Can you recommend any study books

GenkiZurich

10 August 2015 11:23:23

GenkiZurich

10 August 2015 11:23:23

Hi BixOh,

I'm planning to studay Japanese myself.
Can you recommend any study books?

Thanks for your help and many regards from Zurich Switzerland,
Alex

Stéphanie

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Member since 13 July 2015

Port-Louis

Stéphanie

11 August 2015 07:44:06

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Stéphanie

11 August 2015 07:44:06

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Port-Louis

Hi Alex,

Welcome on board

Please note that i have created a new thread for you on Japan forum to boost your hunt

Thank you

Stéphanie

GenkiZurich

17 August 2015 12:54:25

GenkiZurich

17 August 2015 12:54:25

Hello Alex,

I used Japanese for Everyone to learn Japanese. What I liked about it was, that it forces you to read in the Kana. A lot of beginner books, use romaji to teach Japanese. I think that's a bad idea. This book doesn't teach you the Kana. You need to learn them somewhere else. I don't recall which books I used.

For Kanji I used Basic Kanji volumes 1 & 2. They'll take you through the first 500 kanji. I thought they were excellent books.

Good luck.

AlsSydney

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Member since 25 January 2016

AlsSydney

26 January 2016 15:39:09

AlsSydney

26 January 2016 15:39:09

Hi Alex,
It depends on your purpose. Do you need to learn Japanese as a traveler, or do you plan to live there, etc? For the former, a romanised Japanese will do and I will recommend Japanese for Busy People, which still provides a good guide on the grammar. Most other textbooks focus heavily on the grammar and reading comprehension in hiragana, katakana, and kanji.

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