Bibliograph

Japanese at a glance, phrase book, dictionary, traveler's aid, Nobuo Akiyama, Carol Akiyama

Type

Label

Japanese at a glance, phrase book, dictionary, traveler's aid, Nobuo Akiyama, Carol Akiyama

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Japanese at a glance

Nature of contents

dictionarieshandbooks

Oclc number

964353256

Responsibility statement

Nobuo Akiyama, Carol Akiyama

Series statement

At a glance

Sub title

phrase book, dictionary, traveler's aid

Summary

"This Japanese phrasebook for travelers has been revised with vocabulary that pertains to people with special needs, those traveling with kids, Olympic athletic events, dietary concerns (dairy free, gluten free, etc), social media, cell phones, Wi-Fi, and more. Perfect as a take-along guide for visitors, it also features information on public transportation systems, general information for visitors to Japan, and bilingual lists of more than 1,500 most-often-used words and expressions for travelers, in the form of phonetic spellings of Japanese words with their English translations. The book's page edges are color-coded by topic for quick and easy reference."--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Quick pronunciation guide -- The basics for getting by -- The land and people -- When you arrive -- Banking and money matters -- At the hotel -- Getting around town -- Planning trips -- Entertainment and diversions -- Food and drink -- Meeting people -- Shopping -- Personal care and services -- Health and medical care -- Communications -- Driving a car -- Genral information -- Quick grammar guide -- English-Japanese dictionary -- Japanese-English dictionary -- Dialogues

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Barron's Japanese at a glance

Classification