Hello!Nice to meet to you.I'm Japanese.I'm looking forward to watching your video.May I ask you some questions?First of all,Why do you like Japan so much? next,Where would you like to go if you came to Japan?Please give me your answer when you get a chance.You are very cute.You are very welcome always to visit Japan.See you.
omg i luv ur videos i made a youtube account just to subscribe to u !!! <3 can u please write down the names for the books you would recommend for a begginer who wants to learn japanese and can u make a video on how u taught ur self japanese plzz and if u can post links to where i can buy the books ? sorry for troubling u
Wow... we are so similar o.o i'm currently teaching my self japanese and actually have some of those books you have =] PLUS i'm also going to try korean once i get better at japanese and OMG I LOVE KOREAN GUYS!!! love Japanese guys too but atm I'm so into T.O.P from Big Bang ^__~
WOWOWOWOW! you learn Korean too? youre soo talented Grace! I admire you, im doing GCSE Mandarin next year and I want to be fluent in the future, but I also want to learn Japanese on the side line! Is japanese grammar and everyday language hard to pick up?
when did u start reading a Japanese material I have been studying japanese for about a year and i still find it hard to read native material. When did get to the point where reading magazines and books became a easy.
Grace, what band do you like the most ? you like korean idols right :p ? I see DB5K <3 , btw, can you speak korean ?I'm learning korean & Japanese now^^ yaaaay :D ,, I like you sis ^^ have fun & keep smiling :D ,Grace Fighting ^^
@kimchikolb I think she meant it's not sold in stores anymore. I worked at GameStop for a little and we didn't sell it. We were lucking to get a used copy in. :P But yeah, you can definitely find it online. I heard it was very expensive though. It's that right?
Ive bought the following books so far barrons japanese grammar and the visual japanese bilingual dictionary, street slang japanese, dirty japanese beyond polite japanese and the kenkyusha japanese dictionary
what out of these do you think will be use full im not good with reading japanese but the kenkyusha dictionary has romanized words and kana and kanji too
For those interested in My Japanese Coach, there's an app available on the app store (apple, not sure about android), it doesn't cost much at all (£2-3) so a good buy.
after watching this i released that i have to step my japanese learning up the fact that you learned a lot this japanese on your own makes we wanna go and rite now keep doin wat ur doin and F*CK ALL THE HATERS
There was a SPIDER on your book??? Uarg.... Anyway, thanks for the recommendations. I might get that Japanese from Zero. Hope it's mangeable for a non-native speaker of English but the German books are mainly crap.
Just purchased a couple of the books from your selection , as well as kanji cards made specifically for students readying themselves for the JLPT, I'll let you know how those go !~
ryu can you make a video about shows that you recomend?
you said a couple of times to watch dramas and im like WOOT WOOT KK RYU! WILL DO!
and then im like... wait where do i start what do i watch huh HUH???
cus i realy dunno nothing about that, i watch anime but its doesnt take mutch to get that they talk like.. well cartoons like in any other language so it wont realy help
@TheMAKKiCHUU They have! It's for the iPod touch and the iPhone. There's a free lite version and a $4.99 version. I'm not sure how it compares to the DS game. I have the DS game but I haven't downloaded the iPod app. I'll give the free one a go though and let you know how it is. :)
*_* I love your flower hair piece and your pink top! Thank you for the recommendations. I'm going to see if I can buy a couple of them. I have Japanese Coach too! ^^ It's so good. Even for review. They sell it it the states so maybe your reviews could try amazon us version. :? I used Read Japanese today too. It's the most interesting kaji book ever!
I wish you lived near a Japan Town or something, then your Japanese magazines wouldn't be so expensive!
I live in America's SanFrancisco, so I go to JapanTown all the time to pick up new magazines and stationary.. Since you have a po box I think I should send you a big box of them for fun. hehe ^_^
can you recommend good dramas or tv series? i've watched a few, one of my faves was the the oniyome diary that was just plain funny. i also watched hanna yori dango and 1 liter of tears. i hope you could fill me in.. i like the way you review the books. i wish i was that smart when i was 15 :)
wow i like you already from the partners4japan video but i liked you more when i learned that you are 15! You seem like a very smart and intelligent kid :) Keep it up :)
you have Japanese friends! oh how very lucky you are...! i took a break from learning Japanese because i wanted to focus in making sure i had all my French known! but yeah...
what sites do you use to learn Japanese on t'internet?
