Immersive Japanese learning to get you started.It can be frustratingly difficult learning a new language when you want to immediately get to grips with the culture and natural communication that comes with it , so with Japan Foundation\'s Marugoto series of textbooks, you\'ll find all kinds of ways you can instantly interact with the Japanese you learn and love. Based on the beginner A1 level of the JF Standard for Japanese Language Education, this textbook excitedly introduces you to the basic Rikai (\"Understanding\") of Japanese by putting each chapter in a practical scenario that teaches important words and phrases to get you started. With an initial chapter that takes you through the essential Japanese alphabets, hiragana and katakana, there\'s enjoyable memory tasks in this book that quickly get you learning the vocabulary and pronunciation you need to complete its many colourful exercises, using fun illustrations and real-life photos to help you easily pick up and get used to everyday language content you\'ll encounter. Made to be studied with Marugoto\'s brilliant online resources, including audio files for every chapter\'s listening exercises and over 1000 translated words to simply study and revise, this textbooks ensures its learners have lots of authentic material to thoroughly review and inspire their own methods towards understanding the Japanese they want to know.   ISBN: 9784384057539