Nihongo o Narau Grammar Lessons

Good lessons for beginners;

Intro: http://www.learn-japanese.info/grammar.html

Start: http://www.learn-japanese.info/lesson01.html

Also Vocabulary: http://www.learn-japanese.info/indexv.html

More on words and frequencies

Another useful website: http://www.lextutor.ca/research/

The First 1000 Words

These words are in English but use the dictionary to translate them into the Japanese language: http://www.duboislc.org/EducationWatch/First100Words.html

Fluency

http://www.frenchforlife.ca/images/Fluency%20in%20French.pdf

The First 100 Essential Japanese Words

Source/Full Article: http://www.squidoo.com/essentialjapanesevocabulary

This text of the first 100 essential words in Japanese is not scripture, but it gives you a good one hundred words to start your study with.

1. mon - gateway
2. After- ato,go
3. Again - mata, futatabi
4. All - subete,zenbu
5. Almost - hotondo 
6. Also - mo
7. Always - itsumo
8. And -so^shite,ya, ka
9. Because - nazenaraba
10. Before - mae, mae ni
11. Big - okii
12. But - shikashi,ga,keredomo,kedo
13. (I) can - (watakushi wa)dekiru
14. (I) come -(watakushi wa) kuru
15. Either/or - dochira ka
16. (I) find - mitsukeru
17. First - saisho
18. For - no tame ni
19. Friend -tomodachi, yu^jin
20. From - kara
21. (I) go - iku
22. Good - yoi, ii
23. Good-bye - dewa mata, sayo^nara, ja mata ne
24. Happy(happiness) - shiawase
25. (I) have - (watakushi wa) motsu
26. He - kare
27. Hello - konnichiwa (lit. good afternoon)
28. Here - koko
29. How - do^ yatte
30. I - watakushi,ware(old style), ore(male), boku(young male), washi(old man), watashi(female)
31. (I) am - iru(to exist)
32. If - moshi
33. In - naka ni
34. (I) know - shitte iru
35. Last - saigo^
36. (I) like - suki
37.a little -, sukoshi, chikotto
38. (I) love - ai suru
39. (I) make - tsukuru
40. Many - takusan
41. One - hitotsu
42. More - motto
43. Most - mottomo 
44. Much - takusan, ippai
45. My - watakushi no, etc.
46. New - atarashii
47. No - iie, chigau
48. Not - dewa nai
49. Now - ima
50. Of - no 
51. Somtimes - toki doki
52. On - ue 
53. One - ippon, ichidai, 
54. Only- dake
55. Or - ka
56. Other - hoka no
57. Our - watakushi tachi no
58. Out - soto
59. Over - owari
60. People - hitobito
61. Place - tokoro, bashou
62. Please - o negai shimasu, kudasai
63. Same - onaji
64. (I) see, to see - miru, (naruhodo)
65. She - kanojo
66. So - so
67. Some -ikutsuka no
68. Sometimes, occasionally - tama ni, toki doki
69. Still - shizuka na
70. Such - so no yo^ na
71. (I) tell - iu, tsutaeru
72. Thank you - domo arigatou gozaimasu
73. That - sore
74. The - no equivalent
75. Their - karera no
76. Them - karera
77. Then - sore kara
78. There is - aru
79. They -karera
80. Thing - nanika,
81. (I)think - so^ omou 
82. This - kore
83. Time - jikan, toki
84. To - ni 
85. Under - shita
86. Up - ue
87. Us - watakushi tachi, etc.
88. (I) use - tsukau
89. Very - tottemo
90. We - watakushi tachi
91. What - nani
92. When - itsu
93. Where - doko
94. Which - dore
95. Who - dare
96. Why - naze
97. With - to, to tomo ni
98. Yes - hai
99. You - anata
100. Your - anata no

Some words have no basic equivalent in both languages. Next lens will explore why?

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VOCABULARY SIZE, TEXT COVERAGE AND WORD LISTS

Source/Full Article: http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/papers/cup.html

VOCABULARY SIZE, TEXT COVERAGE AND WORD LISTS

Paul Nation and Robert Waring

How much vocabulary does a second language learner need?

