I've made a top 5 of language learning apps! I'm sure some of them will help you with Japanese :). ua-cam.com/video/hZI44nkkJsY/v-deo.html You can now watch my review of book 2 which I completed a couple of weeks ago 😍😍 ua-cam.com/video/UQLFqURKFa8/v-deo.html
Learn Japanese From Zero! I bought your first book and the Kanji book, i like to make the N5 test, you have a serie of books, til which level help your books? I speak 4 languages and I read Egyptian hieroglyphs, therefore the sequence of events that JFZ develop the topics is exactly what I need but I will like to know which other important books are required.
Im currently working through 'Japanese From Zero Book 1' Id highly recommend it! and as you say the author is great he a native English speaker like myself, but has if i read right 30 years of experience with Japanese language, easy to understand and easy to follow.
Nice vid. Also worth emphasising that George who creates the books is a brilliant and funny guy who has tons of videos to back up the texts and enjoy the journey.
I was looking for a good textbook to start learning japanese by myself, as i don't have the time (or money) to take classes, and your review helped me to a good idea on what to expect with this book. Thank you for this amazing review!
@@geostigma3120 it actually helped me quite a lot to get started. The book does a great job in keeping things relatively simple in a good pace. It gives you a good idea about the basics of japanese grammar. You will learn things like talking about yourself and referring to objects etc first. What i basically did was learning every new word in each chapter and repeating the lessons from time to time. While doing that i always copied the questions and words from the book on a sheet of paper. That way you can repeat each lesson multiple times. After doing that a couple times it is very hard to forget what you've learned. I would strongly recommend you to learn Hiragana first though, since you will be able to read most things in the book, which will improve your speed and Hiragana quite a bit as well. So my conclusion is: this book is a great way to get started. I hope this helps, good luck learning!
Im a spanish and english speaker and currently learning Japanese through duolingo. I just ordered japanese from zero 1 and i am looking forward to learning it from the book
I bought it about 2 weeks ago. I'm currently about to start lesson 11, I knew a very small amount of japanese before and could read some hiragana, but things like duolingo don't seem to explain things properly. Like why is it にほんごがはなせますか instead of にほんごははなせますか? Didnt know before this book, now I do. Books well worth it, once I'm done I will go over rhe entire book once or twice and then get the next book :)
@@drahcirski I must have spent quite a while because I wasn't really spending that much time learning Japanese when I started using it. So it took me several weeks!
Did it help you substantially in getting fluent in korean? It helped my japanese tremendously so you don't have to worry tho...his youtube vids can also reinforce what you learned from the book or somewhere else as a sidetip...he doesnt have korean from zero vids tho i think
Hii !! If I had already learned hiragana and katana from japanese pod 101 can someone tell me from what part of book do I have to buy like from the start or from any other part
I would still start with book 1 if you don't know any grammar. And what do you mean by you know kana? Can you recognise them well? Can you write them without looking?
I knew kana already when I started book 1 and tbh it was good practice to review them little by little. Worst case scenario, you can just skip the writing practices if you really feel confident with kana
I also came here from emkay, seen another commenter saying they have. I also have this book and get a little confused by it so I hope this review will be helpful to me, I just started watching!
Came from EmKay r/choosingbeggars to say Thank you for taking 30+ hours to complete the book, record the video, edit it and publish it. Don't listen to those ungrateful people out there. Some people can't be pleased.
It's a tough question. They're not really the same so there isn't one that is inherently better than the other one. But JFZ is a little more for casual learners while genki is more "academic" I would say
Can someone help me plz: I have been studying Japanese for about 1 1/2 years and i already know Hiragana, Katakana and some kanji + basic grammar, verbs and stuff like that. I think maybe this book is too beginner for me? Can someone give me their thoughts about this? Should i start on book 2?
I'm still only at the beginning of n5 but I've learnt a fair amount of grammar (adjectives, negation, verbs, の に て particles), no little grammar and my vocab could be better. I'm interested in getting Japanese from zero but I'm wondering if I should get the first volume or the second?
Thanks, I had already learned hiragana before I thought of buying this book and I didn't know whether or not I should get this one or the next :) Also I like your voice
Sometimes Amazon does discounts on these books. I bought the first one for 14 quid. If you're dedicated to learning Japanese and you'd like a textbook, then I think it's worth it 100%
Hey Kevin , I wanna ask a question about audios of this book. How can I obtain these audios freely. There are a website of this book but it is expensive so i want to benefit for free. Can you help me?
