Japanese self-study book review 1

I reviewed several books that I have come across over the years in my own Japanese study. Most of these books I would consider at a beginner's level, except for the grammar handbook and the kanji workbooks. I show:

Japanese for Dummies
Everyday Japanese
Japanese Step by Step
Handbook of Japanese Grammar

I will make another video using things I do to study now that I am a little past the beginner's stage.

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[0ImSoSorry0]

i used to have the for dummies one and i hated it :/

[momonigiri87]

@0ImSoSorry0 yeah, it's not what I would call my favorite by any means... there are definitely better books and resources out there for the serious beginner, in my opinion

[esw9999]

Japanese the Manga Way pwns you !!!!

[momonigiri87]

@esw9999 Ah, I have checked this one out, and it seems like a good resource for colloquialisms at least. But, having only recently broken into online buying, I hadn't come across that book until recently. :)

[Iceclaw14]

I know hiragana and katakana and around 15 kanji (of which probably only five will be useful to me.....except if I'm playing Okami) and I want to get started on grammar and actually speaking the language beyond "Hajimemashite!" and other stuff like that.....Do you have a reccomendation for which of these books I should start with?

[RivernightPro]

@RisingSun011 Wrong. It depends on the person her/himself. If he is patient and serious with learning a language, then he can use the right resources to study Japanese, and improve by himself. Not everything needs a class.

[RisingSun011]

You know self study is not a good way to study

[thesweetdelightss]

yay!!! thank you so much =) so helpful !!!!

[momonigiri87]

@bitbit40 ah yeah I found it online. A bit pricey yeah, but looks like a good investment.

Thanks for the recommendation!

[bitbit40]

@momonigiri87 Haha! :-)

so now you have ideas for a series, about Japanese learning resources. actually i just might do that myself :-)

The grammar dictionary that i'm talking about is a series of 3 books, from basic to advanced..you can get them online, but i prefer real books..

you tube won't let me link, so just google "a dictionary of Basic japanese grammar".

it's kind of expensive, but i really think it's a must have. i have the first 2, and plan on getting the third soon :-)