Despite current events it has presented me a silver lining of being able to sit down and learn Japanese, something I wanted to try for the longest time. These videos are great to watch and making learning much easier for me. So, thanks for taking the time to make these videos, and be sure to stay safe.
Just want to say that your lessons are fantastic. My previous Japanese classes got killed when covid happens and I’ve finally found a good Japanese language school to attend online and catching up with your videos is incredible. Please never stop, they’re great!
@@ToKiniAndydo you cover all the lessons of genki 1 on your RUclips channel or are they only on your site? I'm planning to become a member on your site but not sure if you've already covered most of genki 1 for free on here.
I don't have the book, but the way it was written on the screen looked like Mr. B was calling Mr. Ando a liar to Mr. A. I guess it's possible that Mr. Ando popped into their convo and called Mr. B a liar, but all the comments seem to be ragging on Mr. A unfairly as the one who said "uso" :P
You are a tremendous teacher. I am resuming my Japanese lessons with my instructor after a year off and I've been using you to study up for my first lesson back and I feel like I never left it. Never been more prepared for a lesson! Thank you so much. Liked and subbed!
8:30 perfectly describes me! I got partially through Lesson 3 and thought to myself, "oh wow, this seems like the 'sink or swim' point," and it's indeed exactly the reason I looked around and found your channel. Thank you for these videos!
as a canadian as SOON as i read the bit on 'ne' i was like "oh this is literally just a japanese way to say 'eh' that's cool" so thank you for bringing that up
I just started genki earlier this year and felt lost and stuck on many parts during the early lessons. I hope that if you continue to the end of Genki 2 with this, I will be able to follow along accordingly to your upload schedule.
I plan on continuing through at least Genki 2! I hope that I can continue to be clear enough to make these lessons understandable. =) Thank you for watching!
Incredible, incredible lessons. Super clear delivery. Good pacing (for me). And for people who have always struggled with listening comprehension like myself, the slow and fast readings is a massive cherry on top of the already amazing cake.
ToKini Andy has outgrown Patreon. There is so much premium content now, that we decided to move (there were other reasons too). You can now access our premium course material at: www.tokiniandy.com/ edit: 5/19/2021
Hello! I've been self-teaching myself how to speak Japanese using the Genki workbooks, but I was having trouble learning properly since I had no one to teach me how to properly pronounce some of the words or how to use some of the sentence structures, so I'm really glad I managed to find your videos detailing all of the lessons in Genki. Thank you so much! You made things very clear and concise and easy to follow. ありがとうございます, 先生。
Thanks for the vids, pretty handy so far! I think the english usage of "huh" could fit as a good translation of ね. "apples are sweet huh". It also seeks confirmation but using "right" in that way typically implies a certain degree of uncertainty in the speaker, "apples are sweet, right?" that "huh" doesn't. And of course right after I write this comment you use huh as a translation for ね in the party example lol
I saw ね、ここいいい？when someone pointed to a seat and found out it was used as "Can I sit here?" or "Is this good?". It took forever for me to figure that out. Of course now I see this lesson!!
I just got to say, bananas are sweet. The longer they are left to ripen, the greater the sugars develop in the banana. They're delicious. Don't eat bananas too early. Let them sit a couple of days.
I’m picking up learning Japanese again after having to drop it in uni, it’s so good to be able to get a clear explanation to go along side Genki. It’s like being back in Japanese class, thanks so much for these Andy!
These are great to follow along to. I can pause the video if I want to translate each sentence ahead of time and I can write down any new vocabulary words.
Thank you! I've been going very very slow because I'm mostly studying Korean but your videos helped me so much! I dedicate a day to write your example and repeating your videos. :))))
that shoutout to Yotsuba& made me smile, not gonna lie. The first manga I read in Japanese. I didn't understand it much, but the trusty dictionary helped me get through it.
You somehow made 50 minutes of learning not feel like 50 minutes of learning. I've started using your videos as supplementary material after I go through a lesson and so far it's been helping a lot!
Since right now I don't have the best ear for native Japanese, your exaggerated pronunciation is so useful! I've spent a lot of time lately with immersion so it's relaxing to hear it spoken like this for a bit :)
I've been reviewing chapter 2 lately because I forgot how ではありません worked. And the alternative じゃありません. Reviewing here with this video helped me find it again. But I thought I'd note it's loosely mentioned in the Noun + じゃない section of Genki I v3 on page 63 of the text book if anyone else ends up looking for it. I really love this playlist a lot for when I'm reviewing my textbook lessons. Excellent work. Thank you very much.
