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[kittydesade]

The first part about learning Japanese is learning its alphabet, so the first couple lessons will be dialogue and vocab to get used to the idea of reading in this other alphabet. Wiki has a good chart, and Memrise has some courses as well.

Here is some dialogue!

すみません。　いま　なんじですか。
Sumimasen. Ima, nanjidesuka. // Excuse me. What time is it now?

じゅうにじはんです。
Jyuunijihan-desu. // It's half past twelve.

ありがとう　ございます。
Arigatou gozaimasu. // Thank you very much.

いいえ。
Iie. // It's nothing.


あの、りゅうがくせいですか。
Ano, ryuugakuseidesuka. // Um, are you an international student?

ええ。　アリゾナだいがくのがくせいです。
Ee. Arizona-daigakuno gakuseidesu. // Yes. I am a student of the University of Arizona.

そうですか。　せんもんはなんですか。
Soudesuka. Senmon-wa nandesuka. // I see. What is your major?

にほんごです。　いま、にねんせいです。
Nihongodesu. Ima, ninenseidesu. // Japanese (language). I am a sophomore (second-year) now.


Here. Let's try this thing where I type up my lessons and maybe that'll keep me honest!