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UL Hla‘This is a revised edition of the textbook GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, which was published in 1999. Since it first came out, GENKI has become ‘widely used by teachers and students of Japanese and has gone through numerous reprintings. Such wide acceptance led to the decision to publish this revised edition. In 1999, our aim was to develop a textbook that teachers would find convenient and helpful, and one that students could easily use. We thus wrote the book based ona survey of students’ needs and refined it through many test-teaching situations. Originally meant as a text for foreign students studying in Japan, GENKI gained popularity among those studying in other countries as well. As use increased, we began to hear from those who wanted “more information on culture” and “audio aids appended to the text.” It's also been more than ten years since GENKI was originally published, and the passage of time has required revisions to vocabulary and expressions. While retaining the ease-of-use quality for teachers, we have added new content and revisions that reflect our experiences and the voices of those who have used the text, The task of revision took two years to complete. We believe that this effort has resulted in a book that instructors and students will find even easier to use and learn from, ‘The opinions of the teachers and students who have used GENKI have been a major Ariving force in the preparation of this revised edition. We are truly grateful to those who have provided this input. The authors would also like to express their sincere appreciation to the following: Noriko Udagawa, our illustrator, whose work has become a GENKI trademark; the staff of The Japan Times; and particularly to Chiaki Sekido of the Publications Department of ‘The Japan Times, who has worked tirelessly with us on this project since its inception, It is our hope that students of the language will find additional pleasure in learning Japanese by using this new edition of GENKI. ‘The Authors January 2011LATE (FAB 0 <«Ik UIDIC/Preface————-3 RBI T Introduction 12 Japanese Writing System DLV D Greetings 4 CultureNote HiWSOb BUX Greetings and Bowing~- SLE BCSLUEC IES New Friends 38 XYtS Question Sentences noun, M noun, -CultureNote (iZAUAD %@EX Japanese Names~~ Useful Expressions UDA, + CL Time /Age--"57 #2" DLYSD Shopping 58 cnenanen TO/%DO/BO/ EO + noun Cl ET HET ET FEN@ noun noun & noun LPRUTS ~tal~& CultureNote (2A isarta Japanese Currency—-—-~68 Useful Expressions ZE5LD In the Classroom 3BX Gon? 33m T—hOWIRR Making a Date 4 Verb Conjugation Verb Types and the “Present Tense” Particles Time Reference ~RAD Word Order Frequency Adverbs The Topic Particle lt CultureNete HDR Japanese Houses 4= POTOF—h The First Date 102 XBBORT/WET Describing Where Things Are Past Tense of €F Past Tense of Verbs 6 Peisa te and fe CultureNote DO ft~! Foods in Japane-"=207 166 186=Qs DSI Kabuki Past Tense Short Forms Qualifying Nouns with Verbs and Adjectives RRE~THRA ~PS CultureNote LAROUCHE Japenese Traditional Cultures {8Useful Expressions 68 Colors 227 * 10" Sthkd+OFE winter Vacation Plans Comparison between Two Items Comparison among Three or More Items. adjective/noun + O ~DBbdE adjective + %&S ECMME/ETITH c CultureNete) 114.0223 Public Transportation in Japan Useful Expressions BRT At the Station=----—~-248 BIL (RA DBE Alter the Vacation ~Te ~kO~KOFS ~TEMBS noun A * noun B CultureNote) 2sif-}) New Year's~—~~264 WUseful Expressions HARDIS2T In the Japanese Class 265 BX U9 208, 247 250~ACS ~T#S ~ESDUTS ~OT ~TEIFMULUTE Ay / ~TSE PUTED ~TbLa&S . 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FRTH 15 OMELETTE FA, KEIMR BIISMMAHZOC. MAPLFOMRTOC EFI LT RS. MERI FOR oTHET. ORFOMLES One GRFOMEA OCORPESA TENE g (PLEA AREA) ook BARE) Japan pte BARB (i124 E) Japanese language WARE LCORGERL) MeMsYaramto | (book: basis) @o- tT rr * omPORE om ovens QR SENEREORAHT. bid [HRA CL VHOPMMROCHSEMALK LOT HSCLEMLET. Pld [MRA QEVAAMARORATIH. HRA MBAL, MOP CHD NLM, HABCT SBA S VET. (LEAT [F) EWIMKIL [77 J ERAETAN [HR] EVIMMOHTE (Hy) ERAET.) TOLI GRETA SCOMPIAUSNTHETF. EB, REOWMLS ( ORAH EHO THEOL HY) ETA, MERIC, MRL Kb Sb LOA EH BT TOES. LOCH PAs TV SRALOMML, FEORCHLS»> 19 tape” and “LL” that are no longer in common use, with words and phrases that students will encounter more frequently. 