Learn Japanese the Fast and Fun Way with 4 Audio CDs

English-speaking travelers to Japan will find this informal introduction a painless way to gain a fundamental grasp of Japanese. The color-illustrated book, which in this version includes four accompanying audio compact discs, presents words and phrases for meeting and greeting people, asking directions, getting hotel accommodations, dining, shopping, getting help in an emergency, and much more. The book's extra features include a 40-page pull-out bilingual dictionary that uses phonetic spellings of Japanese words, language quizzes and puzzles, and perforated pull-out vocabulary cards. The set of compact discs is new with this edition. They offer help with pronunciation and include bilingual dialogues to help travelers develop basic conversation skills. This language teaching program is suitable both for adults and older children.