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CONVERSATIONAL
JAPANESE
CONVERSATIONAL
JAPANESE
The Right Word at the Right Time
Anne Kaneko
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2011 by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kaneko, Anne.
Conversational Japanese : the right word at the right time / Anne Kaneko. -- 1st ed.
p. cm. In English and Japanese.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1003-8 (ebook)
1. Japanese language--Conversation and phrase books--English. 2. Japanese language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English. 3. Japanese language--Spoken Japanese. I. Title.
PL539.K27 2011
495.6'83421--dc22
2011002817
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Contents
| Introduction | |
| Chapter 1 | The Fundamentals |
| Greeting People | |
| Follow-up Expressions | |
| Commenting on the Weather | |
| Being Introduced | |
| Saying Goodbye | |
| Expressing Gratitude | |
| A Few Notes on Respect Language | |
| Apologizing | |
| Asking Permission | |
| Making Requests | |
| Leading up to a Request | |
| Refusing Requests | |
| Chapter 2 | The Neighborhood |
| Calling on the Neighbors | |
| Buying Sweet Potatoes | |
| Asking About Restaurants | |
| Ordering a Restaurant Delivery | |
| Admiring a Neighbor’s Garden | |
| Warning Neighbors About a Party | |
| Complaining About Noise | |
| Asking Someone to Move a Car | |
| Apologizing to a Neighbor | |
| Reporting a Robbery | |
| Going on Vacation | |
| Words and Expressions | |
| Chapter 3 | The Telephone |
| Answering the Telephone | |
| Asking for Someone | |
| Starting a Conversation | |
| Taking a Call for Someone Else | |
| Leaving a Message | |
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