I also started learning Japanese when I was 12. I'm almost 19 now and I can confidently say that your Japanese is WAY better than mine lol. Its kinda sad but I blame myself for not taking it seriously enough.さあ、頑張るぞ～！
Hahaha i brought mine - my japanese coach - on amazon a year ago for £9.99 just a minute ago i looked to see how much they would go for .... turns out a lot.....
If you cannot find My Japanese coach, you can always get a R4 or some kind of memory card DS game/tape and download the ROM. My brother uses it all the time ^^
2:37 your point about internet is great. I tweet with other Japanese people or leave Japanese comments on YouTube, very helpful, forces me to read more kanji. Also, I don't know if you know who Danny Choo is? I stole a little tip from him and started making kanji charts on paper I could stuff in my pockets, helps me learn more when waiting for class to start and so on. Also, any advice on a good Japanese dictionary? For Kanji, 'a Guide to remembering Japanese characters" is a must!!!!
I find it annoying when the books are in romaji. I had one dictionary and one book (that you've mentioned) that are in romaji and one dictionary that uses Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji and I much prefer it when they use the actual language ^_^
a good this is also to put everyday sites you use in japanese! i have my facebook and youtube email everything in japanese its been months and i am still learning new words its pretty cool
I hate spiders too. I used to not mind them until one day I was in the garden and I put my hand when I was picking inches away from a wolf spider.....It was pretty tramatizing because of the size and although it did nit bite me, I learned later its bite generally doesn't cause death, just swelling. Still, because of that one experience, I no longer trap them in a jar, I usually kill them immediately. :(
i think "kanji starter" is a realy realy good book, its like the book that explains how kanji became to what they are now, but simpler, just
0 -> o -> O
stupid axample but i think you get it, there are 2 books, kinda cheap, overall both of them teaches 1000 words and how to write them, it teaches kanji combanations etc
i find it to be exteremly good, check it out if you ever get the chance
wow you are so cool!!! only 3 years?!?!?! you must be really passionate about learning japanese... I think i would've given up if i didnt learn in school xD props to u!
In clas, we learn with the Minna no Nihongo book series. It's quite good, don't know how good it is compared to the books you mentioned. There are two versions. One, completely in romaji and one completely in kana, with hiragana above the kanji.
I'll make a video later today about how I learned Japanese.
i recommend Genki I & II (those give a really good base and cover all elementary grammar/vocab/kanji), followed by New Approach (intermediate). i also like the exam prep books 日本語総まとめ which are arranged by JLPT level and come in sets of vocab/grammar/kanji.
it's great to learn from media too, of course ^-^!
You may want to get Basic Kanji book vol. 2 and Intermediate Kanji Book. There is some English in them, but most of it is in Japanese. There are all kinds of kanji exercises, example sentences, synonyms and antonyms, etc. I think both of them will have plenty of new vocab for you.
Great job on the review. Too bad you spent money on those CD and book sets, since you don`t like them. They looked kind of pricey.
lol i was thinking the whole time while watching this and listening to the music...."why do i feel like i should be at the train station".....lol good old kingdom hearts
Thanks for the recommendations! It did take me ages to figure out that I can learn Japanese in fun ways rather than constantly studying through books, but right now I'm broke so the only books I can practice my reading with are manga from the library -_-
Apart from Berlitz, I haven't heard of any of those books xD
It's good that you're setting aside time to focus on Kanji. Far too many foreigners can't write Kanji well, mainly because they don't have a goal like the 漢字検定. People don't realise how fundamental the study of Kanji and Keigo are to surviving in Japanese society.
What's your JLPT level at, out of curiosity? ^^
Spiders freak me out as well, almost as much as cockroaches x.x
great video...I recommend Remembering the Kanji for writing but it won't let you know how to read them only the English meaning and how to write it. I use it off and on. It's pretty helpful cuz I can kinda guess the stroke order to a lot of kanji. anyway good luck with Korean. I plan to study it too once I start speaking more in japanese. じゃ、tata! ^_^
after you made your first video with my japanese coach i heard about it but didn't trust those language games. once you said it was great though i couldn't find it anywhere. x.x it took me almost two months to track it down, but i've got it ^o^
@missy192 I need to learn not to comment before the video is over... I have a great japanese area near me so i bought a couple of childrens books to help me with kana before i move onto kanji. they have a music section but i'm not very familiar with the japanese music, i've been paying too much attention to Korean music/dramas more than japanese ;D anyway, any japanese groups you suggest? i like most genres.
i have your Berlitz dictionary =p. I can say its really amazing like what you said. I wish i have the time. I am busy with other studies and commitment....... =(
OH MY GOD! That book you had where is tells the original images to kanji I had a book just like it when I was 12 but then I had to take it back to the library cause I was grounded from the library and it was such a bummer! I couldn't even think of what it was called. But from seeing this, now I know what to look for. Thank you so much! <3 <3 <3
This video helped a lot. Omg, you have the same reaction as me. But I always end up crying. But I'm going to buy the Berlitz dictionary. ありがと ございます！:D
what about a book for the basic's of kanji? like to start-off. I know in the vid there is the book about where they came from. but how did you start off with kanji, and is there kanji in "my japanese coach" ?
