New Phrasebook Featuring Both Taiwanese and Taiwanese Mandarin to Be Released on May 18th

Various languages are spoken in Taiwan, with the official language being "Taiwanese Mandarin." This book features both the official "Taiwanese Mandarin" and the locally spoken "Taiwanese" language side-by-side. From Chapter 1 to 22, it contains approximately 2,900 phrases for various situations in daily life, travel, social interaction, study abroad, and work, categorized by scene and situation. Each phrase includes Pinyin and Katakana furigana, making it accessible for beginners. It also comes with an audio service where native speakers have recorded each phrase from chapters 1-22 and the vocabulary in the appendix in the order of "Japanese -> Taiwanese -> Taiwanese Mandarin." The total recording time is about 3 hours and 50 minutes, making it a comprehensive volume. ■Table of Contents 1. Greetings 2. Socializing 3. Expressing Emotions 4. Topics about People 5. Various Topics 6. Sightseeing & Entertainment 7. Going Somewhere 8. Eating & Drinking 9. Shopping 10. Emergencies 11. School 12. Company & Factory 13. Housing 14. Inside the House 15. In the City 16. Beauty & Health 17. When You Get Sick 18. Love & Marriage 19. Movies, Dramas, Music 20. Phone & Computer 21. Communication 22. Life & Society, Appendix ■Author Bio: Cho I-hwa Completed her master's degree at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After short-term language studies at Yonsei University's Korean Language Institute in Korea, EWU in the US, and in Spain, she is currently a Chinese and Taiwanese interpreter. Besides her interpreting work, she is involved in various translation and interpreting tasks for movies, music, broadcasting, and manga. She wrote the "Yi-hwa-laoshi's Mandarin Course" column in the Taiwanese information magazine "Naruhodo The Taiwan" (Taiwan Bunzhai) from 2010 to 2018. ■Supervisor Bio: Chen Fong-huei Secretary-General of the Li Chiang-Che Taiwanese Language and Culture Foundation. Member of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan General Assembly's Committee for the Promotion of Indigenous Mother Tongues. Director of the Taiwanese Romanization Association. She has served as Secretary-General of the Society for Taiwanese Mother Tongue Education and is also active as a Taiwanese language coach for films and television. ■Book Information - Title: "New Edition: Taiwanese Phrasebook" - Author: Cho I-hwa - ISBN: 9784756924681 - Pages: 424 - Price: 3200 yen - Format: B6 variant - Amazon Link: https://amzn.asia/d/02rs5n82 ■Company Information: Asuka Publishing Co., Ltd. 2-11-5 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0005 https://www.asuka-g.co.jp/