Finger-Tip Japanese

by Walter Long

A guide to basic Japanese. It is split into situation-based chapters which should help you to: find inexpensive accommodation; eat at restaurants serving local specialities; see both famous sights and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0834802708
• ISBN13: 9780834802704
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Weatherhill
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 3.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Make room for this one in your suitcase

I found this book very useful on a recent trip to Japan. I was in an area of Tokyo where there were almost no English-speakers, but I was able to get along just fine with the help of this book. It's small enough to fit in a pocket easily, but contains enough material that I don't think it ever left a need unmet.The format is very clear. All phrases are given in English, in transliterated Japanese, and in Japanese script; if you fail to make yourself understood by attempting the transliteration, you can just point to the Japanese script. There are also some nice sections in this book that I haven't seen in other phrase books, such as "10 things you can always say to start a conversation with a Japanese person."Being a language freak, I brought 3 books on the Japanese language to Tokyo with me, but this one turned out to be the only one I needed.