I Am A beginner at japanese.. where can i find the best help?

Question

i need help with everything...

Answer 1

The best thing for you to do would be to enroll in a class at a local college or language school. I'm assuming you can't do that or just don't want to, though. The next best thing would be to join an online learning site like http://www.yesjapan.com/ . Yes Japan is a great place to begin and it's a great value for the amount of learning material you'll be exposed to. I haven't run across a more comprehensive one yet. http://www.rosettastone.com/en/ is also a pretty good program. They have a demo you can try.

If you don't want a class of any kind, then you can still find help for free online. It wouldn't be a bad idea at all to buy a college textbook/workbook set to work from, anyway, though. At least that way, you'll have a solid guide to help you. Even books like Japanese for Dummies or Japanese for Everyone are pretty good to begin with. Japanese for Busy People is good. I also recommend finding a good audio program to help you with your studies. Pimsleur is a great one, and you can borrow it at most libraries.

The most dangerous thing about trying to teach yourself is you might learn things incorrectly, and that's very difficult to correct later on. Watch out.


Tips for solo study:

Like everyone else said, the best way to begin is to learn the basic hiragana and katakana characters. It should only take a week or two to get them down, and they're invaluable as far as pronunciation and retention goes. Don't worry about kanji just yet.

These sites can get you started on that:

http://www.kanachart.com/

http://kana.gerke-preussner.de/

http://kanjisite.com/html/start/kana/index.html

http://www.realkana.com/

http://www.ichigo.se/kanaflash/kana.swf

DreamKana is a neat, free program to drill the kana. Get it here http://www.dreambreed.com/ or http://www.softempire.com/dreamkana.html


Next, you should build your vocabulary a bit. Grammar is good, but you won't be able to get far with it if you don't know any words to practice with. Now is a good point to start introducing kanji, too.

http://www.learn-japanese.info/indexv.html

http://www.languageguide.org/nihongo/

http://japanese.about.com/blvocaburary.htm

http://www.kahome.co.uk/japa/tango.pl?mo=0

http://home.unilang.org/wiki3/index.php/Japanese_vocabulary

http://genki.yousei-ziploc.com/main.php


Next, learn the basics of grammar.

http://home.inter.net/kenbutler/cyber.html

http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/qadgtj.html

http://www.japaneselearning.com

http://www.yookoso.com/

You could also try getting a Japanese penpal. A lot of people are eager to exchange language lessons, so you might find someone to help you learn. Try these sites:

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~kice/jpal/

http://www.nk.rim.or.jp/~hirokun/index2.html (I got a great penpal from this site about 6 years ago.)

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Berkeley/6161/top.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/penfriend/

http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/cgi-bin/penpal/bbs-penpal.cgi

http://www.sharedtalk.com/ (Not quite a penpal site, but I've found some great study partners on it.)

Answer 2

♡The BEST thing to do is take classes and practice pronunciation and Japanese conversation with reliable and good teachers. (I learned Japanese from native speakers here in Japan. It was the best way for me to get correct pronunciation and grammar.) You can try some of the free on line sites to get you started learning katakana, hiragana and kanji. Good luck and I hope this helps.♡ Check this list, it's useful:
http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/japan/hiragana.htm
Try these sites for learning basics on line:
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html
http://www.learn-japanese.info/
http://www.learn-japanese.net/webpages/1/
http://www.japanippon.com/japanese/classroom.htm
http://www.kanachart.com/
http://home.inter.net/kenbutler/cyber.html
http://www.ajalt.org/sj/
http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/qadgtj.html
Take a look at this site too:
http://www.sharedtalk.com/

☆Note: Be careful to choose the sites your learn from. You want to learn CORRECT Japanese, which is why I recommend taking a class first. There are some "questionable" sites like this that although are done in good humor, may misinform you:
http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/jslang/

Answer 3

Hi Aqua, Anata is a complex phrase in Japanese. People attempt to preclude utilizing it even it approach "you" and this can be a well mannered phrase. The factor is that it has an intimate taste for instance a spouse could name her husband "anata" wherein case it might be translated as "honey" or "pricey." Usually Japanese deal with humans through their title (if identified) or name (once more, if identified) or through a sequence of phrases like auntie or brother, uncle and so forth. I am sorry this can be a little humorous and rough to get used to. Maybe for a newbie you had fine simply put out of your mind approximately it except your instructor says whatever. Or ask your instructor. Anyway, relocating on, anata no sensei is a "joined noun word" Don't permit this scare you. All it approach is that no (the particle) joins 2 noun-like phrases right into a noun word. Anata no sensei then approach "your instructor" or the character whom you're addressing 's instructor. So on this case simply "Sensei desu ka?" is the fine option. What might you name a center-elderly woman? OK Lady is deceptive right here. In Japan they nonetheless have the Aristocracy. People with titles and I am no longer definite learn how to deal with them. Let's simply say a center-elderly lady. Then I consider you may also name her auntie. Obasan. I might love to double verify this with a local speaker however I wouldn't have one useful. A center-elderly guy is ojisan. If this can be a lengthy a or lengthy i then it approach grandmother or grandfather. he he watch out. If you desired to make use of "anata" you might make it the subject of the sentencde with the subject marking particle wa. : "Anata wa sensei desu ka?" ( Obasan wa sensei desu ka?)

Answer 4

What you should learn first of all is how to read and write the hiragana and the katakana, since most books that teach Japanese are written in it. While you self teach yourself you can also get friends who speak in Japanese and that way you can practice what you have learned.

good luck.

Answer 5

start with kana, then move on to kanji...learning to read is important if you plan to live in Japan...for speaking...it is best to take classes...if that is not possible, Japanese for Busy People is a good book...

Answer 6

check this website - it's really helpful.

http://japanese.about.com