Objective in the sense that the video is not sponsored so my opinion isn't bought. I mean, English isn't my first language so I thought that would make sense.
I think it might be a little annoying at the beginning to not have the word written fully in hiragana but it gives you a chance to practice the writing and if your vocab and grammar is limited, you'll be able to get a lot out of the book imo. And the price is quite low (I paid 14 pounds for it!) so I think it's still a good investment :).
Are the japanese from zero books better to start than the genki books i know there a big price difference and i know japanese from zero had like 5 books which is better in you’re opinion
I don't know if I'm the best person to ask because I only know genki 2. I think Japanese From Zero is great for complete beginners and for self study. Genki is a little less accessible for solo learners imo. A complete beginner would need some support to use it (teacher for example)
hey thank you for the review :) so what do you think: if I know the Hiragana letters (i don't know words but i can read and write Hiragana) - is this book a bit of waste of time? wasn't quite sure from the video. thanks a lot
I think it would be. It's very basic language like demonstratives, colours, counting, etc. If it's for a young learner, you might have to get a little creative to make it more engaging.
I didn't know a drop of Japanese before using this book :). And yes, overtime you'll be able to understand and reply in Japanese but this one book won't be enough of course :). Good luck!
so be honest, after learning that book, does it make you fluent in japanese as to where you can have a conversation with a japanese girl and go all max out?
I hope my reply wasn’t late, but I am considering buying the book but where I live it isn’t easy to get hold of the physical copy so I was considering buying the kindle version. Do you think the digital version is enough to get the job done or is the physical copy better for the writing?
I think if you buy the kindle version, you would miss out on the writing aspect of the book. Though I guess there's nothing wrong with having it on a kindle and then do the writing separately on a piece of paper :)
Hey! I haven't tried Genki but I wouldn't recommend buying 2 books at the same time. It would be too much. I would instead choose one and see if you like it or not :)
Don't forget these videos as well, though, I recommend going through them after Book 2. ua-cam.com/play/PLOcym2c7xnByT4AIn-YSx2ela7hqrcooA.html - Japanese In 5 min (Sometimes not really 5) ua-cam.com/play/PLOcym2c7xnBxJ_5jFXAAKjgqwk4CynIUU.html - Daily Japanese
Honestly, I think it's good for any beginner. The pace is quite slow so it's not overwhelming. And with George's video, you also kinda have a teacher as well! :D
Intéressant. Je n'ai jamais vu d'approche progressive pour les kana. Au bout de combien de chapitres a-t-on le tout intégralement en kana? Sinon point de vue du contenu, ça a l'air d'être un bon complément à une autre méthode, histoire de varier un peu (et quand on a fait tous les exo du livre et du workbook des chapitre Genki étudiés xd).
Alors c'est 5 caractères par leçon mais vers la fin y'en a plus car il y a ceux qui se répètent genre はぱば donc ça va plus vite ! Mais sinon oui c'est un bon complément je trouve ! Surtout pour pratiquer l'écrit j'ai trouvé et comme je l'ai dit, à cause du fait que ça te montre plusieurs contexte où le point grammatical que tu apprends peut être utilisé :)
Je me suis penchée (un peu) dessus, et j'avoue que la méthode progressive me rebute. Voir tous ces romaji ça me bloque presque. Ce serait bien s'il y avait une édition non progressive. Si j'étais 100% débutante, ça me gênerait moins, peut-être. J'aimerais bien trouver un workbook pour faire des exos supplémentaires mais c'est dur à trouver (je suis difficile lol).
@@dayday7844 bah j'avoue que ça me dérangeait un peu mais le fait qu'il y ait bcp de writing practice est pas mal. Et franchement au bout de 6-7 leçons, c'est presque tout en hiragana. Sinon tu peux tenter le livre 2 un peu plus tard :D
I’m happy it doesn’t come with a CD because how and where can i even use a CD. CD’s are not a thing anymore, the younger generation doesn’t even know what a CD is. Like literally there are no laptops that can use CD’s and most TV sets dont have a CD thing anymore. I’m personally happy about content being available on UA-cam, much better because its versatile
I'm thinking of starting with genki and later get Japanese from zero however, genki is the type of book that teaches you words and phrases you wouldn't use in everyday speech so I'm kinda thrown off with it. Should I still get genki even though I'm going to be learning things that only gradeschoolers would learn like -watashi wa- when most would say -to moshimasu-
Kevin Abroad I see, well thank you for taking the time to reply none the less. That means something too even if you can't help me with my question. In that case though could you say that the Japanese from zero books is a great place to start ? I already know hiragana and katakana along with a little kanji and grammar.
