What is the best way to start learning Japanese?

Vic
What if you have close to no knowledge about Japanese at all?

Vic - 09:38, 10/07/2009 - 11 respuestas

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My best advice for you to learn japanese is, to first thing learn hiragana and katakana. these are the alphabet systems for japanese. you van use online sources such as:

http://learnthekana.com/
(helpful to memorize tricky kana useing stuff like "nu" looks like a noodle.)

http://www.realkana.com/
(godd for testing yourself)

or a book such as:
http://www.howtodrawmanga.com/campusstore/kanademanga.html
(Also helps to memorize kana by using word examples) The book also teaches stroke order (important if you want to learn to write japanese)
Connor publicado hace 4 mes(es)
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Next buy a dictionary and a grammar guide. (In paper not software!) having a paper reference is always best when learning a language.

Finally if you enjoy reading manga, buy a japanese manga.

(Make sure it uses furigana) (furigana is a system that depicts kanji in hiragana, this helps with pronounciation)

The manga I bought was one of the original dragon ball mangas. It uses furigana and is quite interesting.

Also if you really want to learn japanese fast you could get a program such as Rosetta Stone, which is an expensive language learning software. (A free alternative is: http://www.livemocha.com/)

Well good luck learning Japanese!
Connor publicado hace 4 mes(es)
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Hmm...sounds great!
Sara Yang publicado hace 3 mes(es)
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Personally, I find learning to speak first before learn to write or read might be better. But my friend says the BEST WAY is to get yourself a Japanese girlfriend -_-|||
Sainsbury publicado hace 3 mes(es)
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Connor publicado hace 4 mes(es)
Next buy a dictionary and a grammar guide. (In paper not software!) having a paper reference is always best when learning a language.

Finally if you enjoy reading manga, buy a japanese manga.

(Make sure it uses furigana) (furigana is a system that depicts kanji in hiragana, this helps with pronounciation)

The manga I bought was one of the original dragon ball mangas. It uses furigana and is quite interesting.

Also if you really want to learn japanese fast you could get a program such as Rosetta Stone, which is an expensive language learning software. (A free alternative is: http://www.livemocha.com/)

Well good luck learning Japanese!
I know nice hiragana (and many other alphabet) test - http://www.theiling.de/schrift/learn-split.cgi?mode=hiragana-basic;prot=3

It really help me.
diakin publicado hace 3 mes(es)
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Ah, sorry for this overquoting! And I can't delete it ;-((
diakin publicado hace 3 mes(es)
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I know nice hiragana (and many other alphabet) test -

www.theiling.de/schrift/learn-split.cgi
diakin publicado hace 3 mes(es)
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i got more interested in japanese after watching variety shows. most of their variety shows are really "out of psych". so it makes you want to understand what they're saying even more.

plus! sometimes they have captions on certain funny sentences. instant test on your reading skills! everyone wins!
diana publicado hace 16 dia(s)
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Sainsbury publicado hace 3 mes(es)
Personally, I find learning to speak first before learn to write or read might be better. But my friend says the BEST WAY is to get yourself a Japanese girlfriend -_-|||
sainsbury, your friend has a point, i have one of those... hahaha
Jaysunn publicado hace 3 dia(s)
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Hey thanks for that realkana site.  It is really, really helpful!

Vic publicado hace 2 dia(s)
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well if he does not know, then why he this
dasha publicado hace 9 hora(s)
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