Japanese From Zero! 5: Continue Mastering the Japanese Language and Kanji with Integrated Workbook

When I first started with the JFZ book series (It's not JPZ, boys and girls!), I admit I may have blown through the first couple of books fairly fast. I had already learned both Hiragana and Katakana, so I am not going to be able to speak how helpful books 1 and 2 are on that front. Books 3 and 4, however, were instrumental in giving me a solid foundation in Japanese grammar. Couple that with instructional videos at no cost (among a variety of other learning tools provided to students), and JFZ gives the committed student all the tools they need to move forward in their Japanese study.Book 5 is going to be hard, from the reading ahead I did when I got the book, but I know the results will be worth it. George has never given false hope of being fluent in a matter of weeks or months; it's a multi-year process that, just like my native language, I will never be finished learning. But it's fitting that the book starts off with a description of the difference between 直訳 and 意訳 (ちょくやく and いやく, or a direct vs. natural/intended translation). I found myself naturally doing the latter with the first reading exercise in Chapter 1 of book 5, which gave me a lot of pride in how far I have come.JFZ may be the slow and steady method, but the method is thorough. I continue to use JFZ because at the end of the day, it works in addressing every facet of language learning, both written and spoken. I hope that whichever book you start with, you will try JFZ. George has a refined and invested method, yet continues to learn from mistakes and give back to his community.頑張れ！

The most easy and consistent way to enter into the Japanese language starting from 0. The last book in the series. Many accompanying videos by George Trombley on YT, constantly new are being added. I think I have made a good choice to have selected this course.

Another great and interesting workbook to go through. It's meaty and dense but still fun. I like being able to switch up some writing practice with various types of reading practice and subtle explanation points.

Book 5 is well worth the wait. It's packed with new grammar and vocabulary. I love that the answer key directly follows the workbook section of each lesson, which is much more convenient than having to flip to the back of the book each time. I really like the new Japanese Living sections that give interesting little bits of info about what it's like to live in Japan. The new formatting style looks beautiful.

I own all 5 of the books and they are spectacular! I absolutely love the simple, easy to understand teaching method George Trombley uses to teach the complex Japanese language. Thanks to his books and YouTube videos I am proficient in Japanese grammar, kanji, vocabulary, and culture, and I know that through this wonderful book series you can become proficient, too!

fun and enjoyable series helped me a lot

Japanese from Zero 5 is quite the beast. Not only is it thicker than all the other books, it also follows a slightly different format compared to the other books in the series. Japanese from Zero 5 attempts to prepare you for more advanced study in Japanese by holding your hand way less. There are exercises where you are asked to read material that purposely has unfamiliar vocabulary that you must look up. A lot of grammar and vocabulary explanations go more into nuance than simply just what a particular word or grammatical structure means. In other words, it attempts to prepare you for what you will be doing after finishing the book.Advancing in the language requires you to learn how to fill in the gaps yourself. If you don't know a word, you look it up. There is more than just learning words or grammar; you also need to know their connotation. This is how you achieve fluency, not just memorizing a list of words or rote learning grammar.You also will learn more specific vocabulary and the topics won't always be your happy-go-lucky scenarios as there are a couple of chapters that cover things like natural disasters, crime and violence. It is a reality that you need to know those words in order to learn the language holistically. And this is not necessarily to understand situations either. If you want to watch action movies or read more adult manga or literature, it is a must to learn words to describe the good and bad in the world.Overall, it is a great final book in the series and after this you will have a solid foundation in the language where you can learn further on your own with ease. I do think the jump is a little but too quick and they could have possibly slowly pulled the reader into this new learning style with book 4, but I think anyone who has made it this far probably is willing to take on the challenge at this point.

Best book series for Japanese language

He empezado con el libro 1 y me ha repasado y ensañado mas es pocas páginas que otros. Recomendable

I finished the 5th book. As this book is a part of the whole series and you're supposed to get through all of 5 books, I'll write a general review. These books are pleasurable to look at and the language is introduced step by step so learners don't get overwhelmed with the amount of information. As a result, they learn more quickly because they don't mess up grammar or expressions. The explanations in these books are easy to understand (even for non-native speakers of English). Each point, nuance, etc. is followed by MANY examples. The examples are light hearted and often quite funny which makes the information stuck in your head better. Generally speaking, students can learn quite a lot of Japanese without struggling much. These books are great for beginners who get discouraged easily and give up quickly. Moreover, I love the "side-notes" about Japanese culture, about kanji etc. And the comments from the author as well. He's a wonderful teacher, I recommend watching his videos on yt where he teaches Japanese in his videos. He's friendly, positive and encouraging. Also, he gives you a lot information about the culture and shares his experiences.

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Muito bom material para estudantes de japonês!

Just perfect