Japanese From Zero! · Book 1
Japanese From Zero! 1
The book that starts at zero. Hiragana is introduced a few characters at a time, so by the last chapter you are reading Japanese instead of romaji.
- Authors
- George Trombley, Yukari Takenaka
- Level
- Absolute beginner
- Formats
- Paperback, Kindle, Online course
- ISBN
- 9780976998129
Most Japanese textbooks make you choose between learning to speak and learning to read. Book 1 refuses the choice. Hiragana arrives gradually — a handful of characters per lesson, each one immediately used in real sentences — so the writing system is absorbed rather than memorised in a block.
- Integrated workbook with answer key
- Over 800 new words and expressions
- Learn to read and write hiragana
- Example dialogues built from words you already know
- Culture notes on how Japanese is actually used
- Bilingual glossaries in kana and romaji