- here is a quick guide to Japanese: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/japanese/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/japanese/</a> - Essential phrases in 40 languages: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/</a> - Japanese Phrases: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/japanese.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/japanese.shtml</a> - Not from the BBC, but here is a site that teaches Chinese.