I had no Japanese experience before that and my only language is English. I'm just a beginner, almost done with chapter 5 of Genki. However, JFZ is available for Kindle and those digital versions are relatively cheap as far as popular textbooks go, so you might want to look into them.
The other one I have is Japanese from Zero, but if you start with the first one in that series it might actually be physically painful for you with all the romaji everywhere and then replacing Latin letters with hiragana as you learn them. That's why it's popular in non-English speaking countries, but I also like that this makes me more conscious of how much I need the explanation.Įither way, neither is really made for self-study so it's not like either is going to be a perfect fit. Minna no Nihongo's advantage is that the main textbook is in Japanese, and the explanations and grammar are in a separate book that's available in multiple languages. While I haven't used Genki myself, from what I've seen of it it might be slightly easier for a native speaker of English. Minna no Nihongo takes some effort to understand what you're supposed to do with it when you're on your own. But I don't think it's necessary if you don't have the money. I think it'll be useful no matter what, even if you end up only confirming that you already know everything and can already read, write, and say everything in it perfectly. I was in a similar situation when I bought Minna no Nihongo, I had already studied for a while using digital resources. however, i will admit that genki is pretty compact compared to minna no nihongo bc everything you need is in the textbook and workbooks whereas w minna no nihongo hahah there's a bunch of books you can get (although for me, i think i was fine w just the textbook and translations)īut whatever your choice, i'm sure either book will be effective in helping you learn japanese! there's also not enough practice material compared to minna no nihongo. if youre someone who wants to learn all kanji, like me then this might put you off. like i wasnt as engaged w the content as i was with minna no nihongo bc it was mostly in english. there was also a bunch of kanji in the text w furigana in case you didnt know how to read it.įor genki, i personally found it kinda boring to read.
i learned to read japanese faster w it too. what i like abt minna no nihongo is that the textbook is completely in japanese which helps w the immersion (and there's a translation book which is basically grammar notes to help you out). As someone who was in a similar situation as you last year, i used both series (minna no nihongo 1 when i was learning by myself while waiting to get into uni vs genki 1 for uni), i personally think minna no nihongo is better in terms of learning experience.
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