This portable, user-friendly Japanese language guide, phrasebook and dictionary is the cheapest and easiest way to learn Japanese before and during your trip. If you only want to purchase one Japanese language book—
Essential Japanese is the way to go. Part of Tuttle Publishing''s
Essential Series, it is a great first introduction and beginner guide to the language of Japan and is also designed as a Japanese phrasebook, making it the most versatile Japanese language learning tool on the market.
Perfect for business people or tourist traveling to Japan or for students who want to supplement their learning, this book''s easy indexing feature allows it to act as a Japanese phrase book or as an English-Japnese Dictionary. A clever "point to" feature allows you to simply point to a phrase translated in Japanese without the need to say a word. You will soon find yourself turning to
Essential Japanese again and again when visiting Japan and working or interacting with Japanese speakers.
In this book you will find:
- Over 1500 practical sentences for everyday use.
- A glossary of over 200 terms and expressions.
- Latest Japanese vocabulary and Japanese phrases for smartphones, social media and more.
- Japanese characters (kana and kanji) as well as Latin script (romanji).
- Extensive information about Chinese grammar and pronunciation.
This beginner Japanese book will help you to quickly and easily learn Japanese. Your ability to read Japanese, write Japanese, speak Japanese, and comprehend Japanese will be vastly improved without having to take an entire Japanese language class. Other titles in this bestselling series of phrasebooks include:
Essential Japanese, Essential Chinese, Essential Korean, Essential Tagalog, and
Essential Arabic.
