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Learning to recognize and pronounce the basic hiragana and katakana phonetic alphabets is the first step in studying the Japanese language. This set of 200 flash cards along with accompanying booklet, wall charts, and audio disc contains everything you need to quickly gain mastery of the two Japanese syllabaries and is a great way to learn Japanese. Frequent review is the key to memorizing the characters, and these cards are easily carried in a pocket...
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36 Real Topics for Intermediate Spanish Mastery. This collection includes: Master Spanish Through Reading: Here you will start to build up your reading skills with 12 short but interesting articles on a variety of different subjects from Spanish Life to Popular Music. Perfect for high elementary learners wishing to enter the intermediate level.
Master Spanish in 12 Topics, Vol 1&2: Here you will really start to drill down and learn topic specific...
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English Italian Bilingual children’s book. Perfect for kids studying English or Italian as their second language.
Jimmy, the little bunny, likes to eat candy. He sneaks into the kitchen to find a bag with candies that was hidden inside the cupboard. What happens right after Jimmy climbs up to reach the bag of candy? You will find out when you read this illustrated children's book. Since that day, he starts to develop healthy eating habits and even...
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This is a concise and user–friendly introduction to the Japanese language. Japanese has too often been treated by Westerners as an exotic curiosity, but the reality is that it is a functional language spoken as a mother tongue by more than 125 million people, and ranks as the ninth most spoken language in the world. In the present global age, an age characterized by a vast range of Japanese products including electronic games and anime, more and...
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This easy French mystery includes a story in French, a complete English translation, and tons of fun exercises.
Chapitre 1Il est quatre heures quinze de l'après-midi quand j'arrive dans la rue Saint-Jacques. Je remarque tout de suite qu'il se passe quelque chose de bizarre. Deux voitures de police et une ambulance bloquent la rue. Je m'approche d'un des policiers et je lui demande en français :- Excusez-moi. Je vais au 178 rue Saint-Jacques. Est-ce...
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Looking for Spanish Novels?
I know how tough it is to find good readings to learn a new language.
You don't usually have a large vocabulary or are able to read long and complex sentences.
You'd like to go right to the fun stuff, but maybe it's too hard for you now.
A typical Spanish reader isn't interesting or just plain boring.
But this book is not like that.
Learning with Spanish Novels is easy and straightforward. Forget about difficult long...
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English Hindi bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Hindi as their second language.
Jimmy and his bunny brothers love to play, and today is Jimmy's birthday, so he has lots of toys. However, he doesn't always want to share, and because of that, he may miss out on having fun. Let's find out what it means to share, and why it makes us feel better!
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LEARN SPANISH
As the second most widely spoken language in the United States, there is no wonder that you want to learn Spanish! This amazing language is spoken in many different countries, and is an incredibly useful skill to have.
Unlike many other books out there, this one does not make any wild claims. This book wont make you fluent within hours, or have you 'master' the language within a week.
However, this book will provide you with...
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English German Bilingual book for children. Perfect for kids learning English or German as their second language.
Alex finds it hard to go to sleep, so he starts making up excuses. After reading a bedtime story, his father suggests planning a dream that he would like to see when he falls asleep. Find out where their imagination takes them as they plan his dream together.
This bedtime story will help kids feel loved and relaxed, preparing them for...
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This book is designed for workers, waiters, receptionists and bartenders interested in learning foreign languages, and tourists who travel abroad. The book is a conversation manual containing basic notions and expressions that facilitate communication with foreign interlocutors.
The easy way to learn the most common words and phrases. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. Whether you want...
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The perfect companion for tourists and business travelers in Spain and Latin America, this book offers fast, effective communication. Over 1,000 basic words, phrases, and sentences cover everything from asking directions to making reservations and ordering dinner. Designed as a quick reference tool and an easy study guide, this inexpensive and easy-to-use book offers completely up-to-date terms for modern telecommunications, idioms, and slang. Its...
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For one reason or another, after I arrived in Taiwan, I became the world's most serious student. I spent almost every hour in the day memorizing Chinese characters, using special recording machines to listen to the feedback of my spoken Chinese tones and even learning Cantonese at the same time. I probably went to sleep quite early during this time and all I remember dreaming of was my Chinese characters, but I was often awake or kept half awake waiting...
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Español
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English Spanish Bilingual Book. Perfect for kids learning English or Spanish as their second language.
Alex finds it hard to go to sleep, so he starts making up excuses. After reading a bedtime story, his father suggests planning a dream that he would like to see when he falls asleep. Find out where their imagination takes them as they plan his dream together.
This bedtime story will help kids feel loved and relaxed, preparing them for a peaceful,...
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English Swedish bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English and Danish as their second language.
Little Jimmy doesn't like to brush his teeth. Even when his mother gives him a brand new orange toothbrush, his favorite color, he doesn't use it like he is supposed to. But when strange and magical things start happening to Little Jimmy, he begins to realize how important brushing his teeth can be.
Lilla Jimmy tycker inte om att borsta...
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This is an excellent, user–friendly textbook for learning Chinese. Yi Ren has taught thousands of Americans to speak Chinese fluently. Now, she and co-author Xiayuan Liang share their secrets for fast mastery of Mandarin Chinese with you. China has 1. 3 billion people and due to initiatives to phase out regional dialects in favor of Mandarin Chinese, nearly all of them can communicate in Mandarin. Don't let yourself be intimidated by this rewarding...
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The Complete Japanese Verb Guide is a handy, easy-to-use guide to one of the building blocks of language learning-verbs. To effectively learn Japanese, a strong knowledge of Japanese grammar and vocabulary is needed. This book will come to the rescue as it shows learners how to conjugate the 600 most common Japanese verbs quickly, and with very little effort. This is the only guide to list all verb forms in both Japanese script and romanized form,...
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This is a basic, do–it– yourself guide to the Japanese language! Harvard University's Tazuko Monane teaches you the secret of speaking Japanese fluently in simple 20-minute lessons. Each lesson zeroes in on one everyday activity: introducing yourself, asking directions, ordering sushi, giving directions to a taxi driver, eating with friends, and other everyday conversations. Japanese Made Easy is designed for people living in or going to Japan...
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If you're interested in learning a new language and exploring a rich and fascinating culture, then the Beginner's Chinese Language Course is an excellent place to start. With this course, you'll gain a solid foundation in the basics of the Chinese language, including pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary.Whether you're planning to travel to China for business or pleasure, or simply want to expand your horizons and challenge yourself, learning Chinese...