Hiroko Chiba is professor of Japanese at DePauw University, where she teaches all levels of Japanese language and directs the Japanese language program. Eriko Sato, PhD, teaches Japanese at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She authored the previous editions of Japanese For Dummies and Japanese Phrases For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Japanese 7Chapter 1: Japanese in a Nutshell 9Chapter 2: Checking Out the Japanese Sounds and Scripts 17Chapter 3: Warming Up with Japanese Grammar Basics 33Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 63Chapter 5: Speaking Japanese at Home 87Part 2: Japanese in Action 107Chapter 6: Icebreakers and Conversation Starters 109Chapter 7: Getting to Know You 125Chapter 8: Asking for Directions 145Chapter 9: Dealing with Money in a Foreign Land 161Chapter 10: Shopping Made Easy 175Chapter 11: Going Out on the Town 201Chapter 12: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunications 229Part 3: Japanese on the Go 251Chapter 13: Planning a Trip 253Chapter 14: Making Your Way Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 267Chapter 15: Finding a Place to Stay 287Chapter 16: Handling Emergencies 303Part 4: The Part of Tens 321Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Pick Up Japanese Quickly 323Chapter 18: Ten Things Never to Say in Japanese 329Chapter 19: Ten Favorite Japanese Expressions 335Chapter 20: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Japanese 339Part 5: Appendixes 345Appendix A: Japanese-English Mini-Dictionary 347Appendix B: Verb Tables 371Appendix C: Answer Key 381Index 385

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