I've become cautious about textbooks since Japanese people tend to think the sentences used in them sound unnatural in spoken Japanese, so I'm SO happy that you go through a textbook and make adjustments and corrections where necessary!
I watch a lot of anime and play a lot of JRPG's with the Japanese audio and the two combined have helped me understand what the actual translation is. Not that I don't always trust the localizers, but it's nice to understand the literal meaning of the language.
I'm glad I stumbled across this channel. I'm learning Japanese now, and I'm on Genki book 1 lesson 10, so I'll be excited when you get to the later videos. These can serve as a good refresher for me, so I hope you continue to produce them. Thank you.
I'm glad you did too! Thank you for watching. Just so you know, I already streamed lessons 10-12! I did not cut them down to size like I am doing with the new version though. They are only available in the full stream version. If you ever get lost in your current lessons before I get there in the new series though, those old ones may help. =)
This is amazing. I just came back from Japan, and decided to try to learn as much as I can before I go back and see my family. I've looked at so many different resources, but this feels like I'm in a classroom with a proper teacher. I haven't learnt this much this quickly ever. Thank you!
This is really such a blessing, doing these and following along in my book has been so fun and helpful- Ive never had THIS much fun learning japanese, thank you truly. Amazing
20:35 I actually have volumes 1-3 of Yotsubato! Didnt expect to hear that name. I guess its a small world when you're learning Japanese. Love the series!
This is so helpful, I always struggle with self teaching because I have a hard time staying focused on a book-- and I tend to get too caught up in the how and why that are usually not explained clearly. This is lovely!! Thank you for all you do!
Thank you so much for this, it's incredibly helpful! I've been using your videos to help me revise what I've learned once I've completed a chapter and it really helps to solidify the new information. You are a blessing!
i'm so glad i found ur videos *cry*. im teaching myself japanese and so watching these videos after doing the lesson increases my comprehension by ten-fold. ありがとう ございます !
So glad I found this content, I've learned a lot of Japanese in 2 videos, thanks man, and as a Brazillian, I was surprised to see that NE has the same use in Brazillian Portuguese and Japanese, it's the exact same thing, we also use in Portuguese to seek agreement or confirmation, the pronunciation in Portuguese is a bit more open but anyways that makes it easier to remember how to use it since it's the same as my native language, Japanese is awesome.
found ur channel on my recommended, just started self-learning japanese to read stream comments cuz i understood most spoken but cant read hira/kata to save my life, the grammar lessons are really helpful!
I'm using your videos as supplemental explanation to my college Japanese class and you've covered pretty much everything I could think of. Thorough explanation, great use of examples, integration of kanji early on. Can't wait to watch the rest of the series!
Absolutely loved this lesson! I covered some of this basically when I studied with Duolingo, before it abandoned it. WAY TOO SLOW AND FORMAL for me, heh. Keep up the good work!
I just want to say thank you, these are by far the best videos I’ve found on RUclips to actually learn Japanese, you are so kind for making this available thank you so much
だれの really makes me think of a word we (at least the french) have difficulties to learn in english which is "whom" . Theres a magnificent scene in The office about whom/whose etc. So fun
Very well crafted videos! Good pace, lots of info clearly related (color, highlights, etc.), simple but useful examples. I'm much more confident about self-learning now. Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to do these lessons, Andy! I've had the Genki 1 book for about 2 years but I just couldn't seem to go through it on my own. These videos are a huge help!!
I've been wanting to learn Japanese for a while now, but my high school doesn't teach it. The college I want to go to might teach it but that's still a year or two off, and it is hard for me to learn using random apps and such without a proper teacher guiding me. These videos are amazing and go through step by step slowly which helps me comprehend a lot better, so thankyou for putting your time and effort into these :)
Thanks a lot I really appreciate all your work.. All these clear explanations, great presentation, editing, high quality. You’re a legend ! Best sensei
these videos are incredibly helpful, thankyou for uploading them. some of the most difficult things as a beginner have been a lack of "why" for using certain words and especially particles, and you do an excellent job of not only spelling that out, but also providing comparable english context for comparison. I also really appreciate your slow and articulate delivery. listening to examples of native japanese dialogue, it is spoken so lightning fast, seemingly without word breaks, that it is very difficult for a beginner to even parse which words are being spoken, let alone what they mean
I am feeling very called out! I have been hung up on Lesson 3 for about 2 weeks (self-studying japanese). Unloading all the new Kanji was a bit overwhelming, but we are making progress!
