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1.0 out of 5 stars
No wonder it's so cheap, Jun 21 2008
By Aravyndra - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Just Enough Japanese (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is FULL of errors and pronounciation mistakes.
They have Arigatou phonetically spelled - Arry-gattaw.
In Japanese, A is always Ah, O is always Oh, U is OO (except when silent), E is always Eh, I is EE (except when silent). and there is no set 'R' sound in japanese, so it sounds like a cross between an English L or English D.
So Arigatou should be - Ah-lee-gah-toe
They have Sou desu ne phonetically spelled Saw-dess-nair. (Where's the R in ne?)
It should be So Dess Neh.
This is the WORST book to get if you are traveling to Japan. AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID. It's not even worth $5!!