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Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (February 12, 2025)

  • February 12, 2025

This thread is for all simple questions, beginner questions, and comments that don't need their own post.

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3 comments

  1. 彼女 は ソール と デート です。I know this sentence is grammatical because of the source. Still, it sounds odd to say that she IS a date rather than HAS or GOING TO. What should I know about です?

  3. Hi, a first timer here beginning my Japanese journey. I have gone through the wiki and some of the related links there to get an idea of how I would structure my learning.

    My big first question right now is choosing between Genki beginner 1 and 2 or the Tobira beginner 1 and 2 textbooks. Genki seems to be the standard but there isnt much information on Tobira as it seems to be newly released. I have watched reviews and gone through reddit threads here where people say that Tobira is arguably a better tool for self study but because its new, there doesnt seem to be enough updated info.

    Should I get the Tobira beginner books (and workbooks) or start with Genki. Please keep in mind this will be a self study journey with about 1-2 hours every day set aside for study.

    P.S: I have looked at both books in person and at a glance Tobira seems to be a bit more inviting and well structured than what I saw of Genki.

    Im thinking of the following routine for now:

    1. Learn Hiragana and Katakana together
    2. Start working through one of the textbooks
    3. Start listening to Japanese with Shun podcast when im doing something else

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