I like spiders. I pick them up and throw them at my housemates and they scream like little girls.
Thanks for the book recommendations. I might have a look at the Japanese from zero.
Since you can reach a bigger audience than I can, can you let people know that there's a free Kanji learning app for Android phones called 'Kanji Flashcards' that's quite effective?
I read your Korean book as Complete Koran and I was like what the hell
KINGDOM HEARTS MUSIC!!! Sorry, had a moment. Amazing video. You gave me some good recommendations and it helps a lot. ... I hate spiders too..... *shudders*
When I started out, I thought I had to do books, too. But the best thing to do is learn from Japanese media made by Japanese for other Japanese. It's more fun, and it's not gonna make you sound like a robot.
Hello!Nice to meet to you.I'm Japanese.I'm looking forward to watching your video.May I ask you some questions?First of all,Why do you like Japan so much? next,Where would you like to go if you came to Japan?Please give me your answer when you get a chance.You are very cute.You are very welcome always to visit Japan.See you.
ishiki0210 1 day ago
Wow I feel like I'm really lucky that I bought My Japanese Coach early enough now ^^
KupcakeKairi 3 days ago
omg! I have lonely planet japanese too!
GummieBear0416 5 days ago
omg i luv ur videos i made a youtube account just to subscribe to u !!! <3 can u please write down the names for the books you would recommend for a begginer who wants to learn japanese and can u make a video on how u taught ur self japanese plzz and if u can post links to where i can buy the books ? sorry for troubling u
JapanLover1997 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Wow... we are so similar o.o i'm currently teaching my self japanese and actually have some of those books you have =] PLUS i'm also going to try korean once i get better at japanese and OMG I LOVE KOREAN GUYS!!! love Japanese guys too but atm I'm so into T.O.P from Big Bang ^__~
CartB0X 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos 2
WOWOWOWOW! you learn Korean too? youre soo talented Grace! I admire you, im doing GCSE Mandarin next year and I want to be fluent in the future, but I also want to learn Japanese on the side line! Is japanese grammar and everyday language hard to pick up?
liyhbtjnfetlol 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
why did you start learning japanese in the first place?
21thcenturyfan 1 month ago
ooooh my goosh :O the background music is from KINGDOM HEARTS! dont tell me you like kingdom hearts, because that would kind of make you perfect :D
Gorillaz382 1 month ago in playlist Weitere Videos von Ryuzaki1311 2
when did u start reading a Japanese material I have been studying japanese for about a year and i still find it hard to read native material. When did get to the point where reading magazines and books became a easy.
sora3428 2 months ago
Please do more videos like this, maybe about Japanese CDs, DVDs and so on. That would be great!
TheDreamyTime 3 months ago in playlist Weitere Videos von Ryuzaki1311
SHINee poster in the background and kingdom hearts background = love
WithLoveCarolina 3 months ago in playlist More videos from Ryuzaki1311
君は日本語が非常に好きだね。
nhat239 3 months ago in playlist More videos from Ryuzaki1311
Cute accent, like the bangs. Kawaii na!
MrKamechan 3 months ago
Grace, what band do you like the most ? you like korean idols right :p ? I see DB5K <3 , btw, can you speak korean ?I'm learning korean & Japanese now^^ yaaaay :D ,, I like you sis ^^ have fun & keep smiling :D ,Grace Fighting ^^
cassiotvxq5 3 months ago
the background sounds like kingdom hearts
animelover3321 3 months ago
I respect you for trying to learn Japanese i'm from the UK and it is so hard to find Japanese teachers or Japanese people :L
william0076 3 months ago
wow you are soo Cute *.*...
DertakoC 3 months ago
heyy ahhh ryuzaki did you study the japanese alphabet first then the verbs and words and more words please answer cause im studying japanese too
joreyllagas 4 months ago
I love her! She so cute & her videos are so informative. It's strange hoe much she looks like Pamela Courson.
TelevisedOffAir 4 months ago
"OMG It's a spider!" LMAO, I would respond the exact same way! XD
christykientzler 4 months ago in playlist Ryuzaki
where do you get you posters from?
