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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789245303321

Autore

Mente Boyé Lafayette De

Titolo

Instant Japanese : how to express 1,000 different ideas, with just 100 key words and phrases / / by Boyé Lafayette De Mente ; revised by Henk de Groot & Yasuko Tsuji

Pubbl/distr/stampa

North Clarendon, Vermont : , : Tuttle Publishing, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-4629-0098-4

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Disciplina

495.683421

Soggetti

Japanese language - English

Japanese language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Your Instant Passport to Communication!"--Cover.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Writing Japanese; How to Pronounce Japanese; Kana and Pronunciation Chart; PART 1: Words 1-10; Developing Verbal Skill; PART 2: Words 11-20; Double Consonants; PART 3: Words 21-30; More Notes on Pronouncing Japanese; PART 4: Words 31-40; Those Kanji Characters!; PART 5: Words 41-50; Writing Japanese ""English""; PART 6: Words 51-60; Dealing with Japanized English; PART 7: Words 61-70; Levels of Politeness in Japanese; PART 8: Words 71-80; Japanese Dialects; PART 9: Words 81-90; Giving Up on Japanese!; PART 10: Words 91-100; Special Set Phrases

Common Everyday ExpressionsAdditional Vocabulary

Sommario/riassunto

It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication!Do you want to speak simple Japanese but are too busy to study it?  Are you visiting Japan for a short time and want an Japanese phrase book to help you communicate?  If so, than this thoroughly revised second edition of Boye Lafayette De Mente's classic, bestselling phrase book is for you.  It's tiny 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches size makes it incredibly convenient to travel with but without losing the most essential content for communication.The idea of Instant Japanese is simple-learn 100 wo