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Informationen zum Autor Eriko Sato, PhD, teaches Japanese in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Klappentext 3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs! The fun and easy way® to communicate effectively in a new language! Want to speak Japanese? Don't have a lot of time? This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy, 96-page portable guide - filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs, plus a mini dictionary. Discover how to: Ask questions and understand answers Build your vocabulary Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar Ask for directions Get help at a hotel, the bank, or a store Zusammenfassung Want to speak Japanese? Don't have a lot of time? Japanese For Dummies Audio Set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Audio Set 1 Conventions Used in This Audio Set 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 How This Audio Set Is Organized 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Romanization 3 Punctuation 6 Pitch Accents 6 Lesson 1:1: Welcome and Overview of CD1: The Basics 9 Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 10 Respectful titles 11 Lesson 1:3: Saying "Hello" and "Goodbye". 12 Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to "How Are You?" 13 Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You're From 14 Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words 15 People 16 Places 16 Emergency 17 Important items 17 Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 18 Lesson 1:8: Question Words 19 Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions 20 Lesson 1:10: An Overview of Numbers 21 Lesson 1:11: Talking about Time 23 Asking about time 24 Time-related terms 24 Lesson 1:12: The Calendar and Dates 25 The days of the week 25 The months 25 The days of the month 26 Month and date-related questions and answers 27 Lesson 1:13: Directions 28 Lesson 2:1: Introduction and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 29 Lesson 2:2: Nouns 30 Things in your room 30 Locations 30 Transportation 31 Animals 31 Foods and beverages 31 Lesson 2:3: Plain and Polite Family Terms. 32 Older family members 32 Younger family members 33 Spouse 33 Extended family members 33 Lesson 2:4: Counters. 35 Lesson 2:5: Demonstratives 37 Lesson 2:6: Adjectives 38 Preference and desire 39 Colors 40 Nationalities 40 Lesson 2:7: Degrees of Adjectives. 41 Lesson 2:8: To Be or Not to Be: A Very Important Verb 42 Lesson 2:9: Verbs. 44 Irregular verbs 45 Ru-verbs 45 U-verbs 45 Desu 46 Lesson 2:10: Verb Tenses. 47 Plain 47 Polite 48 Desu 48 Example sentences 48 Lesson 2:11: Negatives 49 Lesson 2:12: Particles 50 Particles for subjects and direct objects 52 Example sentences 52 Lesson 2:13: Conjunctions. 53 Example phrases and sentences using conjunctions 53 Lesson 2:14: Forming Simple Sentences 54 Lesson 2:15: Introducing More Complet...