OtakuCorner 4 months ago
What foundation do you use? You are so pretty! *.* Thanks for the review
ImmatureShenanigans 4 months ago
@ImmatureShenanigans I don't wear any! :( Thank you so much!! ;~~; <3
Ryuzaki1311 4 months ago
@Ryuzaki1311
Wow your skin looks too perfect! grr. I'm envious. You're welcome:3
ImmatureShenanigans 4 months ago
@Ryuzaki1311 :O No foundation! Your skin is like perfect!
christykientzler 4 months ago in playlist Ryuzaki
I had that exact phrasebook T_T
xXFlyleafXx 4 months ago
Ah, I want that DS Game too! But there is only sold a Chinese Coach - Game in my country -.-
TheDreamyTime 5 months ago in playlist Weitere Videos von Ryuzaki1311
i found the "my japanese coach" game on amazon.com ^^ doesn't seem like it's not sold anymore..?
kimchikolb 6 months ago
@kimchikolb I think she meant it's not sold in stores anymore. I worked at GameStop for a little and we didn't sell it. We were lucking to get a used copy in. :P But yeah, you can definitely find it online. I heard it was very expensive though. It's that right?
GeekNerdDweeb 6 months ago
"kingdom hearts 2" music <3 haha ^^
sillamari 6 months ago
This Nintendo DS game is just great! It is very helpful to me. Thank you very much! :D
MrEmilian888 6 months ago
bought my japanese coach used from gamestop about a month ago... amazing~
akaoru8sensei 7 months ago
U are very beautifull... -.-
DertakoC 7 months ago
i love your make up! it's simple but ADORABLE!!!!!!
XAFinalFantasyX 7 months ago
Ive bought the following books so far barrons japanese grammar and the visual japanese bilingual dictionary, street slang japanese, dirty japanese beyond polite japanese and the kenkyusha japanese dictionary
what out of these do you think will be use full im not good with reading japanese but the kenkyusha dictionary has romanized words and kana and kanji too
kawaiifluff 7 months ago
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seemegzllusion 7 months ago
Twilight Town! Or....wait.. yeah! your background music, it's from Kingdom Hearts 2, right?! ^^
vanityloveschaos 8 months ago
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freakinchauncyjones 8 months ago
For those interested in My Japanese Coach, there's an app available on the app store (apple, not sure about android), it doesn't cost much at all (£2-3) so a good buy.
Eneethe 9 months ago
Ah, I have the My Japanese Coach and Berlitz dictionary! I agree - they're really useful. I used the Coach until I started lessons in September. ^-^
ありがとうございます! ♥♡
ArchaicSushi 9 months ago
after watching this i released that i have to step my japanese learning up the fact that you learned a lot this japanese on your own makes we wanna go and rite now keep doin wat ur doin and F*CK ALL THE HATERS
sora3428 9 months ago
This was very helpful! And I love the Kingdom Hearts music in the background!!
mooshkinana 9 months ago
That's the Kingdom Hearts gameplay music, right?
FeelTheMotivation 9 months ago
I bought 'My Japanese Coach' on ebay. I love it sooo much!
Thanks for your review!
TanqueryChickOlena 9 months ago
There was a SPIDER on your book??? Uarg.... Anyway, thanks for the recommendations. I might get that Japanese from Zero. Hope it's mangeable for a non-native speaker of English but the German books are mainly crap.
CheshireChrissi 10 months ago
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ZulKoji 10 months ago
Just purchased a couple of the books from your selection , as well as kanji cards made specifically for students readying themselves for the JLPT, I'll let you know how those go !~
TheWildPiper 10 months ago
Can you read Japanese books? ther's like lots of kanji!
makaka00 10 months ago
I have that DS game ^^ it's really helpful. :)
antaale 10 months ago
got the game! found it on ebay~
iamjg 10 months ago
@iamjg I'm jealous! Been searching for ages! Ahh everyone is selling for like £100+? I'm like WTF?
jaketaylor015 10 months ago
lol @5:10 guess they say that in UK as well. You're so comical. Thanks for sharing; will have to check our 2nd hand stores for that DS program.
