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Hang with Japanglish: Understanding Wasei-eigo and Other Japanese-made English
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JapaneseMiscellaneous LanguagesJapan
Publisher: Lauren''s Language Lessons
Published: Aug 25 2025
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Japanglish is Japan's own special form of words derived from English! It includes wasei-eigo or Japanese-made English as well as some gairaigo or foreign words that are mistakenly thought to be English.
In Japan, business partners will be quick to share their mail ad and make an appo at the buil. A friend may invite you to a live or a nighter that's going to be really high tension. Someone might tell you they love to eat egg sand and ice at the beach, and you may come across home doctors who prefer to give shots in a patient's hip.
You'll learn 4 main types of Japanglish in this book:
- English words like cunning and mansion that have totally different meanings in Japan
- Consent コンセント means electrical outlet in Japan
- Unique words like food fighter, prin clu, and baby car that don't exist in standard English
- Jet coaster ジェットコースター means roller coaster in Japan
- Words like barikan, pierrot, gerende that are widely thought to be English but actually originate from other languages
- Arbeito アルバイト comes from German and means part-time job in Japan
- Abbreviations like OL, NG, SNS that only exist in Japan
- BGM ビージーエム means background music in Japan
In Hang with Japanglish, Lauren Green Imai (teacher of English as a Second Language for Adults and owner of Lauren's Language Lessons) with the help of native Japanese speaker, Tamaki Tiballi (teacher of Japanese as a Second Language for adults), guides the reader through the meanings of more than 500 essential Japanglish words, phrases, and helpful culture tips!
Each term is written in English, katakana, and romaji!
Each chapter comes with an audio link to make sure you can hear authentic pronunciation of key terms!
This book is a must-have if you:
- Teach in Japan
- Plan to travel to, live in, or work in Japan
- Regularly do business with Japanese companies
- Work closely with Japan expat or immigrant communities
- Love Japanese culture, J-pop, manga, anime, etc.
- Have an interest in learning about Japanese language and culture
- Have friends, family members, or loved ones from Japan
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