Any tips on learning japanese.......?

Question

I'm learning japanese and I always forget how to say some words and phrases in japanese. Does anyone have any tips? Someone is teaching me and I use a book that helps me with japanese. I only want serious answers. Please tell me some tips on learning japanese. I really appreciate it. Arigatou.

Answer 1

Hey, umm....not sure, just practice as you are and try writing the words on sticky notes and posting them on your door or where ever you look often.
Or you can keep repeating it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...

Answer 2

Well, I watch a Japanese anime and I've learned some phrases from it. Maybe you should start watching some Japanese shows (with english subtitles). It might not be the best in teaching it fully, but it'll help. I'm serious.

Answer 3

Learning Japanese is probably one of the hardest things a gaijin can do, but it is possible. I'll tell you what I tell my students: Throw yourself into it entirely.

Don't just wait until you have time to pick up the book, be thinking in Japanese all day. Put sticky notes on everything in your house and only refer to them in Japanese. When someone asks you a question, think of how you'd answer in Japanese.

Listen to Japanese broadcasts online whenever you can. You might not pick up everything that's being said, but I guarantee you that some of what you know will "pop out" of the dialogs you hear. The more you learn, the more that will "pop out".

When it comes to writing, think "kindergarten". Remember all of those lined sheets with the dashed line in the middle of the two solid lines that were used to practice writing the alphabet? You probably don't have to find those to practice your Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji (graph paper works great), but writing them over and over and over again will help drill them into our brain. Remember: Being able to recognize a character and being able to reproduce it from memory uses two different brain functions.

Learning Japanese especially hard if you're in an area where there are NO Japanese people. If that's the case, there are plenty of places online where Japanese-speaking people can converse with English-speaking people over the net with full picture and sound. Do a search on "Language Exchange". Having someone to converse with in Japanese is the biggest help you can have in learning Japanese. It trains your ear and your brain.

It's so easy to let your Japanese slip, so never stop practicing. Ever.

Ganbatte!

Answer 4

If you are really serious about it, the best way to learn is to actually live there if you can. If you're a high school or college student, you can be a foreign exchange student. If you've graduated from college, you can work there as an English teacher. Join the JET program or apply at an English Language School. It really is hard to learn on your own, and I feel that total immersion is the best way.

Answer 5

Well, I think that the best way is going to Japanese Place in your area. I don't know where you are. I was trying to learn another language, the best think is having a friend who speak the language you want to learn.
Make Japanese friends, is difficult but is the only fast way. I have a Japanese friend in Fort Lee, New Jersey she is Professional Japanese Teacher.
Maximilian

Answer 6

Make contact with me. Because I'm a Japanese wanting to learn English like you. I can help improve your Japanese and vice versa.

Answer 7

well i am japanese, and i have been learning english for 6 years.
yes i have the same problem as you. I always forget how to say some words and phrases. but I only thinking to what would i say using words or that phrase.
if i memorize this, i could talk to the native speakers...
if i memorize this, i could talk with my boyfriend in australia..
like that.
that encourge me and help learning english

Answer 8

Make some flash cards.
I hear Japanese is one of THE hardest languages to learn.

My dad speaks, reads, and writes it fluently. He's in the Marine Corps and was stationed there for 6 months every year for 3 years.

So I think just practicing with flash cards or making little phrases to help your brain trigger the answer.

Like for instance, I'm learning French, and when I need to remember a word, I think of other things that sound like it in English to jumpstart my mind.

Example:

assez = enough in French. It's pronounced a-say.

So to help me remeber I just think of asses. lol.
Weird but it helped me remember on my test!

So yeah, hope that helped. haha. :]

Answer 9

Use English phases, or anything else you know, including Japanese that you already know, to help you remember. It doesn't have to be prefect, as long as you remember it.

To remember "Itadakimasu"(said before eating) I used the pharse "I must eat a duck". It isn't the prefect order but it is easy to remember- the sounds and situation are related to what I want to remember.

Use flashcards, practice regularly. Link Japanese words that sound similar in your mind.
for example, if you are trying to remember "Ikaga desuka"(how is it?)　already knew "Ika" (squid) then
you could remember "Ika wa Ikaga desuka?"

Answer 10

I am living in Japan and it is still hard for me. Studying is good, but eventually you'll need practice with other speakers. Make Japanese friends. If there aren't any in your area, then make Japanese friends online. If you can afford it, take a university/private language school class so you can get extra practice.

When it comes to language, practice practice practice.

Good luck.

Answer 11

i agree with kris, watch japanese shows eith subtitles or without , even japenese news watch it. if you like you can travel and live in japan for a few years to have a solid background the way japanese lived and speak locally.