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent

    Speak German NOW: The Go-To Guide for Essential German Basics

    Table of Contents

    Foreword

    Reading 1: Introductions

    Reading 2: Breakfast in the Cafeteria

    Reading 3: Hiro's Room

    Reading 4: Yuka and Ann Cook

    Reading 5: Planning Baseball Practice

    Reading 6: Shopping at the Mall

    Reading 7: The Real Estate Agent

    Reading 8: Jack's Kanji Class

    Reading 9: Yuka and Ann at the Train Station

    Reading 10: The Baseball Game

    Reading 11: Restaurant Celebration

    Reading 12: Restaurant Celebration 2

    Reading 13: Hiro's New Apartment

    Reading 14: Shopping at the Supermarket

    Reading 15: Party at Hiro's House

    Reading 16: Jack Goes to the Hospital

    Reading 17: The Gas Station

    Reading 18: Yuka's Aunt

    Reading 19: Yuka's Family Album

    Reading 20: Japan and Germany

    Glossary A-H

    Glossary I-S

    Glossary T-Z

    Foreword

    This is the first book in the series Japanese Readings. It contains over 1000 of the most common Japanese vocabulary words and 20 short stories to practice the words in context. The stories are written for beginners, but may feature grammar tested up until the JLPT N3 level. All of the grammar used in these stories can be studied with my grammar textbook series: Speak Japanese in 90 Days (Volume 1 & 2).

    How to Study

    Each story is written three times, first using only kana, a second time using the kanji tested in the JLPT N5 & N4, and a final time as it would normally appear. Note that there are no furigana in this book at all. Furigana hinder development of actual reading competency.

    Begin each story by first reading each vocabulary word out loud. Please note that out loud is both bold and underlined. It is extremely important that you say everything out loud. After practicing the vocabulary words, read the story out loud. I recommend reading the story you are studying at least three times a day. The more often you practice, the faster you will improve. Depending on your kanji reading level, you may wish to read the same version of the story every time. However, as you become more familiar with the vocabulary words and story itself, you may notice that you will be able to read the kanji version even without having studied the kanji separately!

    Notes on Kanji & Vocabulary

    The N5 & N4 kanji reading sections will feature around 300 kanji. There is no official list of N5 & N4 kanji. However, many lists have been compiled from previous tests. Featured vocabulary words that contain N3, N2, and N1 kanji will be still written with kanji if they are part of the most common 2000 words. If they are not part of the most common 2000, they will be written with kana. There are, however, a select few words where this rule was abandoned.

    Though this book contains 1000 of the most common words, they are taken from the most common 2000. That means a vocabulary word featured in this book may be #1500 as far as frequency. The next book in the series, Japanese Readings 2000, contains the other half of the most common 2000 Japanese words. If a featured vocabulary word is not part of the most common 2000, it will be followed by an asterisk*. In total, this book contains over 1400 featured vocabulary words.

    Many of the most common 2000 words are simply noun derivatives of verbs, or a duplicate intransitive version of a verb. These repetitions have been grouped together. Extremely simple words such as pronouns, numbers, and articles, will not be part of the featured vocabulary words, unless they have an irregular pronunciation. For example, the most common word それ is not a featured vocabulary word.

    Vocabulary Formatting

    Multiple pronunciations, multiple translations, multiple kanji, and transitive-intransitive pairs will be separated by a bullet point. Intransitive verbs will be noted: (int.). Study the following examples:

    Multiple pronunciations:

    ひと・にん・じん[人] person

    いえ・うち[家] house / home

    Multiple Japanese translations:

    もういっかい[もう一回] again / one more time

    ・もういちど[もう一度] again / one more time

    Multiple kanji:

    さい[歳・才] years old

    かたい[硬い・固い・堅い] hard / stiff / tight

    Transitive-intransitive pairs:

    だす[出す] to take out

    ・でる[出る] (int.) to go out / to leave

    Each vocabulary word will be preceded by a number which will correspond to the line where it appears in the story. If a word usually uses kana only, it will be followed by (UK). Words will only be featured in the vocabulary list the first time they appear in the book, even if they appear in subsequent stories, so it is recommended to read the stories in order. One final note, the stories in this book are written in present tense because they were designed to be a study aid. While the present tense has become popular in English writing over the last century, native Japanese prose still favors the past tense. Good luck and I hope you enjoy studying with this book!

    Reading 1: Introductions

    Vocabulary:

    1) はじめまして[初めまして]* How do you do?

    ・はじめて[初めて] for the first time

    ・はじめ[初め] beginning / outset

    2) もうす[申す]* to say / to be called (humble)

    3) ほん[本] book / volume

    3) ちょしゃ[著者]* author

    4) まず[先ず] (UK) first

    4) キャラクター* character

    4) しょうかいする[紹介する] to introduce / to present

    5) しゅじんこう[主人公]* main character

    5) ひと・にん・じん[人] person

    ・ひとびと[人々] people

    ・かた[方] person (humble)

    6) だいがくせい[大学生] university student

    6) にほん[日本]* Japan

    6) がいこくじん[外国人] foreigner

    ・がいじん[外人] foreigner (casual)

    6) だんじょ[男女]* men and women / both genders

    7) つぎ[次] next / the following

    7) プロフィール* profile

    7) みる[見る] to see / to look at

    7) たのしむ[楽しむ] to enjoy / to have fun

    ・(adj.) たのしい[楽しい] fun / enjoyable

    7) がくしゅうする[学習する]* to learn / to study

    8) なまえ[名前] name

    8) じょせい[女性] female gender

    9) こくせき[国籍] nationality / citizenship

    10) ねんれい[年齢]* age

    10) はたち[二十歳] 20 years old

    11) がくぶ[学部]* department / major of study

    11) じんぶんかがく[人文科学]* humanities

    12) しゅみ[趣味] hobby / interest

    12) おんがく[音楽] music

    12) ダンス dance / dancing

    12) りょうり[料理] cooking / dish

    13) だんせい[男性]* male gender

    15) さい[歳・才]* years old

    16) ぶつり[物理]* physics

    17) まんが[漫画]* manga / comics

    17) アニメ* anime

    17) パソコン

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