Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Japanese Language Cheatsheet for Travelers

If you're traveling to Japan and don't know any Japanese, this cheatsheet should help!
I'm here to sharing this simple cheatsheet to all of you.

















 This Cheatsheet can helping travelers with some really last minute language study before heads out. The goal isn’t to teach any grammar, vocabulary, or anything like that, the goal is to make sure you able to get by as simply as possible.




























here is the download link of the image it up above:
http://drop.io/jtravelcheatsheet/

  • This document was created for people with little to no Japanese language ability or experience. So, if you know a lot of Japanese then you should probably take a look at some other cheat sheet. It’s good if you’re traveling to Japan, don’t know any Japanese, and want to have the bare minimum to get by.


  • I’ve included the “Japanese” version of most everything on there. This isn’t for the user of the sheet, it’s more for people who just can’t pronounce anything so that way they can just point to different things and native Japanese speakers will be able to read it.

  • The “fill in the blank” section will probably require a dictionary (I’d recommend getting one on your phone if you can). I’ve included possible vocab words that you can put in the blanks right on the cheat sheet, but that won’t cover every possible situation. With a dictionary you’ll have a lot more flexibility.

  • The Japanese language pronunciation guide might be a little confusing, but I couldn’t think of a better way to describe it. Most Japanese “letters” consist of both a consonant and a vowel (or just a vowel), and the sound of the vowel is pretty much always the same no matter what consonant is attached to it. Just do your best and point to things on the sheet all confused-kine if you have to. If you want to go more in depth on the pronunciation try learning some hiragana.

  • Of course, I’d recommend you actually go learn some Japanese rather than relying on this cheatsheet if you are planning on going to Japan. It’ll make your life a lot easier, and a one-pager won’t get you very far. It’s one page, and covers only the bare minimum!

         Hope this cheatsheet is useful to you. =)

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