Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I Dai 2-Han Honsatsu Kanji-Kana (Book & CD)

It was recommended to me by my tutor and it’s quite terrifying being all in Japanese but I’m looking forward to using it in my studies , so very appropriate and fits the purpose for my studies. A good txt book.The print is very small which does make it difficult to read though.

Advising everyone looking to buy this book: it's 99.9% in Japanese.I recommend it, no doubt, to assist a class with a Japanese teacher who can tell you what everything means, because it is a very good study material. Having some basics already when I got to this manual, I had no problems with it so far. However, for all those who don't, get to learn the basic japanese alphabets beforehand - this book has them at the beginning, but not the translation of the sounds in rōmaji (latin letters) nor the sound of each character.To avoid what I just described, you can also get the Translation & Grammatical Notes English ver. as a complement: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/4883196046/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_6

Excellent for learning. It promotes the sentence and grammar structures in the practice sections very well and makes you repeat them in different tenses as you work through the book. It is essential if you're starting to learn Japanese from this book that you are able to read hiragana and katakana and have the Minna no Nihongo English translation notes book also in case you need clarification on something. All in all a brilliant book to learn from.

A good book for learning Japanese that I ordered as part of a Japanese GCSE course.

I use this book with my Japanese teacher. I got it before I started with her and was a bit lost as it is ALL in Japanese. But once I got over that initial shock, I found the book much more useful than duolingo. It goes into the grammar and more importantly into the connectors and which connector to use with what. My Japanese has improved so much already and we do one chapter a week together. Make sure you have a CD player or you find the soundcloud link for the audio tasks, as they really help with the listening abilities.

Buy the two books together - really good, has improved my Japanese language skills.

This is the text book. After reading it, you might be able to read the cover. Maybe.

Sent in a perfect condition. It serves me very well.

Definitely get this if you are self studying. Its very useful

Une référence dans l’apprentissage du japonais, que je me devais d’essayer, et je ne suis pas déçu !1er point positif, et non des moindres : tout est écrit en japonais ! Aucun « rōmaji » n’est présent, même pas dans le sommaire ! C’est, à mon sens, la seule manière de réellement s’immerger dans la langue ! Cela demande néanmoins d’apprendre les kana (syllabaires japonais) avant d’entamer le livre...2ème point positif : il est très complet, avec pas moins de 25 leçons dont la progression est logique, et même s’il ne s’agit que du tome 1 du niveau débutant (2 tomes en tout sur ce niveau), comptez au moins une centaine d’heure ou plus pour réellement maîtriser le contenu !3ème point positif : le vocabulaire est utile, et tous les exercices sont basés sur des situations courantes (au Japon du moins). Et mention spéciale aux audios de grande qualité !Cependant, il faut bien penser que comme le livre est intégralement en japonais, il est indispensable (du moins pour les autodidactes) d’acheter le livre de « traductions et notes grammaticales » en français, ce qui double le prix du bouquin ! Mais ça vaut vraiment le coup !Par ailleurs, je conseille fortement d’acquérir les livres d’exercices de la même série, qui sont d’ailleurs faits pour être travaillés en parallèle avec ce manuel, pour vraiment multiplier les exercices et acquérir d’autant plus les notions grammaticales et le vocabulaire ! Mais encore une fois, cela représente un coût...Pour ceux qui comme moi n’ont pas de lecteur CD, les audios peuvent être téléchargés sur le site de l’éditeur, qui est dispo en anglais et japonais !

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Love the straight forward learning approach this book has to offer, along with the immersion and repetitive exercises, as this is the best way for me to learn and comprehend. The whole workbook is in Japanese, down to the instructions, so the accompanying Translation & Grammar notes Book is vital is you are introductory or beginner level….but I’d only recommend this book if you’re already familiar and have memorized the first 2 kana, as this book doesn’t teach you, or hold your hand in that regard. A CD also comes with the workbook which is nice, but I don’t have a CD player, so I can’t use it but you’re able to download the accompanying mp3 files on the publishers website for free, which is very helpful. I can see why this book is so popular.

Ótimo livro de estudos.. recomendo muito!!