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LESSON
1
WATASHI WA ANNA DESU
KORE
TOIRE WA DOKO DESU
TADAIMA
SORE WA
WATASHI NO
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10
SHKURMU
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10
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11
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12
ITSU NIHON NI KIMASHITA KA
13
SHSETSU GA SUKI DESU
14
KOKO NI GOMI O SUTETE MO II DESU KA
15
NETE
16
KAIDAN O AGATTE,
17
OSUSUME WA NAN DESU KA
18
MICHI NI MAYOTTE SHIMAIMASHITA
19
YOKATTA
20
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21
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11
12
13
14
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15
16
17
18
19
MIGI NI ITTE
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20
21
22
23
24
IIE, SOREHODODEMO
25
22
OSOKU NARIMASHITA
26
23
OKSAN
24
TSUKAWANAIDE
25
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26
TSUGI WA GANBAR
27
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27
28
29
30
31
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SHIZUOKA
29
CHIKAKU DE MIRU TO, KII DESU NE
30
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31
M HACHIJNI SAI
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32
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33
ANNA-SAN NI AGEMASU
34
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35
KUREJITTO
36
BENKY SHINAKEREBA NARIMASEN
37
FUJISAN O MITARI, OSUSHI O TABETARI SHIMASHITA
38
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39
KAZE DA
40
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41
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33
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35
36
37
38
39
40
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44
KOTO GA DEKITE,
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43
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44
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45
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46
47
48
49
50
51
52
47
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48
IROIRO OSEWA NI NARIMASHITA

45
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SHIAWASE DESU
42
43
DORE GA
46
41
42
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TO OMOIMASU
32
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53
Verbs
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The Japanese syllabary
56
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At the dormitory
Shopping and restaurant
Travel and outing
Trouble shooting
Special occasions
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How do you do?
Anna
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How do you do?
Sakura
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Im Sakura.
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Its a souvenir from Thailand.
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Anna
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Thank you very much.

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Anna
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Just over there.
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LESSON 4
Anna
TADAIMA.
TADAIMA
Im home.
Dorm Mother
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Sakura
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Welcome back.
Hello.
Are you an international
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Im a Japanese student.
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Amazing! Are all these manga?
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They are my treasures.
Anna
I read manga every day.
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LESSON 6
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By the way, Anna.
Sakura
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Let me see.
Anna
080 1234 .
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Sakura
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There are lots of cakes.
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Two cream puffs, please.
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LESSON 8
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Teacher
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It often comes up in exams.
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LESSON 9
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From 9 oclock to 11 oclock
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At first, we measure your height
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LESSON 12
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Sakura
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Japan?
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Have you got used to living in
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I came in March.
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I especially like history novels.
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Sakura
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They are all right.
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Ah! This book is good.
That, too, looks interesting.
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What about this?

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Anna
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Anna
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Anna, have you ever sung
Rodrigo
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Anna
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Sakura
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Unbelievable.
Anna
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I wont get back before dorm
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curfew.
Anna, you are good.

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Anna
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Sakura
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curfew the other day?
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No. I didnt make it in time.
Anna
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My clean-up duty has increased
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Teacher
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looks like a hat.
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Anna
I want to take pictures a little
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Now, please have some tea.
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Sakura
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Anna
This futon is softer than a bed.
Well, good night.
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Please show me your throat.
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See you in Tokyo next time.

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Japanese cakes are very sweet,
Anna
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Teacher
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Anna
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much.
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KIKOKU SURU MAE NI, YUKI O MIRU KOTO GA DEKITE SHIAWASE DESU
Anna
MOSHIKASHITE, YUKI?
Is it snowing?
This is powder snow.
Kenta
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KORE WA,
isnt it?
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Anna
before I go back to my country.
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Do you know the Easy Japanese

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TOIRE WA DOKO DESU

MICHIDO ONEGAI SHIMASU

NANJI KARA DESU KA

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ICHIBAN OISHII KANA

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NIHONGO-KYSHI NI NARU NO GA YUME DESU

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