Japanese For Dummies 2nd Edition by Eriko Sato (PDF)

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Learn to speak Japanese—the fast and easy wayJapanese is the gateway to the rich culture of the exciting and complex island nation of Japan. Some people get intimidated by the prospect of speaking Japanese—worried that it’s just too complex and different—but these fears are unfounded. While you can devote a lifetime to the study of this or any language, picking up the basics of Japanese doesn’t require any more than an interest and a willingness to try something new.Japanese For Dummies has everything you need to start speaking the language. Author and Professor of Japanese Eriko Sato introduces the essentials of grammar and pronunciation, giving you a working sense of the language, before showing you Japanese in action. You’ll also discover social customs, formalities, and manners, from how and when to bow to how to unwrap a present.Includes vocabulary summaries, a mini-dictionary, and an audio CD full of conversations and pronunciationsAssumes no prior knowledge of Japanese on your part—providing the perfect guide for a quick-but-thorough, lighthearted-but-not-lightweight introduction to the languageCD lets you hear Japanese as it’s really spoken and reinforces lessons from the bookWhether you simply want to introduce yourself to the Japanese language, say a few words to a neighbor or coworker, or you’re planning a major trip or study abroad in Japan, Japanese For Dummies will enable you to get the basics fast and work towards your own goal at your own pace.CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover The fast and easy way to learn to speak JapaneseWant to feel comfortable with conversational Japanese? Then this hands-on, friendly guide is the book for you. It’s filled with the essential grammar, vocabulary, verb conjugations, and pronunciations you need to know to start speaking like a native.Japanese 101 — learn to recite the alphabet; pronounce words and phrases; and meet, greet, and exchange pleasantries with other Japanese speakersIt’s as easy as ichi, ni, san (1, 2, 3) — hone your small-talk skills and discover how to ask for directions, order food, and moreHappy trails — take your Japanese on the road and find out how to plan a trip, make arrangements for a place to stay, discuss transportation, and handle emergencies while you’re awayTake care of business — grasp the essential Japanese language skills you need to talk on the phone and perform everyday tasks at the officeAudio CD Includes35 real-life conversations that reinforce lessons from the bookJapanese pronunciation, pitch, and intonation guidePlease see CD appendix for details.Open the book and find:How to pronounce Japanese soundsCommon words and phrases in Japanese scriptsJapanese grammar basicsA guide to addressing others respectfullyInformation on numbers, time, and measurementsPointers for describing everyday activities in JapaneseFun exercises to help you practice your Japanese skillsExpanded Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionariesLearn to:Speak conversational Japanese with easeMaster basic grammar, verb conjugations, vocabulary, and pronunciationsIdentify kana and kanjiCD includes real-life conversations by native speakers About the Author Eriko Sato, PhD, is Director of the Teacher Certification Program for Japanese and the Pre-College Japanese Language Program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐It’s witty, funny, and very helpful. It has a lot of romaji so I would probably suggest trying to learn hirigana and katakana while reading the book to for that extra learning boost, but certainly worth the purchase. Also helpful if you use it with Duolingo !

⭐There is a lot to read and comprehend. I have found much information within the front and back pages though. Leaning any foreign language is difficult. I will soon be 73 years of age and I use to live in Japan for 2 and ½ years. If I can do it – anyone can!

⭐It’s good and helpful.However this is not a book you can read and then know Japanese.Like all language books you need to practice with someone who knowsthe language fluently. (as in just moved from their)If you write lightly you can reuse the quiz pages. ( they are on thin paper)

⭐I love “Japanese for Dummies”. I not really a Japanese dummy, though. My family background is Japanese. I bought this as a touch up for an upcoming trip to Japan to meet relatives. Lots of great cultural advice, even advice on money exchange and Japanese souvenirs. The words and phrases given are very useful. As I read through this, I wondered how useful this would be to a complete Japanese noob, though.

