Tapes for 'Japanese for Everyone'

dc_johnson45 · Feb 1, 2005, 20:36

Does anyone know of a resource for getting the companion tapes for 'Japanese for Everyone'? I love the textbook, but suffer from not having the tapes!

thanks!
dave

Fantt · Feb 2, 2005, 04:02

Good luck finding something! I looked for a long time for the audio for Jordan's book and for the Nakama series and finally just gave up and bought the Genki series which is newer and has it's audio CDs readily available.

dc_johnson45 · Feb 2, 2005, 06:40

One Amazon reviewer said she ordered the tapes directly from the Japanese publisher... but I think you need to have someone proficient in Japanese to do so! (as the page is all in Japanese)

Anyone have ideas?

Cryptnotic · Feb 5, 2005, 19:00

Check Amazon.co.jp first. If that doesn't work, you could maybe call the Kinokuniya stores around the U.S. and see if they have them (or if they can order them). They sometimes have old books and tapes and stuff that gathers dust for a while. And they'd be happy to wrap them up for you and ship them to you.

dc_johnson45 · Feb 18, 2005, 08:01

Yes! Kinokuniya NYC had them! A phone call and some clumsy Japanese later, I have them! Thanks! Granted, I'm $100 lighter, but its worth it. BTW, they have a whole Japanese learning catalog with lots and lots of tapes and whatnot. Give em a call if there is something you can't find. And they will get someone to speak eigo for you

Mcspi · Feb 22, 2005, 00:41

If you can't find it anywhere try a search on kazaa or mirc or some downloading site. That is where I got mine from ,but my audio lessons are by pimsleur. It is just an idea. Good luck!

oceanfr · Mar 1, 2005, 14:18

I heard theres this one called Let's Learn Japanese Video Series
do you know it?

yorkii · Mar 31, 2005, 01:31

Originally Posted by oceanfr

I heard theres this one called Let's Learn Japanese Video Series
http://bt.s0nicfreak.com/download.ph...Videos.torrent

do you know it?

ive got them... there very 80's but help get the point across. the skit's are quite good also. they all talk in real time and the grammer builds up nicely through the lessons. i wouldn't use them as my only source of japanese learning but they are good to have. theres Lets learn Japanese II out now as well if you look hard enough. (p.s. im seeding it..!

)

rikki910 · Dec 2, 2006, 18:19

Hi, um, can anyone who does have the tapes post the ISBN of them? If there is one.

Thanks!

**Goldiegirl** · Dec 7, 2006, 01:05

So, is "Japanese for Everyone" a good textbook to learn Japanese on your own? I am looking for a good beginners book. Would it sound bad, to say that I want to learn to speak some basic phrases first and then worry about the actual written language?

I don't mind being 'illiterate' but, being unable to speak or understand what is spoken to me is unbearable.

dc_johnson45 · Jan 16, 2007, 07:08

I'm not sure if its ok to post this here (if so, admin, please remove) - but I have the tapes for Japanese for Everyone. I'm looking to sell them & would be happy to let them go to someone in the JREF community - bought them new & two of the tapes are still wrapped. Someone can PM me if they are interested - again, not looking to break any rules here...

Other than that, the book is excellent (I've written up something on it in an early post of mine) but you must know kana - romanji is gone by the 3rd or so lesson. The tapes are also excellent - clearly spoken with listening exercises.

yukio_michael · Jan 16, 2007, 12:36

I also have the tapes for Japanese for Everyone (I think it's a good book, but the tape format really made it a pain to use--- I'd much prefer something digital that I could rip & put on my ipod)... I also think it's a bit dated material...

Still, I really did like the book--- I think it does everything right that a Japanese course work should do (drops roumaji quickly, uses situational grammar), but I think you could do with a better choice these days in either Genki, or (I've read) Minna no nihongo...

Unfortunately the catalog from which I purchased the cassettes (at seventy dollars no less!) is, along with the rest of my Japanese books, still in Japan. I had to order mine from a company in Japan--- I'll see what I can find out though.

Japamex · Sep 21, 2007, 11:26

I will buy the tapes for "Japanese for eveyone", if you have the audio files available in MP3 format it will be better.
Reply if you are interested in selling them

Feb 1, 2005, 20:36	#1
dc_johnson45 Regular Member Join Date: Feb 1, 2005 Posts: 47	Tapes for 'Japanese for Everyone' Does anyone know of a resource for getting the companion tapes for 'Japanese for Everyone'? I love the textbook, but suffer from not having the tapes! thanks! dave

Feb 2, 2005, 04:02	#2
Fantt Envious of Nabeshin's Fro Join Date: Jun 29, 2003 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Age: 40 Posts: 507	Good luck finding something! I looked for a long time for the audio for Jordan's book and for the Nakama series and finally just gave up and bought the Genki series which is newer and has it's audio CDs readily available. __________________ Study Study Study My Pictures Arizona Nihongo My Reference Library

