Genki vol 1 survival guide

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I made a lengthy reddit post last night with the intention of helping folks that are currently going through Genki vol 1. I went through Genki 1 twice (finished it, burned out, took 8 months off, forgot just about everything, and went through it all again) and the notes I made the first time through helped me a lot. I thought about making a blog site or something but that’s too much work (that I don’t have time for) and I don’t think it will reach enough people that way. So, for those interested, the post is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/asxl8g/genki_vol_1_survival_guide/

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Thanks for this! I’m gonna compare your notes with mine, but I know just from looking over what you wrote that I was feeling some of the same frustrations.

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Oh! Good to know I’m not crazy LOL! When you have the time, I’d be really curious to know how your notes differ from mine (if at all)

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Might have to look this over when I get a chance - I studied with Nakama, which I’ve heard is fairly similar to Genki.

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I added a lot to my Genki notes. If I recall correctly, I was pretty comfortable up until chapter 9. Then I started supplementing grammar points with Bunpro-linked resources and Japanese Ammo with Misa. There were several instances when I went to add things to my Bunpro queue and realized I had more basics to learn before I could. Sooo, I just make those resources part of my Genki studying experience and it’s been working out!

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Here’s an old thread with similar intent. I found it helpful so far.
https://community.wanikani.com/t/genki-sprint-whos-with-me/12434?

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I just finished the Genki 1+ workbook and while I’m feeeling very tempted to jump straight to the 2nd book, you just gave me a great idea.

I’m gonna go through the book again picking up some topics that I don’t feel too confortable and review them with other resources. I liked the Japanese Ammo since she makes a lot of example sentences. I’ve used her videos to learn about the short form, ~たい and ~すぎる.

One thing that I feel like isn’t very clear in the book, its that the combination with the ~すぎ/~すぎる uses the ~ます stem of the verb, and on the book it just says something to the effect of: uses the stem of the verb. Which one?..

But this is actually a great resource for someone just starting with Genki, so they don’t waste time in confusion.

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Genki (and Nakama) calls the ます stem just “stem”.

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Thanks for this! I’m using Genki 1 for my highschool language course, but I’m homeschooled so it’s pretty much self-studying.

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