Japanese Made Easy: A situation-based guide designed to get you speaking simple Japanese from the very first day!

by Tazuko Ajiro Monane, Yumi Matsunari (Primary Contributor)

Japanese Made Easy is a complete self-study guide that allows readers to begin using simple, everyday Japanese vocabulary and sentences from the first day!

This handy resource
In this completely revised edition, vocabulary and sentences are shown in Japanese script, as well as romanized Japanese and English. This book includes many new dialogues, cultural notes, illustrations and updated vocabulary.

256 pages, Paperback

Published March 3, 2020

About the author

Tazuko Monane was the director of the Japanese language program at Harvard University. She received her MSc degree from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Georgetown University. She was actively involved in language teaching and linguistic research, and many of her innovative teaching methods are embodied in her books.

Reviews

[Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would say this is one of the best investments I ever made towards my Japanese education. While this book will not make you fluent in Japanese, (and let's face it, what book will) it will teach you how to form basic sentences and get you talking. I took a break from this book after eight chapters to start Genki, but I decided to finish it and I am so glad that I did. I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to learn Japanese and I have grown fond of the publishing company Tuttle (I ordered a "Basic Japanese" online a few days ago). By the end of this year, I hope to become an A2 beginner and be able to take a Japanese course. I wish everyone good luck on their language learning journeys. Sayonara!

Side Note: I am not being sponsored by Tuttle Publishing, I just like their books.