Minna No Nihongo: Bk. 1

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Alongside the main textbook, Minna no Nihongo offers a variety of supplementary materials, including workbooks and dictionaries, making it a versatile resource for learners at different proficiency levels.

Furthermore, for students specifically seeking guidance on Minna no Nihongo’s first lesson, the Reddit community LearnJapanese offers a discussion on useful resources and tips. In this thread, experienced learners are more than willing to provide support, making it a valuable place to seek advice and share experiences.Minna no Nihongo is very in-depth too. It covers a lot of material and uses complex terms to teach grammar points. It even explains pitch accents with new grammar you learn! This is great because pitch accent should be learned early but few textbooks cover it.

Kanji Practice: Writing and reading exercises to help learners practice and reinforce their understanding of the Kanji characters covered in the lessons. On the other hand, Minna no Nihongo is more demanding: it features more lessons, more practice, and vocabulary. It is a great study tool for passionate people dedicated to learn and improve, especially with all the different workbooks available for people craving for more. The Minna no Nihongo series is divided into two main levels: Shokyu (Beginner) and Chukyu (Intermediate). Each level is split into multiple books, covering different topics and aspects of the language. The progression of the series is designed to help learners build their Japanese language skills step by step, guiding them from the basics to more advanced topics over time.

Textbooks

On the other hand, Genki features only one workbook per textbook and one Answer Key volume for both textbooks. For those worrying about Kanji character study, there is an appendix at the end of both main textbooks that focus on Kanji. The last sentence is the possessive sentenceＮ１のＮ２ means N2 of N1, take note in Japanese it is contrary to English, many people have a mistake on it. To understand it let’s take an example, “Tanaka is an employee of ABC company” 田中さんはＡＢＣのしゃいんです Again, Genki is more concise while the Minna no Nihongo series offers you a whole variety of materials to study, practice, and specialize.

Lastly, using the Minna no Nihongo series to prepare for exams like the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) can be a good strategy for achieving success. Minna no Nihongo covers essential vocabulary and grammar to help you excel in this test. However, remember that additional study materials and practice tests might be needed to ensure optimal exam performance. The negative sentence is Ｎ１はＮ２ではありませんin this sentence it changeですintoではありませ, it means N1 is not N2. When preparing for N5 with Minna no Nihongo, you may be bothered about whether using only Minna no Nihongo will be enough to provide you with everything you need to pass the test. Undoubtedly, Minna no Nihongo is enough for N5. This is because this book covers different topics that help you learn the kanji, grammar, and vocabulary that you need to pass the exam. In fact, studying half of the book (this will cover about 13 chapters) should be enough to pass the JLPT N5. However, there are a few things you need to know about using Minna no Nihongo for N5. There are up to 8 different workbooks for Minna no Nihongo and an additional textbook focusing on Kanji characters only.

Supplementary Kanji Books

Online resources such as different materials available on YouTube and other platforms. Also, listening to podcasts can help you prepare for N5. The second sentence means as well or similar to, the structure of sentence is Ｎも. This sentence is use when want to present the second clause same as the first and this sentence have 2 clauses. For example “Tanaka is a student, Aki is also a student”, it will be 田中さんはがくせいです。秋さんもがくせいです. Minna no Nihongo’s main selling point, especially at the beginner level, is that it’s generally more in-depth than other popular textbooks. Compared to Genki, it has more vocabulary and grammar, more exercises, and more accompanying workbooks, including ones specifically for kanji, reading, and writing.