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15-Minute Japanese: Learn in Just 12 Weeks
Teach yourself Japanese in just 12 weeks with this fun, user-friendly, and uniquely visual language course.
DK’s 15-Minute Japanese is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Japanese fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping.
Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-color images, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new Japanese vocabulary. There is no writing or homework – you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice.
The course includes a free audio app that enables you to hear Japanese words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book’s easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practice Japanese conversation in real-life situations. Whether you’re a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there’s no easier way to learn Japanese than with 15-Minute Japanese .
DK’s 15-Minute Japanese is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Japanese fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping.
Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-color images, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new Japanese vocabulary. There is no writing or homework – you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice.
The course includes a free audio app that enables you to hear Japanese words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book’s easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practice Japanese conversation in real-life situations. Whether you’re a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there’s no easier way to learn Japanese than with 15-Minute Japanese .
160 pages, Paperback
Published January 30, 2024
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D.K. Publishing
9,022 books2,114 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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October 24, 2025
This is a book that is associated with an app and the aim of the lessons is to be able to hear and speak Japanese.
I thought that this combination was excellent,
but I really struggled with language acquisition in Japanese.
I had trouble hearing differences, and distinguishing words.
I thought that this combination was excellent,
but I really struggled with language acquisition in Japanese.
I had trouble hearing differences, and distinguishing words.
Displaying 1 of 1 review