Want to speak Japanese? Don t have a lot of time? Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you ll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away.

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Autorentext
Der Autor Eriko Sato ist Professor für Japanisch an der State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Klappentext

3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs! The fun and easy way® to communicate effectively in a new language!

Want to speak Japanese? Don't have a lot of time? This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy, 96-page portable guide - filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs, plus a mini dictionary.

Discover how to:

• Ask questions and understand answers

• Build your vocabulary

• Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar

• Ask for directions

• Get help at a hotel, the bank, or a store

Zusammenfassung
Want to speak Japanese? Don't have a lot of time? Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

About This Audio Set 1

Conventions Used in This Audio Set 2

Foolish Assumptions 2

How This Audio Set Is Organized 3

Where to Go from Here 3

Romanization 3

Punctuation 6

Pitch Accents 6

Lesson 1:1: Welcome and Overview of CD1: The Basics 9

Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 10

Respectful titles 11

Lesson 1:3: Saying "Hello" and "Goodbye". 12

Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to "How Are You?" 13

Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You're From 14

Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words 15

People 16

Places 16

Emergency 17

Important items 17

Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 18

Lesson 1:8: Question Words 19

Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions 20

Lesson 1:10: An Overview of Numbers 21

Lesson 1:11: Talking about Time 23

Asking about time 24

Time-related terms 24

Lesson 1:12: The Calendar and Dates 25

The days of the week 25

The months 25

The days of the month 26

Month and date-related questions and answers 27

Lesson 1:13: Directions 28

Lesson 2:1: Introduction and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 29

Lesson 2:2: Nouns 30

Things in your room 30

Locations 30

Transportation 31

Animals 31

Foods and beverages 31

Lesson 2:3: Plain and Polite Family Terms. 32

Older family members 32

Younger family members 33

Spouse 33

Extended family members 33

Lesson 2:4: Counters. 35

Lesson 2:5: Demonstratives 37

Lesson 2:6: Adjectives 38

Preference and desire 39

Colors 40

Nationalities 40

Lesson 2:7: Degrees of Adjectives. 41

Lesson 2:8: To Be or Not to Be: A Very Important Verb 42

Lesson 2:9: Verbs. 44

Irregular verbs 45

Ru-verbs 45

U-verbs 45

Desu 46

Lesson 2:10: Verb Tenses. 47

Plain 47

Polite 48

Desu 48

Example sentences 48

Lesson 2:11: Negatives 49

Lesson 2:12: Particles 50

Particles for subjects and direct objects 52

Example sentences 52

Lesson 2:13: Conjunctions. 53

Example phrases and sentences using conjunctions 53

Lesson 2:14: Forming Simple Sentences 54

Lesson 2:15: Introducing More Complete Sentences. 55

Lesson 3:1: Introduction and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 57

Lesson 3:2: At the Office 58

People around the office 58

Office activities 58

Example sentences 59

Lesson 3:3: On the Job 60

Occupations 60

Work-related verbs 61

Example sentences 61

Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk. 62

Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments. 64

Lesson 3:6: Arranging Travel 66

Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 67

Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help. 69

Lesson 3:9: At the Restaurant 71

Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 72

Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 73

Lesson 3:12: At the Store 74

Mini-Dictionary 75

Japanese-English Mini-Dictionary 75

English-Japanese Mini-Dictionary 82