［About the Products] ーExplore 80 languages and cultures through shorthand- Shorthand is a technique to quickly transcribe spoken language using simple symbols such as lines and dots. The author of this book has painstakingly developed a unique shorthand method based mainly on the alphabet through self-study. This is the only textbook in Japan that explains the author's multi-language shorthand method in an easy-to-understand manner, including example sentences for each language. It covers shorthand techniques for a diverse set of 80 languages, including familiar ones like French and Italian in greater detail, as well as Kurdish, Tibetan, Macedonian, Basque, and more. Please use it in conjunction with its sister book, ""Easy Shorthand for 60 Languages"". ［Table of Contents］ Simple shorthand for 14 languages... Germany France Spain Italy Brazil Romania Russia Bulgaria Poland Czech Hungary Finland Türkiye Sweden Persia Arabic Hangul China Netherlands Hungary Greek Contemporary Denmark Norway Ukraine Serbia, Croatia Modern Hebrew Lithuania Latvia Estonia Indonesia Murray Filipino Vietnam Hindi Bengali Thailand Laos Burma Cambodia Mongolia Nepal Urdu Esperanto English Simple shorthand  languages English Simple shorthand languages Egypt Arabia Latin Uzbek Uyghur Punjabi (Pakistan) Punjabi (India) Sinhala Tamil Taiwanese Shanghainese Cantonese Georgia Swahili Amhara Iceland Ireland English Simple shorthand  languages English Germany France Ainu Classical Greek Classical Hebrew Modern Greece Basque Catalunya Roma Telugu Marathi Azerbaijan Kazakh Slovenia. Hausa Yoruba Spain Italy Russia Kurdish Brazil Tibet Albania Armenia Yiddish Slovakia Macedonia Belarus Author biography [Comments from the person in charge] While the primary goal of learning a foreign language is to communicate with people from that country, it is also about understanding their culture and philosophy. Although this is a book on shorthand, I would be delighted if it sparks your interest in the languages of various countries through the medium of shorthand. ［Author Biography］ Yukitoshi Sato Born January 6, 1948 in Tokushima Prefecture