Instant Japanese

by De Mente, Boye Lafayette

• ISBN13: 9780804833660
• ISBN10: 0804833664
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-15
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

Instant Japaneseallows you to quickly and easily meet people, go shopping, ride the subway, ask for directions, order food and drinks, and much more! This thoroughly revised second edition of Boye Lafayette De Mente's classic, bestselling phrase book shows students and travelers how to maximize their communication skills. The idea is simple-learn 100 words and say 1,000 things. The trick is knowing which words to learn. This book presents a basic vocabulary that will be used over and over again. All of the phrases are given in both standard Roman and Japanese scripts. A brief guide to pronunciation helps you say the phrases correctly. And an easy-to-use, 250 word vocabulary list allows you to translate from Japanese to English and vice-versa. Grammatical and cultural notes are presented in clear, accessible language.

Author Biography

Boye Lafayette De Mente has written over 20 books on living in Japan and learning Japanese. This new edition of Instant Japanese has been revised by Henk de Groot and Yasuko Tsuji of the Department of Asian Studies, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 4
Writing Japanese	p. 5
How to Pronounce Japanese words	p. 6
Kana and Pronunciation Chart	p. 7
Words 1-10	p. 11
Developing Verbal Skill	p. 13
Words 11-20	p. 14
Double Consonants	p. 17
Words 21-30	p. 19
More Notes on Pronouncing Japanese	p. 22
Words 31-40	p. 24
Those Kanji Characters!	p. 32
Words 41-50	p. 33
Writing Japanese "English"	p. 40
Words 51-60	p. 42
Dealing with Japanized English	p. 51
Words 61-70	p. 52
Levels of Politeness in Japanese	p. 59
Words 71-80	p. 62
Japanese Dialects	p. 70
Words 81-90	p. 71
Giving Up on Japanese!	p. 75
Words 91-100	p. 77
Special Set Phrases	p. 80
Common Everyday Expressions	p. 83
Additional Vocabulary	p. 84
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