Palaeography Books

 Put simply, practice is the most effective method of mastering written Japanese. The large, open format of Writing Japanese Hiragana invites the student to pick up a pencil and get started! Two phonetic syllabaries,...

The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji is a unique study guide that provides a comprehensive introduction to all the kanji characters on the Japanese Ministry of Education's official Joyo (General Use) list.Revised and expanded, this...

Everything you need to learn 200 everyday Japanese kanji characters is here in this boxed kit! Flash cards are an essential tool in memorizing words when you are learning a new language. In Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Kit, Volume 2,...

Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!Japanese Folktales for Language Learners introduces 22 traditional tales in parallel Japanese and English versions, presented on facing pages. Whether you're a student of Japanese...

A great story can lead a reader down a rabbit hole of discovery-especially if it's presented in two languages! Beautifully illustrated in a traditional style, Japanese Stories for Language Learners offers five compelling stories with Japanese and English...

Everything you need to learn the 200 basic Japanese kanji characters is here in this boxed kit! Flash cards are an essential tool in memorizing words when you are learning a new language. In Japanese Kanji Flash Cards Kit, Volume 1, you'll get all the...

This is the ideal workbook for anyone who wants to learn to write the Korean Hangul script!It contains a basic introduction to the alphabet and all the sounds of the language, showing you how to write the letters and every possible syllable combination...

Forget the old rote memorization method and learn Chinese the fun and easy way!Chinese is the oldest continuously-used writing system in the world, and also one of the most complicated. Written Chinese Made Easy presents the 1,000 most common characters...

A great story can lead a reader on a cultural and linguistic journey - especially if it's in two languages!Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners introduces 40 traditional Vietnamese folktales with bilingual Vietnamese and English versions...

For beginning learners of Vietnamese, here's everything needed to learn the language effectively!Speak, read and write Vietnamese as it's actually used in real-life contexts in Vietnam today. This book has everything you need to learn...

Learn about Korean culture while improving your language skills!Korean Folktales for Language Learners presents 36 traditional folktales in parallel Korean and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to...

Dive into language learning with this comprehensive introduction to Vietnamese!This book teaches you to speak, read and write Vietnamese quickly through practical everyday conversations and concise notes on everything from pronunciation and tones to...

Perfect for self-studiers or traditional students, this Farsi language book takes a user-friendly approach.Farsi for Beginners is a complete language course by experienced teacher Dr. Saeid Atoofi, which will help you to speak the language and...

Learn Thai language basics quickly with this essential book!Reading & Writing Thai is the perfect way to kick off your language learning journey. It teaches you to pronounce, read, and write all the complicated Thai sounds, including consonants,...

The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese! Reading & Writing Vietnamese offers an easy way to learn how to speak, read and write in Vietnamese. Often a difficult language to learn, this book is specially designed for...

Learn to speak, read, and write Korean with this complete language guide for beginners!Learning Korean teaches you the basics of the Korean language, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary, and enables you to begin communicating...

This invaluable guide introduces all the basics of the language, as well as vocabulary and tips for typical daily conversation. All dialogues are highly practical, authentic and illustrated with manga for easy memorisation. A complete language...

This diverse anthology of traditional tales from across the Indonesian archipelago includes short stories, origin myths, historical legends, poetry, diary entries, news reports and dialogues. Each of the 20 stories is presented in parallel English and...

The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here! This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English...

A complete beginning language course for Modern Standard Arabic!This is an ideal introductory textbook-quickly teaching you everything you need to get started learning this beautiful and popular language. Spoken by over 400 million people, Arabic is the...

Easy Indonesian is a practical resource that brings the Indonesian language to learners and travellers everywhere. This invaluable guide introduces all the basics of the Indonesian language, as well as vocabulary and tips for typical daily conversation...

A handy resource for travel, classroom learning and international business!The Tuttle Pocket Korean Dictionary is the most up-to-date pocket Korean dictionary available, covering most up-to-date terms and expressions used daily in the Korean language...

Learn Korean quickly and easily with the help of real-life conversations by native speakers, everyday Korean vocabulary and expressions, easy-to-understand grammar explanations, notes on social etiquette for those traveling to Korea and so much...

