"This is a basic, do?it? yourself guide to the Japanese languageHarvard University's Tazuko Monane teaches you the secret of speaking Japanese fluently in simple 20-minute lessons. Each lesson zeroes in on one everyday activity: introducing yourself, asking directions, ordering sushi, giving directions to a taxi driver, eating with friends, and other everyday conversations. Japanese Made Easy is designed for people living in or going to Japan who have never studied Japanese before. Obviously, living or traveling in Japan is itself not the secret to learning Ja."@en
"Build practical Japanese language skills in only a few weeks of home study with this newly revised edition of this classic self-teaching book. Based on classroom materials and designed with the beginner in mind, Japanese Made Easy offers an accessible guide to the basic patterns of Japanese language. Lessons based on more than 40 common social situations build on one another to show you how to speak correctly and avoid formulaic phrases and common errors. Sample sentences and clearly written grammar notes guide you every step of the way. Vocabulary lists contain hundreds of words--and the book is indexed for easy reference. Before long, you'll be ordering sashimi, buying theater tickets, or asking directions--all in expert Japanese."

Japanese made easy