f londly pnet language survival kitJapanese Phrasebook ‘Ist edition Published by Lonely Planet Publications Head Office: PO Box 617, Hawthorn, Victoria 9122, Australia US Office: PO Box 2001A, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA Printed by Coloreraft, Hong Kong Published December 1989 Editor Chris Taylor Design, cover Ann Jeffree design & illustrations Typesetting Ann Jeffree National Library of Australia Cataloguing in Publication Data Chambers, Kevin, Japanese Phrasebook ISBN 0 86442 067 6. 1, Japanese language - Conversation and phrase books - English, I. Palmer, Wesley. IL. Title 495.6°83'421 © Copyright Lonely Planet, 1989 Allrights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except brief extracts for the purpose of review, without the written permission of the publisher and copyright owner.Contents INTRODUCTION PRONUNCIATION Vowels - Consonants GRAMMAR Word Order - Verbs - Adjectives - Questions - Yes & No - Pronouns - Nouns - Place Words - Particles - Uh GREETINGS & CIVILITIES Forms of Address - Attracting Someone’s Attention - Greetings - Welcome - Meeting People - Goodbyes - Thanking People - Gifts - Other Civilities SMALL TALK Family Terms - About Yourself - Nationalities - Some Useful Phrases ACCOMMODATION Checking In - Checking Out - At the Laundry GETTING AROUND Trains - On the Bus - Instructions - Some Useful Words - Some Useful Phrases AROUND TOWN Addresses - At the Post Office - At the Bank - Things to See & Do - Nightlife - Emergencies IN THE COUNTRY Animals - Weather - Some Useful Phrases - Place Names 11 33 41 50 59