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Summary: Won't Teach You Japanese
Review: Okay, let's be frank. The only way you ever learn to speak a language is through immersion in it. At least for a certain length of time, preferably a couple of hours every day, you need to speak, hear, read, and think that language. And you won't get that with this book.Japanese never displaces English as the language of instruction. You see not one Japanese writing symbol. You get a few phrases, a few words, but very little idea how these words are used, and no real idea how to string them together into a sentence. It's not a worthless book. If, like me, you've let your Japanese go and you need a refresher course, this book can be valuable. I'm already a little better than I was when I picked up the book. However, if you're a newcomer to the language, you best bet is to take a college course or get a Japanese friend to tutor you. Give this book a pass.
Rating:
Summary: Won't Teach You Japanese
Review: Okay, let's be frank. The only way you ever learn to speak a language is through immersion in it. At least for a certain length of time, preferably a couple of hours every day, you need to speak, hear, read, and think that language. And you won't get that with this book. Japanese never displaces English as the language of instruction. You see not one Japanese writing symbol. You get a few phrases, a few words, but very little idea how these words are used, and no real idea how to string them together into a sentence. It's not a worthless book. If, like me, you've let your Japanese go and you need a refresher course, this book can be valuable. I'm already a little better than I was when I picked up the book. However, if you're a newcomer to the language, you best bet is to take a college course or get a Japanese friend to tutor you. Give this book a pass.
Rating: 
Summary: Almost a Complete Waist of Time
Review: When I brought this book, I did not know there was not any Japanese in it.
If you want to learn Japanese, this book is not for you. It does not have one scrap of actual Japanese in it. It has Romaji, which is a Romanized version of Japanese. It may seem that it is easier to learn Japanese using this method, but it will hinder you in the future. Romaji is a necessary tool to transition from English to Japanese, but it would be smarter to only use the Romaji to learn kana. Once you learn kana, you can start learning kanji. My final verdict: skip Romaji and skip this book.
Rating:
Summary: Almost a Complete Waist of Time
Review: When I brought this book, I did not know there was not any Japanese in it.
If you want to learn Japanese, this book is not for you. It does not have one scrap of actual Japanese in it. It has Romaji, which is a Romanized version of Japanese. It may seem that it is easier to learn Japanese using this method, but it will hinder you in the future. Romaji is a necessary tool to transition from English to Japanese, but it would be smarter to only use the Romaji to learn kana. Once you learn kana, you can start learning kanji. My final verdict: skip Romaji and skip this book.
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