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Japanese for Dummies AUDIO+CD

by: Eriko Sato

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 495.683421
EAN: 9780764554292
ISBN: 0764554298
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: May 15, 2002
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies

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Editorial Review:
Japanese is a wonderful language, very different from European languages. It is also the gateway to the rich culture of the exciting and complex island nation of Japan. Some people get intimidated by the prospect of speaking Japanese—worried that it’s just too complex and different—but these fears are unfounded. While you can devote a lifetime to the study of this or any language, picking up the basics of Japanese doesn’t require any more than an interest and a willingness to try something new.
Japanese For Dummies has everything you need to get off the ground with speaking the language. Author and Professor of Japanese Eriko Sato starts you off with the essentials of grammar and pronunciation, giving you a working sense of the language, before showing you Japanese in action. You’ll then explore vocabulary and expressions through dialogues taking place in situations such as:

Introductions and greetings
Eating and drink ing
Shopping
Exploring the town
Talking on the telephone
Asking directions
Getting around
Staying at a hotel

You’ll also discover social customs, formalities, and manners, from how and when to bow to how to unwrap a present. Whether you simply want to introduce yourself to the Japanese language, say a few words to a neighbor or coworker, or you’re planning a major trip or study abroad in Japan, Japanese For Dummies will enable you to get the basics fast and work towards your own goal at your own pace. You’ll also find out about:

How to use karaoke to help you learn Japanese
Movies that will introduce you to Japanese culture and language
Learning Japanese the “gourmet” way
When ignoring “no, thank you” shows good manners
Proper table manners
Proper body language
How to sound fluent
And much more!

With helpful vocabulary summaries, a mini-dictionary at the end, and an audio CD full of conversations and pronunciations, Japanese For Dummies assumes no prior knowledge of Japanese on your part—providing the perfect guide for a quick-but-thorough, lighthearted-but-not-lightweight introduction to the language.

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- Not Only Did I Learn How To Speak Japanese...
but I also learned a lot about the Japanese Culture in this book. It starts off with the basics and steadily progresses to more chananging lessons. The only downside is that there are no writing lessons to help learn Katakana. I was a bit bummed about that, but what the book had in it really helped me learn the difficult Japanese language. Reccomended for beginners.

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- Boaring
The same dry style of teaching a launguage that has been around since before the 8 track.
You listen to a word in English and then repeat it in Japanese. If you just wat to leard to count to 10 and say hello and good bye then this is what you want.
Anything more indepth look elsewhere.

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- Very Helpful For Beginner's and Traveller's Alike
If you're looking for a good book to learn basic Japanese grammar rules, this is it. It teaches basic rules, structure, phrases,and even a few cultural facts. It comes with a CD to help out, which is very handy for picking up on pronounciations.

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- Kono hon wa...kekko desu 'n ga... Demo...Pimsleur ja arimasen yo.
As any reference, it does not take the place of Pimsleur, Berlitz or other, more formalized programs whereby the student actually speaks in Nihongo. (Speaking it is the only way to really learn the language.) But you can think of Sato-sensei's text as a good primer and a convenient reference - especially for distinguishing between the formal and more colloquial forms of Kanto-region Japanese. Sensei has also included some helpful tables of the different verb forms, and the inside cover tables ... Read More

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- From Staten Island to ... Japan
In the journey to learn a new language at the age of twenty-five I realize how hard it is and at this moment I am sending my mom an email asking her why hadn't she taught me Japanese earlier lol. That being said this book helped me a lot but what For Dummies book doesn't??? Thanks a lot guys

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