Hear the sounds Japanese uses every day. Rain that starts ぽつぽつ, a door that shuts ばたん, a friend who bursts out laughing げらげら. Japanese is full of these sound and feeling words, and textbooks barely touch them. This book teaches 39 of the most useful in 11 themed chapters, with native audio for everything.
What you get
- The complete book as a PDF and ePub, plus a Kobo edition: 11 chapters, 118 pages, furigana throughout
- 63 MP3 tracks: every word lesson, pattern drill, reading and manga scene, read by a native speaker
- An Anki deck of 182 sentences, each with its own audio, grouped by chapter
- A vocabulary cheatsheet for quick review
- An unlock code for the Makoto+ Japanese Explorer: all 182 sentences on the web and in the app, broken down word by word with audio
Inside each chapter. A short fox-and-tanuki manga sets the scene. Each sound word gets its own lesson with example sentences, when to use it, and how it differs from its neighbors. Then pattern practice, a short reading (with and without furigana), exercises, and an answer key that translates every manga line.
The chapters. Rainy Days · Summer Heat · Feeling the Cold · Soft and Satisfying Textures · Floppy Shapes and Messy Things · Everyday Actions and Sounds · Running Out of Energy · Surprise and Strong Feelings · Getting Annoyed · Smiles and Smirks · Quiet Chuckles and Loud Laughter
Who it is for. Learners who read hiragana and know basic verb forms. Expanded from our Makoto magazine articles, with new examples, readings and manga.
Yours to keep and download, no subscription. Delivered through your Japan Shop downloads page the moment you order.
From Clay & Yumi, teaching Japanese since 2002.
