"7th edition (bug fixes / font update), August, 2020"--Title page verso "Copyright 1996-2020"--Title page verso Includes index.
Contents:
Welcome -- Pronunciation guide & the basics -- Basic counting -- First meeting -- Coming and going -- Typing Japanese -- Creating simple sentences -- Working with a topic -- Possession -- Colors and adjectives -- Likes and dislikes -- Wanting and not wanting -- Locations -- Dates and past tense -- Days, weeks, and years -- Asking for things -- Counting objects -- Japanese verbs -- Telling time -- Everyday phrases -- Last names -- Girls' given names -- Boys' given names.
Summary:
Japanese From Zero! is an innovative and integrated approach to learning Japanese that was developed by professional Japanese interpreter George Trombley, Yukari Takenaka and was continuously refined over eight years in the classroom by native Japanese professors. Using up-to-date and easy-to-grasp grammar, Japanese From Zero! is the perfect course for current students of Japanese as well as absolute beginners.
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