Wats the best method to learn JAPANESE

[MrClown]

Are there any educational movies out there that could help me give me ur best opinion..

[Capernicus]

Take a college class. Learning on your own will not help your pronunciation or listening comprehension much. Also, being in a classroom setting will help motivate you (as you're being graded) and will help retain more of the language because you'll be using it ALL THE TIME.

[Light Buster]

Take a college class. Learning on your own will not help your pronunciation or listening comprehension much. Also, being in a classroom setting will help motivate you (as you're being graded) and will help retain more of the language because you'll be using it ALL THE TIME.

If they ever had any. Oh, to answer the thread, just say what they are saying and then try to keep it in your head.

[Ertai87]

Oh, to answer the thread, just say what they are saying and then try to keep it in your head.

This is sometimes very dangerous, especially with certain Shounen anime (Naruto, Bleach come quickly to mind). In Japanese, because there are a million and one ways to say anything, you want to make sure you use the right vocabulary in a given situation so you don't, for example, call the CEO of the company you work for "omae" (my understanding, although I'm not Japanese, is that this would probably constitute reason for firing on the spot).

(for those learning, "omae" is one of the many, many, MANY second-person singular pronouns, i.e. "you", except it's very rude to say to someone in a higher class than you...usually, or so I understand, it's safe to use "anata" almost always and "kimi" amongst your peers, but "omae" is usually reserved for people you don't like very much)

[LiLi.]

Hmm...learn from a japanese friend who knows how to speak english ^.^

[MrClown]

both of ur answer sound good but i live in california and everybody speaks spanish and english and its really hard to find a japanese person here theres only philipeens,laocian(laos), and vietnamese(veitnam)....sry i really dont know how to spell it but u get the message and almost every azn here is a gangbanger or crack head sum of them r cool but even they dont know anyone japanese and i really doubt there will be any japanese classes here cmon live in LA god!!!!to many crazy ppl

[Stryyder]

both of ur answer sound good but i live in california ...and its really hard to find a japanese person here ...and i really doubt there will be any japanese classes here cmon live in LA god!!!!to many crazy ppl

....... How long have you lived in L.A.? I live in Oxnard (just 60 min. from L.A.) Just about any Community college will have a "Japanese Writing" and "Conversational Japanese" course. As well, you live in a city with 2 MAJOR asian subculture areas. One is Chinatown down on broadway and the other is Little Tokyo around 1st street. That's about as asian as you can get right there.

[Orca]

both of ur answer sound good but i live in california and everybody speaks spanish and english and its really hard to find a japanese person here theres only philipeens,laocian(laos), and vietnamese(veitnam)....sry i really dont know how to spell it but u get the message and almost every azn here is a gangbanger or crack head sum of them r cool but even they dont know anyone japanese and i really doubt there will be any japanese classes here cmon live in LA god!!!!to many crazy ppl

isnt that the truth. =o no japanese here inless there mixed with either white or filipino. haha. its funny really. and most likely being in California gives you the worst chances to learn japanese mostly due to being poopulated with mexicans so spanish would be heard more often than anything else.. y'know what i mean?

[Capernicus]

Erm.....maybe you should like....learn english first.

[MrClown]

LOL um dude i know how to speak english and spanish but i really really want to learn japanese

[Sailor Lunar Eclipse]

LOL um dude i know how to speak english and spanish but i really really want to learn japanese

Then learn how to type it. Or write it, or whatever the hell you call it.

As for learning Japanese, a friend of mine got a huge pack of stuff from a bookstore on how to learn the language, and that included cds, dvds, books and what not, and still she doesn't know very much. If you want to truly learn it, I recommend finding someone who actually knows the language very well and can help you.

[Capernicus]

1. Dude, I'm not a dude.

2. I live in California as well, and I know for a fact that UCLA offers Japenese classes.

[MrClown]

like i could go to the ucla i have like straight Fs.....oh sry for typin it incorrect....but cmon Capernicus........and wat city do u live in???

[Capernicus]

As if I would tell on the interwbs.

But if you can't get into UCLA, how about hanging around Lil Tokyo? I'm sure you could find someone willing to teach there.

[MrClown]

lol god im only fudgin 15 watevers..LOL....um ye i was thinkin of doin that but idk.....thats kinda weird um.....so learnin it like in dvds or books is pretty much impossilbe

[Capernicus]

Possible, but you will be lacking in some areas of the language.

[MrClown]

well um do u know any dvds that u could recommend me....just tell me the names

[Capernicus]

Uhhhhh....do an amazon search. I learned from taking college courses, and we didn't use DVDs like that.

[MrClown]

ok....any other good advice u could tell me??

[Bucky Katt]

Oh, I saw a store less than a year ago that sold books on how to read Japanese and how to write in Hiragana and Katakana. I can't remember the store's name, right now, but I think I have the bag still with me somewhere! Once I find the name, look online or in a phone book to see if the store is anywhere near where you live.

Trust me on this one. My friend got the instruction booklets, and now she's the best (and only) person to go to for a translation. Well, in my school, that is. xD

But it also takes dedication, so... Are you absolutely willing to learn this, and not give up on it half-way through?

[MrClown]

Bucky Katt......thx of course im dedicated i would give up my spanish language just to learn japanese

[Bucky Katt]

Huh. That's pretty stupid, entirely giving up your initial language. How will you converse with your mother?

Anyway, I'm off to forage in my closet of doom.

[MrClown]

LOL...im just sayin that i really really want to learn japanese

[Bucky Katt]

-.Success in the closet!.-
Alright. The store is called Tokyo Kid. The website from the bag is as follows: http://www.tokyokid.com

Now, I haven't been on the site before, so you're on your own once you access the website. Good luck finding a location near you! =D

[MrClown]

thank dude...i think theres only one in MA...i think thats massachusetts