(9 hours ago)RawrPk Wrote:(Yesterday, 11:22 am)GreenCross Wrote: Hello!
New to the forum, but I have an interesting question. This is in regard to Genki, Kanji and the overall order in which we learn Japanese.
First, a bit of background: I took two semesters of Japanese in college, have hiragana and katakana down and have about several hundred words in my Japanese lexicon. I have been away from learning Japanese for a year or two, but have decided to really dive head first into the language and ascertain some level of fluency as I intend on teaching English in Japan in the near future. In college we used the Genki textbook, which I have always enjoyed. However, the more I pour through online forms and am introduced to other learning methods and the sheer amount of struggle that others have had trying to learn the language, I'm looking to start off on the right foot, in order to ease my potential suffering.
Hello GreenCross and welcome to the Koohii forums! I too started my Japanese language journey via college courses. Though my school didn't use Genki but terrible books riddled in romaji D': I wish my school had used Genki though. These reddit topics about the Genki dialogs seem like a lot of fun XD
- Genki 1: I fear for Mary's safety
- Genki 1: Part 2 - I fear for Sue's sanity
- Genki 1: Part 3 - I fear for Mary's nutrition
lol in any case, you can read through Genki 1&2 if you'd like but if it bores you to tears, try something else like TK, Japanese the Manga Way or Visualizing Japanese Grammar. Btw, the Genki website has a useful page for Verb/Adjective Conjugation Practice.
(Yesterday, 3:45 pm)GreenCross Wrote: First off, do you have any other suggestions for low-level manga to start reading besides Yotsuba?Though this question wasn't necessarilty directed to me, I thought I'd give my answer tooI'm biased but I recommend Shirokuma Cafe. I couldn't get into Yotsuba for some reason -_- Besides, who doesn't love talking animals? xD That and pretty much it's the talk of the town (anime mostly) in the N3 thread hehe.
First of thank's for the welcome. Second of all, thank you for the great, and hilarious reply!
I didn't realize that there were so many other people who found the hidden humor about Meerii-san and her cohorts! I vividly remember when I would study with my good friend Evelyn, who also took the class (and whom I was secretly in-love with...but that sadly didn't pan out :/). We would always comment on how much of an idiot Meerii-san was, or how Takeshi-san was blatantly a dick to her. To be honest, I think we even came up with our own narratives for why they were in the situations that the cast was presented in. Honestly, I suggest everyone read through Genki if only for the drama that unfolds with the characters, its ridiculous, but just like a J-drama, it somehow gets you hooked.
Thank you for the suggestion about Shirokuma Cafe, I've heard good things about it. I'll make it the first thing I read when I get to that point. Personally, I've always been about dark, philosophical, and action packed manga and anime, however I don't think I'll be reading Kanshikan Tsunemori Akane, or Durarara! anytime in the near future. I am personally a big fan of Nichijou though, and it seems pretty simple in English, perhaps that would be another good choice.
Anyway, thank you for the reply and the suggestions!
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