Practical Japanese Phrasebook

Author: Wen Xin / Tian Yuanyuan (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: For Chinese learners of Japanese, the greatest difficulty in learning the language lies in speaking. Many learners, despite possessing a certain vocabulary and grammar knowledge, often fail to utilize this knowledge to express themselves in actual communication, a phenomenon commonly referred to as "silent Japanese." How can one improve speaking skills and engage in fluent and appropriate oral communication? Years of practice have shown that learning spoken language cannot be divorced from context and rote memorization of sentence patterns. Instead, it should involve memorizing and practicing complete sentences or sentence clusters in specific scenarios. This book was written under this guiding principle. By introducing commonly used expressions in typical communication contexts, it attempts to explore a short-term approach to improving Japanese expression skills. The book selects typical topics from daily life scenarios and categorizes them in order of scene transitions and the progression of dialogue, considering the different roles of the speakers. Under each category, a large number of commonly used sentences and idiomatic expressions are included for easy reference and imitation by readers.