@@tomoyazahard7244 No worries :D. Hmm... I think it depends on your level of grammar. If you have almost no knowledge of grammar, I think JFZ can be good because it explains the grammar from scratch (and George's videos are great for that too). If you're quite confident, you could consider jumping straight to book 2. I would recommend that you check the content of the book and check with yourself what you already know or not. I hope that helps!
Kevin Abroad Thank you for the recommendation. I have very little knowledge just enough to make one sentence so I think I I've made up my mind I'll get this series. I would like to ask one more question if you don't mind. What is the second book you're talking about ? Is there multiple parts to the Japanese from zero series or is there something I'm missing. I'm sorry to take up your time but I appreciate everything you've told me so far.
@@tomoyazahard7244 If you have almost no knowledge of grammar then I feel like JFZ can be good for you! Even if you know the kana and some kanji, practicing the writing in between lessons will be very useful. No worries, I'm always happy to answer comments! JFZ is a book series made up of 5 books. Book 5 is only an ebook for now I believe but the other ones are both available in physical copies. I will progressively review them as I complete them so if you're interested, keep your eyes peeled :D
Why did i watch this? I have no interest in this book or learning japanese. Im in a weird youtube rabbit hole. Oh well, hope you enjoyed my view and comment which boosted engagement. Good luck to you.
Thank you for taking 30+ hours to complete the book, record the video, edit the video and publish it for free so ungrateful people can leave ungrateful comments on your video Jk this video is cool lol, Gj!
George could easily stick his compliation video (of all his videos about the first book) on a dvd inside the book but I guess there's not much point in that
@@irodragon7184 Ahah well my current one was built and I don't have one but on my other computer back home, which is like 4-5 years old I think? I have one hehe. But yeah they tend to not be included anymore
I think the words you were looking for are "Thank you for taking 30+ hours to complete the book, record the video, edit it and publish it for free so that ungrateful people can leave ungrateful comments under your video" Please show some respect to content creators next time.
I'm sorry.. honestly Thank you for your review and your efforts.. it's rare to find such a review on this book.. I was wrong to criticise the video.. please accept my humble apology.. 🙏🏻 Thanks for you respectful reply too
@@Owlnuss All good! To tell you the truth, I had to re-record this video several times and at the 3rd attempt I completely forgot to show the book. But I reviewed book 2 and this time you can see the pages ;)
I've made a top 5 of language learning apps! I'm sure some of them will help you with Japanese :).
ua-cam.com/video/hZI44nkkJsY/v-deo.html
You can now watch my review of book 2 which I completed a couple of weeks ago 😍😍
ua-cam.com/video/UQLFqURKFa8/v-deo.html
Thanks for the review!
Of course! Your books are awesome!
Kevin Abroad , yes, they’re ;) love them!
Learn Japanese From Zero! I bought your first book and the Kanji book, i like to make the N5 test, you have a serie of books, til which level help your books? I speak 4 languages and I read Egyptian hieroglyphs, therefore the sequence of events that JFZ develop the topics is exactly what I need but I will like to know which other important books are required.
@@chjimenez it’s probably too late but... book 1 and 2 are good for N5!
OMG ITS YOU
Im currently working through 'Japanese From Zero Book 1' Id highly recommend it! and as you say the author is great he a native English speaker like myself, but has if i read right 30 years of experience with Japanese language, easy to understand and easy to follow.
Yep! Agreed with you :)
Is this for beginner as in for those havent memorize the hiragana characters?
@@august4748 yep, Japanese From Zero :D.
@@KevinAbroad how about the genki 1?
Anybody new at learning Japanese. Use Duolingo and these books side by side. Nothing could be more perfect.
Doesn't sound like a bad combo tbh lol
@@KevinAbroad hello
Duolingo bird with gun: 日本語のあなたの家族の生活を請う!
