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Title: Japanese in 10 Minutes a Day® by Kristine K. Kershul, Shaun Doig, Yukari Doig ISBN: 0-944502-36-9 Publisher: Bilingual Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the best first step ...
Comment: Wanting to learn japanese I gathered up about ten books, programs and tape studies. After breezing through each I discovered this book was the best first step. Japanese is a very different language from the European languages, so it takes a lot of effort to really come to grips with the sentance structure (which is nearly backwards from English) and pronounciations (more vowels then English). By knuckling down and trying about 30 minutes a day of hardcore memorization i was able to power through a good deal of the book and gather a decent beginner vocab. Fun enough, the title is 'Japanese in 10 minutes a day' but it doesn't apply to anything in the book...there are no 10 minute regiments. You will just have to work through at your pace. The dialogue and vocab is laid out very well so you start with words that can identify things, and things to identify (colors, objects, destinations, food, buildings, etc). Then it branches out into verbs and adjectives. It has a very simple layout that makes the language as easy as possible for beginners. When done you should have about 1000 words under your command and a basic, usable understanding of Japanese sentace structure.
The heavier technique of Japanese Language doesn't come through the book- verb conjugation and explainations of the particle words that are so tricky. But this book ramps you up to begin studies in other books and programs that aren't as well laid out, or simple to follow.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Book
Comment: I have now completed four books in this series and in this one Japanese book, have learned more than I have learned in several computer programs. These books are great, they start out with very simple words such as "Where" or "Who". Then by the end of the book the reader should have the ability to translate complicated sentences. Going through the whole book took me about a month and a half, and I was able to travel to Japan, get to my hotel, book a reservation, eat out at a restaurant, ask for directions, utilize the subway and train system, and much more. I was thouroughly impressed by this book. Unlike most learning material I purchased, this book doesn't make you memorize necessary sentences, but teaches you basic words, and grammar, so you can build sentences. I was even suprised how they mixed in some culture which makes each book unique. I recommend this book to absolutely anyone, erspecially those with no previous Japanese experience.
Rating: 4
Summary: The best beginning
Comment: This is probably the best beginning. You don't really want to dive into the deep end (sentence structure, verb conjugation, difference forms, etc.) when you can barely swim. You want to learn some words and some adjectives and some very simple sentences to get you by when you visit. Japanese people don't expect thier language to be perfect out of your mouth, so beginning with this simple and easy book should not be a fear!
I bought this book, and I give it a four star because it's not the type of book that you can easily be committed to. The self-assigned study was a bit hard for me to commit myself to, but once I got the hang of reading it everyday, I was able to name everything in my house and recognize situations when I went to the store. If you are just deciding to learn Japanese, this is the best way to start.
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Title: Speak Japanese Today: A Self-Study Program for Learning Everyday Japanese by Taeko Kamiya ISBN: 0804815631 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: February, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Japanese for Dummies AUDIO+CD by Eriko Sato ISBN: 0764554298 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Jimi's Book of Japanese: A Motivating Method to Learn Japanese (Hiragana) by Peter X. Takahashi, Yumie Toka ISBN: 0972324704 Publisher: PB&J Omnimedia Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Japanese: A Language Map by Kristine K. Kershul ISBN: 094450213X Publisher: Bilingual Books Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary by Seigo Nakao ISBN: 0679780017 Publisher: Random House Reference & Pub. Date: 07 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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