Vocalbouquet 10 months ago
ryu can you make a video about shows that you recomend?
you said a couple of times to watch dramas and im like WOOT WOOT KK RYU! WILL DO!
and then im like... wait where do i start what do i watch huh HUH???
cus i realy dunno nothing about that, i watch anime but its doesnt take mutch to get that they talk like.. well cartoons like in any other language so it wont realy help
so yea, plz considre my request ^^
sahar123321 10 months ago
they should make my japanese coach for an app for ipod.. <3
TheMAKKiCHUU 10 months ago
@TheMAKKiCHUU They have! It's for the iPod touch and the iPhone. There's a free lite version and a $4.99 version. I'm not sure how it compares to the DS game. I have the DS game but I haven't downloaded the iPod app. I'll give the free one a go though and let you know how it is. :)
GeekNerdDweeb 10 months ago
Loved this review video :)
Hapyem 10 months ago
I was so close to buying that 15-minute Japanese CD set. but I went with the exact same dictionary as you!! Glad to see I did something right.
The Japanese - English English - Japanese dictionary is like my Bible! I would totally be lost without it!
Sazzychan 10 months ago
Grace, please answer me this question.. where did you buy that Hana Kimi book?
ZulKoji 10 months ago 5
@ZulKoji I didn't, it was a present from my Japanese friend^^
Ryuzaki1311 10 months ago 7
if you need help with korean there is a youtube channe called busyatom
:D when my friend was learning korean this channel really helped her out
revealtheheart 10 months ago
*_* I love your flower hair piece and your pink top! Thank you for the recommendations. I'm going to see if I can buy a couple of them. I have Japanese Coach too! ^^ It's so good. Even for review. They sell it it the states so maybe your reviews could try amazon us version. :? I used Read Japanese today too. It's the most interesting kaji book ever!
jiseri20 10 months ago
I wish you lived near a Japan Town or something, then your Japanese magazines wouldn't be so expensive!
I live in America's SanFrancisco, so I go to JapanTown all the time to pick up new magazines and stationary.. Since you have a po box I think I should send you a big box of them for fun. hehe ^_^
I'll get to shopping!
woaisoapoperas 10 months ago
don't we all love kingdom hearts music? xD
snejq3 10 months ago
My japanese coach is also an ipod application!^^ If all else fails get an emulator!
Netiumtech 10 months ago 2
"It's huuuuuuuuge—that's what she said."
LOL.
ReyFortea 10 months ago
Thanks so much this really helped~!
I was cracking up at WINNING!
and nice thats what she said hahaha *puts finger on nose* RED!
FaithRunner85 10 months ago
Lol IM DEFINITELY GETTING THE JAPANESE COACH APP ON MY IPOD!!! thanks for the reccomendations...arigato gozaimasu :D
jacobXshinobi1 10 months ago
"It's huuuuge-thats what she said- it's really...." lol I loooove how good you are :) keep it up!
IwuvallANIME 10 months ago
can you recommend good dramas or tv series? i've watched a few, one of my faves was the the oniyome diary that was just plain funny. i also watched hanna yori dango and 1 liter of tears. i hope you could fill me in.. i like the way you review the books. i wish i was that smart when i was 15 :)
shanak666 10 months ago
wow i like you already from the partners4japan video but i liked you more when i learned that you are 15! You seem like a very smart and intelligent kid :) Keep it up :)
shanak666 10 months ago
you have Japanese friends! oh how very lucky you are...! i took a break from learning Japanese because i wanted to focus in making sure i had all my French known! but yeah...
what sites do you use to learn Japanese on t'internet?
lookwotisaid 10 months ago
Could you write out the names and authors (so that we can find the same books?) please? Thank you!!
SpidersAreNotScary 10 months ago 2
Could you please provide the ISBN-number for all the books? Can't find them :/
Thank you ^_^
tykz0r 10 months ago
She's going to be my future wife.
S0nnyS1d3Up 10 months ago
That music sounds so familiar!! Is it from Kingdom Hearts?? :D
rawkstarr89 10 months ago
ehhh do you TRY to look asian or is that just how you look cos you look asian.
AusseiNoveniaDeOjete 10 months ago
I also started learning Japanese when I was 12. I'm almost 19 now and I can confidently say that your Japanese is WAY better than mine lol. Its kinda sad but I blame myself for not taking it seriously enough.さあ、頑張るぞ～！
theorigin12 10 months ago
hey i love british slangs teach me some :D
nihongo no benkyo ganbattene, doryoku ha uragiranai
nikefreak01 10 months ago
Hahaha i brought mine - my japanese coach - on amazon a year ago for £9.99 just a minute ago i looked to see how much they would go for .... turns out a lot.....
HarrietKikzAss 10 months ago
If you cannot find My Japanese coach, you can always get a R4 or some kind of memory card DS game/tape and download the ROM. My brother uses it all the time ^^
AviloriANo1 10 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
You really like japan.
I study English hard like you .
I want to know a lot of British slangs.