Me: 私の家族返します
I have been using both of those tools and I have learned so much in a short period of time
Thanks for that, I’m learning on duo and have been thinking about these for a while
Nice vid. Also worth emphasising that George who creates the books is a brilliant and funny guy who has tons of videos to back up the texts and enjoy the journey.
Yes! He's hilaaaarious!
I was looking for a good textbook to start learning japanese by myself, as i don't have the time (or money) to take classes, and your review helped me to a good idea on what to expect with this book.
Thank you for this amazing review!
So glad it helped! Good luck with it. I don't think you'll regret it!
Hello, how did this book work for you? I was thinking of finally getting serious with Japanese so I also want to get a textbook for it.
@@geostigma3120 it actually helped me quite a lot to get started. The book does a great job in keeping things relatively simple in a good pace. It gives you a good idea about the basics of japanese grammar. You will learn things like talking about yourself and referring to objects etc first.
What i basically did was learning every new word in each chapter and repeating the lessons from time to time. While doing that i always copied the questions and words from the book on a sheet of paper. That way you can repeat each lesson multiple times. After doing that a couple times it is very hard to forget what you've learned.
I would strongly recommend you to learn Hiragana first though, since you will be able to read most things in the book, which will improve your speed and Hiragana quite a bit as well.
So my conclusion is:
this book is a great way to get started.
I hope this helps, good luck learning!
Im a spanish and english speaker and currently learning Japanese through duolingo. I just ordered japanese from zero 1 and i am looking forward to learning it from the book
I'm convinced. I'll get this textbook as I have zero knowledge of Japanese.
Enjoy!
I bought it about 2 weeks ago.
I'm currently about to start lesson 11, I knew a very small amount of japanese before and could read some hiragana, but things like duolingo don't seem to explain things properly. Like why is it にほんごがはなせますか instead of にほんごははなせますか?
Didnt know before this book, now I do.
Books well worth it, once I'm done I will go over rhe entire book once or twice and then get the next book :)
@@drahcirski I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm gonna get started on book 3 soon :D
@@KevinAbroad presuming book 2 was also really helpful?
How long did you dpend with book 1?
@@drahcirski I must have spent quite a while because I wasn't really spending that much time learning Japanese when I started using it. So it took me several weeks!
I know it’s going to be very informative because Korean from Zero really helped me a lot before. Now I’m learning Japanese
Good luck! :D
Did it help you substantially in getting fluent in korean? It helped my japanese tremendously so you don't have to worry tho...his youtube vids can also reinforce what you learned from the book or somewhere else as a sidetip...he doesnt have korean from zero vids tho i think
thank you so much this review helped so much i was thinking about buying the book but now i'm for sure going to buy it
I'm super pleased. I looooove this book series
Came from emkay and actually liked the video im gonna sun
😊
Thank you! I started learning Japanese 71 days ago on Duolingo 😭 it didn’t work too well… but, I’m excited to give this a try! Thanks for the review!
You're welcome! And don't worry, it takes time! We're all in this together!
Just ordered this book! Should come in 2 days!!
Thanks for taking over 1 day to make a decent book review!!
😂
@@KevinAbroad I'm still looking for that one ungrateful guy 😂
@@IMaydanoz did you come from emkay?
@@fluffy040captain yeah. also found the guy 6 months ago btw, scroll like really far down
@@IMaydanoz you think he should get the pin of shame?
Perfect this is exactly what doI want to know, because I’m starting from zero I my first goal is N5
This is a great review. Thanks!
;)
I thought I was the only one who was agitated by how they mix romaji and hiragana lol glad I'm not alone
Yeah a lot of people criticise it. But since the book is quick to complete, you quickly move on to full Japanese so I don't find it too bad!
I found it helpful
Was there a comment on this video saying something about wanting to see pages of the book?
Haha yes. You'll find it if you look long enough :p
Hey great review but maybe show us the pages next time?
😁
Hii !! If I had already learned hiragana and katana from japanese pod 101 can someone tell me from what part of book do I have to buy like from the start or from any other part
I would still start with book 1 if you don't know any grammar. And what do you mean by you know kana? Can you recognise them well? Can you write them without looking?
@@KevinAbroad yes I can then still I have to start from book 1
I knew kana already when I started book 1 and tbh it was good practice to review them little by little. Worst case scenario, you can just skip the writing practices if you really feel confident with kana
Hi Kevin, this is a brilliant review!
