GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき[第3版]

Received it in a very good condition. Arrived earlier than expected.

Just like other book for genki 1 came within 5 days. I didn't see any damage on it.

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You'll probably need to have already studied Japanese a little, at least to the point of having grasped basics plus being able to read Hiragana and Katakana. Don't worry if you can't read these as there's plenty of help but, if you're a slacker and only rely on Romaji this is absolutely not the study book for you until you bridge a few gaps in fundamental basics. It doesn't really cover anything at all such as colors, animals or vocabulary like that and instead it has more mature themes aimed at young adults with good examples from the real world. It's heavy on showing you rules and reasons and so long as you've already put a bit of time in studying Japanese prior to this book, you should sail through relatively easily but, it's all there laid out in simple terms if not. I can't give this book five stars and here's why. The activities require you to use information from multiple pages and the authors haven't provided reminders, word boxes or anything to jog your memory as to how you can successfully complete questions and activities and because of this, I find I need to use my fingers to keep open certain pages that contain various rules and/or grammar, or I'm using multiple pieces of paper as bookmarks. I find this absolutely infuriating and time wasting which brings me to my next point. If you find you ever need to use the internet to understand something your textbook hasn't explained, included or made easy to find, there's a problem somewhere with the layout and content of the book. Some pieces of crucial information are glanced over also and not given consideration enough to have thorough activities. My big issue is the questions and activities not having reminders or word boxes etc immediately next to the questions and activities. It's so frustrating hunting back through chapters propping pages open with fingers and paper. What's needed is a bit of a layout rethink in future additions because although all the information is there, it's often scattered around and there may well have been a lot of time since you last covered something, then it needs to be included in a question or activity. There's actually space enough for a bit of a think about making the questions and activities more user friendly and time efficient. We really shouldn't be losing minutes in a study session to hunting down reminders to help make answers! So, some positives are that the audio that comes with this book plus apps, they're great! The diagrams and pictures are too. Although the book is designed for class use, it's possible to study by yourself. I highly recommend this book however, for the reasons I've outlined with fingers propping open pages, I can only give it four stars.

it was explain very carefully and can easily understand... a MUST recommended book for those who want to start learning nihongo.

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If you're used to using duolingo or other 'easy' language learning ressource, you'll be, as I was, finding this book difficult when starting. It needs a bit effort but completely worth it and makes you progress quickly. Very well written, and easy to understand logical explanations in my opinion. The companion app for spoken examples is good too.Note that it goes quickly from roman characters to Japanese characters (hiragana). I had been learning the characters on duolingo so the timing worked for me. If you haven't learned the characters, I think starting to learn those before starting the book will help.Also, I personaly find that there are plenty of exercices in the book, so I'm glad i didn't buy the other 'workbook'.