Making Out in Japanese: A Japanese Language Phrase Book (Japanese Phrasebook)

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Now in its third edition, Making Out in Japanese is your indispensable guideto contemporary Japanese as it's really spoken. This best-selling phrasebook is the perfect introduction to everyday interactions in Japan, andincludes colorful slang that'll help rev up your social life.

Making Out in Japanese features a pronunciation guide, notes on Japaneselanguage and culture, and guidance on male and female usage. With MakingOut in Japanese you'll be able to express yourself when:

Making new friends

Sharing a meal

Going out on the town

Flirting and getting amorous

And much more!

Each expression in this book is given in Romanized form as well asJapanese script with the English translation. It enhances your experience ofthe language (and in a pinch, you can show the Japanese text to the personyou're speaking to). Making Out in Japanese also includes interesting tidbitsof information on eating, shopping, group dating, social media, the streetscene, and other situations. For the savvy traveller, this is a phrase book youwon't want to be without.

Reviews

"Entertaining, well-organized, and relatively up to date. Expressing emotion in Japanese has been the hardest thing so far, and this definitely helped out." Goodreads
"This book is great if you'll be conversing with young Japanese people or already have Japanese friends to speak with. I also love the easy to read layout and fun tone of the book. It's definitely a must if you'll be using Japanese primarily in casual social situations. I'd have to say the size is also an advantage, as it would fit into a bag without weighing you down." --Lindsay Does Languages blog
"One of the things that I most like about the books is that they include the English translations of the phrases as well as the sentences and words in the writing system of the language alongside the transliteration. This is great both for those who are interested in a more conversational approach and for those interested in more in-depth learning." --Eurolinguiste

Author Bio

Original edition by Todd and Erika Geers. Todd Geers is a graduate in Japanese studies from the University of Maryland and met his wife, Erika, in 1984 in Yokohama, Japan. He conceived the idea for a book on colloquial Japanese when he realized that what he was studying in his textbooks wasnAEt what he heard being spoken around him.
Revised by Glen McCabe, a Ph.D. student in Japanese at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, with additional assistance from several young native speakers of Japanese.