日本語学校に集まるマジメな外国人生徒たち。そんな彼らの、外国人ならではの日本語の使い方やギモンの数々は、私たち日本人も知らなかった日本語の一面を教えてくれる。日本語のヒミツを知ることができる1冊。 Absolutely hilarious and educational book. Best seller in Japan. The Japanese the Japanese Dont Know is a collection of stories about a teacher of Japanese in Japan and her students, what sort of questions they ask, what sort of mistakes they make, etc. Theres also a lot of interesting background on the Japanese language, like where certain words came from and such. For example, masudesu is now standard Japanese, but it used to be geishaspeak. Men came to the capital, heard geisha speaking that way, and took it home and spread it, thinking it was the way everyone in the capital spoke. There was also a lot about keigo (formal speaking), and how even Japanese people get it wrong a lot. Highly recommended for intermediateadvanced Japanese students. All kanji with furigana reading.