Thank you so much :).
I also came here from emkay, seen another commenter saying they have. I also have this book and get a little confused by it so I hope this review will be helpful to me, I just started watching!
I hope it helped!
Came from EmKay r/choosingbeggars to say
Thank you for taking 30+ hours to complete the book, record the video, edit it and publish it. Don't listen to those ungrateful people out there. Some people can't be pleased.
❤️
I came cuz of that too where that comment?
@@alkhalifiarie9782 I think it got thanos snapped
@@Generic_Transformersfan god dang it
lol same
i will probably never read this book, but thank you for spending your time reviewing it
Hahaha thank you!!
Japanese from zero or Genki ? which one to buy
It's a tough question. They're not really the same so there isn't one that is inherently better than the other one. But JFZ is a little more for casual learners while genki is more "academic" I would say
Thank you! I already have the book, but haven't used it much. I think I will now!
Enjoy!
Thank you for the review!!
My pleasure!
What do you recommend to do in replacement of having no CD?
Can someone help me plz:
I have been studying Japanese for about 1 1/2 years and i already know Hiragana, Katakana and some kanji + basic grammar, verbs and stuff like that.
I think maybe this book is too beginner for me? Can someone give me their thoughts about this? Should i start on book 2?
I think if you've had a head start on Japanese, then book 2 will be good for you :)
helpful video, i ended up getting this book. thanks :)
I remember that one day when there was a comment on this video and It turned into a war. I love how UA-cam is so weird.
Thank you for your review.
Because you made a good video about it, I will buy it now. ;)
Enjoy!
What's the difference between kindle and paperback? Because kindle is cheaper, is it also a book?
It is. The kindle is cheaper but this book is kinda made to be written on. So it's up to you!
@@KevinAbroad thankyou, do you know what the difference is between kindle and paperback?
I'm still only at the beginning of n5 but I've learnt a fair amount of grammar (adjectives, negation, verbs, の に て particles), no little grammar and my vocab could be better. I'm interested in getting Japanese from zero but I'm wondering if I should get the first volume or the second?
If you're at the beginning of N5, I'd say yes
@@KevinAbroad thankyou!
Would Pimsleur and this book be a good start?
Why not! Try it and let me know how it goes :)
The thing is you can't be fluent from Duolingo .
Thanks, I had already learned hiragana before I thought of buying this book and I didn't know whether or not I should get this one or the next :)
Also I like your voice
Ahahaah aww thanks! I'm glad it could help :)
Thanks Man, I really needed It 🙏🙇...
It would have been nice to actually see the book...
Hey! I believe you can see some pages as a preview if you go on Amazon :).
@@KevinAbroad Yeah, but you can only see like 3 pages ): I've bought a copy anyway so I can't wait to start learning! :D
@@Inconvenient_NPC I hope you enjoy it!
@@Inconvenient_NPC how was jt
I love george! Also great video
I own these books also. They're great
Is it worth the money, im on the fence about it, I have been mostly using online resources that are free
Sometimes Amazon does discounts on these books. I bought the first one for 14 quid. If you're dedicated to learning Japanese and you'd like a textbook, then I think it's worth it 100%
@@KevinAbroad thank you for the info
Hey Kevin , I wanna ask a question about audios of this book. How can I obtain these audios freely. There are a website of this book but it is expensive so i want to benefit for free. Can you help me?
I'm not sure what audio you mean? The book has no audio that I'm aware of. But it has a UA-cam channel where the author goes through all the lessons
@@KevinAbroad ohh okay thank you so much...🫶🏻😸
where’s the Reddit comment lol
Hahaha why do I suddenly get people wanting to read the comment? 😂
@@KevinAbroad if you havent figured out already theres this channel called emkay and the comment is featured on their latest video
@@punkspockispunkrock Oh my hahaha. I had no idea x). Thanks for letting me know :p
Anyone else here from a certain subreddit?
😂😂.
haha yeah
“They are evolving, just backwards”
mhm.....
I have never been interested in Japanese, but I came here for a certain comment ;)
"So now I will give you my personal opinion of the book and I will try to be as objective as possible"
Objective in the sense that the video is not sponsored so my opinion isn't bought. I mean, English isn't my first language so I thought that would make sense.
