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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!
Auteur
Hiroko 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.
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Find FREE conversational audio tracks online Get to know the Japanese language! There's something special about Japanese language and culture. To get started unlocking the secrets, you don't need to spend hours memorizing vocab or copying out Japanese script. With this book, it's fun and easy to start speaking and reading Japanese! Whether you have your passport in hand for your adventure to Japan or you want to connect with a Japanese-speaking coworker, this book will help you jump into basic conversational Japanese in no time! Inside...
Résumé
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!
Contenu
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 4
Icons Used in This Book 4
Beyond the Book 5
Where to Go from Here 5
Part 1: Getting Started with Japanese 7
Chapter 1: Japanese in a Nutshell 9
Discovering Basic Japanese Sounds and Script 9
Getting a Grip on Basic Grammar 10
Counting on Numbers 10
Speaking Japanese around the House 11
Using Japanese in Social Scenarios 12
Beginning (and ending) conversations 12
Getting to know you 12
Asking for directions 13
Making sense of money 13
Going shopping 13
Dining out and exploring entertainment opportunities 14
Doing business and using technology 14
Tackling Travel-Related Topics 15
Preparing for a trip 15
Getting around with local transportation 15
Securing a place to stay 16
Taking action during emergencies 16
Chapter 2: Checking Out the Japanese Sounds and Scripts 17
Pronouncing Basic Japanese Sounds 17
Vowels 18
Consonants 19
Sounding Fluent 20
Don't stress 20
Watch out for pitch and intonation 20
Get in rhythm 21
Keep your speed up 22
Introducing the Japanese Scripts 23
Kana 23
Kanji 27
Chapter 3: Warming Up with Japanese Grammar Basics 33
Using Appropriate Speech Styles 33
Forming Sentences 35
Ordering the words correctly 35
Marking nouns with particles 35
Telling the topic 39
Dropping understood words 39
Asking Questions 40
Yes/no questions 40
Content questions 41
Getting a Handle on Pronouns 42
Demonstrative pronouns 43
Personal pronouns 44
Working with Verbs 45
Understanding basic verb forms 46
Doing the conjugation thing 48
Speaking politely with masu 51
Introducing the Verb Desu, to Be 52
Describing People and Things with Adjectives 54
Using Adverbs to Describe Your Actions 57
Creating adverbs from adjectives 57
Perusing pure adverbs 58
Turning to sentence-like adverbs 58
Spicing Up Your Japanese with Onomatopoeia 59
Expressing Moods and Attitudes 60
Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 63
Ichi, Ni, San: Counting in Japanese 64
Numbers from 1 to 10 64
Numbers from 11 to 99 65
Numbers from 100 to 9,999 65
Numbers from 10,000 to 99,999 66
Numbers over 100,000 66
Expressing amount or quantity with counters 67
Indicating ordinal numbers with -me 70
Telling Time 70
Noting hours and minutes 71
Talking about time 73
It's a Date! Delving into the Calendar 74
Talking about the days of the week 74
Naming the months and counting them up 75
Counting the days 76
Counting the weeks 79
Reeling off the years 79
Specifying dates and times 79
Familiarizing Yourself with the Metric System 84
Chapter 5: Speaking Japanese at Home 87
Taking a Tour of Your Home 87
The kitchen 88
The dining room 89
The living room 90
The bedroom 91
The bathroom 91
The laundry room 92
The storage room 93
Home Is Where the Food Is 95
Getting cooking 96
Using two verbs at the table 96
Considering proper table manners 97
Enjoying foods of all kinds 97 Talking about foods you like and dislike 100</p...