Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese
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Pros
- IMO you should learn grammar from an actual guide (Genki, Tae Kim, etc.) and leave vocab to Anki.
- Sometimes I dive into grammar videos and Tae Kim.
- I rushed through Tae Kim and Kaishi 1k words from a premade deck in 3 weeks then started reading Visual Novels.
- I also read Tae Kim a chapter or two a week. ... Re-reading tae kim slowly.
- If grammar is important to you (very much is, if you are wanting to actually understand Japanese), supplement this method with Cure Dolly or Tae Kim example sentences.
Cons
- Are you using any learning system for general knowledge and grammar? Genki1 or tae kim or something?
- Tae Kim also has a lot of questionable remarks and at the end of the day he's just written a beginner resource for people just starting out with Japanese. I have things I disagree with both with Tae Kim and Cure Dolly but realistically s...
- I think a lot of people are looking for The Final Word on は and latch onto the first mostly functional guideline they come across. It used to be Tae Kim, then Cure Dolly, now it's whatever YouTuber.
- Tae Kim is fine, but not a learning resource. It is a grammar guide. Just like a lexicon, you do not "study" it.
- But Tae Kim, though he never seems to explicitly define them, refers to clauses as 'relative' that aren't structured that way?
Sentiment
24 positive (67%) · 11 mixed (31%) · 1 negative (3%)
Trust + time weighted score: +58% · raw score 64%
What redditors said (10 of 36)
Are you using any learning system for general knowledge and grammar? Genki1 or tae kim or something?
Tae Kim also has a lot of questionable remarks and at the end of the day he's just written a beginner resource for people just starting out with Japanese. I have things I disagree with both with Tae Kim and Cure Dolly but realistically speaking Cure Dolly's explanations are more incorrect than Tae Kim's on this matter.
I think a lot of people are looking for The Final Word on は and latch onto the first mostly functional guideline they come across. It used to be Tae Kim, then Cure Dolly, now it's whatever YouTuber.
IMO you should learn grammar from an actual guide (Genki, Tae Kim, etc.) and leave vocab to Anki.
Tae Kim is fine, but not a learning resource. It is a grammar guide. Just like a lexicon, you do not "study" it.
Sometimes I dive into grammar videos and Tae Kim.
But Tae Kim, though he never seems to explicitly define them, refers to clauses as 'relative' that aren't structured that way?
Tae Kim mentions the usage of の as taking 'the role of a noun'. Given that this is the entirety of the explanation, I'm not really sure how の takes the role of a noun, or how it affects それ, これ or あれ. I would really appreciate some guidance or resources on what exactly is happening here.
I rushed through Tae Kim and Kaishi 1k words from a premade deck in 3 weeks then started reading Visual Novels.
I also read Tae Kim a chapter or two a week. ... Re-reading tae kim slowly.
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