How did you learn Japanese?

[ericepstein1]

Bookmarking this forum. Stopped my online domyhomework4me course when I got into a bad spot. But slowly crawling to study again. Thanks for the links!

That is the saddest think when you study on your own: there's no teacher or tutor or a friend to explain and motivate you on going farther... Anyway, good luck to you!

[sirius707]

I am self studying. resources are genki and tae kim. but I need someone to talk to.

[PictureGuy]

I am self studying. resources are genki and tae kim. but I need someone to talk to.

Yes, we all need someone to talk to. Oh, you mean to learn Japanese.

Count me out. I always had problems with foreign languages.

[sirius707]

Yes, we all need someone to talk to. Oh, you mean to learn Japanese.

Count me out. I always had problems with foreign languages.

hope you find someone to talk to

[PictureGuy]

hope you find someone to talk to

I have people to talk to, only with the coronavirus spreading out of control I just can't talk to them face to face. That's depressing.

Anyway, I've gotten way. . . .

Sorry.

[ParaParaJMo]

The high school I went to in Arizona offered Japanese classes. I took them for three years and then I took another three at Arizona State University. This was shortly before the age of Toonami so I was kind of the only anime fan in the class. All of my classmates were overachievers looking for a challenge or to look good on their college applications. I just took it as a hobby and it worked out for me. I had a lot of exposure to the language through anime and games and gave me lots of opportunities to practice outside of class.

[Usopp]

I've been studying japanese for the past 2 years via watching anime and pimsluer japanese lessons on audible; they are EXTREMELY well constructed, and it makes it very easy to learn and memorize. I highly recommend!

I just do it at home in my room, I haven't had much outside help at all, but ive had the opportunity to speak to someone who onew japanese 2 or 3 times, and they asked if I've been to Japan (they could've mistaken me as a native if I wasn't white)
Although my japanese isn't perfect yet (far from it) I'm going to work hard on it!

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Same! It's always good to get practice in!

[ParaParaJMo]

日本人たちは単なる日本語を喋っている外国人にいつも誉めているんだよ。

[PictureGuy]

日本人たちは単なる日本語を喋っている外国人にいつも誉めているんだよ。

Even if they do it in an American accent?

[ParaParaJMo]

「日本語はお上手ですね」よく言っているよ。ただ挨拶だけでも。

[Digimon_Sommelier]

I don't understand Japanese fluently, but I know that "konichi wa" means hello and that "sayonara" means goodbye.