I’m a beginner. I have a pretty bad memory and have been learning for 7 months (almost 8). I only know は,です,の, and か but wonder if there’s anything else. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
You can find GENKI textbook online for free, work through that.
if you’re a very details-oriented person, [https://www.imabi.net/](https://www.imabi.net/) is highly detailed and well written, but it’s also very deep into the linguistic weeds and isn’t for everyone
otherwise download a copy of the genki textbooks and tae kim’s guide
If you’ve been learning for 8 months and know exactly 3 particles and です, may I suggest going through the [Starter’s Guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide) linked in the sidebar? This will give you some crowd-sourced info on how to learn Japanese from a beginner level.
I’ve been using a book my friend who’s taking a course at ucsf gave me called “japanese from zero” and a the duolingo app and a site called japanese pod 101 I’ve been learning for a month can read hiragana and katakana know some basic kanji and am becoming proficient fairly fast. The book costs maybe 20$ at most and duolingo and japanese pod are free. If you are serious I would recommend using all three to supplement each other.
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May I ask if you are using a textbook?
You can find GENKI textbook online for free, work through that.
if you’re a very details-oriented person, [https://www.imabi.net/](https://www.imabi.net/) is highly detailed and well written, but it’s also very deep into the linguistic weeds and isn’t for everyone
otherwise download a copy of the genki textbooks and tae kim’s guide
If you’ve been learning for 8 months and know exactly 3 particles and です, may I suggest going through the [Starter’s Guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide) linked in the sidebar? This will give you some crowd-sourced info on how to learn Japanese from a beginner level.
I’ve been using a book my friend who’s taking a course at ucsf gave me called “japanese from zero” and a the duolingo app and a site called japanese pod 101 I’ve been learning for a month can read hiragana and katakana know some basic kanji and am becoming proficient fairly fast. The book costs maybe 20$ at most and duolingo and japanese pod are free. If you are serious I would recommend using all three to supplement each other.