@@KevinAbroad It did make sense, I don't know why they picked that out of your video.
You can have opinions that are as unbiased as possible.
@@fuiwfnbnufjehnfojui4251 Haha thanks :).
I don't really know a lot of words and grammar and stuff but I do already know the hiragana characters. Will it still be useful to learn the book?
I think it might be a little annoying at the beginning to not have the word written fully in hiragana but it gives you a chance to practice the writing and if your vocab and grammar is limited, you'll be able to get a lot out of the book imo. And the price is quite low (I paid 14 pounds for it!) so I think it's still a good investment :).
@@KevinAbroad Thank you I'll definitely get it.😃
Thanks sir
Thanks. To me this approach sounds better than Genki
Does it teach the basic structure and particles of the sentence?
Yes :). It teaches all basic grammar
The books doesn't have s CD but has a MP3 on the web
MP3?? Really? Haha. Of what?
Great video! Thanks 🙏
You are most welcome :)
I wish they would change the cover to something more professional.
Oh I don't mind the cover. I think it's a really subjective judgment. Personally, I'll have any cover as long as the content of the book is good :).
Is there a website where I can download it? I prefer e-books.
It's available as an e-book on Amazon :)
Are the japanese from zero books better to start than the genki books i know there a big price difference and i know japanese from zero had like 5 books which is better in you’re opinion
I don't know if I'm the best person to ask because I only know genki 2. I think Japanese From Zero is great for complete beginners and for self study. Genki is a little less accessible for solo learners imo. A complete beginner would need some support to use it (teacher for example)
hey thank you for the review :) so what do you think: if I know the Hiragana letters (i don't know words but i can read and write Hiragana) - is this book a bit of waste of time? wasn't quite sure from the video. thanks a lot
Hey! Feel free to check out the comments, I've given answers to similar questions before :). Thanks for watching!
Is there hiragana
There is!
Could I start with Japanese from zero 1,or is it better to go through Kana/Kanji from zero first?
I have never gone through the kana and kanji books so I'm gonna go with yes!
Thanks for the review! Btw have you heard of pimsleur it's really good paired with wanikani and this book.
I have :D. I reviewed it a few weeks ago :).
Is this book suitable for middle schoolers? I’m looking for a recourse to help a middle schooler learn Japanese
I think it would be. It's very basic language like demonstratives, colours, counting, etc. If it's for a young learner, you might have to get a little creative to make it more engaging.
Not a type of anime fan, but I’m here from r/choosingbeggars
Doesn’t have to read it smh.
@@rapidsloth5654 i know im just here from choosing beggars
Ik ik
@@jeykies3745 same here, but it’s actually made me interested
Please study Japanese :D
How many pages does this book have?
325!
Thank you
Does the series of Learn Japanese From Zero also teaches you katakana?
Yep, in book 2 :D
hey kevin abroad i do not know a drop in japanese can i buy this ? will it be useful for understanding japnese and replying ?
I didn't know a drop of Japanese before using this book :). And yes, overtime you'll be able to understand and reply in Japanese but this one book won't be enough of course :). Good luck!
so be honest, after learning that book, does it make you fluent in japanese as to where you can have a conversation with a japanese girl and go all max out?
Ahahaha no, after this book, you are only able to make basic sentences in Japanese and can read and write hiragana :).
@@KevinAbroad I know there's 4 volumes. Do you have the second volume?
@@shinsekai7905 Yep, I have the 4 books but I haven't started book 2 yet (I focused on other things for Japanese). I know Book 5 is on the way!
@@KevinAbroad so you're implying that after at least 3 books you can have a conversation with anybody in Japan?
@@shinsekai7905 When I go through all of them, I'll be able to answer this question :D. But my guess is no!
Wher this available to buy that book 📖
Links in the description :)
should i get the physical book or the digital one?
Imo the physical book. It's meant to be written on. But you could always do the exercises on paper I guess.
I hope my reply wasn’t late, but I am considering buying the book but where I live it isn’t easy to get hold of the physical copy so I was considering buying the kindle version. Do you think the digital version is enough to get the job done or is the physical copy better for the writing?
I think if you buy the kindle version, you would miss out on the writing aspect of the book. Though I guess there's nothing wrong with having it on a kindle and then do the writing separately on a piece of paper :)
@@KevinAbroad my problem is the same but can i buy the book on kindle and then print it
@@iljoelmazaj9858 it seems like it would be expensive to print the entire book though!