Andy sensei, I really like how you speak your japanese sentences. These sentences stick better as I'm doing repetitive memorization because of how distinct they are.
I can't thank you enough for these amazing videos you are doing. I've had highschool online classes in Japanese but I learned next to nothing in comparison to a quality subscription based Japanese learning app a year back before it became unavailable in the general region I live in. A year later after highschool I decided to pick back up Japanese and bought Genki. I decided instead of college I would learn on my own like others and pass at least the JLPT 4 and to hopefully be proficient enough to get translation jobs. After highschool I found you and have learned at a pace I've never been able too before. Thank you so much.
I still can’t believe all of this is for free!!! I’m so appreciated for all of this! Don’t stop making content.
Those who search will find... Stuff.
I think his patreon page can be more worth it
Despite current events it has presented me a silver lining of being able to sit down and learn Japanese, something I wanted to try for the longest time. These videos are great to watch and making learning much easier for me. So, thanks for taking the time to make these videos, and be sure to stay safe.
I'm happy that you were able to make use of the time, and also that these videos are helping.
Thank you for watching, and keep it up!
Did you stay on the path?
ありがと ございます
TIMESTAMPS
Genki 1 Lesson 2 covers:
・これ、それ、あれ、どれ - 0:48
・この、その、あの、どの - 9:16
・ここ、そこ、あそこ、どこ - 16:56
・だれの - 24:25
・noun+も - 30:07
・noun+じゃない(です) - 36:45
・ね/よ particles - 42:38
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Just want to say that your lessons are fantastic. My previous Japanese classes got killed when covid happens and I’ve finally found a good Japanese language school to attend online and catching up with your videos is incredible. Please never stop, they’re great!
It's a bummer how many classes got cancelled due to COVID, but I'm happy to hear that these are helping you out!
I won't be stopping any time soon! =)
omg, fancy seeing you here watts.
@@ToKiniAndydo you cover all the lessons of genki 1 on your RUclips channel or are they only on your site? I'm planning to become a member on your site but not sure if you've already covered most of genki 1 for free on here.
Aさん is Savage.
"-why must you turn my office into a house of LIES!?"
hahah
Indeed
I don't have the book, but the way it was written on the screen looked like Mr. B was calling Mr. Ando a liar to Mr. A. I guess it's possible that Mr. Ando popped into their convo and called Mr. B a liar, but all the comments seem to be ragging on Mr. A unfairly as the one who said "uso" :P
@@melissamayhaps8990 you can find the pdf of all the versions online if you so do some looking
Thanks for this version without audience interaction!!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
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ね is used in german slang aswell in the same manner. Its also pronounced the same. "Es ist heiss, ne?" would be "its hot, right?"
I've never sat through a 50 min video unless it was a movie . The time stamps helped and your pace was perfect as always ! (day 2 of my revision )
I'm happy that the content here was helpful enough to be your first! =)
You are a tremendous teacher. I am resuming my Japanese lessons with my instructor after a year off and I've been using you to study up for my first lesson back and I feel like I never left it. Never been more prepared for a lesson! Thank you so much. Liked and subbed!
I'm happy to hear that they've been helpful! Keep it up!
8:30 perfectly describes me! I got partially through Lesson 3 and thought to myself, "oh wow, this seems like the 'sink or swim' point," and it's indeed exactly the reason I looked around and found your channel. Thank you for these videos!
Best teacher ever i seen for Japanese learning if i become bilionaire i send him minimal 1 milion dolars😊😊
as a canadian as SOON as i read the bit on 'ne' i was like "oh this is literally just a japanese way to say 'eh' that's cool" so thank you for bringing that up
thank you very much, it was clear and concise.
Thank you for watching! ☺️
So, about that RUclips name…
Didn’t see this coming did ya? lol
I just started genki earlier this year and felt lost and stuck on many parts during the early lessons. I hope that if you continue to the end of Genki 2 with this, I will be able to follow along accordingly to your upload schedule.