4, Grammar, practice and readings While no changes were made to the grammatical topics introduced in each lesson, we sup- plemented the text and/or made the necessary corrections to make the material even easier to understand. In the revised edition, we have replaced the negative forms of adjective and noun phrases -ku arimasen/-ja arimasen and -nakucha ikemasen, meaning “must,” with the -ku nai desu/ -ja nai desu and -nakereba ikemasen/-nakya ikemasen forms, which are more commonly used in everyday life, We also increased communicative practice material—mainly dialogues—so that students would be given sufficient opportunity to practice the grammar that they learn. Moreover, we have updated the readings in the Reading and Writing section to make them more relevant to the Japan of today. Bit Structure of the textbook ‘This textbook basically consists of three sections: Conversation and Grammar, Reading and ‘Writing, and the Appendix. A detailed explanation of each part follows. A> Conversation and Grammar ‘The Conversation and Grammar section aims at improving students’ speaking and listening abilities by having them learn basic grammar and by increasing their vocabulary. The Con- versation and Grammar section of each lesson is organized as follows: @ Dialogue ‘The dialogues revolve around the lives of foreign students living in Japan and their friends and families, presenting various scenes that students are likely to face in their daily lives. By practicing natural expressions and aizuchi (responses that make conversations go smoothly), students are able to understand how sentences are connected and how some phrases are shortened in daily conversation. Because the Dialogue section of each lesson covers a lot of new grammar and vocabulary, students may feel it is too difficult to understand at first. Don’t be overly concerned, however, because the grammar and vocabulary will gradually take root with practice. Students can listen to dialogues on the accompanying audio aids (in MP3 format). Students are encouraged to practice regularly by listening to the audio and carefully noting pronunciation and intonation.20 @ Vocabulary ‘The Vocabulary section presents all the new words encountered in both the Dialogue and Practice sections of each lesson, Words that appear in the Dialogue are marked with an as- terisk (+). Words are listed according to their function in Lessons 1 and 2, and by parts of speech in Lesson 3 and all subsequent lessons. In addition, all words presented in the text are also found in the Index at the end of each volume. Words found in the Vocabulary section of each lesson appear frequently in subsequent lessons, thus encouraging students to learn little by little each day. The new words, along with their English translations, also appear in the audio material, which enables students to absorb through listening, Starting with Lesson 3, the Vocabulary section also gives the kanji rendering, but students are not required to memorize the kanji orthography. ‘This textbook does not indicate a word’s accents. The accent of a Japanese word varies considerably, depending on region, the speaker's age (including the generation gap between speakers), the word’s inflections, and its connection with other words in the sentence. ‘Therefore, there is no need to be overly concerned about accent, but try to imitate as closely as possible the intonation heard on the accompanying audio aids. @ Grammar Easy-to-understand grammar explanations are provided so that even those studying on their own can easily follow. Students at school should read the explanations before each class. All grammar items covered in the lesson’s Practice section are explained in the Grammar section. Grammar and vocabulary that require explanation but are not practiced are sum- marized in the Expression Notes section at the end of each Grammar section. @ Practice For each grammar point covered, Practice sections provide drills that advance in stages from basic practice to application. The intent is to enable students to gain a grasp of Japanese naturally by completing the drills in the order presented. Basic exercises that call for a single predetermined answer are marked with a [a] and re- corded with their answers on the audio aids, thus allowing students to practice and learn on their own. ‘The last part of the Practice section contains Review Exercises that help summarize what has been learned. For example, some exercises combine various topics covered in the lesson, while others require students to create dialogues by applying what was learned in the Dia- logue section. @ Culture Note ‘We have integrated a Culture Note section into each lesson, where we explain aspects of the culture and everyday life of Japan. These notes cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from