Survival Korean Phrasebook & Dictionary: How to Communicate without Fuss or Fear Instantly! (Korean Phrasebook & Dictionary) (Survival Phrasebooks Second Edition)
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A handy Korean phrasebook and guide to the Korean language, Survival Korean contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around Korea.
This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Korean in any setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Korean or traveling to Korea, it also contains a beginner guide to the Korean language, allowing for a deeper understanding of Korean than a typical Korean phrasebook or Korean dictionary.
The book is broken into four primary sections: Common Korean Expressions and Key Words, Essential Korean Communication Tools, Korean Travel Vocabulary and Useful Korean Expressions, and Korean Pronunciation Guides for Key Korean Names and Signs. All Korean words and phrases are written in Romanized form as well phonetically, making pronouncing Korean a breeze. For example, the word for "Hello," Yoboseyo is also written as Yoe-boh-say-yoh. Authentic Korean script (Hangul) is also included so that in the case of difficulties the book can be shown to a native Korean-speaker.
Key features of Survival Korean include:
Hundreds of useful Korean words and expressions
Up-to-date internet, mobile, and social media terms
An English-Korean index with more than 1,000 additional words and their pronunciation for quick reference
Romanized forms, phonetic spellings, and Korean script (Hangul) for all words and phrases
A concise background and history of the Korean language
An introduction to the Korean Alphabet
A pronunciation guide for Korean syllables
A guide to Korean grammar with Manga illustrations CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
About the Author
Boye Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management). His 70-plus books include Instant Korean, Instant Chinese, Survival Chinese, Survival Japanese, Asian Face Reading, Kata and Korean Business Etiquette.
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- Contributor: Boye Lafayette De Mente
- Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
- ISBN13: 9780804845618
- Number of Pages: 192
- Packaged Dimensions: 102x152mm
- Packaged Weight: 142
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Release Date: 2016-04-26
- Series: Survival Phrasebooks
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Boye Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management). His 70-plus books include Instant Korean, Instant Chinese, Survival Chinese, Survival Japanese, Asian Face Reading, Kata and Korean Business Etiquette.
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