New JLPT batches started at Japanese Language School (JLS) at Bangalore, India

JLPT Preparatory courses will be started soon for N5, N4 and N2 levels.

You can also join the N2, N4 and N5 classes which are now in progress.

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For details visit  "http://www.japaneselanguageschoolindia.com"

Call 09900680970 now
Japanese Language School,

No.79/2, II Floor, Nandidurg Road,
Benson Town, Jayamahal,
Bangalore 560 046.

Phone: 91-080-42048232 / 41235399
Mobile: 91-9900680970
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Books to learn Japanese

There are hundreds and hundreds of books for any one who is aspiring to learn the Japanese language and is bound to confuse and bewilder any one. Each of the books has its own merits and demerits. This is a website which has been made in an effort to introduce the proper books for studying the Japanese language and has been put together by well experienced teachers of the language.

http://triumphlanguageservices.weebly.com/books-to-learn-japanese.html

    

How to start learning the Japanese Language-Part1

How to start learning the Japanese Language?

Well, find out a good school nearby. See that they give equal emphasis on all the 4 aspects of learning any language, reading, writing, speaking and listening.

If you are planning to study on your own then the best way is to start with learning the script. There are 3 scripts in Japanese Hiragana, Katakana called Kana and Kanji which are pictorial representations. When you write Japanese using English alphabets, it is called as Romaji.

Why so many scripts?

It was due to the development of the Japanese language over the years. To keep it simple we can say that Hiragana is used for local Japanese words and is indispensable for particles and inflections of verbs etc. Katakana on the other hand is used for words of foreign origin, such as names of foreigners for example and for emphasis for example in advertisements, Japanese comics etc.

It is easier to start with Hiragana which has 46 syllables and is simple to learn as it has only 1-4 strokes.

The first line is vowels and the remaining is consonants. Romaji is given in brackets.

あ(a) え(e) い(i) お(o) う(u)

か(ka) け(ke) き(ki) こ(ko) く(ku)

さ(sa) せ(se) し(shi) そ(so) す(su)

た(ta) て(te) ち(chi) と(to) つ(tsu)

な(na) ね(ne) に(ni) の(no) ぬ(nu)

は(ha) へ(he) ひ(hi) ほ(ho) ふ(fu)

ま(ma) め(me) み(mi) も(mo) む(mu)

や(ya) よ(yo) ゆ(yu)

わ(wa) を(wo)