Japanese at a Glance

by Nobuo Akiyama, Carol Akiyama

Overview

An indispensable pocket reference with over 1500 expressions for every travel situation! 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438008790
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	11/01/2017
Series:	Barron's Foreign Language Guides
Edition description:	Fifth Edition
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	505,932
Product dimensions:	3.70(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Nobuo Akiyama is a professorial Lecturer of Japanese Language at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.