@@iljoelmazaj9858 You can buy it online (like on Amazon). That's what I did, just make sure not to get it used. Just have it shipped my dude.
Hello I appreciate the feedback on the book, is there any other source you would recommend for learning the language? Thank you in advance
Hey! I did a whole series on how I learn Japanese. Check it out, you might find useful stuff 😉
Do I need to know a little bit of Japanese? I just want to self-study and I have no knowledge on Japanese I just want to learn lol
Nope, it's for complete beginners :)
As the title implies, it's from zero. I started it without even knowing a single japanese word. It's amazing.
Should I buy it ?
Hopefully the video will help you decide :)
@@KevinAbroad well some teachers say it text books doesn’t tech anything they speak a more modern Japanese these days anything helpful for you ?
@@rashedsenpai3251 I personally think this series is great and was really helpful
I'm planning to learn Japanese (started basic hiragana) should I get this book plus genki 1?
Hey! I haven't tried Genki but I wouldn't recommend buying 2 books at the same time. It would be too much. I would instead choose one and see if you like it or not :)
Kevin Abroad ok thanks. This vid was really helpful
@@79stars2 Happy to help! Let me know what you decide getting in the end!
Kevin Abroad probably from zero since it's more for begginers
Will this book help if you know absolutely nothing about Japanese?
Yes, it's for complete beginners! No previous knowledge required :)
Kevin Abroad thank you for replying. I’ll definitely get this to start off with
Don't forget these videos as well, though, I recommend going through them after Book 2.
ua-cam.com/play/PLOcym2c7xnByT4AIn-YSx2ela7hqrcooA.html - Japanese In 5 min (Sometimes not really 5)
ua-cam.com/play/PLOcym2c7xnBxJ_5jFXAAKjgqwk4CynIUU.html - Daily Japanese
I’m going to buy this book. Is it good for high schoolers like myself? I’ve been trying to learn Japanese but it’s not going good.
Honestly, I think it's good for any beginner. The pace is quite slow so it's not overwhelming. And with George's video, you also kinda have a teacher as well! :D
Kevin Abroad thanks. I’m getting the first and second book. I think this will help me very much
I feel like jfz is more speaking focused. Genki and minano nihongo are too, but they are more academic.
Intéressant. Je n'ai jamais vu d'approche progressive pour les kana. Au bout de combien de chapitres a-t-on le tout intégralement en kana?
Sinon point de vue du contenu, ça a l'air d'être un bon complément à une autre méthode, histoire de varier un peu (et quand on a fait tous les exo du livre et du workbook des chapitre Genki étudiés xd).
Alors c'est 5 caractères par leçon mais vers la fin y'en a plus car il y a ceux qui se répètent genre はぱば donc ça va plus vite ! Mais sinon oui c'est un bon complément je trouve ! Surtout pour pratiquer l'écrit j'ai trouvé et comme je l'ai dit, à cause du fait que ça te montre plusieurs contexte où le point grammatical que tu apprends peut être utilisé :)
Et le prix aussi en vaut la peine !
@@KevinAbroad je vais me pencher dessus...
Je me suis penchée (un peu) dessus, et j'avoue que la méthode progressive me rebute. Voir tous ces romaji ça me bloque presque. Ce serait bien s'il y avait une édition non progressive. Si j'étais 100% débutante, ça me gênerait moins, peut-être.
J'aimerais bien trouver un workbook pour faire des exos supplémentaires mais c'est dur à trouver (je suis difficile lol).
@@dayday7844 bah j'avoue que ça me dérangeait un peu mais le fait qu'il y ait bcp de writing practice est pas mal. Et franchement au bout de 6-7 leçons, c'est presque tout en hiragana. Sinon tu peux tenter le livre 2 un peu plus tard :D
I’m happy it doesn’t come with a CD because how and where can i even use a CD. CD’s are not a thing anymore, the younger generation doesn’t even know what a CD is. Like literally there are no laptops that can use CD’s and most TV sets dont have a CD thing anymore. I’m personally happy about content being available on UA-cam, much better because its versatile
Haha. Well, when we say CD, it doesn't have to be a literal CD. It can be a virtual CD with online tracks or something.
