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Lessons with Sound Files

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Basic Sounds

Hiragana Katakana

Vocabulary

Animals Body Calendar
Colors Dates Family
Food Greetings Location
Numbers On the phone Rooms
Time Useful expressions Weather
Occupations Sports Travel
Transportation    

Basic Lessons (Vocabulary and Expressions)

Introducing People At the Post Office
At the Restaurant Asking Directions

More

Greetings for Special Occasions (1) Greetings for Special Occasions (2)
50 Popular Kanji (1) 50 Popular Kanji (2)
Kanji Land Phrase of the Day
Word of the Day Yoji-jukugo (Kanji idioms)
Hiragana Culture Lessons Verbs
Audio Phrasebook  

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