Well, here is a few question that keeps echoing in my mind each time a watch anime(most of it are in Japanese right?) or talked about learning Japanese Language togather becoz we really would like to learn Japanese.. The question are...
1. Is it true that Japanese is the hardest language to learn?
2. Which one is better, book or online learning?
3. Do anime lover doesn't really will interest in learning Japanese?
4. Any online Japanese language web page which is really effective around?
5. What is the best way to memorize kana(the way to write and pronounce it the correct way)?
6. Do Japanese really use Japanese?
7. What's the different between learning from a language teacher and learning by yourself?
8. Most of the book i found sounds so polite. Why?
9. Is there any books which could be found worldwide and shows us how to communicate casually(not so polite and formal looking)?
... I think that's all. Onagaishimasu!
2006-12-07 00:27:19 · 5 answers · asked by Yakusoku 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
1. Is it true that Japanese is the hardest language to learn?
No, I believe it is Chinese…Mandarin, I think
2. Which one is better, book or online learning?
Online is good if you can download sound files to help you understand the pronouncation of words.
3. Do anime lover doesn't really will interest in learning Japanese?
Mmmmm! I have an interest in Japan but do not follow anime.
4. Any online Japanese language web page which is really effective around?
http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/
http://www.japanesepod101.com/ (this is the best one and includes podcast)
There is also my attempt which is: http://uk.geocities.com/yasashii_nihongo
5. What is the best way to memorize kana(the way to write and pronounce it the correct way)?
The best way is by studying…just keep studying
6. Do Japanese really use Japanese?
Yes
7. What's the different between learning from a language teacher and learning by yourself?
A teacher, I find is more effective because he ot she will help with pronunciation and will also be there to help when you get stuck. Also learning in a class is encouraging
8. Most of the book i found sounds so polite. Why?
Most language books teach the polite and correct way to speak a language. It is the norm, whether you are learning English, Spanish, or French, etc.
9. Is there any books which could be found worldwide and shows us how to communicate casually(not so polite and formal looking)?
You could try ‘Making Out in Japanese’ and ‘Making out in Japanese 2’ They have every day expressions, has well has slang and insults and lovers talk. I also believe there is a book entitled ‘Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang from 'what's Up' to "F*ck Off’
2006-12-07 00:52:52 · answer #1 · answered by Qwerty_Monster_Munch 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1) Japanese actually is not the most difficult language to learn, though it's a matter of enthusiasm and opinion.
2) A combination of books and online learning is most effective. Any resources are productive.
3) I enjoy anime, and I often watch shows in Japanese, with and without subtitles to help with speech recognition.
4) If you're very new, I recommend http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/
5) The best way to memorize the kana is to get a dictionary whose entries are written in the kana and just spend time looking up words and writing the romanization.
6) I think it's obvious that the Japanese use the Japanese language, yes.
7) A language teacher has assignments, and may be more organized, but if you develop a way to organize yourself you can learn just as quickly, or more quickly, and be just as fluent.
8) The Japanese language was developed in an environment of great powers, and the language was written with honorific forms to show respect.
9) I recommend Japanese Grammar by Nabuo and Carol Akiyama. It teaches both honorific and formal grammar.
Hope that helps.
2006-12-07 00:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by Maitreya 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I m a Chinese and I speak fluent Japanese, it is an advantage that if you know Chinese then you start to learn Japanese, but in my opinion, Chinese is far more difficult than Japanese in learning and take a lot more time and you might get fed up within 2 years before you reach your goal which may take you around 6 years for Chinese and 3 years for Japanese (Learn these Languages by taking formal courses in proper Languages school in your country). Japanese is actualy hard enough for you, it has two way of speaking, the man kind and the lady kind, so the whole sentense and expression is different when you talk as a man than a woman. If you mix it up, people would think that you are gay & if the woman used men's wordings she would be refered as "very rude", "low class". So, it really depends on what you are turely interested in and you can just start to learn Japanese / Chinese and go all the way, the two languages actually can't understand each other, Chinese can only guess the Japanese meaning by the "kanji" and still the use of "Kanji" in Japanese is very different than Chinese even they are originally come from China. Japan sent monks to China to learn Chinese 1000 years ago, after all these year of evolotion of the language, you can tell just like if you know Latin, it is benefitial to you to learn Spanish, Italian but why you have to learn a difficult one first? Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn, I really put a lot of effort on it since I was 2, blood and tears! Certainly it is my mother language ane I love it, but the learning process and to memorize thousands of different characters and their phases + old Chinese (poems ...etc) was real hard. Japanese isn't a easy one too!
2016-05-23 03:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. No.
2. Neither. Learning from experience is the best.
3. Just because you like anime doesn't mean you'll be able to learn Japanese well or will have a dedication toward learning the language. It just means you like watching cartoons.
4. http://www.manythings.org/japanese/links/ has a good list of Japanese-related sites.
5. See the answer I gave you on your other question.
6. ...Yes.
7. Learning by yourself doesn't mean you are learning *correctly*. Teachers can correct you and help you improve your weaker areas because they would be able to see them for themselves. You "teaching" yourself just means you're going to wind up using your own twisted form of grammar.
8. Because Japanese is a language which stresses being polite and humble. Anyways, you can't learn from a book that insults you and uses slang all the time.
9. As a foreigner, you NEED to know how to be polite and humble. Later on, as time goes by, you can learn the less formal ways of speech but never--ever--should you learn that in the beginning.
10. It's spelled like "onegaishimasu".
2006-12-07 10:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by Belie 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I recommend to get nice book. The East Asians. not only Japanese, but also Chinese and Korean, when they study and learn, they write and utter thousands of times.
What do you mean Q6? The answer is yes.
98% is Japanese in Japan./ 92% is Han people in China. / 98% is Han Chinese race in Taiwan. / Nearly 100% is Korean in S.Korea.
If there are Kinokuniya bookstores near your area, you would be able to get any text book from there, I guess. Please consult.
http://www.kinokuniya.com/
The store address is at the bottom of each pages.
2006-12-07 08:15:08 · answer #5 · answered by Joriental 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