Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet's Japanese Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels, packed with the most relevant and useful Japanese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs.

Learn your sushi from your sake, enjoy an elaborate tea ceremony, and navigate intricate transit maps — all with your trusted travel companion.

Get More From Your Trip

• Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation: Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms, and multiple meanings.
• Order with Confidence: Explain food allergies, try new foods, and navigate menus with the menu decoder.
• Save Time and Hassles: Have vital phrases at your fingertips.
• 3500-word Two-Way Dictionary: Never get stuck for words with this quick-reference tool.
• Be Prepared for Every Scenario: Includes practical phrases and terminology for common and emergency travel situations.
• Make Connections: Meet friends with conversation starter phrases.
• Pronunciation Made Easy: Get your message across with simple pronunciation guides.

Inside Lonely Planet's Japanese Phrasebook and Dictionary

• Full-Colour Design: Visually appealing and easy to navigate.
• User-Friendly Layout: Organized by travel scenario categories.
• Survival Phrases: Handy at-a-glance cues inside the front cover.
• Convenient Features:
  • 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go
  • 10 Ways to Start a Sentence
  • 10 Phrases to Sound Like a Local
  • Listen For: Phrases you may hear.
  • Look For: Phrases you may see on signs.
  • Shortcuts: Easy-to-remember alternatives to full phrases.
  • Q&A: Suggested answers to common questions.

Comprehensive Coverage

• Basics: Time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, and grammar rules.
• Practical: Travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodation, directions, border crossing, and transport.
• Social: Meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, and weather.
• Safe Travel: Emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, dentist, symptoms, and conditions.
• Food: Ordering, markets, bars, dishes, and ingredients.

The Perfect Choice

Lonely Planet's Japanese Phrasebook and Dictionary is a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide that provides on-the-go language assistance. It’s perfect for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in Japanese culture.