I need help whit my textbook. JP:何人兄弟ですか。and it's translated as: How many children do your parents… - Feed Post by Kyon89
I need help whit my textbook. JP:何人兄弟ですか。and it's translated as: How many children do your parents have? Which is probably wrong because parents as kanji is 両親?
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Well, literally it's just "How many siblings (do you have)?". Sometimes book titles get really weird translations. Maybe its trying to be politically correct, assuming someone reading it may be adopted (though it sounds even worse in that case).
Okay thanks. I gonna throw the book away xD... It's not the first time that I struggle with their translation.- Take a break. Go camping. Textbooks are good fire starters for a campfire. I did that right after I graduated.
Have you tried the textbook げんき １ Its a really great textbook- Sadly not, can't afford the money for it right now. That's the reason I choose another one. Which was definitly wrong xD. However I would like to have a textbook which includes the whole Japanese grammar. I don't like to buy for each level a new one xD.
- There's no textbook that includes the whole Japanese grammar. None that I know of, at least. Maybe some university level books exist, but I'm pretty sure that's not what you're looking for.
Since I'm always broke and I'm also a cheapskate, I opt for online resources over physical books. I'll list you a few interesting ones:
Tae Kim's Grammar Guide is good enough to start with. It oversimplifies some things and could lead to misunderstandings, but it served me well to get a good grasp in general when I started.
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar
A good amount of people recommend Imabi. When compared to Tae Kim's Grammar Guide they say it's better structured, more comprehensive, has better explanations and is, in general, more interesting go through. I can't say since I haven't used it yet, but I'm gonna be starting it soon.
http://www.imabi.net/
There's also this list that's pretty comprehensive for when you need to look up something you don't know:
http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewList.php - Hm not sure about the university book sounds actually good xD. I'm looking for a book which covers the jlpt n5 - n1 grammar. The guide from Tae Kim is not bad but when I started first it was simply to much for me. Maybe I should start now from scratch. I've never heard about Imabi but I gonna check it out. I use now and then www.test.u-biq.org for fun. Thanks for the links :D
nihongo soumatome is good for you
there are no textbooks that cover from N5 to N1... There are series but there is no all encompassing textbook. I buy Japanese textbooks like crazy and currently have over 30. I have also looked at many others at the store. Even most textbook series only go up to N2 for university. I have worked through the genki series and used the intermediate book of the same publisher and must say I like them more than Minna no Nihongo series. The thing is you need to pick a textbook you like and stick with it until completion. I have been thinking about making my own digital textbook/interactive text that would teach Japanese N5-N1 but so far I have had no time to do so. Good luck with your studies!