I plan on continuing through at least Genki 2! I hope that I can continue to be clear enough to make these lessons understandable. =)
Thank you for watching!
@@ToKiniAndy you are the best bro
much love
Incredible, incredible lessons.
Super clear delivery. Good pacing (for me).
And for people who have always struggled with listening comprehension like myself, the slow and fast readings is a massive cherry on top of the already amazing cake.
ToKini Andy has outgrown Patreon. There is so much premium content now, that we decided to move (there were other reasons too). You can now access our premium course material at: www.tokiniandy.com/
edit: 5/19/2021
Hello sorry im not techie buti wanna join the patreon on course
Hello! I've been self-teaching myself how to speak Japanese using the Genki workbooks, but I was having trouble learning properly since I had no one to teach me how to properly pronounce some of the words or how to use some of the sentence structures, so I'm really glad I managed to find your videos detailing all of the lessons in Genki. Thank you so much! You made things very clear and concise and easy to follow. ありがとうございます, 先生。
Wow, it's like being in the offline classroom 😍😍😍.
Thank you from your help now I can understand some japanese☺
Thanks for the vids, pretty handy so far! I think the english usage of "huh" could fit as a good translation of ね. "apples are sweet huh". It also seeks confirmation but using "right" in that way typically implies a certain degree of uncertainty in the speaker, "apples are sweet, right?" that "huh" doesn't.
And of course right after I write this comment you use huh as a translation for ね in the party example lol
I saw ね、ここいいい？when someone pointed to a seat and found out it was used as "Can I sit here?" or "Is this good?". It took forever for me to figure that out. Of course now I see this lesson!!
I just got to say, bananas are sweet. The longer they are left to ripen, the greater the sugars develop in the banana. They're delicious. Don't eat bananas too early. Let them sit a couple of days.
I actually say ここはどこですか a lot, since I am learning Japanese with a cat named Koko. She is very naughty and I often have to ask where she is 🙃
When I first got the Genki Textbook I was totally over my head but you've really helped me understand it! Thank you so much!
I'm happy to hear that! I hope they continue to help! Thank you for watching! =)
I wish my Japanese language school was this easy. Thank you so much for your help.
My first language is Polish yet I'm learning Japanese in English haha thank you sensei for these lessons! :)
I’m picking up learning Japanese again after having to drop it in uni, it’s so good to be able to get a clear explanation to go along side Genki. It’s like being back in Japanese class, thanks so much for these Andy!
You're very welcome! Glad it's helping. ☺️
I can't thank you enough for the effort that you put into these lessons. So I'll just thank you every lesson :)
ill be looking for your comment in each one bud, make sure i find you!! better not slack off haha
@@5berryjojo Haha I'll do my best. Keep an eye out for me every week
These are great to follow along to. I can pause the video if I want to translate each sentence ahead of time and I can write down any new vocabulary words.
Thanks! I kept wondering if です after じゃない was correct, thinking I was stupid for always adding it in my head. Finally I know.
Thank you! I've been going very very slow because I'm mostly studying Korean but your videos helped me so much! I dedicate a day to write your example and repeating your videos. :))))
that shoutout to Yotsuba& made me smile, not gonna lie. The first manga I read in Japanese. I didn't understand it much, but the trusty dictionary helped me get through it.
You somehow made 50 minutes of learning not feel like 50 minutes of learning. I've started using your videos as supplementary material after I go through a lesson and so far it's been helping a lot!
You throwing some kanji in these lessons is super helpful!
2 years later I m there for these stunning lesson.I started learning few month ago by myself, and this is the perfect level for me.Thank you sensei
Best Genki Walkthrough on RUclips!
せんせい、your content has benefited me a lot. I'll be taking my JLPT N5 and N4 this year God willing. ありがとうございます。
Since right now I don't have the best ear for native Japanese, your exaggerated pronunciation is so useful! I've spent a lot of time lately with immersion so it's relaxing to hear it spoken like this for a bit :)
Ok only watched half of this and you have already explained it worlds better than me Japanese professor
You really don't know how much I appreciate what you're doing. all this for free?!
thanks a lot!!
Great lesson, thanks!
Thank you so much!
I've been reviewing chapter 2 lately because I forgot how ではありません worked. And the alternative じゃありません. Reviewing here with this video helped me find it again. But I thought I'd note it's loosely mentioned in the Noun + じゃない section of Genki I v3 on page 63 of the text book if anyone else ends up looking for it.
