Image from Syndetics
Japanese for Travelers Phrasebook & Dictionary : Useful Phrases + Travel Tips + Etiquette + Manga.
Material type:
TextPublisher: North Clarendon : Tuttle Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (193 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781462919253
Contents:
Frontcover -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 Speaking Japanese -- The Japanese Language -- Japanese Sounds -- The Sentence Subject or Topic -- Verbs and Actions -- Question Markers -- Asking a Question -- The Written Word -- The Letters of the Japanese Alphabets -- CHAPTER 2 Greetings and Small Talk -- Politeness and the Group -- Nine Very Useful Japanese Words -- Hello and Goodbye -- Meeting for the First Time -- I'm Sorry and Please Excuse Me -- Saying Yes and No -- Saying Please and Thank You -- Cultural Note 1: Offer of Help -- Cultural Note 2: Posture -- Cultural Note 3: Body Contact -- Invitations -- Family -- My ~ -- Yours/His/Her ~ -- People -- Talking about Religion -- Names in Japanese -- Talking about Work -- Home -- Furnishings -- School and Education -- Weather -- CHAPTER 3 Numbers -- Basic Numbers -- Counting Things -- Flat Things -- Containers -- Long & Thin Items -- People -- Publications -- Spheres & Cubes -- Essential Verbs -- The Clock -- Amounts of Time -- The Calendar -- Counting Money -- Shopping -- Buying Something -- How Much is It? -- CHAPTER 4 Arriving and Getting Around -- On The Airplane -- Immigration -- Baggage Claim -- Getting to the City -- Taking a JR Train -- Taking a Subway -- Buying a Ticket -- Ticket Machines and Ticket Gates -- Stations and Exits -- Finding the Platform -- Express vs. Local -- Changing to Another Line -- Taking a Bus -- Using a Bus Ticket Machine -- Taking a Taxi -- Key Words Taxi Drivers Know -- Walking Around -- Renting a Bicycle -- Asking Directions -- How do I Find "X"? -- Where is It? -- Orientation -- Navigating the Streets -- Japan: Location and Direction -- Where's the Address? -- Inside an Address: Essential Verbs -- The Local Koban Police Box -- CHAPTER 5 Staying at a Hotel -- Finding a Room -- Places to Stay -- Checking In -- During the Stay -- Staying at a Ryokan -- Ryokan Etiquette.
Internet and Wi-Fi -- Hot Time in the Onsen -- Problems -- Checking out -- CHAPTER 6 Eating -- Finding Something to Eat -- Japanese Food 1: Sushi and Sashimi -- Japanese Food 2: Yakitori -- Japanese Food 3: Noodles -- Japanese Food 4: Tonkatsu -- Western Food -- Asian Food -- Convenience Stores -- Vending Machines -- Reading a Menu -- Asking a Waiter/Waitress for Help -- Pointing at a Photo Menu -- Other Food Options -- Preparations -- Drinks, Hot and Cold -- The Hard Stuff -- Ordering More -- Breakfast -- Dairy Products -- Eggs -- Fruit -- Vegetables -- Seafood -- Meat -- Extras -- Problems -- Paying the Bill -- Table Things -- Miscellaneous Vocabulary -- CHAPTER 7 Telephone and Internet -- Smartphones and Data Plans -- Making Calls -- Pocket Wi-Fi Routers -- Social Media and Apps -- Texting to Meet Japanese Friends -- Email Etiquette -- CHAPTER 8 Traveling Around Japan -- Map of Japan -- Geographical Landmarks -- Buying a Shinkansen Ticket -- Japan Rail Pass -- Buying Tickets -- Tickets on the Train -- Ticket Machines for Intercity Travel -- Reading Time Schedules -- In the Station -- Navigating the Station -- Avoid the Crowds -- On the Train -- Exiting the Station -- Problems and Requests -- Renting a car -- Paying Highway Tolls -- Taking a Ferry -- CHAPTER 9 Services and Essential Information -- Changing Money -- Public Signs and Notices -- What to Do? -- Interests and Activities -- National Holidays -- Travel Seasons -- Sports: Essential Verbs -- Reading and Bookshops -- Laundry and Dry Cleaning -- Photography -- Arts and Museums -- Entertainment: Essential Verbs -- CHAPTER 10 Seeing a Doctor -- Getting Help: Essential Verbs -- Symptoms -- Examination -- The Body -- Physical Injuries -- Diagnosis -- Medicines -- Prescription -- Registering at the Hospital -- At the Hospital -- CHAPTER 11 Police and Emergencies -- Emergencies -- Police Queries.
Lost or Stolen -- Problems -- English-Japanese Dictionary -- Japanese-English Dictionary.
