Yookoso! An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese Media Edition prepack with Student CD-ROM

PrefaceDear Student

Getting StartedPart OneMeeting Others and Introducing YourselfEveryday GreetingsClassroom ExpressionsThe Japanese Writing System (1): Introduction

Part TwoNumbers up to 20Asking and Giving Telephone NumbersAsking and Telling TimeAsking What Something IsThe Japanese Writing System (2): Hiragana (1)

Part ThreeTalking About Daily ActivitiesTalking About Future Activities and EventsTalking About Likes and DislikesThe Japanese Writing System (3): Hiragana (2)

Part FourTalking About Activities and Events in the PastInviting Someone to Do SomethingTalking About Weekly SchedulesTalking About the WeatherThe Japanese Writing System (4): Katakana (1)

Part FiveAsking LocationNumbers from 21 to 10,000Asking About ExistenceAsking About PriceTalking More About Likes and DislikesThe Japanese Writing System (5): Katakana (2)Introduction to KanjiIntroduction to Yookoso!

Language Notes and Culture Notes are not listed here.

Chapter 1 Classmates

Topics/VocabularyNationalities and LanguagesPersonal InformationAround CampusVocabularyStudy Hint: Learning New Vocabulary

Grammar1. Identification: The Copula “desu”2. Possessive Particle “no”3. Personal Pronouns and Demonstratives4. Asking Questions: InterrogativesParticles “ha” and “ga”

Culture Notes“shusshin” OriginsJapanese Universities and CollegesAsking Personal Questions

Reading and WritingReading 1: “Huransu-jin no kurasumeeto”Study Hint: Learning KanjiReading 2: “penparu o sagashite imasu!”KanjiThe Six Types of Kanji

Skills PracticeLanguage Functions and SituationsIntroducing FriendsIntroducing YourselfListening Comprehension

Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 2 My Town

Topics/VocabularyCommutingCities and NeighborhoodsBuldings and Places Around TownVocabulary

Grammar5. Adjectives and Adverbs6. Expressing Existence: The Verbs “arimasu” and “imasu”7. Indicating Location8. Positional Words9. Numerals and Counters10. Expressing Likes and Dislikes: “suki” and “kirai”Sentence-Final “yo”Study Hint: Learning GrammarPolite Form Versus Plain Form

Culture NotesLong Commutes“kooban” Police BoxesJapanese Addresses

Reading and WritingReading 1: “Buraun-san no apaato no kinjo”Reading 2: “Hayashi-san no hurusato”Kanji

Skills PracticeLanguage Functions and SituationsMaking Communication WorkShowing Location on a MapListening Comprehension

Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 3 Everyday Life

Topics/VocabularySchedulesDaily ActivitiesWeekends and HolidaysVocabulary

Grammar11. The Basic Structure of Japanese Verbs12. The Nonpast, Polite Form of Verbs13. The Past, Polite Form of Verbs14. Particles Showing Grammatical Relationships15. Making Suggestions: “~mashoo”16. Conjoining Nouns: “to” and “ya”Adverbs Used in Negative SentencesConnecting Disjunctive SentencesApproximate Numbers

Culture NotesPart-Time Jobs for College Students“nengoo”“kokumin no shukujitsu” National Holidays

Reading and WritingReading 1: “Buraun-san no nichijooseikatsu”Reading 2: “Buraun-san no shuumatsu”Kanji

Skills PracticeLanguage Functions and SituationsMaking a Phone CallExtending an InvitationListening Comprehension

Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 4 Weather and Climate

Topics/VocabularyWeather ReportsEnjoying the Four SeasonsForecastingVocabulary

Grammar17. Conjugating Adjectives18. Comparatives and Superlatives19. The Past, Plain Forms of Verbs20. Explaining a Reason: “...noda”21. The Te-Form of Adjectives and the Copula22. The Te-Form of Verbs23. Expressing Probability and ConjectureAdverbs Used with ComparativesLinking Disjunctive Clauses with “keredomo”Conjoining Sequential Actions

Culture Notes°CTypes of RainHow to Write a Letter in Japanese

Reading and WritingReading 1: “Buraun-san e no tegami”Reading 2: “toraberu gaido: Iroha-machi no kikoo”Kanji

Skills PracticeLanguage Functions and SituationsAsking Questions About the Japanese LanguageAsking for Assistance with KanjiListening Comprehension

Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 5 Hobbies and Leisure Activities

Topics/VocabularyHobbies and PastimesSportsFamilyVocabulary

Grammar24. Interrogatives + “ka” / “mo” / “demo”25. Describing Abilities26. Nominalizers: “koto” and “no”27. More Uses of the Particle “mo”28. Potential Form of Verbs29. The Te-Form of Verbs + “imasu”30. Relative Clauses31. Describing a Change in State: “naru”Nominal Verbs“ka” orWords Expressing Respect and PolitenessHave You Already Eaten?Some Time Expressions

Culture Notes“go, shoogi, maajan, pachinko”: Japanese GamesWhen You Are Praised“Nihon no supootsu”: Japanese SportsThe Japanese Family

Reading and WritingReading 1: “Sanraizu Karuchaa Sentaa no oshirase”Reading 2: “gakusee to sarariiman no yoka choosa”Kanji

Skills PracticeLanguage Functions and SituationsResponding to ComplimentsIntroducing a Family MemberListening Comprehension

Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 6 Food

Topics/VocabularyFoods and BeveragesFlavors and TastesCooking TermsVocabulary

Grammar32. Expressing Experience: The Ta-Form of Verbs + “koto ga aru”33. Expressing a Desire: “hoshii,” “hoshigaru,” “~tai,” and “...tagaru”34. Expressing an Opinion: “...to omou”35. “~sugiru”36. Quoting Speech: “...to iu”37. Expressing Intention: “tsumori” and the Volitional Form of Verbs38. The Te-Form of Verbs + “miru,” “shimau,” “iku,” and “kuru”39. Expressing Simultaneous Actions: “~nagara”“~garu”“soo”Quote Marker “to”Study Hint: How to Remember Verb Conjugations“moo” and “mada”

Culture Notes“ocha”What Do Japanese Eat?

Reading and WritingReading 1: “Baikingu ryoori ‘Murasaki’”Reading 2: “anata no shokuji chekku”Kanji

Skills PracticeLanguage Functions and SituationsAsking and Expressing OpinionsAt a RestaurantListening Comprehension

Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 7 Shopping

Topics/VocabularyShops and StoresShoppingClothesVocabulary

Grammar40. When Something Happens: Temporal Clauses Ending in “toki”41. Indefinite Pronoun “no”42. Making If-Then Statements: The “tara” Conditonal43. Going Somewhere with a Purpose: Using the Particle “ni” to Express Purpose44. Reporting Hearsay: “...sooda”45. Saying Whether or Not Something Is True: “...kadooka”46. Giving Reasons with “...shi, ...shi”“dake”“~yasui,” “~nikui”

Culture Notes“iro” ColorsHandling Japanese MoneyMetric System

Reading and WritingReading 1: “‘San Roodo’ gurando oopuningu seeru”Reading 2: “mai fasshion”Kanji

Skills PracticeLanguage Functions and SituationsShoppingSaying Whether Two Things Are the Same or DifferentListening Comprehension

Chapter 7 ReviewAppendices1. Verb Conjugation2. Adjective and Copula Conjugation3. Numbers4. Counters5. Time, Days, Months, and Years6. Ko-so-a-do Words7. Japanese Accent8. Kanji List

Japanese-English GlossaryEnglish-Japanese GlossaryIndex