A boatload of Japanese idioms to bring vibrancy to your language repertoire.

To really talk like a native speaker of Japanese, you have to know the language's idioms. But sometimes idioms are. confusing on the surface. This book uses fun illustrations to show the humor of taking idioms literally and explains what these common phrases really mean. This enhanced edition contains a 90-minute MP3 disc with 101 dialogues, spoken by native speakers, so you can hear how these. are used and practice your own use of these colorful expressions..

A boatload of Japanese idioms to bring vibrancy to your language repertoire To really talk like a native speaker of Japanese, you have to know the language's idioms. But sometimes idioms are confusing on the surface. This book uses fun illustrations to show the humor of taking idioms literally and explains what these common phrases really mean. This enhanced edition contains a 90-minute MP3 disc with 101 dialogues, spoken by native speakers, so you can hear how these are used and practice your own use of these colorful expressions.

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