20 Japanese Short Stories for Travelers and Learners: Read Japanese Mystery Stories for Beginners
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Learning Japanese is hard and everyone says so. But not with this book.
Whether you're just starting out or are already familiar with the Japanese language, this book will help you with expanding your Japanese vocabulary and improve your reading skills while having fun.
This book contains 20 mystery Japanese short stories for travelers and students of the Japanese language. They are written in Hiragana, Katakana, and about 250 basic Kanji characters which correspond to the intermediate level learners. All the short stories include Furigana reading aid.
The stories are followed by an English line-by-line translation, which will certainly speed up the learning process quite a bit. This book also includes a reading guide that explains the basics of the language, its history, and characters. You get many practical examples of how to read the characters. You can also use this book as a language learning tool or Japanese workbook to advance your Japanese skills at your own pace.
1. A Special Cooking Course
2. Nagano Gold
3. The Ghost Cruise Liner
4. A World of Silence
5. The Cherry Blossom Stones
6. A Japanese in Munich
7. The Tokyo Fish Market
8. Buddhism in Japan
9. Lost in Tokyo
10. Teaching in Japan
11. Karaoke Japanese Style
12. Saving Face
13. Faux Pas in the Restaurant
14. Just a Couple of Drinks
15. Humor is if You Still Laugh
16. A Special Geisha
17. A Happy Marriage
18. Under the Lamp Post
19. Group Learning
20. The Legend of Princess Kaguya
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20 Japanese Short Stories for Travelers and Learners - Yokahama English Japanese Language & Teachers Club
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Thank you for buying this book! It indicates that you are prepared to engage with Japanese in brand-new and different ways. You possibly might also have a taste for good short stories. Reading Japanese short stories is an excellent method of studying the language, it's far more convenient and interesting compared to the conventional path of drilling vocabulary, and struggling with grammar workouts at an out-of-date school. Instead, you will get a new approach, that does not rely upon outdated learning strategies and endless repetitions. The technique of learning through reading stories will produce results in a short time and will give you cultural understanding along with language skills. If you are striving for more in terms of enhancing your language skills with this method you are on the right path! Reading a prepared short story book is a fun and easy way to learn a new language, however, there are a few other activities you can start to improve your language skills. Many students are searching for a native speaking educator or signing up in standard language courses. Of course, the best way to learn Japanese would be to spend extended time in Japan. However, there are cheaper options; some students like audio-learning or listening to Japanese radio programs, others are checking out interesting publications as