• Learn Japanese Book for Beginners

  • Learn Practical & Conversational Japanese, Hiragana & Katakana
  • By: Yuto Kanazawa
  • Narrated by: Jason Fella
  • Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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Learn Japanese Book for Beginners

By: Yuto Kanazawa
Narrated by: Jason Fella
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Publisher's Summary

Do you want to learn Japanese, but you don't know where to start?

Are you looking for a simple way to learn practical Japanese without spending too much time or money?

If you answered “yes!” to at least one of those previous questions, then this book is for you. Rather than buying several different resources to teach you the various aspects of the language, we present to you the all-in-one guide.

Whether you are looking to facilitate your visit to Japan, make Japanese friends, enjoy manga and anime, or simply increase your knowledge of the language, this book is the resource for you.

You will learn:

  • Basic Japanese, including greetings, introductions, and apologies with proper pronunciation and grammar
  • How to order food in a restaurant and make sure that you actually get what you asked for
  • How to navigate public transport and common phrases required to safely find your way around
  • Situational Japanese, including emergency assistance, speaking to taxi drivers, and checking into hotels
  • The three Japanese writing systems so that you can not only learn to speak the language, but also identify road and directional signs

Don’t look any further. We’ve got what you need, right here! In fact, we’re ready to turn you into a Japanese speaker. Are you ready to become one?

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 JP Insiders (P)2020 JP Insiders

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Not impressed.

I was disappointed with the overall way the lesson was handled. Voices were ok, but I don't want to have to remember parts of a lesson the instructors weren't quite sure of or the banter back and forth.

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low Quality listen!

don't buy ...........................pay me for my work............................
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Not really.

This course is not for absolute beginners or people who know the basics of Japanese. Pronunciation is handled by a native Japanese speaker and covers some of the most basic common mistakes people can have, while not calling them mistakes.

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Haha

I totally do not recommend it, I take Japanese classes and this doesn't help me so much!

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learning Japanese

this audio book does not fit my learning style. it goes to fast and gives no time for me to say it back.

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Good buy!

Bought this for my brother, he is learning fast and likes the style of teaching Japanese in the Audiobook.

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Learning and understanding fast


No story but the constant repetition helps, it repeats a lot which is great for anyone learning a new language you hear in an sentence, naively spoken and each long word broken down

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Great audio book.


Memorable lessons and very useful in every day encounters. I should have used this series before I went to Japan for the first time rather than another book, maybe I would have made some sense.

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Very simple and straight forward learning method


A very simple and straight forward learning method their repetition and break down of syllables helped out with my conversational Japanese.

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Great intro to the Japanese language!


This is so well organized! Japanese is so different from English, but this makes the learning process painless

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  • 02-08-21

not like it


very funny wording, not authentic for people/i think it not readable and listening.Not like it

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  • Anonymous User
  • 02-08-21

I love the japanese culture

I love the Japanese culture. this is not book. Learn Japanese Book for Beginner... this is not book

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  • Thomas P Ruiz
  • 02-08-21
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I hate this book


i hate this book.Studying Japanese on my own so I don’t have to read the subtitles in anime

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  • Aalexmandela
  • 02-08-21

not able


I want to learn Japanese because I’m half Japanese and didn’t grow up with that side of my family until we reconnected recently. Some of my family doesn’t speak English and I have so many questions and catching up to do in these twenty some odd years of not knowing them.

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  • khalakand Halok
  • 02-08-21

Perfect For Beginners



I wanted to learn Japanese because I was fascinated by the culture and history of Japan. When I first watched anime it was in Japanese and without subtitles which made me want to learn it.

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  • NOOr- UL_EN
  • 01-29-21
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I cant manga


I cant manga .I bet 0% are here to watch anime with no subs or dubs

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  • Crackdown
  • 01-29-21

not clear words not easy to understand.

Not Very clear, no syllable by syllable, Not good translation and even context. not clear words not easy to understand

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  • Adan
  • 01-29-21

not good

not a good book .not good word. not a good keyword and the book name. bad book

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  • koonjay mycl
  • 01-29-21
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Japanese is so difficult with this audiobook

not good .So who's not here for anime? Japanese is so difficult with this audiobook

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  • Jhony Al wood
  • 01-29-21

not important

NOt a good book ...I don't like this book. not important for anyone.I think this content deserve just *