Sonstiges, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Audio CD, Format (B × H): 136 mm x 188 mm, Gewicht: 277 g
ISBN: 978-0-470-17813-3
Verlag: Wiley
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.
This completely practical, portable learning system lets you set your own pace and skip around to explore topics that interest. Three one-hour CDs introduce the basics of Japanese, get you familiar with the languages structure, and prepare you to use the language in real-world situations. You can play them on any car or home stereo, copy them to your computer, and load the pre-converted files onto your mp3 to play them wherever and whenever you want. A 96-page compact guide helps you find your way around the CDs and handy Japanese/English dictionary for quick reference on the go. You’ll discover how to:
- Begin communicating in Japanese on a basic level
- Handle greetings and introductions
- Ask questions and understand the answers
- Build your vocabulary
- Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar
- Ask for directions
- Order a meal at a restaurant
- Understand Japanese parts of speech
- Form complete sentences and converse in Japanese
If you’re ready to start speaking Japanese, Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is the most effective, convenient, and friendliest tool you can use.
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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
