A comprehensive, situation-based guide designed to get you speaking simple Japanese from the very first day! Covers the most common social situations encountered by visitors to Japan:Greetings and simple conversationAsking directions and questionsTelling the time and handling moneyShopping and order food & drinksCounting and asking pricesTraveling and taking transportationJapanese Made Easy is an accessible and thorough self-study guide that has readers using simple, everyday Japanese vocabulary and phrases within a few hours. This book has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current usage. In this edition, all vocabulary and sentence patterns are shown in Japanese script as well as romanized Japanese and English. Revisions also include new dialogues, cultural notes, illustrations and updated vocabulary. Japanese Made Easy features:Practice exercises based on over 30 of the most important Japanese sentence patterns, with example sentences and answer keysNotes on the key points of Japanese grammar and vocabularyA detailed glossary of important Japanese words and an index of vocabulary and grammarThe most common social situations encountered by visitors to Japan, including asking directions, taking public transport and ordering foodThis book is based on classroom materials developed at the University of Hawaii, and has been designed to help beginners build practical language skills in only a few weeks of home study. It is an accessible guide to the basic patterns of the Japanese language, and to occasions when they will be most useful to travelers in Japan. Autorid: Tazuko Ajiro Monane, Yumi Matsunari