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The easy way to learn the Japanese writing system! In this beginner's workbook, students of Japanese will learn to read and write the Hiragana and Katakana alphabets, as well as 50 basic Kanji characters. A step-by-step approach moves from tracing letters to reading and writing complete words quickly and effectively....

This handy Japanese phrasebook and pocket dictionary is designed for people who want to learn Japanese quickly and don't have a lot of time to study. It is designed by an experienced language teacher to be useful and easy to use. Even if you have just a few minutes a...

Five minutes a day is all it takes to begin learning Japanese! Beginning Japanese Phrases Writing Practice Pad is the perfect interactive resource for busy people who want to start learning Japanese or students looking for a fun way to review what they've learned. This interactive paper pad helps even...

If you are traveling to Japan—this is the book to take along! Packed with practical expressions and information for every travel situation, Japanese for Travelers Phrasebook & Dictionary helps you to get around and communicate effectively during your time in Japan. This book includes hundreds of tips and phrases for...

With free-to-access audio online! This lively course teaches Mandarin Chinese to a broad range of learners in a modern, structured and engaging way.The focus is on acquiring basic conversational skills, and the text has a friendly, non-formal style, building up gently with a wealth of lively, imaginative exercises. The text...

Tagalog for Beginners is a straightforward and user-friendly guide to the Tagalog language. It is the book to help you learn Tagalog (Filipino) on your own, quickly and accurately—whether you're traveling to the Philippines for a vacation or a business trip, or you have ties to the sizeable Tagalog-speaking community...

A complete Filipino/Tagalog language course and pocket dictionary in one! Let Filipino experts Barrios and Camagong teach you how to speak this beautiful language! Learning Tagalog brings the national language and culture of the Philippines to life, providing you with all the basics you need to speak, read and write...

With over 6,500 fully illustrated words and phrases in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian, along with a free audio app featuring all these languages, this learner dictionary is your go-to guide for five major European languages. Perfect for tourists and business travellers alike, DK's 5 Language Visual Dictionary is...

Teach yourself Spanish in just 12 weeks with this fun user-friendly, and uniquely visual language course. DK's 15 Minute Spanish is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Spanish fast! Twelve themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes,...

A stylish, pocket-size phrasebook perfect for business travelers, backpackers, sightseers, and anyone who wants to keep their Spanish close at hand Penguin’s Spanish phrasebook includes a wealth of useful words and expressions essential to travelers of all kinds, spelled out phonetically and arranged in sections to help you deal with...

Learn to speak Spanish in just three months with this practical and comprehensive self-study language course. Whether you're a complete beginner or wanting to refresh your knowledge, DK Hugo Spanish In 3 Months will have you speaking Spanish fluently in just 12 weeks. With a fresh new look and an...

With over 6,500 fully illustrated words and phrases in Korean and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, Korean language learning has never been easier. Perfect for tourists and business travellers alike, DK's Korean English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion when buying food, talking about work, discussing...

About German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in German with this illustrated dictionary for German-language students. Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, the German English Visual Dictionary uses crystal-clear...

A handy cheat sheet providing more than 700 key Japanese vocabulary words and phrases in an at-a-glance, easy-to-carry format!This language card is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to quickly build their command of Japanese vocabulary, and an essential resource for those studying for JLPT N5, N4 and the...

“Jack Malik delights in his anxieties of influence, often invoking his poetic ‘godfathers’ from Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Frank O’Hara, to Salleh Ben Joned and Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim. Yet through the dizzying flights of sense and form, these poems reach for a sense of place—Ipoh, Kangar, Kuala Kubu Bharu,...

6,750 words in a handy pocket sizeWith over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Japanese and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK's Japanese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to learning Japanese.You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk...

ShaoLan Hsueh, a Taiwanese entrepreneur based in London, couldn't find an effective way of teaching her children Chinese, so she developed a groundbreaking visual method to make reading characters fun and easy. By learning the most commonly occurring characters - the building blocks of the entire language - readers of...

ShaoLan developed the Chineasy™ method as a fun and easy way of teaching her children Chinese. Building on characters published in the internationally bestselling books Chineasy™ and Chineasy™ Everyday, this workbook is the perfect practical companion to entering the rich world of Chinese.- Practice writing over 100 of the most commonly occurring Chinese...

Chineasy™ is a new visual method created to make reading Chinese characters fun and easy. By learning the most commonly occurring characters - the building blocks of the entire language - readers can swiftly grasp basic concepts and words, and gain confidence and insight into Chinese language and culture.The more...

Two phonetic syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, and a set of kanji characters based on Chinese ideographs are what comprises written Japanese. This workbook has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the forty-six character hiragana syllabary used to write all types of native words not written...