Let's Learn Katakana

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Summary: There are better ways to learn Japanese...
Review: A dated approach for learning Katakana.

You are better served learning katakana with books like Kanji Pictographix by Michael Rowley or Jimi's Book of Japanese (Hiragana) or Jimi's Book of Japanese(Katakana) by Peter X. Takahashi. Both present a modernized approach to teaching both hiragana and katakana syllable sets. Not to mention they are both memorable and entertaining books. Get both today.

Rating:
Summary: There are better methods to learn Japanese
Review: A dated approach for learning Katakana.

You are better served learning katakana with books like Kanji Pictographix by Michael Rowley or Jimi's Book of Japanese by Peter X. Takahashi. Both present a modernized approach to teaching both hiragana and katakana syllable sets. Not to mention they are both memorable and entertaining books. Get both today.

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Summary: Extremely easy to use
Review: I spent a couple of days working through the basic (46) characters in this book before a recent holiday in Tokyo. By the time I arrived I could read the beer ads on the train. Using the later chapters to understand how to write words, combined with the constant exposure of reading as much as I could every day on the train, I left being able to read and write pretty much any Katakana that I'd need to; including the tricker Y[oo]on used to write foreign sounds.

My only gripe would be the authour does assume you've read the companion book Let's Learn Hiragana in a few places. Its not really a bar to understanding, but it means a few terms here and there aren't defined.

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Summary: Its a good help
Review: If your serious about learning Japanese writing then this book is a good follow up to "Lets Learn Hiragana" (which you should know by heart before you start Katakana). Just like the other reviewers have said..its not perfect (but what is in this world?) but if you keep studying hard and regularly you CAN learn how to read and write it after a while..Im not the brightest spark in the world so it took me a few months to learn both Hiragana and Katakana by practicing everyday..it helps a little if you live in Japan too like me cuz you can practice on menus and ads! So what have you got to lose by buying this book huh? Just a few bucks! So get it and start studying!
PS: In addition to the Hiragana book and this book...get a few blank sheets of paper and write the entire tables a few times to get warmed up everytime before using the book..its good practice to memorise the stroke order. O Mitsukete ne!

Rating:
Summary: There are better ways to learn Japanese...
Review: If your serious about learning Japanese writing then this book is a good follow up to "Lets Learn Hiragana" (which you should know by heart before you start Katakana). Just like the other reviewers have said..its not perfect (but what is in this world?) but if you keep studying hard and regularly you CAN learn how to read and write it after a while..Im not the brightest spark in the world so it took me a few months to learn both Hiragana and Katakana by practicing everyday..it helps a little if you live in Japan too like me cuz you can practice on menus and ads! So what have you got to lose by buying this book huh? Just a few bucks! So get it and start studying!
PS: In addition to the Hiragana book and this book...get a few blank sheets of paper and write the entire tables a few times to get warmed up everytime before using the book..its good practice to memorise the stroke order. O Mitsukete ne!

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Summary: Eh it's the best i've seen out there.
Review: This book along with its companion Let's learn Hiragana(which must be previously studied before moving into this one) is surely a great step to mastering Japanese writing and reading. Within a month I could read and write perfectly. At first I thought I would not make it, but Yasuko paved me the way. Now I'm buying Let's learn Kanji and Let's learn more Kanji both from the same series. The book is not a 5-star because it is sold as being a book for self students but it doesn't have all the answers on the answer key. For [$$$] you get both Japanese writings quick and painlessly.