also i reside in japan at the moment, my wife learned english from conversing with me and studying on her own. Should i tell her to stop speaking english to me and speak more japanese, now that we reside in japan? will this progress the learning experience. even if i don`t understand what she tells me. (in japanese)
2006-11-06 18:15:43 · 10 answers · asked by trtl03 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
♡It depends on the individual.
I'm was in the same situation...(*^o^*)
Luckily, my hubby does his best to help me with the language AND customs, traditions...
I'm American living in Japan and my hubby learned perfect English from me. We speak both English and Japanese here at home so that we both practice.
(We have a home in the USA too.)
We CORRECT each other too because it's important. BUT! I needed to learn Japanese in order to survive here with no misunderstandings. So, I ALSO took the free of charge Japanese language classes at the community center in the part of Tokyo where I live.
[☆For example, if you live in Atsugi - look here: http://www.city.atsugi.kanagawa.jp/helpsite/english/school/edu.html ]
Sometimes it's good to have someone other than your spouse teaching you as well. You can learn more. They'll also teach you about Japanese life, customs, your community... Check around your city and take other classes as well that will get you involved speaking Japanese. ～Shuji, Japanese cooking, Haiku... You'll learn Japanese faster and make new friends.
Don't give up! Gambatte kudasai!
Hope this helps!♡
～BTW, I wouldn't ask MY hubby to stop speaking English to me and we live in Japan. It's good for the both of you to practice. She can help you understand Japanese though. Each day, she can help you with something new until you get it down.
2006-11-06 20:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is good that she speaks japanese to you, but you must also have courses, to have a background. She should speak to you even with words you don't know, but in a way to make you understand (pointing at the thing she refers to, etc). If you don't know any foreign language, it will be hard. It is hard for Americans, because they generally don't learn languages, because everyone speaks english. I am Greek andd I speak 4 languages which I learned easily, but that is because I started young.
2006-11-06 18:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well since you are living there it is easier to learn a language when you are immersed in it. While you are out with your wife only talk in japanese. Some may consider it rude to live in a a foriegn country and not speak it's langauge.
2006-11-06 18:20:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be better if u just talk to her in japanese and let her talk in what ever language she wants and like she studied on her own u should try to do the same and as long as u r there people around u would give u lots of help, and any time u get to somthing u don't understand simply ask ur wife.and that way everything will be fine. good luck.
2006-11-06 18:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by smile a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in exactly the same situation! Best take it easy, one or two kanji a day, and try to speak Japanese whenever possible, get some good grammar books too, but forget NHK news!!
2006-11-06 18:24:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk three languages all evidently: French, English and Cantonese (father and mother from Hong Kong, raised in France, dwelling in Australia). I can say it fairly relies on how you might have been taught your languages. For me, Cantonese grammar makes definitely no feel - I can simplest talk it through imitating what my father and mother and aunts/uncles say to one another. I used to be taught French like so much french youngsters are: with an iron rod. I learnt all of the grammatical phrases and vocab like I used to be in navy institution, in order that in flip made finding out English at institution so much less difficult too. However, lots of my peers in Australia not ever learnt English like I did and a few dont also have any inspiration what a grammatical "area" is (when you consider that the schooling approach in Australia after they have been younger didn't attention on grammar). Thus, whilst they have got attempted finding out different languages reminiscent of French, Spanish and many others, they discover it very tricky seeing that their academics begin rambling on approximately grammatical phrases that they don't comprehend. For me, finding out an extra language is just a little less difficult in comparison to my Australian peers seeing that I have already got the "grammatical" groundwork and I comprehend all of the phrases. As I study extra languages, I discover that it provides to the sophistication of my different languages (often French and English, now not fairly an excessive amount of on Cantonese) and it additionally makes me extra conscious of what I am announcing whilst I'm talking in any of my different languages. My brain does routinely end up jumbled and combined with distinct phrases from every language, routinely I combine English and French, French and Cantonese and English and Cantonese, however that is very very traditional and common in persons who can talk multiple language. Hope this helped!
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2006-11-08 04:23:24 · answer #7 · answered by Louis d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-06 18:26:06 · answer #8 · answered by HEY boo boo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends how much you want to learn the new language..if you realy realy realy want to learn it...it will be easy
2006-11-06 18:18:54 · answer #9 · answered by free-spirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very difficult
2006-11-06 18:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by chrishomingtang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