I enjoy your videos.
imamierumirai 10 months ago
You really like japan.
I study English hard like you .
I want to know a lot of British slangs.
I enjoy your videos.
imamierumirai 10 months ago
Hana Kimi !!!! I love it *____* <3
But Isn´t a book good to start learning japanese, to learn a bit about the grammar and vocabulary and so on.. I wanne learn iit D:
KuroNaoki 10 months ago
im learning korean too nd i honestly think korean is alot easier than japanesse its probably just me but still it seems alot easier
joanaxconde 10 months ago
So informational. Thank you! ~
NaviiAvii 10 months ago
kill it with fire!! lol
Yugiless91 10 months ago
Kanji.koohii.com
Remember the Kanji by James Heisig
Takes two-three months and you learn 2042 Kanji. Can move on to RTK3 and then your up to 3007 in 3-4 months.
HDunplugged 10 months ago
omg description: that's what he said.
PunkPlaidKitty 10 months ago
will you list all of these books please?
ifoundhamtaro 10 months ago
I liked how you were giving the spider the death stare. :P I feel the same way about cockroaches.
GeekNerdDweeb 10 months ago
Wow! Finally found a young British person who likes Japanese and Korean stuff! I am not alone! :D
I am loving your videos! Subscribed! :D :D
AleksandrsLV 10 months ago
I got that Berlitz Japanese book, and was a bit upset when I realised it was all in Romaji. :(
AleksandrsLV 10 months ago
2:37 your point about internet is great. I tweet with other Japanese people or leave Japanese comments on YouTube, very helpful, forces me to read more kanji. Also, I don't know if you know who Danny Choo is? I stole a little tip from him and started making kanji charts on paper I could stuff in my pockets, helps me learn more when waiting for class to start and so on. Also, any advice on a good Japanese dictionary? For Kanji, 'a Guide to remembering Japanese characters" is a must!!!!
TokyoNerd 10 months ago
knowing your age have you been getting your parents to buy/pay for all your Japanese media needs? It's cool to hear parents supporting it all!
SkinnyWhiteMan 10 months ago
Can u tell e what websites helps u a lot too :)
deathnote3441 10 months ago
You can get 'My Japanese Coach' on the Apple App Store. I've had it on my iPhone since I first got one in 2009.
ephemeross 10 months ago
Spider wwwwwww
Linrainsan 10 months ago
well actually they are still selling the my japanese coach game. I see it where ever I go in the electronics section at local stores.
Like wal-mart, target, kmart, and at toys r us
sapphire9495 10 months ago
SPIDER ATTACK! i think i would have passed out lol.
HarrietKikzAss 10 months ago
ahahhaha fail i have japanese coach. i brought mine from amazon. AND IM LOVING THE KINGDOM HEARTS MUSIC!!
HarrietKikzAss 10 months ago
We are totally the same! I live off my Bertlitz Dictionary, Japanese Magazines and Doramas xD
sambart1986 10 months ago
BERLITZ DICTIONARY FTW!!! Mine is falling to PIECES!! xD
sambart1986 10 months ago
I find it annoying when the books are in romaji. I had one dictionary and one book (that you've mentioned) that are in romaji and one dictionary that uses Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji and I much prefer it when they use the actual language ^_^
sambart1986 10 months ago
a good this is also to put everyday sites you use in japanese! i have my facebook and youtube email everything in japanese its been months and i am still learning new words its pretty cool
OCTOPUSxANIMATION 10 months ago
buy your magazines from fullmoon07xxx . ocnk . net its much cheaper and gets sent straight from japan :D
XicedreamsX 10 months ago
The Japanese from Zero books go along with the website YesJapan. But you have to pay :(
japanesekid123 10 months ago
I hate spiders too. I used to not mind them until one day I was in the garden and I put my hand when I was picking inches away from a wolf spider.....It was pretty tramatizing because of the size and although it did nit bite me, I learned later its bite generally doesn't cause death, just swelling. Still, because of that one experience, I no longer trap them in a jar, I usually kill them immediately. :(
jeffsjuststoked 10 months ago
very good video! can't believe you have so many books!
SteJvlog 10 months ago
Thank you so much for this video!! I'm sure you're a biiig help to your viewers~ ♥
FatalityEve 10 months ago
Kingdom hearts music! :D
TeaforBunny 10 months ago
Damn eeet I've been looking for that DS game.. >'': Oh well..
issis90 10 months ago
I bought that first phrasebook too when I started.. .D: it's funny <:
issis90 10 months ago
Where did you find 'making out in Japanese/Korean?
