Japanese made easy / / Tazuko Ajiro Monane ; updated, revised and illustrated by Yumi Matsunari

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791035303321
• Autore: Monane Tazuko Ajiro
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tokyo ; ; North Clarendon, Vermont : , : Tuttle Publishing, , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 1-4629-0102-6
• Edizione: [Revised edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (583 p.)
• Disciplina: 495.6/83421
• Soggetti: Japanese language
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Study Suggestions; Pronunciation Guide; Chapter 1; Lesson 1: Ordering at a Coffee Shop; Lesson 2: Ordering at a Bar; Lesson 3: Ordering at a Restaurant; Lesson 4: Shopping at a Department Store; Chapter 2; Lesson 5: Letting Others Know What You Want; Lesson 6: Asking Questions and Saying "Yes"; Lesson 7: Saying "No"; Lesson 8: Asking "What?" and "Which One?"; Lesson 9: Asking "Where?"; Lesson 10: Eating at a Sushi Shop; Chapter 3; Lesson 11: Asking "Where?" and "Which Way?"; Lesson 12: Asking What it is When You Don't Know; Lesson 13: Finding Out What It Is (and Isn't)Lesson :14 Asking about the Family; Chapter 4; Lesson 15: Making Suggestions; Lesson 16: Asking for Suggestions; OTHER USEFUL VERBS; Chapter 5; Lesson 17: Describing Things; THE CONJUGATION OF ADJECTIVES; Lesson 18: Describing Things (continued); Lesson 19: Talking about This and That; Lesson 20: Using Another Kind of Descriptive Word; Lesson 21: Determining Likes and Dislikes; Chapter 6; Lesson 22: Handling Money; Lesson 23: Buying Tickets at a Movie Theater; Lesson 24: Buying Tickets at a Train Station; Lesson 25: Buying Tickets at the Post OfficeLesson 26: Keeping Track of the Time; Lesson 27: Understanding Telephone Numbers; Chapter 7; Lesson 28: Telling What You Do or Will Do; Lesson 29: Telling What You Did Do; Lesson 30: Telling What You Don't or Didn't Do; THE JAPANESE VERB*; Chapter 8; Lesson 31: Buying Fruit; Lesson 32: Buying ; Vegetables; Lesson 33: Counting People; Lesson 34: Keeping Track of the Time; Chapter 9; Lesson 35: Making Requests and Offers; Lesson 36: Requesting Things at a Department Store; Lesson 37: Giving Directions to a Taxi Driver; Lesson 38: Making Sure You Understand and are UnderstoodLesson 39: Seeking Advice; Lesson 40: Doing What the Teacher Tells You; Lesson 41: Being Very Polite; Lesson 42: Going to the Beauty Parlor or the Barber; THE VERB -TE FORM; Chapter 10; Lesson 43: Greeting Your Friends; Lesson 44: Greeting Your Friends (continued); Lesson 45: Rising to the Occasion; Lesson 46: Eating at Someone Else's Home; Answer; Appendix1; Appendix2; Appendix3; Appendix4; Glossary; Index; Grammar discussions; Vocabulary Lists; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a basic, do?it? yourself guide to the Japanese languageHarvard University's Tazuko Monane teaches you the secret of speaking Japanese fluently in simple 20-minute lessons. Each lesson zeroes in on one everyday activity: introducing yourself, asking directions, ordering sushi, giving directions to a taxi driver, eating with friends, and other everyday conversations. Japanese Made Easy is designed for people living in or going to Japan who have never studied Japanese before. Obviously, living or traveling in Japan is itself not the secret to learning Ja