Japanese for dummies

DescriptionLearn to speak Japanese Japanese language enrollment is up by 27.5 percent since 2006, making it the sixth most popular language studied on college campuses. Whether studying for school, business, or travel, Japanese For Dummies provides complete coverage of all Japanese language essentials including grammar, usage, and vocabulary. Complete with free conversational audio tracks online, this handy book offers everything you need to learn the Japanese language to get ahead in class or on a trip to Japan. In no time, you’ll make sense of the language well enough to communicate with native speakers! Includes expanded coverage of grammar, verb conjugations, and pronunciations Provides a refreshed mini-dictionary with even more essential vocabulary Offers useful exercises and practice opportunities Helps you learn to speak conversational Japanese with ease Whether for work, school, or fun, Japanese For Dummies is the fast and easy way to add this language to your skillset!About the AuthorHiroko Chiba is professor of Japanese at DePauw University, where she teaches all levels of Japanese language and directs the Japanese language program. Eriko Sato, PhD, teaches Japanese at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She authored the previous editions of Japanese For Dummies and Japanese Phrases For Dummies.

Japanese Character Writing For Dummies For Dummies / 2018 / PaperbackStock No: WW475439 Product Information▼▲Title: Japanese Character Writing For DummiesFormat: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 192Vendor: For DummiesPublication Date: 2018Weight: 7 ouncesISBN: 1119475430ISBN-13: 9781119475439Series: For DummiesStock No: WW475439Publisher's Description▼▲Learn to write 100 Japanese characters If you want to join the ranks of more than 128 million speakers of Japanese worldwide, this book should be your first stop! Whether studying for school, business, or travel, learning to write the Japanese Kanji characters is essential to gain a working knowledge of this language. Japanese is considered to be the most complicated writing system in the world, with tens of thousands of characters. But with Japanese Character Writing For Dummies, you’ll find easy step-by-step instructions for writing the first 100 Japanese Kanji characters with ease. Includes online bonus content featuring videos, downloadable flashcards, and printable writing pages Offers easy-to-follow instruction for writing 100 Japanese characters Helps you take your understanding of the language to a new level Shows you how to use the written word to communicate with native speakers Learning to write Japanese Kanji characters is fun — and now it’s fast and easy too!Hiroko Chiba, PhD, is professor of Japanese at DePauw University, where she teaches all levels of Japanese language and directs the Japanese language program. Vincent Grépinet is the author of the French language editions of Japanese For Dummies and Korean For Dummies.Author/Artist Review▼▲

Japanese For Dummies ebook Learn to speak Japanese Japanese language enrollment is up by 27.5 percent since 2006, making it the sixth most popular language studied on college campuses. Whether studying for school, business, or travel, Japanese For Dummies provides complete coverage of all Japanese language essentials including grammar, usage, and vocabulary. Complete with free conversational audio tracks online, this handy book offers everything you need to learn the Japanese language to get ahead in class or on a trip to Japan. In no time, you'll make sense of the language well enough to communicate with native speakers! Includes expanded coverage of grammar, verb conjugations, and pronunciations Provides a refreshed mini-dictionary with even more essential vocabulary Offers useful exercises and practice opportunities Helps you learn to speak conversational Japanese with ease Whether for work, school, or fun, Japanese For Dummies is the fast and easy way to add this language to your skillset! Creators Publisher Release date November 30, 2018 Formats OverDrive Read ISBN: 9781119475415 EPUB ebook ISBN: 9781119475415 File size: 5756 KB Languages English

Être très utiles.Author 55 books292 followersOctober 5, 2019Japanese for Dummies was an okay read. In some instances I found the explanations simple and well presented. At other times, though, it all felt too bare-boned. This book is probably good for travellers looking to pick up phrases and understand a little Japanese for a trip to Tokyo. If you are a serious learner, however, there are better texts out there for your purposes. 3.5 starsMarch 31, 2020If the standard of the book contents is for dummies, I will never be able to learn the language. I find chapter 3 on basic verb forms, further illustrated in Table 3-5 extremely difficult for me to grasp.342 reviews5 followersAugust 11, 2022Handig als aanvulling op de soms wel erg summiere Duolingo-lesjes, zeker omdat de Japanse teksten in Romaji (het Latijnse alfabet) zijn geschreven. Niet helemaal uitgelezen omdat ik gewoon een keer een uitgebreidere cursus moet volgen. non-fictie not-finished read-in-english20 reviewsJuly 14, 2018It's a helpful book. You will learn a lot, from vocabulary to grammar. It will get even better if it teachs us more about how to write kata and some most used kanji.softskill249 reviewsJuly 10, 2021Excellent book!I need to reread it and practice!Arigato gozaimasu!19 reviews7 followersFebruary 28, 2017I did not read this book for the reason you may expect, I did not want, nor need to learn to speak Japanese. I wanted more background on Japan, so I suppose what I wanted was more like Japan for dummies, rather than Japanese for dummies. None

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 greetingsEating and drink ingShoppingExploring the townTalking on the telephoneAsking directionsGetting aroundStaying at a hotelYou'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 JapaneseMovies that will introduce you to Japanese

Culture and languageLearning Japanese the "gourmet" wayWhen ignoring "no, thank you" shows good mannersProper table mannersProper body languageHow to sound fluentAnd much moreWith 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.GenresJapanese LiteratureReferenceNonfictionLanguageJapanEducationLinguistics 386 pages, PaperbackFirst published December 8, 2011123 people are currently readingAbout the authorEriko Sato, Ph.D is Assistant Professor of Japanese Linguistics and Pedagogy in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Sato's research interests include Japanese linguistics and pedagogy, translation studies, and second language acquisition. In addition to several journal articles in these research areas, Sato published a number of Japanese textbooks and grammar/kanji reference books. Sato serves as the advisor for Teacher Certification Program for Japanese, the Executive Committee Chair for the Japan Center at Stony Brook and the Director of the Pre-College Japanese Program.Ratings & ReviewsFriends & Following Community ReviewsDisplaying 1 - 19 of 19 reviews4 reviews4 followersJuly 14, 2011Like the whole of the "...For Dummies" series, this was easy to understand and fraught with puns. I enjoyed using this as a supplement to my learning software and textbooks as it explained the language to me from the perspective of a native speaker. Good stuff!reference369 reviews170 followersMay 15, 2019Muy buena primera toma de contacto con el japonés. Al leerlo mientras estudiaba gramática, me