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Japanese Grammar 100 in Plain English

Name: Japanese Grammar 100 in Plain English
ISBN: 9781482536621

Clay & Yumi Boutwell · Makoto Press

Starting out JLPT before N5 Read it in the app

One hundred beginner grammar points in plain English, each a five-minute lesson with example sentences read by Yumi.

The grammar a beginner meets first, in one hundred short lessons: word order, です, particles, questions, adjectives, the て-form, wanting, comparing, giving and receiving, polite speech and more. Each point gets a plain-English explanation and example sentences in Japanese, with kana readings on the kanji and an English translation. Yumi reads every example sentence, so the book can be studied by ear as well as by eye.

Digital edition at The Japan Shop

Is this the right level for you?

Starting out · JLPT before N5. The kana, and first sentences. Not stories yet — this is the rung before reading.

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What is in the book

Furigana over every kanji, so nothing stops you mid-sentence.
Native audio at two speeds — slow to follow along, natural to test yourself.
Line-by-line vocabulary with the readings and the grammar notes in place.
A full English version, close enough to the Japanese to decode it with.
Readable in the Makoto+ Japanese Explorer, tap any sentence for a breakdown.

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Where to buy

Digital edition at The Japan Shop

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