Mar 1, 2005, 14:18	#7
oceanfr Regular Member Join Date: Apr 25, 2003 Posts: 28	I heard theres this one called Let's Learn Japanese Video Series do you know it? Last edited by RockLee; Dec 7, 2006 at 07:08. Reason: edited out the url

Mar 31, 2005, 01:31	#8
yorkii 知らぬが仏 Join Date: Nov 30, 2004 Location: Moriya - Ibaraki Age: 26 Posts: 200	Originally Posted by oceanfr I heard theres this one called Let's Learn Japanese Video Series http://bt.s0nicfreak.com/download.ph...Videos.torrent do you know it? ive got them... there very 80's but help get the point across. the skit's are quite good also. they all talk in real time and the grammer builds up nicely through the lessons. i wouldn't use them as my only source of japanese learning but they are good to have. theres Lets learn Japanese II out now as well if you look hard enough. (p.s. im seeding it..! )

Dec 2, 2006, 18:19	#9
rikki910 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2, 2006 Posts: 1	Isbn? Hi, um, can anyone who does have the tapes post the ISBN of them? If there is one. Thanks!

Feb 2, 2005, 06:40	#3
dc_johnson45 Regular Member Join Date: Feb 1, 2005 Posts: 47	One Amazon reviewer said she ordered the tapes directly from the Japanese publisher... but I think you need to have someone proficient in Japanese to do so! (as the page is all in Japanese) Anyone have ideas?

Feb 5, 2005, 19:00	#4
Cryptnotic Regular Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2004 Posts: 27	Check Amazon.co.jp first. If that doesn't work, you could maybe call the Kinokuniya stores around the U.S. and see if they have them (or if they can order them). They sometimes have old books and tapes and stuff that gathers dust for a while. And they'd be happy to wrap them up for you and ship them to you.

Feb 18, 2005, 08:01	#5
dc_johnson45 Regular Member Join Date: Feb 1, 2005 Posts: 47	Yes! Kinokuniya NYC had them! A phone call and some clumsy Japanese later, I have them! Thanks! Granted, I'm $100 lighter, but its worth it. BTW, they have a whole Japanese learning catalog with lots and lots of tapes and whatnot. Give em a call if there is something you can't find. And they will get someone to speak eigo for you

Feb 22, 2005, 00:41	#6
Mcspi Regular Member Join Date: Feb 21, 2005 Location: USA Age: 28 Posts: 28	If you can't find it anywhere try a search on kazaa or mirc or some downloading site. That is where I got mine from ,but my audio lessons are by pimsleur. It is just an idea. Good luck!

Dec 7, 2006, 01:05	#10
Goldiegirl Sister Earth Join Date: Aug 10, 2006 Location: Old Ashippun, WI Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 12	So, is "Japanese for Everyone" a good textbook to learn Japanese on your own? I am looking for a good beginners book. Would it sound bad, to say that I want to learn to speak some basic phrases first and then worry about the actual written language? I don't mind being 'illiterate' but, being unable to speak or understand what is spoken to me is unbearable. __________________ I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it. ~Jack Handey

Jan 16, 2007, 07:08	#11
dc_johnson45 Regular Member Join Date: Feb 1, 2005 Posts: 47	I'm not sure if its ok to post this here (if so, admin, please remove) - but I have the tapes for Japanese for Everyone. I'm looking to sell them & would be happy to let them go to someone in the JREF community - bought them new & two of the tapes are still wrapped. Someone can PM me if they are interested - again, not looking to break any rules here... Other than that, the book is excellent (I've written up something on it in an early post of mine) but you must know kana - romanji is gone by the 3rd or so lesson. The tapes are also excellent - clearly spoken with listening exercises.

Jan 16, 2007, 12:36	#12
yukio_michael Koyaniskatsi Join Date: Mar 8, 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Penn. Age: 38 Posts: 1,990	I also have the tapes for Japanese for Everyone (I think it's a good book, but the tape format really made it a pain to use--- I'd much prefer something digital that I could rip & put on my ipod)... I also think it's a bit dated material... Still, I really did like the book--- I think it does everything right that a Japanese course work should do (drops roumaji quickly, uses situational grammar), but I think you could do with a better choice these days in either Genki, or (I've read) Minna no nihongo... Unfortunately the catalog from which I purchased the cassettes (at seventy dollars no less!) is, along with the rest of my Japanese books, still in Japan. I had to order mine from a company in Japan--- I'll see what I can find out though. __________________ (flickr: pgh, japan & korea, santa cruz ) (blog: eyesonthewires) (j-rock) Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. -Eric Hoffer.

Sep 21, 2007, 11:26	#13
Japamex Junior Member Join Date: Sep 21, 2007 Posts: 1	I will buy the tapes for "Japanese for eveyone", if you have the audio files available in MP3 format it will be better. Reply if you are interested in selling them

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