Tuttle Pocket Thai Dictionary is the most up-to-date Thai pocket dictionary available. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Thai words and expressions, including the latest Internet and social media vocabulary. This dictionary is...

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thai-whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most common and useful Thai words and phrases. Each word is given in Thai script-with a Romanised version to help you...

Contemporary Japanese is a textbook series for beginning students of Japanese at the college or high school level. It is intended for classroom use as well as self-study. Each lesson in the books is very short - meant to be covered in just an...

Continuing Mandarin Chinese is a new intermediate-level course in Mandarin Chinese by one of the most experienced language teachers in the field. The 24 lessons in this book are carefully designed to provide 3 hours per week of class instruction over one...

This workbook is designed for use with the Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook and offers a wealth of carefully-designed practice activities to help you solidify every aspect of your Chinese skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It...

The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week of class instruction over one academic year. Students will need another 23 hours of outside practice and review for every hour of class time, using the materials in the accompanying...

Welcome to the world's most efficient method of learning Mandarin Chinese, whether you are striving to learn Chinese on your own or studying in a classroom setting.Part of the widely-used and highly acclaimed Kubler series, The Basic Chinese and...

No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice! Here is a wealth of practical activities and drills-plus over 16 hours of audio recordings-to help you improve your spoken Mandarin quickly and efficiently. This book...

Welcome to the new method of learning Chinese with the widely-acclaimed Cornelius C. Kubler series! Intermediate Spoken Chinese allows you to experience real-life situations in different Mandarin-speaking locales, each one representing an actual...

Salamaat! Learning Arabic with Ease is a new language learning book designed to open your world to the beautiful Arabic language. "Salamaat!" means "Greetings, I hope you are well!" and is usually the first word used...

The major struggle facing all beginning Chinese language students is to learn to recognise, read and write hundreds of Chinese characters. These two books adopt a structural approach that helps students overcome this initial difficulty and quickly master...

Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken language. The revised edition contains new dialogues, cultural notes, IT, smartphone and social media...

The Second 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach that helps students to learn, recognize and write the second 100 most common Chinese characters. Intended for beginning Chinese students, the characters listed have been...

Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder is a study aid that lets you look up Chinese characters quickly and intuitively from their appearance alone, without knowing their pronunciation, radical or stroke count. This reference book has been designed for...

Kanji (Japanese characters) are a fascinating, but frustrating part of the Japanese language. In particular looking up kanji in a traditional dictionary can be a nightmare as there is no 'alphabetical order'. With Kanji Fast Finder you can find a kanji...

This is a book about the structure, history and evolution of the Japanese language. The Japanese Language is a classic study of one of the world's most widely used but least understood languages. Emphasizing the richness and complexity of Japanese as...

The Tuttle Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Chinese-English/English Chinese dictionary available today. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Chinese words and expressions including IT and social media terms.This...

The Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary is a completely new reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning or using Chinese as a foreign language. It contains more than 48,000 words and expressions, including all the words...

Everything you need to learn 1,000 basic Vietnamese words and phrases quickly and easily is in this box!200 hole-punched flash cards feature the most commonly-used words and related phrases A free CD-ROM with native-speaker audio recordings of over...

Vietnamese in a Flash: Volume I is an excellent new Vietnamese language learning resource for beginning students. With a full range of features to help beginners and intermediate learners, these Vietnamese flash cards are an excellent learning tool for...

Korean in a Flash Volume 2 continues the learning-tool advantage for people interested in learning Korean quickly and easily. Flash cards are a great way to practice your ability to read Korean, write Korean and remember Korean. This...

This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills!No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a...

This is the complete beginning-level course for spoken Mandarin Chinese designed to have you speaking quickly and accurately! The Basic Mandarin Chinese series offers a complete introductory Chinese language course specifically...

Arabic in a Flash: Volume 1 is an excellent Arabic language learning resource for beginning intermediate students of Arabic. These user friendly Arabic flash cards continue to develop the language skills of beginning Arabic students and others interested...

This Japanese language workbook was created as a supplementary material for Contemporary Japanese: An Introductory Textbook for College Students. A workbook which is best used for reviewing and reinforcing the concepts and learning materials introduced...