Learning Japanese Status

Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese now available in LearningJapanese store! - Basic Japanese Grammar (Particles, Gobi, Tense, etc. - Essential Japanese Grammar (Polite Forms, Conditionals, etc. - Special Expressions (Causative, Amounts, Honorific, etc. - Advanced Topics (Formal Expressions, Volitional, etc.  This is because this guide does not seek to forcibly create artificial ties between English and Japanese by presenting the material in a way that makes sense in English.  This guide is an attempt to systematically build up the grammatical structures that make up the Japanese language in a way that makes sense in Japanese.  It may not be a practical tool for quickly learning immediately useful Japanese phrases (for example, common phrases for travel).  Instead, examples with translations will show how ideas are expressed in Japanese resulting in simpler explanations that are easier to understand.  For those of you who have learned Japanese from textbooks, you may see some big differences in how the material is ordered and presented.  However, it will logically create grammatical building blocks that will result in a solid grammatical foundation.  You will be required to learn the Kana (Hiragana and Katakana) to be able to fully complete this guide.  Please note that this application does not contain Romaji.  Don't worry though, it's covered in the "Writing System" section.