I really love this playlist a lot for when I'm reviewing my textbook lessons. Excellent work. Thank you very much.
I've become cautious about textbooks since Japanese people tend to think the sentences used in them sound unnatural in spoken Japanese, so I'm SO happy that you go through a textbook and make adjustments and corrections where necessary!
Wasn't expecting a Terry Pratchett reference. Nice.
I watch a lot of anime and play a lot of JRPG's with the Japanese audio and the two combined have helped me understand what the actual translation is. Not that I don't always trust the localizers, but it's nice to understand the literal meaning of the language.
I’m so glad I found your channel! I’ve tried to study alone and I always give up. Having you to explain it has made it stick so much more. Thank you
I'm happy to hear that you are finding it useful! Keep it up!
I'm glad I stumbled across this channel. I'm learning Japanese now, and I'm on Genki book 1 lesson 10, so I'll be excited when you get to the later videos. These can serve as a good refresher for me, so I hope you continue to produce them. Thank you.
I'm glad you did too! Thank you for watching.
Just so you know, I already streamed lessons 10-12! I did not cut them down to size like I am doing with the new version though. They are only available in the full stream version. If you ever get lost in your current lessons before I get there in the new series though, those old ones may help. =)
@@ToKiniAndy Thanks. I must have missed them on your channel. I'll check them out.
This is amazing. I just came back from Japan, and decided to try to learn as much as I can before I go back and see my family. I've looked at so many different resources, but this feels like I'm in a classroom with a proper teacher. I haven't learnt this much this quickly ever. Thank you!
This is really such a blessing, doing these and following along in my book has been so fun and helpful- Ive never had THIS much fun learning japanese, thank you truly. Amazing
20:35 I actually have volumes 1-3 of Yotsubato! Didnt expect to hear that name. I guess its a small world when you're learning Japanese. Love the series!
Thanks for the help. Wish I saw this before the chapter, the way the verbs are introduce in the book is extremely convoluted.
These classes make it easy to review Genki.
I know it's been a while but these videos are helping me so much, and I'm so grateful you posted these for everyone to see and learn from!
You used the Canadian eh perfectly. Thank you for this amazing class.
I love the way you helping us
100% found your videos because of Genki lesson 3. But I really happy I did, the videos are helping a lot! Thank you!
I'm so happy to hear that they are helping. =)
THIS IS VERY HELPFUL THANK YOU
I'm happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!
This is so helpful, I always struggle with self teaching because I have a hard time staying focused on a book-- and I tend to get too caught up in the how and why that are usually not explained clearly. This is lovely!! Thank you for all you do!
Thank you so much for this, it's incredibly helpful! I've been using your videos to help me revise what I've learned once I've completed a chapter and it really helps to solidify the new information. You are a blessing!
I'm happy that you are finding them helpful. Thank you for watching!
i'm so glad i found ur videos *cry*. im teaching myself japanese and so watching these videos after doing the lesson increases my comprehension by ten-fold. ありがとう ございます !
So glad I found this content, I've learned a lot of Japanese in 2 videos, thanks man, and as a Brazillian, I was surprised to see that NE has the same use in Brazillian Portuguese and Japanese, it's the exact same thing, we also use in Portuguese to seek agreement or confirmation, the pronunciation in Portuguese is a bit more open but anyways that makes it easier to remember how to use it since it's the same as my native language, Japanese is awesome.
Awesome video, the grammar sections are well explained! Thank you for posting free lessons!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
found ur channel on my recommended, just started self-learning japanese to read stream comments cuz i understood most spoken but cant read hira/kata to save my life, the grammar lessons are really helpful!
I'm using your videos as supplemental explanation to my college Japanese class and you've covered pretty much everything I could think of. Thorough explanation, great use of examples, integration of kanji early on. Can't wait to watch the rest of the series!
Omg?! (σ*´∀｀)わたすもてわす
I just want to tell you that these videos are absolutely priceless! ありがとうございます
Thank you 先生ToKini Andy for this awesome series! You are a great teacher
I finally have the confidence that I can actually complete this textbook now because of you. Thank you so much!!!
That's great to hear! I'm happy that I've been able to help!
