Better than Genki?! 😳 Japanese From Zero Book 2 (REVIEW).

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Here's my review of Japanese From Zero Book 2. Over a year ago I reviewed book 1 and it took me this long to finally complete book 2 :p. I hope you enjoy it. If you'd like to purchase the book, check the links below!
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@voiceofshaun 3 года назад

I've been really enjoying George's sense of humor on his videos and so I went ahead and got the first JFZ book a couple of weeks back. So far I'm REALLY enjoying it. As someone who has already learned all the Kana, it feels a little weird trying to read the "progressive" style...but my wife is learning from it too and knows nothing, she is learning a lot where before the book she couldn't remember any of the kana at all that she studied on Duolingo. So two thumbs up from me on this book series so far. :)

@mariag4696 3 года назад

This is such a good review! Thank you! I've been waiting for the next edition of Book 2 , which I've had for a while as I went thru Book 1, because I'd heard about the typos. George is apparently hard at work on finishing the edition but I think it will be a while. Now w your review I'm diving in! If I hadn't already bought the book I'd use your affiliate link. Maybe for Book 3, since you'll likely be done before I will!

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

I'm glad you found it useful! :)

@MinecraftUnderground 3 года назад

You’re really informative! I’m starting book 1 very shortly! I subscribed and I’m looking forward to your progress in this series!

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

I haven't started book 3 yet but I will get into it very soon. Can't wait!

@polishingplatinums 3 года назад

Bruh I wanna thank you so freaking much for this video because I was really confused about what to buy cuz I know all hiragana and katakana, some Kanji (even how to write them in correct stroke order), I know basic grammar and I know how to type many sentences already due to all my Duolingo/Busuu practice so I didn't know if I should get BOOK 1 but I decided to go for this one, I really don't wanna waste time with BOOK 1 cuz it seems very very basic and easy/slow paced to me, I hope I don't regret of course lmao. I am gonna get it here in Portugal for 27€. THANK YOU!!!

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

You're welcome! I'm very happy if it helped you

@uzhukova Месяц назад

George is a genius!

@Owlnuss 3 года назад

Your efforts are appreciated.. thank you 🌼

@ElizaHamilton1780 Год назад

One thing I like about the “from Zero” series is that George goes out of his way to answer all of the things that a total newcomer to a language that’s not in the Roman alphabet will ask about. George is also a Japanese teacher, right? So I think his angle is, he’s writing about everything that students have asked him and he’s thinking back to when he knew nothing about Japanese at all. Like…he even explained that 。is the Japanese way of writing periods. Maybe this sounds insignificant to everyone else? But put yourself in my shoes: I’m someone who’s overwhelmed by all the weird non-English symbols as it is. It helps to have someone walk alongside me, hold my hand, and assure me that it’ll be okay and this isn’t as scary as it looks.

@KevinAbroad Год назад

I completely see what you mean!

@dashdashdot 3 года назад

I'm halfway through book 4 and, though I love the series, the typos - and just plain errors - get more and more irritating. If you're struggling with certain aspects of Japanese, those typos and errors can make things even more confusing, and if you understand the grammar, the errors are frustrating anyway. Plus, if you're like me, and need to understand the grammar behind what you're learning, you'll need to look elsewhere. I can remember being really frustrated when we were introduced to すき - it takes GA, but it's not a verb, though it's translated as one. What was going on?? Luckily, I discovered Cure Dolly's videos which are very grammar-centric and filled in the gaps for me. No one source is ever going to work 100% for everyone, but I'm really glad I chose George's books to ease me into Japanese.

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

I certainly understand your frustration regarding the typos!

@franc4152 3 года назад

Can i ask?... since you are in book 4, would you say you are a beginner, able to understand most of the times, or about to be fluent ?

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

@@franc4152 If I may answer, of course dashdashdot feel free to weigh in, you get to about N4 level with JFZ. Meaning you're early intermediate :).

