You can have someone check your work and/or explain some things. Plus you can do speaking practice.
I used Genki 2 for University and absolutely hated it, Because of so many reasons, But it’s still valuable as a resource, offering kanji, vocab and grammar.
What I recommend is taking your time with it. Go slow. Don’t skip or trim your way through the chapters, even if you know it. Go through all the exercises and try to absorb as much as possible. What worked for me was just sitting on a chapter for about 1-3 weeks. That gave me enough time to learn the vocab and vocab through flashcards, and the grammar points through repetitive use. Even past the exercises I tried my best to write my own sentences with the grammar I learnt.
If you can find a Japanese person to chat with even better! Apply the things you learn into conversation with them, The goal is to confidently use the grammar without thinking “okay chapter #, to say this, I need to use this”. Don’t feel the need to rush anything, it takes time to confidently use everything. There’s no short cuts unfortunately. But the more you use everything, the easier it’ll become. Even if you have to write in journal constantly, it’ll help. It takes practice but you’ll get there!
This is ok to ask but this comes up a lot so you can use the search.
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I’d hire a tutor.
You can have someone check your work and/or explain some things. Plus you can do speaking practice.
I used Genki 2 for University and absolutely hated it,
Because of so many reasons,
But it’s still valuable as a resource, offering kanji, vocab and grammar.
What I recommend is taking your time with it. Go slow. Don’t skip or trim your way through the chapters, even if you know it.
Go through all the exercises and try to absorb as much as possible.
What worked for me was just sitting on a chapter for about 1-3 weeks.
That gave me enough time to learn the vocab and vocab through flashcards, and the grammar points through repetitive use. Even past the exercises I tried my best to write my own sentences with the grammar I learnt.
If you can find a Japanese person to chat with even better! Apply the things you learn into conversation with them,
The goal is to confidently use the grammar without thinking “okay chapter #, to say this, I need to use this”. Don’t feel the need to rush anything, it takes time to confidently use everything. There’s no short cuts unfortunately. But the more you use everything, the easier it’ll become. Even if you have to write in journal constantly, it’ll help. It takes practice but you’ll get there!
This is ok to ask but this comes up a lot so you can use the search.
There is an [online workbook](https://sethclydesdale.github.io/genki-study-resources/)
Some popular youtube channels:
* ToKini Andy
* Michiyo Wojnovich
Nice flashcard program:
* Anki (read [the manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/))