Japanese (Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dk Publishing
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 82164
Media: Paperback
Edition: Bilingual
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 3.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0789494906
Dewey Decimal Number: 495
EAN: 9780789494900
ASIN: 0789494906
Publication Date: March 17, 2003
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Book Description
These pocket dictionaries give business and vacation travelers everything they need for a smooth, successful trip. Organized by subject, the traveler can quickly find the vocabulary relevant to the situation, whether transportation, hotels, meals, shopping, post offices and banks, sports, or health care, accompanied by a pronunciation guide. At the end of each phrase book is a 2,000-word mini-dictionary. Fully updated from the original editions to reflect currency changes such as the Euro and new vocabulary such as e-tickets.
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 Not Very Useful June 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was in Japan for 2 weeks and tried to use this book on several occasions; it helped me only once. I guess what I needed was a small dictionary of food words. For example, I wanted to order "pickles" (Japanese style pickles, of course), but the word wasn't in the restaurant section of the book. I wouldn't recommend this for a traveler on vacation in Japan.
Great phrase book to get you by on a short stay in Japan November 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this little Japanese phrase book came in handy during typical everyday situations- dining, asking for directions, greeting people. Useful phrases are grouped by context (situation) which makes it easier to quickly locate the correct expression. Pronunciation guide was good but could be improved. Overall, I would recommend this small phrase book to any English speaker who plans on a short visit to Japan (e.g. on a busniness trip).
 Good Start May 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having been to Japan a few times, and exposed to the sound of the language, I can very well see how helpful this nice, concise volume is, and how well the phonetics work. It was well thought out regarding the most common and useful words and phrases, the portability, the division of contents. An easy learning guide, and great to pull and peruse on a short train jaunt.
GOOD FOR BEGINNERS March 12, 2002
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book has a lot words in Japanese that you will have to know when visiting a country that speaks the language. If you mispronounce words from the book while speaking to someone, don't worry, they will correct your pronunciation and anunciation. I highly recommend that you get audio tapes so you can not only learn the tranlations from English to Japanese, but you can learn to pronounce them correctly as well. I am currently on a seven month deployment in Okinawa, Japan, as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps. This book has been a great help and it is small enough to stick in your pocket and read later when you are waiting for an appointment, etc. The trick to learning words from this books is to learn a little at a time.
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