RockPrincess102 10 months ago
Where did u get the Hana Kimi book?
xTenshiAi 10 months ago
i think "kanji starter" is a realy realy good book, its like the book that explains how kanji became to what they are now, but simpler, just
0 -> o -> O
stupid axample but i think you get it, there are 2 books, kinda cheap, overall both of them teaches 1000 words and how to write them, it teaches kanji combanations etc
i find it to be exteremly good, check it out if you ever get the chance
*sorry about spelling mistakes
sahar123321 10 months ago
How do u study the kanji? Like remember it? Im finding it so hard :(
xTenshiAi 10 months ago
As an aside, which books did you use to learn Kana?
SunaipaaUrufu 10 months ago
Wow wish I can say the game "My Japanese Coach " is way too basic for me...I'm still trying to work on that game :/
kushinbou 10 months ago
Same here, the cds are annoying. I never use it.
Nice review! :)
kushinbou 10 months ago
wow you are so cool!!! only 3 years?!?!?! you must be really passionate about learning japanese... I think i would've given up if i didnt learn in school xD props to u!
LSKLam 10 months ago
Your future husband is Korean isn't he? ; )
joelmb1000 10 months ago
Cute outfit you were wearing!
joelmb1000 10 months ago 13
lol i watched this for 10 seconds and went o yea thats just my music from . . .wait a second *pauses video and music stops* =^.^=
konoha4dawin 10 months ago
"Thats what she said!" I love girls that use that phrase. Marry me?
buffdavidleal 10 months ago
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Yingdang9 10 months ago
SPIDER! KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!
In clas, we learn with the Minna no Nihongo book series. It's quite good, don't know how good it is compared to the books you mentioned. There are two versions. One, completely in romaji and one completely in kana, with hiragana above the kanji.
I'll make a video later today about how I learned Japanese.
CerberusTenshi 10 months ago 2
i recommend Genki I & II (those give a really good base and cover all elementary grammar/vocab/kanji), followed by New Approach (intermediate). i also like the exam prep books 日本語総まとめ which are arranged by JLPT level and come in sets of vocab/grammar/kanji.
it's great to learn from media too, of course ^-^!
mimei 10 months ago
You may want to get Basic Kanji book vol. 2 and Intermediate Kanji Book. There is some English in them, but most of it is in Japanese. There are all kinds of kanji exercises, example sentences, synonyms and antonyms, etc. I think both of them will have plenty of new vocab for you.
Great job on the review. Too bad you spent money on those CD and book sets, since you don`t like them. They looked kind of pricey.
JapanAndThings 10 months ago
りゅざきさん、オススメのドラマとアニメは？
ChilenoAlemanCanada 10 months ago
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who reacts like that at spiders xD
Praptolium 10 months ago
lol i was thinking the whole time while watching this and listening to the music...."why do i feel like i should be at the train station".....lol good old kingdom hearts
AmarieSunshineT 10 months ago
Thanks for the recommendations! It did take me ages to figure out that I can learn Japanese in fun ways rather than constantly studying through books, but right now I'm broke so the only books I can practice my reading with are manga from the library -_-
MsTamable 10 months ago
Thank you so Much! This helped me a lot! :D
AmericansMuffin 10 months ago
Apart from Berlitz, I haven't heard of any of those books xD
It's good that you're setting aside time to focus on Kanji. Far too many foreigners can't write Kanji well, mainly because they don't have a goal like the 漢字検定. People don't realise how fundamental the study of Kanji and Keigo are to surviving in Japanese society.
What's your JLPT level at, out of curiosity? ^^
Spiders freak me out as well, almost as much as cockroaches x.x
tias90 10 months ago
im using japanesepod101. Online lessons awesome.
rampage222555 10 months ago
I hate spiders, too. -.-
CrazyQUINN84 10 months ago
Cool. :) How's your Korean studying going? LOL... I woke up this morning to a spider right in my face on the wall. Urghhh. T__T
haylz27 10 months ago
love the making out series! c: was very useful when I was learning korean ^^
sugoi14 10 months ago
and i have my japanese coach! i LOVE that game! lol
Kazooiie02 10 months ago
Kingdom Hearts music =DD
nikousia13 10 months ago 30
kingdom hearts!!!! oh those lazy afternoons.. ;
Kazooiie02 10 months ago
jaejoong!!! hehehe
totaldramaqueen108 10 months ago
I thought I was going insane for a while cause I kept hearing twilight town theme, but I wasn't.
windwaker091 10 months ago
8:49 <3<3:)
hatsunekoko 10 months ago
great video...I recommend Remembering the Kanji for writing but it won't let you know how to read them only the English meaning and how to write it. I use it off and on. It's pretty helpful cuz I can kinda guess the stroke order to a lot of kanji. anyway good luck with Korean. I plan to study it too once I start speaking more in japanese. じゃ、tata! ^_^
Hanayanaa 10 months ago
LMAO!@: "And it turned into this, AND THEN THIS! :O"
I gotta buy those Japanese From Zero books.
