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Hey Lydia. Welcome to TF :). Good luck with learning Japanese.
Learning something over a period of time is better for your long term memory I’d imagine, rather than cramming in alot of information in a short space of time.
Hello to you also Riechan. Welcome to TF. Good luck with learning Japanese :)
Hey Joanne. Welcome to TF :). I think it’s wonderful you’ve been to Japan and helped people out after the terrible disaster last year. That must be a huge motivation for you to learn the language. I wish you all the best with learning Japanese. If you need any help, don’t hesitate to ask questions here on the forum :)
I’d only order from the Book Depository if Amazon UK hasn’t got a book in stock. Book Depository don’t have a contact number, so contacting them is only done by email which can take upto 24 hours to receive a reply. Delivery is slow too. I ordered a book on a Monday morning once and it arrived Friday. For a company that’s in the UK I think that is extremely slow compared to Amazon that deliver next day or two days max for an item that’s in stock. They send their items by second class post. I’d only order from them as a last resort.
@ iso
That book is cheaper on Amazon and you’ll still get it quicker if you don’t want to pay p+p and choose super saver delivery. There’s only three left in stock as of me writing this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Common-Japanese-Collocations-Learners-Frequent/dp/4770031238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334840663&sr=8-1Also, you should compare reviews between A Dictionary of Japanese Particles and All About Particles.
@ Elenkis
Yeah, they replaced some of the grammar to make it more modern and included the audio cds (they’re actually mp3 cds now) with the main books so you don’t have to buy that separately anymore.Would welcome TextFugu if it were available on both smartphones and tablets in the future.
@ Elenkis
Have you used the new version of Genki or the old one?@ mister
That’s great news. I’d place an order now just in case it goes out of stock again.@ Elenkis
Thanks, I had a look at the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar series and they have got great reviews. They’re also quite expensive unfortunately. What the Textbooks Don’t Tell You’ by Jay Rubin as you say isn’t really for beginners but better suited to an intermediate or advanced student of Japanese.Anyone have any experience with Genki?
Hey Ilham. Welcome to TF :). Good luck with learning Japanese.
@ Dariath
Haven’t come across a Chinese equivalent of TextFugu yet. Will let you know if I do.@ mister
I bought JSPFEC just over a year ago for £10.75 on Amazon UK. Back then the book had no stock and price issues. I spent almost £130 on all my books. Elementary Japanese and the teacher guide alone, cost just over £50.@ kyle
That’s not a bad technique to block out the romaji. Might just try that with Japanese Demystified.@ missing
Not saying that any book with romaji should be avoided like the plague but I can see how it could potentially distract someone from concentrating on kana and kanji. The books I were refering to about being littered with romaji were Japanese Demystified and Japanese From Zero 1. I’d say the real downside to most my books is lack of Audio. I’ll find some use out of them all though.@ everyone
After doing a quick Google search, it seems the publisher of the book Kodansha International shut down in April last year. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20110304a1.htmlThis would explain why JSPFEC and some other Kodansha books are now out of print and being sold for inflated prices. I hope in the future these books will be republished again as it would be a shame if they let their line of books just die out.
I’d recommend to keep looking in local book stores, used book stores, libraries, or at sites like Index provided, etc, just on the off chance JSPFEC is available at a decent price.
@ missing
Lol, yeah thank god I discovered TextFugu or I probably might have got burned out trying to use one of those books. I honestly had no idea which books were good back when I bought them all and I was just relying on Amazon reviews for all of them. That will teach me to spend money without doing research first. I’ve had a quick look through some of the books and a few are littered with romaji.I will start using Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication based on your recommendation. A Dictionary of Japanese Particles has got good reviews so I will also look through that.
Are there any other books you’d recommend using to supplement TextFugu?
@ Gigatron
It seems Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication has gone out of print as you can’t buy it new anymore and people are selling it for inflated prices on Amazon marketplace.@ Mister
That’s a shame you’ve had a couple of bad experiences that has put you off wanting to learn Korean. I’d say Korean and Chinese are still worth learning after you’ve finished learning Japanese. If you do change your mind in the future do take a look at learn hangul :)@ missing
Yes, I believe Tae Kim is Korean. I hope someone makes a Mandarin or Cantonese site too in the style of TextFugu.@ Kas
You’re welcome. Spread the word :)TextFugu is definitely the best method for self studying students. Before I discovered TextFugu, I went on a rampage on Amazon UK and bought loads of books. I’ve barely looked at them since joining TextFugu but might properly use them one day in the future. If anyone’s interested, here’s a pic of all the Japanese books I own.
Hey Tom. Welcome to TF :) . Good luck with learning Japanese. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask here on the forums.
