HomeLearn JapaneseStarting to learn Japanese from ground zero, and really liking TokiniAndy on Youtube, is there any reason his methods aren’t the best, or am I fine to continue learning through him and his recommendations?
Starting to learn Japanese from ground zero, and really liking TokiniAndy on Youtube, is there any reason his methods aren’t the best, or am I fine to continue learning through him and his recommendations?
Yes, particularly if you’re using Genki or Quartet.
Use the method that you will stay with and not abandon. There is no best.
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I don’t see why not. I’m using his paid resources currently and I’ve went from not knowing where to even start on Genki to learning a whole bunch.
Not only do you get the experience of somebody who themselves had to learnt Japanese but you also get more accurate native representation through Yuki.
It lays out a pretty structured plan that you can follow which I like.
He’s quite good if you are following Genki, I watched his videos and he made most Genki lessons much clearer. I don’t regret it.
Am also paying and like it so far as a helper… especially for the tests which I felt a little lost without. He also tries to make certain things clearer than they are presented in the Genkis which I appreciate.
My wife is doing Japanese @ university (Genki-based curriculum) and her professor this year is so useless she’s basically learning what she needs to get through the assessments exclusively from TokiniAndy. He’s good, clear, has some really good models to help you understand the Genki material and can help to contextualize the value / order that Genki introduces things in, which can be a bit weird at times. Highly recommended, much cheaper than (useless) university too.
I honestly love TokiniAndy’s videos and highly recommend them to anyone studying from Genki. I found that his videos helped me understand the grammar points a lot better than I did just reading the textbook. I was able to finish both Genki I and II with the help of his videos.
I think the only issue with TokiniAndy is that you probably shouldn’t rely on copying him to learn to pronounce Japanese, but that’s an issue with learning from any non-native Japanese speaker. There’s plenty of online resources with native audio that you can shadow. He even has paid content where his wife, Yuki, reads out vocabulary and practice sentences so you can copy her.
I went through his Genki I course and really enjoyed it. I keep telling myself I’ll watch his Genki II series but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Dunno if I will honestly, I think I’m mostly past the hard textbook learnin’ for the time being
Yes, he’s really good and thorough with his explanations!
He’s good. Whatever you’re motivated to stick with is a good method.
I am paying for his premium content. It really helps solidify the stuff I learn in my once a week class. We are using Genki as well.
he is good but have you tried namasensei 😕
He follows well known and regarded text books. Obviously not native pronunciation but still a good resource
If you’re really liking a resource, don’t go looking for reasons to not like it. One of the most important things is finding resources you enjoy so that you’ll stick with them. As long as you’re studying consistently you’ll get there, doesn’t matter what your’e using.
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Yes, particularly if you’re using Genki or Quartet.
Use the method that you will stay with and not abandon. There is no best.
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I don’t see why not. I’m using his paid resources currently and I’ve went from not knowing where to even start on Genki to learning a whole bunch.
Not only do you get the experience of somebody who themselves had to learnt Japanese but you also get more accurate native representation through Yuki.
It lays out a pretty structured plan that you can follow which I like.
He’s quite good if you are following Genki, I watched his videos and he made most Genki lessons much clearer. I don’t regret it.
Am also paying and like it so far as a helper… especially for the tests which I felt a little lost without. He also tries to make certain things clearer than they are presented in the Genkis which I appreciate.
My wife is doing Japanese @ university (Genki-based curriculum) and her professor this year is so useless she’s basically learning what she needs to get through the assessments exclusively from TokiniAndy. He’s good, clear, has some really good models to help you understand the Genki material and can help to contextualize the value / order that Genki introduces things in, which can be a bit weird at times. Highly recommended, much cheaper than (useless) university too.
I honestly love TokiniAndy’s videos and highly recommend them to anyone studying from Genki. I found that his videos helped me understand the grammar points a lot better than I did just reading the textbook. I was able to finish both Genki I and II with the help of his videos.
I think the only issue with TokiniAndy is that you probably shouldn’t rely on copying him to learn to pronounce Japanese, but that’s an issue with learning from any non-native Japanese speaker. There’s plenty of online resources with native audio that you can shadow. He even has paid content where his wife, Yuki, reads out vocabulary and practice sentences so you can copy her.
I went through his Genki I course and really enjoyed it. I keep telling myself I’ll watch his Genki II series but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Dunno if I will honestly, I think I’m mostly past the hard textbook learnin’ for the time being
Yes, he’s really good and thorough with his explanations!
He’s good. Whatever you’re motivated to stick with is a good method.
I am paying for his premium content. It really helps solidify the stuff I learn in my once a week class. We are using Genki as well.
he is good but have you tried namasensei 😕
He follows well known and regarded text books. Obviously not native pronunciation but still a good resource
If you’re really liking a resource, don’t go looking for reasons to not like it. One of the most important things is finding resources you enjoy so that you’ll stick with them. As long as you’re studying consistently you’ll get there, doesn’t matter what your’e using.