[Long-awaited for K-POP & Korean drama fans] Understand your favorite idols’ lines and lyrics♪ Easy to understand even for beginners, even with downloadable audio. “Korean Language Master Book” is available on September 29th!
Kawade Shobo Shinsha Press release: September 29, 2025 To Members of the Press [Long-awaited by K-POP and Korean drama fans] Listen to your favorite idols’ lines and lyrics♪ Includes downloadable audio that’s easy to understand even for first-time viewers. “Read in romaji, so you can understand! Understand! “Korean Master Book” will be released on September 29th! The pronunciation is easy to understand because it’s written in romaji instead of katakana! It includes 111 phrases you can use right away when sightseeing or shopping. With writing practice and practice questions, you can effortlessly master reading, writing, and listening!
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12754/1046/12754-1046-ad2a2176243519c35306248d99d3d50b-1135×809.jpg There are many reasons why people start learning Korean: watching Korean dramas, getting hooked on K-pop, becoming interested in Korean fashion and cosmetics… However, once you start studying, one hurdle that everyone inevitably faces is mastering Hangul, the Korean alphabet. On the other hand, Korean has many words that are pronounced similarly to Japanese words, such as “약속 (yaksok)” (promise) and “가족 (kajok)” (family). Both Korean and Japanese originated in the Chinese character culture. Despite differences in spelling, the words themselves use the same Chinese characters, and the sounds of those characters are pronounced in Korean and Japanese ways, resulting in many words that sound very similar or almost identical. Like the English alphabet, Hangul is a phonetic alphabet that represents sounds and has no meaning itself. Therefore, once you learn how to read it, you can read signs, menus, and other characters around town. This book was designed to help you memorize the sounds of Hangul using the Roman alphabet, which is familiar to Japanese people. Korean has more consonants and vowels than Japanese, and some characters have similar shapes, so it may be confusing at first. However, by memorizing the sounds, you’ll soon be able to easily understand the characters and information.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12754/1046/12754-1046-627681b73eb65f63152e5d92a5cc89b3-1133×809.jpg This book is a Korean masterbook that explains the structure and pronunciation of Korean in an easy-to-understand manner, even for beginners, and enables you to master everyday conversation. “Read in Romanization, So You Can Understand! Understand!” brings you closer to Korean culture, which continues to evolve, from music to fashion. Please look forward to the release of “Korean Master Book”! ■ “It’s easy to understand because it’s read in romaji! Table of Contents for “Korean Language Master Book” Introduction Why Hangul in Roman Alphabet? Notation in this book Reverse Cut Table How to use this book and listen to the audio Chapter 1: Basic Vowels Exercise 1/C O L UMN 1: Pronunciation of ㅓ ㅗ Chapter 2: Plain Sounds Exercise 2 / C O L UMN 2: Pronunciation of ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅈ Chapter 3: Aspirated Consonants Exercise 3 / C O L UMN 3: Pronunciation of Aspirated Consonants Chapter 4: Tense Consonants Exercise 4/C O L UMN 4: Pronunciation of Tense Consonants Chapter 5: Compound Vowels Exercise 5 / C O L UMN 5: Characteristics of Compound Vowel Pronunciation Chapter 6: Patchims and Pronunciation Changes Exercises 6 and 7 / C O L UMN 6: A Little Trick Chapter 7: Let’s Say It in Korean – Translating Hangul to Roman Alphabet – Numbers / Dates / Times and Days of the Week / Pronouns and Particles / Family / Public Facilities / Place Names / Vehicles / Question Marks Exercise 8 / C O L UMN 7: Concatenation Chapter 8: Handy to Remember! 111 Useful Expressions Greetings / Thanking and Apologies / Asking About Things / At a Restaurant / At an Izakaya / Shopping / Taking a Taxis or Bus / At a Tourist Spot / At a Beauty Salon / At the Hospital / When in Trouble General Questions Answers to practice questions and comprehensive questions ■Author: Norihiro Ichiyoshi Ichiyoshi Born in Tokyo in 1973. Graduated from Meiji Gakuin University. Moved to Korea in 2000 to teach Japanese. Graduated from the Korean Language Institute at Yonsei University. After returning to Japan, he headed the Korea-Japan Exchange Center. While teaching Korean language classes, he is also involved in various activities related to Japan and Korea. http://www.gauche.co.jp ■New publication information
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12754/1046/12754-1046-6cce0e21eccfa57b9d6bd89c0ebf2cf8-425×603.jpg Title: Easy to understand because it’s read in romaji! Korean Language Master Book Author: Norihiro Ichiyoshi, editor: Gauche Specifications: 46 variants / paperback / 160 pages Release date (planned): September 29, 2025 Price including tax: ¥1,650 (¥1,500 excluding tax) ISBN: 978-4-309-29541-1 Binding: Phrase URL:
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