There are three ways of answering this question. One way is to ask "How many words are there in the target language?" Another way is to ask "How many words do native speakers know?" A third way is to ask "How many words are needed to do the things that a language user needs to do?" We will look at answers to each of these questions.

This discussion looks only at vocabulary and it should not be assumed that if a learner has sufficient vocabulary then all else is easy. Vocabulary knowledge is only one component of language skills such as reading and speaking. It should also not be assumed that vocabulary knowledge is always a prerequisite to the performance of language skills. Vocabulary knowledge enables language use, language use enables the increase of vocabulary knowledge, knowledge of the world enables the increase of vocabulary knowledge and language use and so on (Nation, 1993b). With these cautions in mind let us now look at estimates of vocabulary size and their significance for second language learners.

Source/Full Article: http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/papers/cup.html

Anime/Manga Japanese-English Glossary

I came to a website with an Anime/Manga Japanese-English Glossary. Its good for anyone who likes Anime or is learning Japanese partly because of Anime. I was searching for that and found it off Google. The website is: http://www.flame.org/~calger/animedict.html. Here is the introduction:

"Anime/Manga Japanese-English Glossary 

The following Japanese/English glossary is words, phrases and grammar points that are commonly used in anime and manga. This list came about because I like to watch anime in the original Japanese, and over time I started picking up bits and pieces of the language just by listening. One day in a moment of boredom I jotted down what words I could immediately remember (about 100). This glossary really took off when I left to spend a year in Japan, where I studied the language formally and was exposed to the practical everyday use of the language. I learned a tremendous amount, and I've tried to make this glossary as accurate as possible. However I am by no means an expert in Japanese, and so everything in this dictionary should be taken with a grain of salt, as it were. 

This is particularly important because Japanese is a very complex culturally-based language with many built-in levels of politeness. If you haven't studied the language yourself, it's easy to make incorrect assumptions about how Japanese used (e.g. the often-incorrect "Fangirl Japanese" rampant in anime fanfiction). The characters in anime and manga are usually friends (or motal enemies) and so use informal language with each other. That manner of speaking is NOT appropriate for a foreigner visiting Japan to use. So, my cautionary note: don't go around using the material in this glossary without formally studying the Japanese language first! The Japanese are pretty lenient about the butchering of their language where foreigners are concerned, but you still don't want to accidently insult anyone -_-;; 

There are several systems for transcribing Japanese to the English alphabet. Due to font limitations I've had to spell most words as they're said, so the spelling here may look different from Japanese/English dictionaries you buy in the store. For an example, in this glossary "oni" is said with a short "i"; for "onii" the "i" sound is held twice as long. Long "o" sounds are written as "ou". I've been pretty rigorous in checking out these words and phrases for accuracy, but some meanings still elude me (remember I'm not an expert in Japanese) and I'm sure there are still mistakes in here. If you see any blatant errors or have a contribution, please let me know! :)"

Continue on to the dictionary here: http://www.flame.org/~calger/animedict.html

A bunch of common Japanese words in groups

A very good website I have found to know the common words: http://www.languageguide.org/nihongo/ . The words are in groups. The website has over 1000 very common words, it has pictures of the words, the Kana, the Romaji, and its pronunciations all on it. Excellent website.

Common Japanese Words

Source/Full Article: http://www.japanesewords.net/3/common-japanese-words/

Words are the building blocks of language. In order to have any type of conversation in Japanese, you will need to know a certain amount of Japanese words. The more Japanese words you know, the more you will be able to communicate. However, it’s not just the number of Japanese words that’s important, but also which ones.

When most people think of learning the Japanese language, they think of the years of hard work they will need to put in. The majority of people consider this hard work and the amount of time it will take to reach fluency, and decide it’s impossible. Having studied Japanese and language learning for over 9 years, I have heard quite a few people say they could never do it. However, learning a new language, even one like Japanese, isn’t as difficult and doesn’t take as long as most people think. In fact, with diligent study and the right materials, I believe someone can have a level of fluency within a matter of months.

Source/Full Article: http://www.japanesewords.net/3/common-japanese-words/