Didn't George from YesJapan make them or something?
He's hilarious!
laracroftroxmysox 10 months ago
Yaaaaaaah~
I love your videos.
I LOVE THE LENGTH<3 :)
AikoKawaii7 10 months ago
after you made your first video with my japanese coach i heard about it but didn't trust those language games. once you said it was great though i couldn't find it anywhere. x.x it took me almost two months to track it down, but i've got it ^o^
missy192 10 months ago
@missy192 I need to learn not to comment before the video is over... I have a great japanese area near me so i bought a couple of childrens books to help me with kana before i move onto kanji. they have a music section but i'm not very familiar with the japanese music, i've been paying too much attention to Korean music/dramas more than japanese ;D anyway, any japanese groups you suggest? i like most genres.
missy192 10 months ago
Loved this video , it was really intresting.... Lol spider
Hapyem 10 months ago
I run "my japanese coach" using an R4 card, cos i couldn't find it anywhere.
geekyvessey 10 months ago
the spider just wanted to learn japanese and get in on the trends XD
ibunny123120 10 months ago
i have your Berlitz dictionary =p. I can say its really amazing like what you said. I wish i have the time. I am busy with other studies and commitment....... =(
yummyplant 10 months ago
Assimil, Teach Yourself and Pimsleur #FTW :D
Aktivebomb 10 months ago
I just saw "My Japanese Coach" being sold online. I think there are stores here that sell it too.
tipaiprodigy 10 months ago
Thank you for the video! Gosh! My bookstore doesn't have a good selection at all. :/
KawaiiThoughts 10 months ago
spider scare the crap out of you hahahah XD
odan360 10 months ago
OH MY GOD! That book you had where is tells the original images to kanji I had a book just like it when I was 12 but then I had to take it back to the library cause I was grounded from the library and it was such a bummer! I couldn't even think of what it was called. But from seeing this, now I know what to look for. Thank you so much! <3 <3 <3
TheWildPiper 10 months ago
Rosetta stone ftw
odan360 10 months ago
This video helped a lot. Omg, you have the same reaction as me. But I always end up crying. But I'm going to buy the Berlitz dictionary. ありがと ございます！:D
seriousplayful 10 months ago
to be honest you look really pretty on that outfit =]
odan360 10 months ago
say NO to ROMAJI!!!!!!!!!!!
dp22y 10 months ago
HANA KIMI. that is my fav manga! i wanted to watch the drama but i cant find a site with good quality! :)
JapaneseWannabe23 10 months ago
what about a book for the basic's of kanji? like to start-off. I know in the vid there is the book about where they came from. but how did you start off with kanji, and is there kanji in "my japanese coach" ?
hbllop123 10 months ago
I like spiders. I pick them up and throw them at my housemates and they scream like little girls.
Thanks for the book recommendations. I might have a look at the Japanese from zero.
Since you can reach a bigger audience than I can, can you let people know that there's a free Kanji learning app for Android phones called 'Kanji Flashcards' that's quite effective?
I read your Korean book as Complete Koran and I was like what the hell
Nightzo 10 months ago
Thanks for this video, and your hair is soo pretty *_*
Stantlur 10 months ago
KINGDOM HEARTS MUSIC!!! Sorry, had a moment. Amazing video. You gave me some good recommendations and it helps a lot. ... I hate spiders too..... *shudders*
japanatic722 10 months ago
You are so god damn cute Grace.
Neonzkk 10 months ago
Yup.... it was good. :P BTW, did you change your hair color?
JustHereForComedy 10 months ago
Thanks for the advice :3 ''My Japanese Coach'' is still being sold because l bought it after watching your other video ^__^ Kingdom Hearts! <33
NyappyVKGazetto 10 months ago
heeeeeey this is twilight town music, right?
graviXsesskag 10 months ago
u have so many books of japanese ;o
and your necklace is interesting
lattency 10 months ago
When I started out, I thought I had to do books, too. But the best thing to do is learn from Japanese media made by Japanese for other Japanese. It's more fun, and it's not gonna make you sound like a robot.
NinetytoFirst 10 months ago 10