@dashdashdot 3 года назад

@@franc4152 I'm not bad at the grammar, but I'm absolutely hopeless with vocabulary, so I still consider myself a beginner. Book 4 teaches kanji, which are a pain, so I'm concentrating on those (using WaniKani) at the moment. I'm also going back over Book 3 to make sure I've remembered the grammar from that. I've tried listening to podcasts (I really like Nihongo con Teppei) and some of the time I understand most of what he's talking about, but often it's just one word in 10. It's all good practice though. If I could learn the vocab, I'd consider myself an upper beginner at the moment, but I just don't have the discipline.

@franc4152 3 года назад

@@KevinAbroad thanks for the fast reply and the vid ;)

@miad6274 2 года назад

As someone who’s fairly confident reading hiragana, would you recommend the Genki textbooks or should I go for the first JFZ? I’m more thinking about learning grammar/vocab, I’m just wondering if the first book has some important information on structuring sentences and that kind of thing, I just don’t know whether or not the first book would be useless to me since I can read hiragana pretty confidently?

@originalkingdomhearts 2 года назад

Having typos is never excusable with language learning books. He should have fixed it as soon as possible and hasn't it's been years and they still have these issues. Also reports say some Japanese is completely wrong. So beware.

@SliceGames 3 года назад

Nice review. Completely agree.

@juniorGs12 3 года назад

I just finished book 2 as well. 100% agree with all your points. I quiet enjoyed it. Starting book 3 today, are you planning on continuing the the JFZ series ?

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

Yes, I'm planning on going through all the books :D

@hamidaitseghir7704 2 года назад

hey please how much it tooks for u to finish with each book i mean how much months u spent to finish the first and the secound book:D

@juniorGs12 2 года назад

@@hamidaitseghir7704 I finished all their books in like 3 Months. I was pretty addicted to studying Japanese and was doing a lesson a day. 😅

@jalimesantigo5068 3 года назад

Do you think if I finished all five books, can I keep up with basic everyday convos kind of?

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

No idea! I've only completed the first 2 books

@vodkatonyq 3 года назад

I think you need a lot of input. Learning books give you the foundation of the language, but then you need to get a lot of input, being it in written or audio form (preferably both).

@aby9929 3 года назад

Thank you, I very much needed this, I’ve been debating which one I should get Genki, or from Zero. I have learned hiragana and Katakana pretty well, so which one you say is best with that

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

I already kinda knew kana when I started book 2 but it was great practice for katakana as it's kinda hard to remember how to write (for me anyway). So I'd recommend it for that!

@kurapika7222 4 месяца назад

I got the Genki 1 book and it’s been useful so far but I’m thinking about getting this book instead of the Genki 2 book, do you think it is a good idea?

@KevinAbroad 4 месяца назад

I think if you completed Genki 1 and know it well, you should consider jumping straight to book 3. I think you can check the table of contents on amazon for each book :)

@asmrslol848 Год назад

I heard it’s very slow paced compared to others. I started Japanese early back then and learnt a few things here and there, and I’m wondering which I should start off

@KevinAbroad Год назад

Yes Japanese From Zero is quite slow. But I think it's good because Japanese can get overwhelming real quick

@razan8138 2 года назад

What is the best Genki book or learn Japanese from scratch?

@rodneywear7501 2 года назад

Thank you for this review. I just started learning Japanese 3 weeks ago. I started with Learning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana, from tuttle. I need to find the next step. Genki or Japanese from zero, what would be the best for a self-study? I know I'm very late to this vid.

@KevinAbroad 2 года назад

I think for self study definitely Japanese From Zero!

@rodneywear7501 2 года назад

@@KevinAbroad Thank you. Their is so much material out there, I just wanna get a solid foundation for this journey. Thank you again.

@0_ng752 3 года назад

I have a question. I did not start from the book “Japanese from Zero 1” but I started from “Japanese Kana from Zero.” I have completed the entire book, so I already learned Hirigana and katakana. If I were to start learning kanji with this series, which book should I start off with?

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

Book 3 starts covering the kanji :)

@0_ng752 3 года назад

@@KevinAbroad Ok thank you!