⭐While this book certainly has some useful nuggets in it, the authors approach did not work very well for me. Others may like this, but for me there was too much situation-building narrative surrounding the useful Japanese. “About my job” might be enough, it does not need a load of suggestions on where I might be sitting when I might want to discuss my job.In addition, there were too many unexplained Kanjis without Hiragana alternatives, and it dives right into Hiragana and Katakana without explanation or a pronunciation table. Add to this the large number of very small embedded images of grammar tables which you have to individually click to read on a Kindle app, and the entire text became rather frustrating to use.

⭐The only experience I’ve ever had with Japanese is the little bit my gramps would speak when he told me about his business trips to that country. This book is excellent if you want to learn to read, write, and speak Japanese either for fun, class, or travel.

⭐This book is designed for someone who only wants to learn a little bit of Japanese for a trip, but is not serious about starting the language. But even for that purpose it is poorly done, because the Dummies format, with its series of semi-random lists and tips that are not organized into an overall system, is just not suited to language instruction. Overall this book does not develop those random parts in a cumulative way. Also, if you were just trying to get a taste of the language for a short trip to Japan, you would not have reason to buy this 400 page book. The book tries to do too much and too little at the same time.Moreover, grammatical structures are not taught in a sensible order that any normal Japanese textbook would use. I highly doubt the author would ever attempt to teach the Japanese class with this book, because the sequence of components is not logical. They don’t fit together in any kind of organized or cumulative way. For example, the book has you learning different levels of speech formality (formal, neutral and informal) in chapter 3, but you still haven’t learned anything much that you could even say at any level of formality, it so it makes no sense to start learning different levels yet.Besides not building up in a cumulative way, this book doesn’t provide proper practice. It’s meant to be something that you kind of read through as a primer, rather than work through like a textbook. But as a semi-random agglomeration of lists and tips, it doesn’t work well as a primer either. Basically the author has tried to take the contents of a Japanese textbook and force it into the Dummies format, in which you present things in short sections of catchy prose with little tips and anecdotes, but this format is inappropriate for the task, and defeats the purpose of a textbook. All the important qualities of the textbook have been lost here, and nothing has been gained in return, except maybe a brand name, for what it’s worth.The book does not provide a proper pronunciation guide, which should be foundational for the whole book, but instead tries to teach pronunciation with Anglicized approximations, setting back the study of Japanese by 150 years. The CD offers some relief in this regard, but the book still relies on Anglicized approximations even in the final chapters.The instruction on kana and kanji is poor, even by the standards of a primer.

⭐Arrived promptly as described. This little book includes a cd as well. It is a great introduction to the Japanese language. It has been thoroughly albeit meticulously written from an established educational source, the writer Eriko Sato san. I highly recommend the book. Ganbatte, my teenager! I wish you well.

⭐Perhaps I am too used to more traditional formats for teach yourself books but I didn’t really get on with this one. Strange having all the grammar crammed into the first chapters. Also would have preferred much more use of Hirigana/Katakana rather than or in addition to Kanji. Anyway, using Kanji without showing how to write them or showing them in large print (so you have a change of learning them) a bit of a waste of time.However, the dialogues were useful and have been listening to them in the car on the way to work.Overall I wish I hadn’t bothered with this purchase.

⭐Whilst comprehensive and to a traditional format, it is definitely not for the ungifted.Requires hours and hours of concentration, repetition and memory skills. I speak two languages and realise that Japanese is difficult but this book is not at all helpful except for the linguistically gifted

⭐hey yall. so the book is very interesting and I have learnt a good bit of Japanese but the only gripe is that the CD which was meant to come with the kindle version was not able to be downloaded from the dummies site. I even talked to a tech who was helpful and emailed me the link to no resolve. I CBA sorting it out so I gave up on the CD. Overall the book is interesting and there are many examples.Get this and read fully before thinking of dropping a bomb on rosetta.Cheers

⭐Does anyone else have a husband wants to learn Japanese – just because . . . . He thinks the book’s great!

⭐Son found this book so easy to follow. Packed with information and encouragement along the way. Would recommend, whether starting from scratch or brushing up on the language. Would highly recommend.

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