The Kana Workbook teaches the reading and writing of the two most basic Japanese scripts, hiragana and katakana. These scripts are used all the time in written Japanese, and a mastery of them is essential for those who wish to study the language at any level above survival. As such, the book serves as a prerequisite to both Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version and Japanese for Busy People II, and it is also recommended as review for those who have learned kana before but have forgotten some of the basics. | the most effective course of spoken everyday Japanese J y Association for Japanese-Language Teaching JAPANESE FOR Revised Edition BUSY PEOPLE Association for Japanese-Language Teaching KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL Tokyo-New York London CONTENTS Prerface to the Revised Edition 7 Introduction 8 Acknowledgments 10 Writing and Pronunciation 11 Characteristics of Japanese Grammar 14 Useful Daily Expressions 15 Signs in Daily Life 16 Lesson 1 Introductions 19 Lesson 2 Address and Telephone Number 25 Lesson 3 Day and Time 31 Lesson 4 How Much 38 Lesson 5 Counting Objects 44 Lesson 6 Going and Coming 52 Lesson 7 Going by Taxi 60 Lesson 8 Existence of People and Things 65 Lesson 9 Place Location 72 Lesson 10 Tickets Bought 78 Lesson 11 Reading Review 85 Lesson 12 Telephoning 87 Lesson 13 Delicious Cakes 94 Lesson 14 Yesterday s Enjoyable Kabuki 103 Lesson 15 Giving and Receiving 108 Lesson 16 Asking Preferences .
