Essential Japanese (Berlitz Essentials) (Japanese Edition) (English and Japanese Edition) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: May 15, 2009 | ISBN-10: 981268459X | ISBN-13: 978-9812684592 | Edition: Com/Pap Bl

BERLITZ ESSENTIAL JAPANESE

All you ll need to know to teach yourself Japanese!


A comprehensive beginner-level language course with 20 chapters, each featuring an engaging dialogue, vocabulary, grammar lessons and activities, Essential is a well-rounded course for any style of learner.


What Do I Get?

*Lesson book

*Audio CD


Completely REVISED edition featuring:

*Grammar explanations that make sense

*Dialogues on audio CD hear Japanese as it s really spoken

*A variety of exercises for quick and easy practice

*Glossary for easy reference


Learn online 24/7

*Access authentic Japanese websites to boost your language skills

*Download additional audio to improve your pronunciation

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berlitz Multimedia; Com/Pap Bl edition (May 15, 2009)
• Language: English, Japanese
• ISBN-10: 981268459X
• ISBN-13: 978-9812684592
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Decent, August 11, 2010

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This review is from: Essential Japanese (Berlitz Essentials) (Japanese Edition) (English and Japanese Edition) (Paperback)

Essential Japanese is a suitable book for those just starting to learn the language. The book contains:

English-Japanese, and Japanese-English Glossaries(with page numbers beside each word)
Appendix listing all verbs used in book, in dictionary, -masu, and -te form
Exercises and conversation examples(with audio cd) in every lesson
Answer Key included in the back of the book

**Words are all written in ROMAJI**
The only explanation of kanji, hiragana, and katakana is in Appendix 2, which is only 3 pages. So if you plan on writing in this language, get yourself a book, or books, on kana.

While this book gives an adequate amount of vocabulary and exercises(for a beginner), it is geared towards speaking, not writing.