Japanese Phrase Book

Eyewitness Phrase Books

by Keiko Holmes

A travel phrasebook for anyone planning a trip to Japan, this pocket-sized paperback includes all the essential words and phrases for every traveler. Even experienced speakers will benefit from the detailed cultural and travel-specific knowledge, and first-time speakers will find it easy to pick up the key words and phrases they need to get by. Easy to browse and easy to carry, it will travel with you wherever you go and give you language help at your fingertips.

Part of the DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Phrase Book series. These pocket dictionaries give business and vacation travelers everything they need for a smooth, successful trip. Organized by subject, they help the traveler quickly find the vocabulary relevant to any situation, whether transportation, hotels, meals, shopping, post offices and banks, sports, or health care, and the phrasebook and glossary are accompanied by a pronunciation guide. At the end of each guide book is a 2,000-word mini-dictionary.

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction, Japanese Literature

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

Reviews

[Sarah]

A pocket guide to common words and phrases people beginning to learn the language, or planning a visit to Japan will find useful.