Japan is one of the prominent countries in the world today. Aside from being a target for many businessmen from any corner of the globe, tourists are known to visit every year to enjoy the sights and sounds offered in the area.

If you are in a business that could become international then maybe expanding to Japan would make a wise choice and another reason for you to discover how to speak this culturally rich language.

The history of the Japan and the Japanese people is soaked with honor. In a world where honor and respect is falling away rapidly this foundation of honor is a great reason to investigate the language.

Honor for family as well as in doing your best at any endeavor. That is one of the many reasons why such a geographically small country can be such a powerful country. Learning their language will give insights to the heritage of Japan.

To learn to speak Japanese is difficult if your native language is English because the Japanese language is not rooted in any of the ‘romance languages’.

A great way to learn the language is to go to Japan or to an area where Japanese is spoken such as certain areas of larger metropolitan locations.

But in order to be most effective during your stay in the region, or during the visit to the area of town, it is necessary to learn the Japanese vernacular to avoid any problems and misunderstanding with the locals. Despite English being an international language used in many cities on the planet, not everyone knows how to use it as their second mode of communication.

Once again, for beginners, learning the language might be quite hard to swallow. Many people would often go to language schools to learn the basics of Japanese vernacular and expand their knowledge by immersing themselves in the culture. Some of those who stayed in the region picked it up in due time. But for those who have no opportunity to visit Japan in their own leisure, there are plenty of options to take to learn the Japanese language in the convenience of your own home.

A great place to start is by researching some of the learn at home languages by japanese language software (will be updated by jpbasic.com)  such as Rosetta Stone, … But where ever you start or however you pursue it, the Japanese language is worth the time invested.

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ぜろ、れい-zero, rei: zero

いち-ichi: one

に-ni : two

さん-san: three

よん、し-yon, shi: four

ご-go : five

ろく-roku: six

なな、しち-nana, shichi: seven

はち-hachi: eight

きゅう、く-kyu, ku: nine

じゅう-juu: ten

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1.      Daily greetings and expressions

おはようございます ohayogozaimasu : good morning

こんにちは –konnichiwa : hello, good afternoon

こんばんは – konbanwa : good evening

おやすみなさい-oyasuminasai : good night

さようなら-sayounara : bye, goodbye

ありがとう　ございます arigatou gozaimasu : thank you

すみません-sumimasen : excuse me, sorry

おねがいします-onegaishimasu : please

2.    Classroom instructions

Let’s begin はじめましょう hajimemashou

Let’s finish　おわりましょう owarimashou

Let’s take a break　やすみましょう yasumimashou

Do you understand? わかりますか wakarimasuka

（はい、わかりますーいいえ、わかりません）

Once more　もういちど mou ichido

Fine けっこうです kekkodesu

That’s not ok/ that’s wrong　だめです damedesu

Name　なまえ namae

Exam, homework　しけん、しゅくだい shiken, shukudai

Question, answer, example　しつもん、こたえ、れい shitsumon, kotae, rei

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A long vowel is pronounced twice as long as the ordinary vowels  あ、い、う、え、お。If you count the length of the vowel　あ  as one, the length of the long vowel ああ is counted as two. Whether a vowel is long or not can change the meaning of the word.

Ex,

おばさん-obasan：aunt、おばあさん-obaasan： grandmother

おじさん-ojisan：uncle 、おじいさん-ojiisan：grandfather

ゆき-yuki：snow 、ゆうき-yuuki：courage

え-e：picture, ええ-ee：yes

とる-toru：take, とおる-touru：pass

ここ-koko：here 、こうこう-koukou：high schooll

Note: How to write the long vowels in hiragana?!

• The long vowels of the あ line

Add  あto the hiragana letters belonging to the line

• The long vowels of the い line

Add  いto the hiragana letters belonging to the line

• The long vowels of the う line

Add  うto the hiragana letters belonging to the line

• The long vowels of the え line

Add  いto the hiragana letters belonging to the line (exceptions: ええ:

yes、おねえさん: elder sister)

• The long vowels of the お line

Add  うto the hiragana letters belonging to the line(exceptions: おおきい:

big、おおい: many, とおい：far…)

How to write the long vowels in katakana : add ‘―’

Eg.,
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