{"product_id":"the-ultimate-japanese-phrasebook-1800-sentences-for-everyday-use","title":"The Ultimate Japanese Phrasebook: 1800 Sentences for Everyday Use","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Ultimate Japanese Phrasebook is an ambitious phrasebook\nfor students who want to improve their speaking and listening skills. The book\nfeatures 1,800 expressions for daily use, in English and Japanese, with the\nJapanese presented in both native script and roman letters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTopics include basic greetings, self-introductions, talking\nabout the weather, getting around, ordering at a restaurant, visiting a\nJapanese friend''s home, special events (birthdays, funerals, weddings, baby''s\nbirth), and much, much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat sets this book apart from others is its focus on\nsentence-level utterances. Many phrasebooks present loads of useful vocabulary,\nbut provide little or no guidance on how to use those words in actual\nsentences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Ultimate Japanese Phrasebook shows how Japanese\nsentences work. All the sentences are of the sort students are likely to use in\nJapan. Throughout the book, key vocabulary is listed along the bottom of each\npage, allowing learners to build on what they already know. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnd there are notes and special columns on usage and\ncommunication strategies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBest of all, the book comes with audio containing all the\nsentences read aloud, with feeling, in both English and Japanese. The audio is\navailable for free from kodansha.us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIT PANCOAST NAGAMURA\u003c\/b\u003e, a Tokyo resident since 1991,\nhas a Ph.D. in literature and has won various teaching and writing awards. She\nworks as a freelance writer and editor, and as an acquisitions editor at\nKodansha Ltd. She has authored or coauthored three English-language phrase\nbooks for Japanese learners of English. She regularly writes for the Japan\nTimes and other media outlets.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKYOKO TSUCHIYA\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Nagoya, Japan, and graduated from the\nTokyo University Faculty of Liberal Arts, where she majored in American\nstudies. She is a professional translator. Among the works she has rendered\ninto Japanese are Emotional Intelligence (Daniel Goleman), Divine Secrets of\nthe Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells), and The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan\nRawlings).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44684658049231,"sku":"9781568366470","price":43.55,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_34e2883c-0173-42a0-b561-abfa5e974db7.jpg?v=1773306991","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/the-ultimate-japanese-phrasebook-1800-sentences-for-everyday-use","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}