Japanese From Zero! 3: Continue Mastering the Japanese Language with Integrated Workbook: Volume 3

My teen son was homeschooled since eighth grade. One of his main interests turned out to be languages. In his first couple years of homeschool, he attempted to learn Japanese using Rosetta Stone (he went through the full first level and most of the second), using the first Genki book and workbook, various other beginner books (as I scroll through the popular books on Japanese language in Amazon, I see we own many of the titles...), and by doing a few other things like us just going through flashcards of hiragana and katakana. Halfway through his Junior/11th grade year (Jan 2017), he told me he felt like he learned a lot of Japanese, but said he wouldn't be able to put together even the simplest sentence - written or spoken - if he was put to the test. As with all things homeschool, there's some trial and error, and we occasionally try something that doesn't work. This was definitely one of those things. I knew he was frustrated, but not at all ready to give up. At that point we came across Japanese From Zero! Book 1. When he started using that first workbook and discovered the hundreds of free videos the author, George Trombley, put on YouTube, I mean, this kid was transformed. He ate that book up, and book 2. By the end of that school year (June 2017) he'd gone from saying he couldn't say "How are you?" to being comfortable enough to converse with teens in Japan. In the summer he completed book 3. Senior/12th grade year (starting September 2017) he completed Japanese From Zero! 4 and Kanji From Zero! 1. He kept up with the supplemental videos from George. When George asks a question, I'm continually impressed at how my son replies correctly, without fail, before George supplies the answer. My son is telling me to say he didn’t feel he started actually learning Japanese before he opened the first From Zero! book. These books and the free supplemental videos are by far the best system we've found for any English speaker who wants to learn Japanese. UPDATE MAY 2019: My son graduated homeschool Spring 2018. He asked if he could take a placement test for Japanese at the university he was planning to attend. Recall he’d only gone through George Trombley’s Japanese From Zero! books 1-4 plus Kanji from Zero! book 1 and the free YouTube videos. From the placement test, he was put in 3rd semester Japanese. He likely tested into 4th semester, but as that class is only offered each Spring, he was happy to go into 3rd semester. How did he do? He got straight As - a 4.0 in both 3rd and 4th semester, and he’s continuing with his Japanese studies this coming year. Each class was worth 5 credits, and for the two classes he skipped, he was given 4 credits each. So for 3rd semester he got 13 credits for his one Japanese class, and another 5 in 4th semester. Just from self studying these books in homeschool.

*Edit: I just opened it up and noticed something was a little off. It didn't have an introduction like the other books, but I continued and finished lesson 1. I felt like something was missing, so I went back and noticed that my book starts on page 13! I think I just got a misprint, as none of the other comments seem to have this problem. I still love the series though! I finished books 1 and 2 over a year ago (I had a baby and got a little side tracked), so I am so pumped to finally get started with book 3! It arrived early, which is always a plus. I just received it today, but I am so excited to start learning kanji! I have already watched the corresponding YouTube videos so I know what to expect, but I'm glad I can actually sit down and do the workbook activities now. For those who have watched the videos but you aren't sure about getting the books, it's a complete game changer. The videos are only a fraction of what's in the books, and they are meant to supplement/enhance, not replace. Definitely worth it! I'm looking forward to getting 4 and 5 soon 😁

I found out about the JFZ books after I'd been already progressing with a few others, so I expected a lot of things to be just a review, but I couldn't be more wrong. Mr. Trombley has a lot of experience with using and teaching the Japanese language which shines through his easy to understand and memorable explanations, and because he keeps learning new languages, he really knows what may frustrate the learners and what questions they might have. And he does an excellent job in answering and resolving those. Also, I find the practice questions, activities and reading practices a great tool for reinforcing the concepts, which is especially helpful for self-learners like me. So even if you're an advanced learner and you think you're familiar with a lot of the topics from the Table of Contents, I really recommend checking out these books. (Also, don't forget to check out his lessons on YouTube!)

I finished this book about a couple months ago, and it's by far my favorite book yet. This book and all the other books in the series are very well written and explain grammar concepts in a way that's very easy to understand. There are some noticeable typos, but nonetheless this is a fantastic learning tool. It has valuable lessons with VERY valuable grammar. JFZ! Book #3 is a great continuation from book #2 in terms of difficulty and content. You learn Kanji and more advanced grammar/vocabulary. I highly recommend book #3 to anyone who is on the fence about buying it or not. You won't regret it. It brought my Japanese to the next level.

