i want to learn japanese?

Question

i want to learn japanese! can anyone help me? thnx! [:

is it difficult to learn japanese? wat do i need to study in books, etc.? im thinkin of goin to japanese skool durin the summer, but i want to first learn the kanji n all tat stuff tat they use in their language!? can u help?

Answer 1

I wouldn't worry about learning the writing system until after you've at least learned the basics of the spoken Japanese (although I have to admit sometimes it is pretty cool to be able to read what to most people just looks like hieroglyphics).

Learning Japanese is like learning any other language. Find a group class, or some environment where you'll be able to actually practice what you learn, and then study, study, study. If you're only listening or reading, you won't nearly as fast as if you were actually speaking Japanese and practicing just talking regularly. If you're actually serious and you work hard at it, it's entirely possible for you to be able to carry on general conversations and have some basic reading ability after only 6-12 months.

Watching anime in Japanese and other things like that can definitely be very helpful, but don't rely solely on methods like that. The most important piece of advice I can give you is to really put serious time and effort into it. Most people who are very casual about studying a foreign language never get beyond the basics. Find yourself a good teacher and work hard and you'll do fine.

Answer 2

It is pretty, hard to learn, especially the characters for writing and stuff, but if you stick with it it will become easier. I am also trying to learn Japanese, so I'll tell you what I am currently using. 'Japanese In 10 Minutes A Day' is a book that I have found really helpful. I also use Pimsleur Japanese CDs, which are really good. What they are is like hundreds of lessons that teach you 2 or 3 useful phrases per lesson, and then they talk about the word separately, and the pronunciation.
I also listen to subliminal Japanese sometimes while I sleep.
I also checked out a book from the library, called 'First 1000 Japanese Words'. Which is just a bunch or words in Japanese, next to the picture of what it is. And words are about the subject that the page is on, so on the 'kitchen' page it has the words for knife, refrigerator, etc. And on the computer I use 'Talk Now! Japanese'.

Answer 3

Try taking Japanese categories on Saturday. Everywhere I've been constantly host Japanese categories. Check out your neighborhood neighborhood core. Watching Japanese suggests, dramas and anime will most commonly coach you the fundamentals should you watch ample. From what persons inform me, they feel its handy. But once they do talk it, they announciate it weirdly do to the truth that they do not have this Japanese accessory.

Answer 4

Learning a different language is a lot like learning to ride a bike. It is terribly difficult and uncomfortable at first, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes easier.

Learning conversational Japanese is where you should start. I am not really qualified to teach you Japanese, but I teach English at a university in Japan. Several of my students are also, in addition to their English major, are studying TJFL (Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language). If you send me your email address, I will forward it to my students and then they can start to teach you Japanese. Most of the upper classmen have taught several hours already so they have a experience in teaching.

If you are game, message me your email address.

Good luck!

Answer 5

well first you have to learn the basics like the greetings like konnichiwa (hello), konbanwa (good evening), ohayogozaimasu (good morning) sayonara (goodbye) jaaane (cya) arigatogozaimashita (thank you)..etc...and then you have to learn the letters...which is really hard...you have to learn hiragana which is the japanese regular letters and then there is katakana which is almost the same thing as hiragana except they write only foreign words or names in katakana ex:is you were writing the name claire then they would write it in katakana the way its said....but if your writing cat (neko) then they would write it in hiragana because they have a word for cat (neko.) it may be hard to understnad but its really simple...im living at japan currently and i have learned it all and now im learning kanji which is chinese characters...they are a pain in the neck cause its like a short cut for writing things like if you write neko (cat) they write it like a symbol instead fo writing it in hiragana...you will get used to it...never give up...ganbatene (it means good luck/work hard) well hope that helped if it didnt im sorry...im not very good at explaining things..in english..

Answer 6

learn hiragana and katakana and some basic spoken japanese first. then worry about kanji. i would recommend finding a tutor to help hith speaking.

good luck on coming to japan, you'll love it here and it will definitley help your skills in the langauge.

Answer 7

i studied japanese in my own country and i would say its not that hard if you have the interest plus if you have someone for japanese practice like afriend who have been to japan or preferably a japan native .practice is the key....and dont be afraid to ask something that you dont understand ,youll learn a lot just by asking.goodluk!

Answer 8

it's a bit hard if your not use to it. because they have a very different sentence structure with english. and of course, writing it down is very tedious as well.but pronouncing it is easy.