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Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference Bilingual Edition

by Taeko Kamiya (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 32 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Kodansha USA; Bilingual edition (August 3, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1568364202
  • ISBN-13: 978-1568364209
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 1 x 5.1 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsFor me, a really helpful aid
By Amazon Customer on January 9, 2013
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I have renewed my study of Japanese independently after 3 years classroom study many years ago. This time I'm focusing just on speech competency (at 67 I don't have enough years left to become literate in Japanese, and I want to be able to function in day-to-day Japan). This limits the usefulness of many self-teaching language programs, which integrate reading and writing into their approach, so I have been hopping around among various offerings, all of which emphasize different structures and vocabulary. This book has helped greatly to organize and categorize the various sentence patterns I have encountered. I am probably at intermediate level of competency at present, and I find the book suits me perfectly. I doubt it would work for someone who does not already have a background in Japanese grammar. It is written in romaji as well as Japanese, so I am able to use it without being able to read kanji and kana.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for any beginner
By Mike on January 5, 2013
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This book is for someone between the absolute beginner and an intermediate student of Japanese. Your options for the sentence patterns are given in Romaji or Kanji. There are no kana only sentences, though a serious student should be trying to learn Kanji anyways, and the romaji gives you the readings fine.

Personally I use this book to put sentences into the free digital flashcard system called Anki. I don't necessarily use it for it's initial purpose, which is to figure out how to state or reply to a specific sentence pattern. I think it works great as a resource of Japanese sentences to memorize.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWorth your money. I have some other suggestions if you're serious about learning Japanese.
By Leaf on February 28, 2015
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For anyone learning Japanese, it is ESSENTIAL to get the most you can out of what is offered. If you have Genki or Tobira or any textbook, you will eventually come to the conclusion that while they get you started, you are still lacking skills in that language. So what can you do? Pick up Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication.

Unfortunately, this includes romaji right underneath the kana, so if you're trying to break away from that habit, you're going to have a difficult time unless you either cover up the romaji or black them out. If you are going to Japan and have no knowledge of the language, then this is basically your Bible. Take it with you!! Textbooks tend to cover the "polite" form of Japanese, which is nice but when that's all you know, your'e not going to be able to really voice your thoughts on something. This book definitely clears this up. I've had this for about a month now, and already I feel more polished in Japanese.

What else can you get to improve your skills? Japanese Graded Readers. I have a review for this, and honestly, they have been extremely helpful! You are given a chipboard box with little books that are in color and written in Japanese. The difficulty goes up with each level and each set comes with a CD so you can follow along with the native Japanese reader. You can also pick up what are considered some of the best manga for beginners: Yotsuba, Shirokuma Cafe, and Chi's Sweet Home. Granted, as easy as they are, this will still be difficult for non-native Japanese. You probably won't get most of it right away, but don't let that deter you! You can do it!

What if you don't care for learning from manga? Try a novel by Yoshimoto Banana like "High and Dry" or pick up a picture book from a Studio Ghibli movie. I got Howl's Moving Castle in Japanese and it's a steep learning curve, but definitely helpful.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing Book!
By Ashley on April 27, 2013
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I love this book so much! It has so many sentence patterns and is just what I need to get out from the beginner stage and into the intermediate level of Japanese. This is one of the best things I could ever get to learn Japanese. It's perfect. :)
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat, Effective book
By Amazon Customer on May 9, 2013
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This book is great for filling in the gaps left by other learning methods. I know a lot of words in Japanese, but this helps put them all together correctly.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne of the best sentence books for beginners.
By Kousuke on October 31, 2014
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This book is designed for upper-beginner learners of Japanese. I say this because if you've studied Genki 1, you'll pretty much know how to do everything in this book. However, even if you have studied Genki 1, this is a great book to use for additional practice and will teach you more sentence structures then Genki 1.

The examples are written in natural Japanese (Kanji + hiragana/katakana) and then written again in romanji. This means you don't need to know how to read Japanese to use this book. However, if you're a serious learner of Japanese, I'd highly highly recommend learning to read being the first thing you do. Losing the crutch of romanji is one of the best things you can do the first day you start learning. Learn Hiragana and Katakana first. Kanji is takes longer to learn but it's not hard, just tedious. The book does not provide furigana (kana above the kanji), but this is not needed because if you know how to read Japanese, it's extremely easy to spot the reading of the kanji in the romanji text.

This book has one main goal in mind. That goal is to teach you tons of different sentence structures which is essential to know in pretty much every language. If you're a upper beginner, you most likely will not know all the vocab, but you will learn how to use most vocab once you've learn them. After mastering this book, you'll be able to express yourself in various different ways and structures.

This book would work best if you're already an upper-beginner with a decent amount of vocabulary in your grasp. The best way to practice would be to study each section, then try to make as many sentences with the structures you've learn using the vocab you already know. Since this book does start off slow, I'd recommend it to a beginner of any level. Also to any lower intermediates who want to refreshen up on their sentence structures.
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