"Heya ga ari-mass ka?" (Do you have any vacancies?) Believe it or not, you're speaking Japanese. That's just how easy it is for you in this immensely practical phrase book. Beginning with a simple imitated pronunciation feature, this book offers practical Japanese words and phrases printed in a modified version of the standard system of romanization--the way Japanese characters are written in our alphabet. In addition, there is a superb overview of "Cross-Cultural Notes" detailing basic etiquette and social customs, as well as listings of commonly used Japanese words and phrases that appear on hotel, traffic, and airport signs, and those typically found on menus. Highly accessible and easy to use, this convenient phrase book allows you to travel with confidence throughout Japan. Whether you're trying to order dinner or get back to your hotel, you cannot make your way without knowing what to say, and the Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books are the perfect guide for tongue-tied tourists. These compact, user-friendly books fit right into your pocket or purse, and meet the communications needs of the tourist and business traveler alike. Based on an innovative system of imitated pronunciation, phrases are organized into logical and practical divisions, including time; food and drink; air travel; bus, taxi, and subway information; shopping; health and medical care; and much more. Typical replies to questions you may be asked, as well as signs and instructions you're likely to see or hear, are also given. The guides also include a carefully selected mini-dictionary, and useful conversion tables translating distance, clothing sizes, and weight.
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Featuring pronunciation, a menu guide, a mini-dictionary, hotel information, and emergency phrases.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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GOOD FOR BEGINNERS,
By STEVE MILLER (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Eyewitness Phrase Book: Japanese (with cassette) (Paperback)
This book has a lot words in Japanese that you will have to know when visiting a country that speaks the language. If you mispronounce words from the book while speaking to someone, don't worry, they will correct your pronunciation and anunciation. I highly recommend that you get audio tapes so you can not only learn the tranlations from English to Japanese, but you can learn to pronounce them correctly as well. I am currently on a seven month deployment in Okinawa, Japan, as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps. This book has been a great help and it is small enough to stick in your pocket and read later when you are waiting for an appointment, etc. The trick to learning words from this books is to learn a little at a time.
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Good Start,
By Power Pop! (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Japanese (Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books) (Paperback)
Having been to Japan a few times, and exposed to the sound of the language, I can very well see how helpful this nice, concise volume is, and how well the phonetics work. It was well thought out regarding the most common and useful words and phrases, the portability, the division of contents. An easy learning guide, and great to pull and peruse on a short train jaunt.
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Japanese Phrasebook,
This review is from: Japanese (Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books) (Paperback)
This Japanese Phrase Book is a small and neat book that covers most eventualities for holiday and basic business needs. It looks at topics such as, everyday phrases, numbers, times, hotels, driving, travel, eating out, shopping, post office and banks and health, as well as more topics besides. It also includes a mini-dictionary at the back for those more common words. The layout is very basic and isn't quite as attractive as other phrase books I own (like the excellent BBC phrase books), but the format is easy to read from and reference. Like most phrase books this is easy to slip into your pocket and the use of romaji words makes this easy to use and pronounce. There is some kanji and other Japanese scripts, but their use is minimal and won't hinder your access to the language within these pages. A perfectly adequate and accessible phrase book for your Japanese travels.
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