Minna no Nihongo I

みんなの日本語 [Minna no Nihongo] #1

by 3A Network

本書の対象は、職場、家庭、学校、地域などで日本語によるコミュニケーションを今すぐ必要としている外国人のみなさんです。初級の教材ですが、登場する外国人のみなさんと日本人の交流の場面には、できるだけ日本事情と日本人の社会生活・日常生活を反映させるようにしました。

Genres: Japanese Literature, Language, Nonfiction, Japan, Textbooks, Academic, Reference

244 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 1998

Reviews

[Victoria Leroy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great textbook to study the Japanese language. Most people say it is only for class-learning as explanations and translation from a teacher are required (the textbook is written in Japanese only). But actually, if you get to read the "Translation & Grammatical Notes" textbook too, this method enables you to learn alone - even if not from the very beginning.

Minna no Nihongo 1 almost enables you to pass the JLPT 5 test, and with vol. 2 you can acquire the required knowledge to pass JLPT 4-3.

[Sara Woś · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dla początkujących może to być nieco chaotyczny i nieintuicyjny podręcznik, szczególnie ze względu na brak tłumaczenia (cały jest po japońsku). Z drugiej strony jednak ma w sobie wszystko czego potrzeba na początek, więc jeśli ktoś jest płynny w piśmie, polecam.

[el Rata Alada · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book killed my grandma

[Fos and The Thirst · Rating 1 out of 5]

t hận m

[Fon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished in barely two weeks. Now 3 more units to go for Book 2. JLPT is really a good motivation. LOL

[Dhilaah · Rating 4 out of 5]

日本語の教師としての日常の読み物。良い教科書です。

[Mina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since the book contains next to no english or romanji (translation of japanese writing into latin characters), I strongly suggest that anyone learns their hiragana and katakana syllabaries (a total of 100 characters that represent the syllables of the japanese language) before starting this book. However, it is as pleasant as it is useful to learn by, for groups, as well as for the self-taught.

The book contains grammar references, as well as everyday situations and cultural references.

I am prejudiced, anyway, the book carries the weight of memories.

[May · Rating 5 out of 5]

やったー！！
この本がとても便利です！
Moving on to book 2 :D

[I · Rating 1 out of 5]

Te odio con toda mi vida

[Brenda Barquero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Japanese grammar book you can start with. Clear, intuitive and simple. Useful bunch of vocabulary words every page. Furigana included above every kanji.
Before this one book I was not able to make sense of Japanese, let alone express myself.
I am very proud I started my Japanese learning with this wonderful book.
100% Recommended

[João Malcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Depois de aprender o hiragana e katakana, optei por este livro, com respectiva tradução de vocabulário/notas gramaticais.
O livro vai introduzindo os conceitos pouco a pouco e conta com diferentes secções para assegurar o ensino dos diferentes aspectos da língua. É um livro feito para estudo em aula, por isso não está tão bem adaptado para o estudo solitário que fiz e funciona muito na base da repetição, tornando-se por vezes maçador. O preço do material também pode ser desencorajador.
O meu conselho e aprender bem o hiragana e katakana antes de iniciar o livro, bem como algumas expressões simples. Depois, ir fazendo as lições e ir buscar para o dia as expressões que vão ter mais uso.
Um clássico do ensino de língua japonesa.
Nota: este livro é a primeira metade do nível básico de japonês, convém ter o segundo para conseguir uma base razoável na lingua. Além disso, existem inúmeros livros de apoio (aprender os kanji, leitura, exercícios extra...), a comprar a gosto (e com atenção ao orçamento de cada um :) ).

[Shem Pameron-Sakai · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's very straightforward. It has different exercises to help you remember how to use the grammar and when to use it. It's quite helpful that it also has a separate book with the English translation and detailed explanation of every sentence pattern, vocabulary, and conversation. It is perfect for people who are beginners and especially those who will take JLPT. I passed my JLPT N5 and N4 with ease because of this book!

[Mat Davies · Rating 3 out of 5]

On one hand this is the most useful Japanese book out there. It has clear structures and the vocabulary is carefully thought out. On the other hand, if you are self-studying then forget it, also it contains a lot of formal Japanese you will not use but is prioritized, and it is generally ugly in my opinion. However, after using other books before it, I love it. So, I have a strange relationship with this textbook.

[Karol Szczepański · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped me grasp a lot of grammar and bonus vocabulary while being structured in a really intuitive way, so I was able to understand everything even though the book was fully in Japanese. Thankfully the book doesn't have romaji, so it gave me additional reading practice, highly recommended for anyone who already knows hiragana/katakana and wants to learn about basic grammar points (up to around N5 level).

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a textbook it's great - but here's the problem, my eyesight isn't great and unless the light is really bright I just can't read it. I don't have a problem with Genki, but the font in this is smaller and a bit messy and the paper is not high quality (so the print is fuzzy). Since it's not available in electronic form, I end up taking a magnifying glass to class. Not ideal.

[Aarti K · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beginner's book for the Japanese Learners. I have refereed this book when I started learning Japanese and it was greatly beneficial to me.
To start learning from this book, one needs to know Hiragana, Katakana and kanji. it covers basic grammar patterns, kanjis, sentence formation etc. It has good pictorial expressions and exercises to be solved on own.
But to pass JLPT, this book is not enough. One needs to refer various books. Soumatome is one of those.
Also refer to YouTube videos, JLPT study applications, own notes, flashcards etc.

Gambatte ne!

[winnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

English speakers, use Genki instead. This book is good in its own right but the explanations are lacking, perhaps in an attempt to please a multilingual public, however whatever it does, Genki does better. If you can study using English, then by all means go with Genki.

[Maeve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très bon livre pour débuter l'apprentissage du japonais, mais avec un professeur. Seul c'est difficile à prendre en main. Il amène à un niveau entre JLPT5 et JLPT4, à compléter avec un livre sur les kanjis. Les exercices audio sont difficiles c'est parfois un peu vexant 😁

[Rifandi Syah]

"i need to learn Japanese" it's the words that came up in my head while daydreaming in the workplace. i rushed to near second hand- bookstore in the evening bought this book and see how long my concistency last.

[Jeff Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned a lot with this book.

[Huy Nguyễn]

i think its good

[Arpit Srivastava]

got a lot to learn of-course but a lot of mind boggling efforts also which just screwed up my mind. Great book. gonna jump on right to the next part.

[Geetanjali lachke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really good book to learn the language easily.

[Aya Bawadekji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably this is the fifth times I read this grammatical book and it still useful for beginners and a reference to easier conversations

[Trương Tánh]

i want read japan book

[Novruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for self-learning and taught by the teacher. Although it lacks listening exercises.

[Bhupendra Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Thảo Phương · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hate this book

[Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Напишу дуже коротко, тому що пройшов тривалий час після закінчення - це мій найулюбленіший підручник з японської.

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buku yang bikin nangis di bangku kuliah :)