Japanese For Dummies, 3rd Edition by Chiba, Hiroko M. [Paperback]

Description: 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. Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Japanese 7 Chapter 1: Japanese in a Nutshell 9 Chapter 2: Checking Out the Japanese Sounds and Scripts 17 Chapter 3: Warming Up with Japanese Grammar Basics 33 Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 63 Chapter 5: Speaking Japanese at Home 87 Part 2: Japanese in Action 107 Chapter 6: Icebreakers and Conversation Starters 109 Chapter 7: Getting to Know You 125 Chapter 8: Asking for Directions 145 Chapter 9: Dealing with Money in a Foreign Land 161 Chapter 10: Shopping Made Easy 175 Chapter 11: Going Out on the Town 201 Chapter 12: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunications 229 Part 3: Japanese on the Go 251 Chapter 13: Planning a Trip 253 Chapter 14: Making Your Way Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 267 Chapter 15: Finding a Place to Stay 287 Chapter 16: Handling Emergencies 303 Part 4: The Part of Tens 321 Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Pick Up Japanese Quickly 323 Chapter 18: Ten Things Never to Say in Japanese 329 Chapter 19: Ten Favorite Japanese Expressions 335 Chapter 20: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Japanese 339 Part 5: Appendixes 345 Appendix A: Japanese-English Mini-Dictionary 347 Appendix B: Verb Tables 371 Appendix C: Answer Key 381 Index 385

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