Genki I -

Genki I isn’t just a textbook. It’s a passport.

The dialogues are charmingly mundane. Yamada-san is always late. Takeshi loves sushi. Mary-san is from America. You find yourself whispering the phrases while making coffee: Ohayou gozaimasu. Sumimasen. Onegai shimasu. Genki I

Genki I is the sound of your first real conversation, even if it’s just “What time is it?” It’s the feeling of recognizing a word on a menu. It’s the courage to say Wakarimasen (“I don’t understand”) and not feel embarrassed. Genki I isn’t just a textbook

You’re learning how to say yourself in a whole new way. Genki I

Denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are beguiled and demoralized by the charms pleasure moment so blinded desire that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble.