Lesson 1ようこそ、むさしトレーディングへ！ Welcome to Musashi Trading

There is a case particle “の” before Mr. Sato. 　Before “の” comes nationality or affiliation. 　It corresponds to the preposition “of” in English.                                                                                                                                                Mr. Sato and Mr. Tanaka works at Musashi Trading Company.

In Katakana, the symbol “―” (dash) is often used.                                                                                                  However, it is not in the 46 syllabic characters.  Yes, it is not a letter; it is a symbol that is used to stretch the sound of the character it follows.  So in the word “trading”, the “―“is used to extend the sound of the previous character “レ” to accommodate the difference in pronunciation (to sound the long “a”). It is difficult if you do not get used to it.  It takes practice.