I have been stuyding and using the japanese from zero series for a few years now. After finishing japanese from zero 2, I proceeded to buying this book and finishing it. I have to say that this book is a great addition to the other two and helps improve your speaking, writing, and reading skills greatly. In course 3 you begin the process of reading and writing kanji, which is a very complicated and sometimes difficult process. This book adds on to the teachings of the first two courses and teaches the new concepts, grammer, and kanji writing system in a way that is easy to grasp and remember. I plan on continuing using this series and hope they release the last two courses 4 and 5 in book form. p.s. you can also find this book series from its home website (yesjapan.com)

I bought this a while ago but I'm here to review after I have finally completed this book. All the lessons are fairly easy to comprehend and give you lots of examples which is the same as the 1st and 2nd book. However, there are quite a bit of typos that I saw when using it. It's a really good book for those wanting to learn Japanese. If you have completed book 3, you should already be nearing towards the JLPT N-4 level. You would just need to review a few extra grammars on other web sources and build up your vocabulary. Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the content inside of this book given that it's "From Zero". The easily learning path suits the name perfectly.

I love this series, especially the video series that accompanies the book. I would love to have bought the rest of the series but unfortunately, the rest of video series are not out yet. As I sorely rely on the book and the video series to learn, I had no choice but to purchase other textbooks so I can continue to learn Japanese. It only took me just one year to become an advanced learner of the language and I want to thank George (the author of JFZ) for making it fun to learn Japanese and start me on this journey. I highly recommend this series.

I have been using resources for Japanese for awhile and finally came across the Japanese From Zero series. I had some prior knowledge and picked up the third book. I like the way that it is very progressive and allows learners like me to take the concepts we learn and use it in several ways. I found that the book gave me the opportunity to enjoy learning again. I highly recommend this series and book 3 to anyone who wants to jump back into or begin learning Japanese.

This is the first book in the series I have purchased. I chose to do 1 and 2 on the authors website yesjapan.com because although the progressive way kana is introduced seems like a great Idea for learning I found it a little strange reading it since I had studied it previously. The website allows you to choose how text is displayed. I have previously studied with a few teach yourself beginners things intended for tourists followed by Japanese for busy people which although was good the language was stuffy and business oriented. I've also done Pimsleur up to level 5 The thing I like about this series of books is the clear layout, good pace, depth of explanations and the occasional things the author throws in to keep it interesting. Despite having a degree in astronomy I hadn't thought about the names of planets till I bought Kanji from zero. To sum up I wish these books had been available when I first started learning Japanese if they were I'm sure my learning would have progressed a lot quicker. I'm about halfway through the book now and will be purchasing 4 shortly.

Japanese From Zero is honestly the most forgiving way to learn Japanese. Yes, it is slow paced, yes it is a bit repetitive and there are some mistakes here and there in the corrections at the end. However, I have been taking Japanese at University and Japanese from Zero gave me the edge to always be on top of my game when needed. Sometimes, Japanese teachers can have a hard time explaining Japanese concepts in french and even english and so it can be quite intimidating to do homework or answer questions right after we have learned something in class. I accidently missed one class this week because I have misread my agenda and while studying the resume of the class online I noticed that I had already learned in book 2 half of what had been taught in class for that day. And I have to mention that it's a "learn Japanese from manga" class so there are people there with 2-3-4 sessions of Japanese ahead of me, yet I feel like what is mostly seperating us is only that they know more vocabulary and kanji readings. A special thanks to mr. George Trombley Jr. for the books and especially the courses on line that dont judge me if I relisten them over and over again. P.S. the live podcast is hilarious. Please keep on making them.

3 eme volume de l excellente série de livre Japanese from Zero, une des meilleures méthode pour l apprentissage du Japonais ( compréhension, lecture et écriture) .

Even if I am a german native speaker I have chosen the Japanese From Zero! series to learn japanese. I was very satisfied with parts 1+2, because of its clear and easy to understand structure. The same goes for part 3 where the first kanji are explained. Although the content of part 3 is more difficult, the book is still always motivating and rewarding. After 6 month of learning japanese with JFZ! , I can speak some basic japanese already and have no problems with reading and writing hiragana and katakana. I already bought part 4 and look forward to the release of part 5!

Depois de dois meses, cheguei no livro 3. Mas como o conteúdo gramatical está se aprofundando cada vez mais, já prevejo que vou precisar de dois a três meses para devorar esse livro inteiro. Para quem já conhece os livros do George e conhece a didática fantástica do autor não há o que comentar! Mas quem desconhece, nesse livro, é introduzido o ensino do Kanji, através do mesmo método empregado para o ensino dos alfabetos hiragana e katakana nos livros anteriores. Conforme você aprende os Kanji de um capítulo, o capítulo seguinte já os incorpora nos seus textos e exercícios. Os Kanji são apresentados, respectivamente, com suas leituras kun e on, exemplos de palavras e a ordem dos traços. Quem adquirir o livro físico poderá treinar a escrita com os espaços dedicados especialmente para isso.