@shammy-thaynemaximiliana9146 7 месяцев назад

So i did jpfz 1 and can already read all the kana. Should I just jump to jpfz3 to start with kanji or go to genki or just go do jpfz2 ?

@KevinAbroad 7 месяцев назад

You could skip book 2 but you'd have to learn the grammar covered in it imo

@shammy-thaynemaximiliana9146 7 месяцев назад

So should i just get genki than? Or just get jpfz2 what would u do personally?

@KevinAbroad 7 месяцев назад

When I took online Japanese lessons, the teacher used genki quite a bit. But I haven't used it fully from scratch so I can't really decide for you. What I can say is that JFZ is way easier because the pace is slower. Genki is a little more intense and I don't know how good it is for self study if you don't have a teacher. But Andy from tokini Andy goes through the 2 genki books on his videos. That might help :)

@senapus1241 3 года назад

Since I already learned Hiragana, Katakana and a few Kanji I try to decide which Book I can use for selfstudy. There seems to be those two large groups where one prefer Genki and the others the Japanese from Zero Books. Since I am not a talented language learner I think those Japanese from Zero Books would be more helpful for me and not too overwelming - Right?

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

I would make the decision based on how much grammar you know. Did you learn any or did you mainly focus on writing?

@senapus1241 3 года назад

@Kevin Abroad I only knew a few bits of grammar (Particles like ha, no, ni, wo). But since grammar is for me like rocket-science even in my native language I think I need an easy approach to this. Like building up the vocabs and the grammar together. From short and easy sentences to longer ones. Thats what I figure out with an app.

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

@@senapus1241 I think then JFZ could be good! Some people criticise it for the progressive approach of how it teaches the writing system but I enjoyed that because I knew the kana but I wasn't good at writing them. But for the grammar, if you don't know much, I think you'll find it useful

@senapus1241 3 года назад

@Kevin Abroad Yes, when you already know the Kana it seems a bit a strange to start all over again with romaji, but since I tend to wrote down vocabs in Hiragana and romanji I notice that I write the Kanas really sloppy. So it's okay to practise them again along the way. Also since english isn't my native language either it good the have all the explanations simple and easy. Thanks for helping me.

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

@@senapus1241 You're welcome! I hope you enjoy the books if you decide to buy them

@citizenofcorona8783 Год назад

If you do JFZ first, Genki is WAY easier to get through. I feel like Genki tries to throw the entire kitchen sink at you right away.

@KevinAbroad Год назад

I actually agree haha. Going through JFZ series and then using Genki as a refresher but also as a way to go a little deeper can be a great idea I think.

@IcySniperr 3 года назад

nice review dog

@Mariam.4445 3 года назад

Is there any chance to find the book in pdf? It's not available to buy in Iraq + websites don't ship into here.

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

The author also sells the book in an ebook format but no PDF. If you find the book in PDF it would be an illegal copy as far as I know

@Mariam.4445 3 года назад

@@KevinAbroad i found the first and third book in pdf format...

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

That's an illegal copy then. The author only sells the book as ebook or physical format. If you're able to buy the ebook, please consider doing so on amazon :).

@jeff-8511 3 года назад

I love the book series. But I personally think it takes way too much time teach hiragana and katakana.

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

Fair! I didn't really learn kana thanks to the books. I already could read a write virtually all of them before I started with the series. But it help to reinforce everything

@salmamostafa3874 3 года назад

I can't read hiragana and katakana well should i get japanese from zero?? Or there is other books for beginners???

@KevinAbroad 3 года назад

If you can't read either, start with book 1 then. It teaches you hiragana :)

@bjornsan 3 года назад

The first book is made so you learn a couple of hiragana in each chapter and the japanese words are written in romaji (our latin alphabet) except for the japanese you have learned in previous lessons. At the end of book 1 you will have learned all the hiragana and in book 2 it's the same thing but with katakana. A lot of other books begins with romaji and just switch to hiragana and katakana a couple of chapters in.