Reddit reviews Jpn Genki Answer Key 2/E (Japanese Edition)

I may have got it used, but I just found it new for $18 on Amazon, so like lol I dunno what you are doing. https://www.amazon.com/Jpn-Genki-Answer-Key-Japanese/dp/4789014479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526747316&sr=8-1&keywords=answer+key+genki

I heard Rosetta Stone is quite poor and expensive, but of course, naturally, I am not an expert :)
Here's what I bought on Amazon so far, still waiting for it to all ship to me:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/4805311444/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3STG9N/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/4789014479/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am under the impression that it's a good use of time to first learn the Kana (Hiragana + Katakana.) As such, I am currently learning to recognize them by playing https://learnjapanesepod.com/kana-invaders/. Once I learn to recognize them I will move to "Japanase Hiragana and Katakana for Beginners" and drill them so I am able to write them and recognize them more seamlessly, while still continue playing the game to review. I think by the end of next weekend I should be able to recognize the Kana, and hopefully after another 2-4 weeks of drilling I can write them too (I'm not sure if this is realistic at all).

Once I am comfortable with Kana I am going to move to the Genki books, which seem to be highly recommended. I think I will do the workbooks and make Anki decks to memorize Kanji/vocabularly. I think this is approximately 2-3 years of University classes but hopefully this process takes 1-1.5 years of dedicated work? Again, not sure what timelines are reasonable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/4789014479/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GoJBCbC80HKHD

It does say "Japanese edition" so I don't know if it's written in Japanese or not, but that's the first result (and really only) on Amazon

Edit: my guess is it shows what you are supposed to have written, so since by the end you should be able to read what is written down. It just all in Japanese.

You can find the answers in the Genki Answer Key, which has all of the answers to the exercises in the textbook as well as the workbooks. The transcripts for the listening comprehension exercises are also in the back.

https://www.amazon.com/Jpn-Genki-Answer-Key-Japanese/dp/4789014479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512073661&sr=8-1&keywords=genki+answer+key

ISBN-13: 978-4789014472, ISBN-10: 4789014479


Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/4789014479/

If you can directly import from Amazon Japan, the prices aren't that bad. They are currently ￥3,780 each for the textbooks, ￥1,728 each for the workbooks, and ￥864 for the answer key (note these prices have tax included so if you are ordering and shipping them outside Japan they may remove the tax--I paid ￥3,500, ￥1,600, and ￥800).

Links:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/GENKI-Integrated-Course-Elementary-Japanese/dp/4789014401

http://www.amazon.co.jp/GENKI-Integrated-Course-Elementary-Japanese/dp/4789014436

http://www.amazon.co.jp/GENKI-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-Workbook/dp/478901441X

http://www.amazon.co.jp/GENKI-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese-Workbook/dp/4789014444

http://www.amazon.co.jp/GENKI-Integrated-Course-Elementary-Japanese/dp/4789014479

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/4789014401/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1452975070&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=genki&dpPl=1&dpID=51FXpMajKOL&ref=plSrch

I also recommend the work book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/478901441X/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Z7QM6FRR2AVB1XWNP2F (more practice is always better)

And the answers to all the questions: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/4789014479/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1452975133&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=Genki+answer&dpPl=1&dpID=41dA6oHl-KL&ref=plSrch (just to make life easier if you get stuck)

Make sure to download the audio files from the cd and always listen to the accompanying audio while going through it, even a little listening will help you out.

I don't really know why but the books are listed twice on Amazon... on the more expensive base listing (the 90€ one) the alternative shops are actually a bit cheaper (see here) so at least you could get the textbook for around ~50€ and I think the workbook is around 23€ here (the picture shows the second edition so it should be the right one), maybe if you get them from the same shop you could get lucky with cheaper shipping as well, but I don't know about that (same goes for the answer key )

Apart from looking for cheaper shopping on Amazon de you might also want to check Amazon jp (the shipping costs are pretty high but the base price is much cheaper). I'm a bit too lazy to look it up right now, but you can change the site to English so it shouldn't be too hard. Just don't forget to calculate the shipping in as well!

They can be found in the answer key. It's a separate book but it comes in handy if you self-study.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/4789014479/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484697039&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=genki+answer+key+second+edition&dpPl=1&dpID=41dA6oHl-KL&ref=plSrch

http://www.amazon.co.jp/GENKI-Integrated-Course-Elementary-Japanese/dp/4789014479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426893349&sr=8-1&keywords=genki+answer+key

This one covers both textbooks and both workbooks. It's not a reference manual though, it just contains answers.

http://www.amazon.com/Genki-Integrated-Course-Elementary-Japanese/dp/4789014479/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458365939&sr=1-1&keywords=genki+answer+key

Hello!

I'm interested in taking genki too, i would like to know if you bought only the book

or if you also bought the exercises ( question and answer)

thank you!