In-Flight Japanese: Learn Before You Land [Audiobook, Large Print, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Living Language (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 19, 2001 | Series: In-Flight

Living Language In-Flight Japanese is the perfect boarding pass to learning Japanese before you land.

There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language. This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler.

The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions, getting around, checking into a hotel, and going to a restaurant. There are even sections for meeting people and spending a night on the town.

Short lessons make In-Flight Japanese easy to use, and a handy pocket-sized insert is included as a cheat sheet for use on the go.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Living Language; Unabridged edition (June 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609810723
• ISBN-13: 978-0609810729
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,492,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Crash Landing, June 26, 2001

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The blurb on the back of the package claims that if you work on this programme during your flight, you will learn enough of the language to get by. Unless your flight will be equal in length to a flight to Mars, you will certainly not be able to absorb enough of this 60-minute course to even nearly get by. This is a CD "update" to Fast & Easy Japanese (also by Living Language). In-Flight Japanese boasts over 400 essential words & phrases (a 100 word increase from Fast & Easy). Less is sometimes better. Each phrase on In-Flight is only spoken once (rather than twice as on the Fast & Easy series), not enough if you want to gauge your progress. The native speakers are for the most part speaking clearly, but WAY too fast. It comes with a "boarding pass"(booklet with the entire script, but no Japanese script, very bad when you end up needing help from a native speaker). If you are already familiar with the language, the In-Flight series might actually get you up to speed in between the in-flight movie & the meal (soda pop & peanuts). If you are trying to learn Japanese, try Pimsleur's Japanese I thru III (expensive but effective). Pimsleur Japanese has 30 lessons in each unit, and will get you SPEAKING (the course is audio only) straight away. Pimsleur is by far the best course available. If you are short on time and need a "survival" course, get Language/30 Japanese (by Educational Services Corp). Language/30 comes with 2 tapes and a booklet (has Romanised script as well as Japanese characters, in case you need help from a native speaker). The truly serious language learner will be wise to go through all 3 Pimsleur courses and finish up with Living Language Ultimate Japanese Level I & II.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for review, hard for beginners, May 25, 2011

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Apollo Latimer (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews
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I have taken beginning Japanese and was familiar wit the language before purchasing this CD. The lessons are fast and useful as a reference or to catch up on some phrases I do not reccomend this for beginners trying to learn Japanese. Other products like Japnese for dummies and Instant Immersion do a better job of introducing you to the language. In flight Japanes had better examples than the Korean version. A very patient person can learn some basics from this CD in about a month but If you are looking to learn faster this is not the CD for you.

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow. Gonna Take Some Serious Practice, February 8, 2011

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Lisa Cummings "President, Leader's Lens" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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I have several in-flight language CDs. This one blows my mind because Japanese is hard. Be ready for a difficult language. I think it's way tougher than Chinese. Every sentence seems to have 4x the words and syllables as one in English, Spanish, or French.

So the idea of the product is still a good one, but it's a tough way to learn this particular language. Wow, get started early.