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Publisher's Summary

Pick up the essentials of the Japanese language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, this Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating.
©2007 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UK (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UK
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A good, short intro.

The good news is that it covers key phrases. The bad news is that you will probably need to study at least another 499 to 749 or more hours to be able to understand spoken Japanese.

I listen to these in a bunch of different languages to see if I'm passionate enough at the end of them to conitinue on my language learning journey with saud language...

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  • 24-06-2014

Better options available

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This was not a well put together learning program. It consists of a narrator saying a never ending list of new words. There is no opportunity for the listener to repeat the words or any conversational learning. There are far better options available that "teach" vs just shoot words at the listener. I highly recommend going with a different book/program to learn Japanese.

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  • H. A. F. Innes
  • 10-07-2019

Just a list of phrases for you to repeat

The vocabulary here is useful but no craft is put in to make it easier to learn. No built in repetition or memory tricks, and no spacing of material to make it easier to take in. Strange choice of things to learn in some cases- my priority would not be learning both a pint and a half pint, draft and bottled lager - just learn to say beer and take what comes! Little effort taken to speak clearly and sound out words. No good for beginners, you need to already have your ear tuned.

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