Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66531 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
"Japanese for Busy People" is, as the title suggests, a concise course for 'busy' students who want to learn natural spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time. This worldwide bestselling series was prepared by a working group of experienced Japanese language instructors who reviewed and tested the material in an authentic classroom environment. Now the series is being thoroughly revised to make learning Japanese easier than ever.

Customer Reviews

Ok but only ok
This is the book recommended by most teachers. I used it before I went to live in Japan. However the way it is set out and the language taught is too formal and rigid.

By far a better choice for the learner is the Genki series which is far better written and includes a lot of less formal expressions useful for every day conversation. FOr a more serious learner minna no nihongo is also far superior to Japanese for busy people.

Overall I would avoid this book like the plague and spend your money more wisely. If you have a lazy teacher then but this book.

this book works and is worth the money!
This is a great book, a great series of books even! They work - the chapters are short and you get given the basics of sentence structure early to begin building. Verbs are laid out plainly and in a logical order which aids memorisation. If you can't attend lessons where they use this book the CD covers all the dialogues, short dialogues, exercises, and vocabulary for every chapter! The repetition of exercises is not boring, and can be done anywhere. Good for someone who wants to speak and/or read Japanese. I used this book to watch anime and read manga... oh and to talk Japanese of course :D

Couple this with a book to teach you hiragana and katakana and you'll be away in no time!

good, but...
i do not know a lot of learning japanese books, so i cannot tell u whether this one is the best or not. however, my opinion is that it is a nice book.

Unfortunately, in my opinion it has a big flaw: often the space left for filling the answers for the exercises is not enough; more than once i had to write several hiragana in just a couple of cm.
For me that i prefer to do the exercises directly on the book with a pencil it is a big flaw.