Using Japanese Slang

Download or read book Using Japanese Slang written by Anne Kasschau and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you think you learned everything in Japanese class that you needed to know? Guess again. Chances are, your teachers only covered the G-rated side of the language. What about the rest of the vocabulary and phrases you need for this R-rated world? That's where Using Japanese Slang comes in. From college campuses to back-street bars, this book is a vital resource for understanding the phrases you can't learn from your Japanese friends because they'll just smile and say you're better off not knowing anyway. Using Japanese Slang brings you the entertaining and colorful Japanese language as it's used in the real world, offering fascinating etymological explanations as well. It will give you the power to express the thoughts you really want to convey, and deliver them like a native speaker.