i am 19 years old do you think that this is a good age to start learning Japaneses and be good at it ?????????

Question

and how time will it take ???

Answer 1

not too late
depends on your motivation.
my husband was 20s when he came japan. he's good at japanese and can write some japanese too.


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Answer 2

I would say that you should start learning as soon as possible. It's common belief that the younger people start learning new things (especially a language) the more proficient they will be and the more they will retain long term.

I can't give you a time frame as to how long it would take, but they have some great programs like Pimsler that can help you speak with the proper accent etc. Also, if you're in school or plan to go to college- you could do a study abroad. It's a great experience and you'll learn a lot more when you are immersed in the culture.

Answer 3

It is still possible to learn. The best window to learn a language is between birth and about 13 I think, but this does not mean you can't learn later on. I've started learning Italian right now in my early 20's. If you want to maximize your language acquisition, you should go live to an area where you are immersed into the target language.

Sometimes even immersion may not help you much. I have a friend who was learning German in college and moved to Germany for 1 year. When he came back, he said he could speak German, but he admitted he wasn't "confident" with it. I had a friend who was learning Italian in college. She went to Italy for 6 months. She came back and still didn't speak much at all. I suspect both cases it's the fact that they didn't force themselves to learn. They probably hung out with English speakers in the language exchange program.

On the other hand, if you already speak a language similar to Japanese, it may be easier to acquire Japanese. I Learned Italian after knowing Spanish. You probably know both languages come from Latin, so you can guess or know they both share many words with lexical similarity and grammatical rules. It took me only a few months to become conversational. My friend who went to Italy spoke with me in Italian. Her comment/question to me was, "wow, you must have been practicing for many years. How many years did it take for you to know this much?" My answer was 4 months. It was a bit embarrasing to say because I think she felt dumb for not knowing more, but it tells you how quickly you can pick up a language if you already know another similar.

Good luck with Japanese. I mean it. It seems to be a really challenging but rewarding language. I think the writing is gonna take the most time to perfect because they have about 60,000 characters and about 2 to 5 thousand are needed to be known to be a fluent writer.

Answer 4

The experts on language learning state that the younger you are, the easier it is; 15 years old and younger.

You are only 19, so you are still "young" and I would suggest you give it a good shot. It is not an easy language especially if English is your first language. It takes as much time as needed, everyone is different.

Answer 5

it'll take a little bit of time, but sure u can learn at any age. It's easier when youre younger, but hey this is the youngest u'll ever be...the longer u wait the harder it'll get

Answer 6

It is definitely not too late for you to start. As far as how long it will take, depends on your learning ability and talent for language learning. It may take pretty long sometimes.

Answer 7

no, forever. the best time to start would have been when you were 3.