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Build your knowledge of Japanese one step at a time! Using a clear, step-by-step approach, Japanese Step by Step teaches you how to construct Japanese sentences from the simplest to the most complex. Innovative features make this method the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak and read formal Japanese--the Japanese spoken by educated adults both socially and professionally. Presents a building-block approach based on five sentence patterns. Flow charts simplify verb conjugations and derivations. Kanji and kana characters vertically aligned with romaji accent symbols. Key points compared with English make understanding concepts easier. Gives you access to free 20-minute download of Chapter 1, Syllables and Accent. "I wish [this book] had been available when I first started to study Japanese over fifty years ago." -- Sir Hugh Cortazzi , former British Ambassador to Japan Topics include: Syllables and Accents; Kana and Kanji; "-Desu"; "-Masu"; Postpositions "-Wa" and "-Ga"; The Uses of V3; The Uses of V2; The Uses of "V2'-Te"; The Uses of "V2'-Ta"; The Uses of "V1-Nai"; Derivative Verbs; Compound Sentences; Complex SentencesProduct Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill
ISBN-10007171362x
ISBN-139780071713627
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038205548
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameJapanese Step by Step, Second Edition
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAsia / Japan, Japanese
Publication Year2010
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorGene Nishi
Subject AreaTravel, Foreign Language Study
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight15.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
LCCN2009-051794
Target AudienceTrade
IllustratedYes
Lc Classification NumberPl539.5.E5n56 2010
Table of ContentChapter 1. Syllables and Accents; Chapter 2. Kana and Kanji; Chapter 3. "-Desu"; Chapter 4. "-Masu"; Chapter 5. Postpositions "-Wa" and "-Ga"; Chapter 6. The Uses of V3; Chapter 7. The Uses of V2; Chapter 8. The Uses of "V2'-Te"; Chapter 9. The Uses of "V2'-Ta"; Chapter 10. The Uses of "V1-Nai"; Chapter 11. Derivative Verbs; Chapter 12. Compound Sentences; Chapter 13. Complex Sentences; Appendices