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Learn Japanese From Some Guy: Quickly and Easily Master Beginner and Intermediate Level Japanese Grammar

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Have you always wanted to learn how to speak, read and write Japanese? Well then, this is the perfect textbook for you! Hello, my name is Jeremy Rasmussen and I am just some guy. I wrote this Japanese grammar textbook for those who have an interest in learning the Japanese language, but may have found it a tad bit overwhelming at first. Being a student of the language myself, this book was written from the perspective of someone who had to personally struggle with the new linguistical concepts and ideas, allowing me to make the learning process much more streamlined for the native English speaking student.

Inside this book you will find...

  • Over 400 pages with color-coded example sentences
  • Example sentences written in both Japanese and the Roman alphabet
  • English translations for all example sentences
  • Eighty "Some guy's pro tips," which offer useful or interesting cultural information about Japanese or Japan as a country
  • Chapter summaries to help reinforce what was learned
  • Practice problems with answer keys to check your understanding of the material

Who is this book for?

Written with both the beginner and intermediate student in mind, this book is perfect for those who are just starting out, or for those who already have some working knowledge of the language and want to solidify what they may already know (while possibly learning a few new things along the way!). This book covers mainly JLPT level 5 and JLPT level 4 material, but sprinkled throughout, you will also some find some JLPT level 3 structures as well.

"But Jeremy, you're just some guy..."

When I first told people that I wanted to write a Japanese grammar textbook, the most common response was, "But you're not even Japanese. You're just some guy who learned Japanese..." And my response to them was always "That's right! I am just some guy. But so what?" The reality is that being a non-native Japanese speaker gives me a better understanding of the difficulties a native English speaker might face and how to better explain the grammatical details of the language more clearly and succinctly than a non-native English speaking person could. I, too, was once a beginner of the Japanese language and have definitely dealt with the frustrations it can bring. That's why I have done my best to provide what I feel are essential beginner/intermediate level grammar structures with simple, easy to understand explanations that will make the rest of your Japanese studying career much less stressful. As a child I always dreamed of being able to play my favorite games in Japanese, or watch and understand my favorite anime. Through a lot of hard work and effort I was finally able to make my dream a reality, and I sincerely hope that I will be able to impart on to you what I picked up along my Japanese learning adventure to help you accomplish your dreams as well.

Author(s): Mr Jeremy Rasmussen, Mrs Sayaka Takahashi (editor)
Edition: 1
Publisher: One or Eight
Year: 2015

Language: English
Commentary: Enjoy! +*halofubar*+
Pages: 406

Introduction
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Kana
Chapter 2: My first Japanese sentence!
Chapter 3: Likes and dislikes with「好き」and「好き では ありません」
Chapter 4: Asking questions with「か」
Chapter 5 : Ko-so-a-do
Chapter 6: Showing possession with「の」
Chapter 7: Describing direction and movement with「に」and「へ」
Chapter 8: Describing locations with に
Chapter 9: A note on verbs
Chapter 10: Conjugating verbs to the ます-form
Chapter 11: Making verbs negative with「ません」
Chapter 12: Making verbs negative with「ない」
Chapter 13: いandな-adjectives
Chapter 14: Using verbs with「を」
Chapter 15: Talking about abilities with「こと が できる」
Chapter 16: The potential form
Chapter 17: Cause and effect with「から」
Chapter 18: Cause and effect with「ので」
Chapter 19: The formal past tense with「～ました」
Chapter 20: The informal past tense with「～た」
Chapter 21: The formal negative past tense with「～ません でした」
Chapter 22: Informal negative past tense with「～なかった」
Chapter 23: Gaining the ability to do something with「～よう に なる」
Chapter 24: Wh-questions
Chapter 25: Talking about past experiences with「～こと が ある」
Chapter 26: The volitional form
Chapter 27: Giving and receiving with「あげる,」「もらう」and「くれる」
Chapter 28: Giving advice and warnings with｢ほう が いい」
Chapter 29: Theて-form
Chapter 30: Giving commands and making requests with theて-form
Chapter 31: Listing off actions with theて-form
Chapter 32: Expressing an ongoing action with「～ている」
Chapter 33: The past-progressive with「～ていました」
Chapter 34: Doing something for others with「～てあげる」「～てもらう」and「～てくれる」
Chapter 35: Describing desires with「～たい」
Chapter 36: Describing methods with「～方」
Chapter 37: Describing our thoughts and feelings with「と 思う」
Chapter 38: The conditional form with「～たら」
Chapter 39: The Conditional form with「～ば」
Chapter 40: Talking about plans with「～つもり」
Chapter 41: Asking for permission with「～てもいい」
Chapter 42: 'Until' and 'by'
Chapter 43: Telling others what you'll be doing with「と 思う」
Chapter 44: 'But' with「が」and「けど」
Chapter 45: Describing excess with「～すぎる」
Chapter 46: Describing locations with「上,」「下,」「左」and「右」
Chapter 47: Comparing with things「より,」「ほど」and「の 方 が」
Chapter 48: Trying things with「～てみる」
Chapter 49: Describing how things look/sound/seem with「～そう」
Chapter 50: 'While ~' with「～ながら」
Chapter 51: 'Easy to ~' and 'Difficult to ~' with「やすい」and「にくい」
Chapter 52: 'Don't know whether ~ or ~' with 「～かどうか」
Chapter 53: Starting, continuing, or ending an action
Chapter 54: Making decisions with「～こと に する」
Chapter 55: Wh-questions +「でも」
Chapter 56: 'Must not ~' with「～て は いけない」
Chapter 57: 'Must/Have to ～' with「～なくて は いけない」and「～なければ ならない」
Chapter 58: The passive form with「れる」and「られる」
Closing and acknowledgments
Answer key: Ch. 2, 3, 4
Answer key: Ch. 6, 7, 8
Answer key: Ch. 10
Answer key: Ch. 11, 12
Answer key: Ch. 13
Answer key: Ch. 14, 15
Answer key: Ch. 16
Answer key: Ch. 17
Answer key: Ch. 18, 19
Answer key: Ch. 20
Answer key: Ch. 21
Answer key: Ch. 22
Answer key: Ch. 23, 25
Answer key: Ch. 26
Answer key: Ch. 27
Answer key: Ch. 28
Answer key: Ch. 29
Answer key: Ch. 30, 31, 32
Answer key: Ch. 33
Answer key: Ch. 34
Answer key: Ch. 35
Answer key: Ch. 36, 37
Answer key: Ch. 38
Answer key: Ch. 39
Answer key: Ch. 40
Answer key: Ch. 41
Answer key: Ch. 42, 43
Answer key: Ch. 44
Answer key: Ch. 45
Answer key: Ch. 46
Answer key: Ch. 47
Answer key: Ch. 48
Answer key: Ch. 49
Answer key: Ch. 50
Answer key: Ch. 51
Answer key: Ch. 52, 53
Answer key: Ch. 54
Answer key: Ch. 55
Answer key: Ch. 56, 57
Answer key: Ch. 58