I'm thinking of starting with genki and later get Japanese from zero however, genki is the type of book that teaches you words and phrases you wouldn't use in everyday speech so I'm kinda thrown off with it. Should I still get genki even though I'm going to be learning things that only gradeschoolers would learn like -watashi wa- when most would say -to moshimasu-
I wouldn't be the best person to ask because I never tried genki! :(
Kevin Abroad I see, well thank you for taking the time to reply none the less. That means something too even if you can't help me with my question. In that case though could you say that the Japanese from zero books is a great place to start ? I already know hiragana and katakana along with a little kanji and grammar.
@@tomoyazahard7244 No worries :D.
Hmm... I think it depends on your level of grammar. If you have almost no knowledge of grammar, I think JFZ can be good because it explains the grammar from scratch (and George's videos are great for that too). If you're quite confident, you could consider jumping straight to book 2. I would recommend that you check the content of the book and check with yourself what you already know or not. I hope that helps!
Kevin Abroad Thank you for the recommendation. I have very little knowledge just enough to make one sentence so I think I I've made up my mind I'll get this series. I would like to ask one more question if you don't mind. What is the second book you're talking about ? Is there multiple parts to the Japanese from zero series or is there something I'm missing. I'm sorry to take up your time but I appreciate everything you've told me so far.
@@tomoyazahard7244 If you have almost no knowledge of grammar then I feel like JFZ can be good for you! Even if you know the kana and some kanji, practicing the writing in between lessons will be very useful.
No worries, I'm always happy to answer comments! JFZ is a book series made up of 5 books. Book 5 is only an ebook for now I believe but the other ones are both available in physical copies. I will progressively review them as I complete them so if you're interested, keep your eyes peeled :D
Why did i watch this? I have no interest in this book or learning japanese. Im in a weird youtube rabbit hole. Oh well, hope you enjoyed my view and comment which boosted engagement. Good luck to you.
Lmao. Thank you, much appreciated
ありがとう！
Thank you for taking 30+ hours to complete the book, record the video, edit the video and publish it for free so ungrateful people can leave ungrateful comments on your video
Jk this video is cool lol, Gj!
Haha
Can't believe you copy-pasted this comment with no effort at all
@@rickquarst6049 lol
Lmao from emkay
Wait where’s the original comment
ほんとにありがとうございます。
いいえ― 🙏
George could easily stick his compliation video (of all his videos about the first book) on a dvd inside the book but I guess there's not much point in that
thank u a loot!!!
Where is that dumb comment I need to leave a hate reply on it
LOL. If you keep looking you'll find it.
Who even has a cd player anymore at least on computer
I do :D
@@KevinAbroad Is it a laptop? if not dang that thing must be old or you built it in a case with a cd drive spot.
@@irodragon7184 Ahah well my current one was built and I don't have one but on my other computer back home, which is like 4-5 years old I think? I have one hehe. But yeah they tend to not be included anymore
@@KevinAbroad So you an intel or and person?
@@irodragon7184 sorry?
CDがないのはその本の悪い点ですね。でも読み書きや発音の練習が出来る機会があると、やる気が出ますよね^_^
同じ意見です!
Where the pictures of pages🤦♂️🤦♂️ next time bruh🤦♂️
I feel like this might be sarcasm haha
@@KevinAbroad everyone here is from reddit or emkay lmao
@@someguywithmtndew5691 yes
Couldn't you even take the effort to show us some pages from the book?!
I think the words you were looking for are "Thank you for taking 30+ hours to complete the book, record the video, edit it and publish it for free so that ungrateful people can leave ungrateful comments under your video"
Please show some respect to content creators next time.
I'm sorry.. honestly
Thank you for your review and your efforts.. it's rare to find such a review on this book.. I was wrong to criticise the video.. please accept my humble apology.. 🙏🏻
Thanks for you respectful reply too
@@Owlnuss All good! To tell you the truth, I had to re-record this video several times and at the 3rd attempt I completely forgot to show the book. But I reviewed book 2 and this time you can see the pages ;)
@@Owlnuss ayy at least you apologized 👏🏻👏🏻
@Obada Al-Hamdan Were you having a bad day or something? I am not trying to be rude, I am just wandering. because this sometimes happens to me too! :\
who else came from tiktok
Ahah are people from TikTok?! :o
@@hellravsx ahahahahah harsh
Thanks for the review!