Thanks for the long video.. or better said stream! ありがとう ございます.
Absolutely loved this lesson! I covered some of this basically when I studied with Duolingo, before it abandoned it. WAY TOO SLOW AND FORMAL for me, heh. Keep up the good work!
I just want to say thank you, these are by far the best videos I’ve found on RUclips to actually learn Japanese, you are so kind for making this available thank you so much
だれの really makes me think of a word we (at least the french) have difficulties to learn in english which is "whom" . Theres a magnificent scene in The office about whom/whose etc. So fun
I am so glad that the algorith sent me to your channel. You're a fantastic teacher!
I thought about starting to learn. After this video its a sure thing xD. Thanks for all the hard work.
Very well crafted videos! Good pace, lots of info clearly related (color, highlights, etc.), simple but useful examples. I'm much more confident about self-learning now. Thanks!
The best channel to learn bunpou.
Incrediblly helpful and fun tutorials.
Best teacher❤❤❤
I’m loving these lessons! Thank you!!!!
Thank you for making these lessons fun and insightful
Thank you for your interesting lessons! I have so much fun learning Japanese with you!!!😍
thank god youtube recommandation brought me to this amazing channel and thank you for this content !
For the algorithm! But seriously the color coated words help a ton. Also you rambling on some words actually helps a lot. Love your teaching style.
Thank you! I’m relearning N5 and your videos really helps!
Thanks for taking the time to do these lessons, Andy! I've had the Genki 1 book for about 2 years but I just couldn't seem to go through it on my own. These videos are a huge help!!
I'm happy to hear that they are helping! Thank you for watching, and I hope that these videos continue to help you on your way through the book.
I am watching this on the replay while in Japan wish I had started sooner but I am excited to learn as quickly as I can so I can communicate
Hi again!
Here comes my participation for this lesson:
これは何ですか。
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Thank you for lesson 2!
それは犬です！
Thanks for watching! =)
いぬです。
@@ToKiniAndy Do you consider things that dont physically exist (like the emoji) to be close to someone else?
I've been wanting to learn Japanese for a while now, but my high school doesn't teach it. The college I want to go to might teach it but that's still a year or two off, and it is hard for me to learn using random apps and such without a proper teacher guiding me. These videos are amazing and go through step by step slowly which helps me comprehend a lot better, so thankyou for putting your time and effort into these :)
Thanks a lot I really appreciate all your work..
All these clear explanations, great presentation, editing, high quality.
You’re a legend !
Best sensei
Nice one,... liked and subscribed!
these videos are incredibly helpful, thankyou for uploading them. some of the most difficult things as a beginner have been a lack of "why" for using certain words and especially particles, and you do an excellent job of not only spelling that out, but also providing comparable english context for comparison.
I also really appreciate your slow and articulate delivery. listening to examples of native japanese dialogue, it is spoken so lightning fast, seemingly without word breaks, that it is very difficult for a beginner to even parse which words are being spoken, let alone what they mean
I love your teaching. It is very clear. Thank You. I'm sure I will join the Tokini Andy in the future
I am feeling very called out! I have been hung up on Lesson 3 for about 2 weeks (self-studying japanese). Unloading all the new Kanji was a bit overwhelming, but we are making progress!
29:05 They just recently opened up the country to visitors again, insane knowing this is a full 2 years after you said that.
You are doing important work and I really appreciate you! 🙏
Andy sensei, I really like how you speak your japanese sentences. These sentences stick better as I'm doing repetitive memorization because of how distinct they are.
Ohh thank you very much for taking the time to do this, I will see all the videos ありがとうございました
Sugoi! Amazing! keep it up sensei!
this is helping me so muchhh!! thank you!!!
Watching this July 2021. Nope, still not able to go to Japan yet. Fingers crossed for 2022!
I can't thank you enough for these amazing videos you are doing.
I've had highschool online classes in Japanese but I learned next to nothing in comparison to a quality subscription based Japanese learning app a year back before it became unavailable in the general region I live in. A year later after highschool I decided to pick back up Japanese and bought Genki. I decided instead of college I would learn on my own like others and pass at least the JLPT 4 and to hopefully be proficient enough to get translation jobs. After highschool I found you and have learned at a pace I've never been able too before. Thank you so much.
You're very welcome! I'm so happy to hear that I've been part of your journey and was able to help. Keep it up! =)