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Japanese (Lonely Planet Phrasebook)

Japanese (Lonely Planet Phrasebook)

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Author: Yoshi Abe
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 10829

Media: Paperback
Edition: 4Rev Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 3.8 x 0.7

ISBN: 1740591631
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781740591638
ASIN: 1740591631

Publication Date: September 1, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Condition: BRAND NEW - ***Delivery usually * 4 - 5 * working days - From Aphrohead of SOUTHPORT, Lancs, uk *** . Priority Airmail used Worldwide on International orders. Thanks from all at Aphrohead.

Also Available In:

  • Paperback - Japanese Phrasebook: A Language Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Language Survival Kits)
  • Paperback - Japanese (Lonely Planet Phrasebook)
  • Paperback - Lonely Planet : Japanese Phrasebook

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a good book   November 25, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I found this phrasebook really useful. It was small enough to put in my bag and I used it everyday. Even when I could not pronounce certain things I would just show whomever I needed help from and they understood straightaway. It has both English and Japanese dictionary and it came in handy when I fell ill and had to go to the doctors. This is great for anyone who is going to Japan for the first time.


2 out of 5 stars Poor indexing and unbalanced coverage   November 12, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Having used this in Japan for a couple months, I find this phrasebook fairly useless. We don't even bother carrying it around anymore.

The indexing is poor: meaning that you cannot easily find what you are looking for.

The coverage is unbalanced: why does it spend so much space on phrases for talking to the opposite sex? If you need a phrasebook to ask someone to marry you, then you have a problem! Yet the coverage of useful phrases, food items, etc, is quite weak, with many useless things included and the basics missed out.

The romanization scheme used is non-standard, making it annoying to use in conjunction with other books.



5 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource   October 3, 2002
 18 out of 18 found this review helpful

I highly recommend this little gem of a book, it contains many phrases which can help even a child to get through Japan. It contains alot of other information too! Buy it! buy it now! :)


4 out of 5 stars handy for everyday use in japan   November 2, 2001
 26 out of 27 found this review helpful

I have basic knowledge of written and spoken Japanese and found this book very helpfull in getting by in day to day things. I lent it to my brother when he visited me in tokyo and he coulnd't have gotten by without it. As most of the Japanese's English is abominable you really need a small pocket dictionary or a phrase book.
Size makes this particular book very handy. I would have liked some more young persons words and catchy phrases.