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First Japanese: 300 words

A cup on the desk, a book in the bag. Start with the names of things right in front of you. Listen once, then repeat while looking at the kana and romaji.

Romaji is only a guide. Long vowels such as ou, oo and uu are held longer. The particle は is written wa, and を is written o.