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Instant Japanese
How to Express Over 1,000 Different Ideas with Just 100 Key Words and Phrases! (A Japanese Language Phrasebook & Dictionary) Revised Edition
Series: Instant Phrasebook Series
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It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication! Do you want to speak simple Japanese but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting Japan for a short time and need a Japanese phrase book to help you communicate? If so, then this thoroughly revised second edition of Boye Lafayette De Mente's classic, bestselling phrase book is for you.
Its tiny size, measuring 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches, makes it incredibly convenient to travel with, without losing the most essential content for communication. This new, expanded edition contains 15% more content, fun manga-style illustrations, and additional information on which destinations, personalities and trends are hot in Japan right now!
The idea of Instant Japanese is simpleβlearn 100 words and phrases and say 1,000 things. The trick is knowing which 100 words to learn, but the author, De Mente, has solved this problem by choosing only those words you'll hear again and again.
Series: Instant Phrasebook Series
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Instant Japanese by Boye Lafayette De Mente is well-received as a useful resource for tourists and business travellers needing quick access to essential Japanese phrases. The book is praised for its effective progression of vocabulary and valuable introductory content on pronunciation and language structure. However, finding specific words or phrases can be challenging. Unlike traditional phrasebooks, it offers key words and phrases to help convey a wide range of ideas in general conversation.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9784805313831
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 March 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Illustration: b&w manga illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 102.0mm
Height: 152.0mm
Weight: 113g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Boye Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management). His 70-plus books include Japan's Cultural Code Words, Business Guide to Japan, and Japan Unmasked.
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