MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: I'm think I'm learning Japanese

> http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Busy-Peop...1CS43P4HEJ67Y68
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> I feel a bit 'Capt. Obvious' for posting the link, but better safe than sorry (like
> in a previous discussion on getting an external HD ).
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> That one? I'm guessing the workbook would be recommended as well....?

Yep, that's the one.

The kana workbook is supposed to help you practice writing in kana (hiragana/katakana), which may or may not be what you want. If you're perfectly happy to be super waapuro-baka it'd be completely unnecessary, and I'm sure you could practice writing kana without it. It's up to you whether you think it's a good investment or not.

> I could order it, but as long as I'm ordering from Amazon I might as well bundle up
> all I'd need in one delivery.

You could bundle it up with book II or even books II and III if you plan to push through the first one quickly.

> Re: Rosetta Stone... If that would require buying multiple courses... I think I'll
> hold off on that for now.

I haven't looked at Rosetta Stone in over a decade, but last time I did it seemed more focussed on bashing primary school vocabulary into your head than actually getting you speaking. If it hasn't improved, I wouldn't recommend it. (Of course it's possible it's been completely reworked since then.)