Easy Japanese Course for Beginners

The perfect Japanese course for travel in Japan. It is designed to help you ask for the things you’re most likely to need when visiting Japan and to give you the skills to cope with situations you might find yourself in.

The accompanying free booklet is also available to download at: collinsdictionary.com/resources.

It is different from other courses in that you also learn to understand the likely replies to your questions. You will hear key words and phrases used in dialogues between native speakers, so you learn not only how to say them but also how they are used in conversation.

Topics covered:

Unit 1: Greetings
Unit 2: Attracting attention
Unit 3: Nationalities
Unit 4: Occupations
Unit 5: Asking directions
Unit 6: Going places (1): where?
Unit 7: Going places (2): when?
Unit 8: Going places (3): how?
Unit 9: Food (1): wants
Unit 10: Food (2): likes and dislikes
Unit 11: Ordering drinks
Unit 12: Paying the bill

Reviews

Language on a need-to-know basis

No textbook necessary

Action-based learning rather than theoretical study

Each unit can be mastered in less than 20 minutes

Flexible learning options throughout – learn just the basics or choose to deepen your knowledge with extra words and practice activities. Those with some prior knowledge of
Japanese can skip directly to the 'further' options.

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