Study tools!

So, this post is all about what tools I will be using during my studying.

All of my work is pretty much copy and paste as that is how I learn, writing it all out and keep writing it until I get it.

First off.

This book is available on Amazon. I find it very useful if you are starting out. It breaks it all up so its all English- Romanji- Hiragana and changes each part as you progress and learn more kana.

The second

 

Minna no Nihongo I. This book I bought while I was in Tokyo. Its more of a revision book and has a Kanji book that goes with it, you learn one chapter in this, then move onto the kaji book for a chapter, then move on. It is apparently used in schools, so I find it quite useful.

The final book I will eventually be using

Kanji Master.
This is a Japanese JLPT N5 Kanji Study book.  I bought this one in Tokyo also, however, it is all written in Japanese. I picked up the wrong one. I will be using it eventually to train myself to be able to read and understand Japanese. I think it will be quite useful for me later on.

Finally.

I would like to link the very useful and informative website Japanesepod101.com
This is very good for pronunciation and just general vocab, how sentences are formed.

They have PDF of the conversations to help you guide yourself through it and learn.

It is a subscription but it is only...$3 per month? So its not a huge amount of money, but don't stress yourself. You still get the audio without the subscription! I just found this very helpful for me as I was not around the pronunciation much, so it really does help.

These are the tools I will be using to help myself get to N5 and hopefully pass in June!

Any questions- feel free to ask.