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Tai liéu duoc Cang Minh Man chia sé tai nhom MANTAROU LEARNING RESOURCES Okay, maybe Japanese is a bit hard to learn to speak and write. But there’s a lot you can say in Japanese using just your hands, nose, arms, and other forms of sugges- tive “body” language. This whimsical look at Japan’s “language of no language” introduces 70 gestures that will help you hurl insults, flirt, agree, excuse yourself, cross the street, and even make promises-wordlessly! Some are deadly, some practical, some wacky, but all are genuine and used today on the streets of Japan, at home, and in manga and anime. Finally, a way to tell someone at a loud party, “Hey! Your underwear is showing!” in four easy hand motions.... 70 Japanese Gestures is an excellent instruction book for students of Japanese, language teachers, business negotiators, and cross-cultural observers. Fully indexed and illustrated. $9.95 / Humor / Asian Studies an ee eee Seer nas 4 ) q ) q ) q ) q )) i ) ! S Z; Y] y Y aN IY MANTAROU GROUP GG Sheet Téng Hgp Tai Nguyén Nhém MANTAROU Méi Nhat Nam 2022 : LINK Z; Y Y aN IY Z; Y) IY 4 GIA NHAP NHOM KIN MANTAROU PREMIUM : LINK aN Ting sdch géc va donate cho nhém : LINK ies 7 Gidi thiéu cdc nhom chinh do minh thanh lap va quan ly : MANTAROU PREMIUM (PRIVATE) : LINK MANTAROU LEARNING RESOURCES (Public) : LINK aN IY es 7, TOI YEU NGOAI NGU (public) : LINK aN IY Link tai ligu luén luén sng. Trudng hop muén chia sé cho cong Z; Y] 4 dong, cdc ban hay nhét mit share tai bai viét géc thay vi tuy a I~ reupload va chinh stra. es 7 Trong tuong lai néu cé nha xudt ban, dai truyén hinh phét hanh aN IN c6 ndi dung ban quyén lién quan thi xin cdc ban xéa tai ligu nay 2 va mua séch ting hé tic gia. Y) y) 7 C6 thac mac cdc ban cé thé nhan tin hodc binh luan thang vao aN IY’ nhém. Hay chia sé rong rai va c6 ging hoc t6t véi ti ligu nay. Z; Yj Y 7 ‘ I~’ CSS VSS } ; Tai lieu dugc Cang Minh Man chia sé tai nhom MANTAROU LEARNING RESOURCES, Published by Stone Bridge Press P.O. Box 8208 Berkeley, CA 94707 TEt.610-524-8732 » sbp@stonebridge.com + www.stonebridge.com Copyright ©2004 by Hamiru-aqui Translated by Aileen Chang Edited by Barbara Bayer Originally published in Japan in 2004 by IBC Publishing, Tokyo. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2008 10987654321 ISBN 1-933330-01-5 Tai lieu dugc Cang Minh Man chia sé tai nhom MANTAROU LEARNING RESOURCES, Preface Japanese is considered to be an extremely difficult language to learn. The writing system is made up of over 100 phonetic symbols in addition to thousands of Chinese characters. It is often said that it takes till the age of 10 for a Japanese child to master the language. Many people are of the belief that Japanese keep body action to a minimum when speaking, yet over 120 gestures are commonly used. Even after eliminating those that will probably no longer be in use by the end of the next decade, 70 still remain. These are presented in this book. It is an unfortunate fact that, at present, there are many Japanese who are not proficient in English. Communicating with words may be difficult but why not start with gestures? Great insight into the culture and lifestyle of Japan can be had from understanding its gestures. Many gestures have been influenced by the West and\intro- Tai ligu dugc Cang Minh Man chia sé tai nhom MANTAROU LEARNING RESOURCES duced through foreign movies. However, there still are many interesting gestures considered unique to Japan. This book presents a mix of popular gestures, slang ges- tures, and gestures used by children. They range from the serious to the downright hilarious. Also, we recommend that you watch Japanese manga and movies in order to better your understanding. In comic strips, animated films, and old films by Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, emotions and meanings not conveyed through words or facial expression are very often expressed with gestures. The reader will be able to recognize many of these after reading this book. Armed with an understanding of many new expressions, readers will be sure to enjoy a great deal more of the Japanese and the Japanese language. Hamiru * aqui Tai ligu dugc Cang Minh Man chia sé tai nhom MANTAROU LEARNING RESOURCES, CONTENTS Chapter 1 General Gestures 7-59 Chapter 2 Slang Gestures 61-107 Slang Review 108-109 Chapter 3 Children's Gestures 111-153 Something special for you 154-155 Index 186-158 00 Gren Geneon AL 011 Hello, 4B &

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