I've been studying Japanese on my own for just about a year now and my goal is to become a translator! So many of your videos have helped me tremendously and I look up to you so much❤️
Mochi Mochi is a good and cute app tbh with the Golden Time function that remind me to learn and review all the time🤗 . It took me only two weeks to memorize all N5 vocabulary in the app that I didn't believe I couldn't do before. I knew the app from my classmate and now from you. Thank you for explaining the app, now I truly understand how it works. 👍👍
My goal for 2022 has been to read Japanese every single day. Zero exceptions, even if it just means reading a short story, news article, or blog. I've been really digging VNs recently.
For people who have a hard time studying kanji, it would be a good idea to just not specifically study it, instead just learning new words but learn the word WITH the Kanji, as you will be learning kanji and vocab at the same time. You will naturally start to learn the actual meanings and common readings of the letters without actually trying. So basically it's the lazy way that can actually work better!
6:02 I agree with this!!! I've been studying Japanese for 2 years now and I've been stuck on the same 5 chapters of Genki 1 because I re-study every chapter after cramming and I always forget what I learned. I would re-read chapters over and over trying to remember what I learned but once I try thinking of what I learned I can't remember a thing. I do what you said and try to remember what I learned by memory instead of relying on the text so that I can remember it long term. Great video!
Thank Reina, I also heard about the Spaced-repetition system. I'm exhausted from writing and flashcards in the past and SRS make me learn Japanese better. Thank you for sharing the app. 😍😘
My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
One thing that has worked really well for me was finding a movie that I could recite in English from start to finish (everyone has that one movie, mine is Star Wars ep. 3). I find a version of the movie that's dubbed in the language I want to learn (I've used this for Spanish and French, for example) AND (important part!) have subtitles on and set to the language you're learning, as well. So now I'm listening and reading the language, knowing what they're about to say in English. I pick up turns of phrase and expressions much easier. You could do this with your favorite episodes of a TV show or cartoon too. Thank you Reina for the always super informative videos. Greetings from NJ
These are some great tips! I have been (slowly) learning Japanese over the past two years, and I think knowing these psychological tricks can positively influence the speed of my progress ^_^ thank you so much for sharing!! also, your hair new hair color still looks amazing, and that Ume lock screen is so precious ♡♡♡
Stumbled upon your vlog through TH-cam’s recommendation and glad I did. Living in the US for more than 15 years, made me forget a lot of Japanese words and phrases. I lived in Japan for three years before I permanently settled in the US, and been looking online for more Japanese language tutorials to refresh my memory. Thank you and hope you make more of this videos! Ganbatte!
Wanikani is quite good!! But I would use another app or textbook to cross reference because some of their kanji definitions & radical explanations are a little off
I tried Mochimochi and it works for me very well. Thank you so much for sharing this app, now I can learn a lot of Kanji without forgetting. Thank you sensei again ^^
I intend to take JLPT this year and I was stressed every time I learn Kanji and vocab. There are a ton of Kanji that I couldn't remember hixx. I also use mochi mochi after my buddy recommended it and surprisingly, I can remember many words without forgetting. So I believe Spaced-repetition is the best way to learn everything that requires long-time memorization.
Thank the author of the channel for making this beautiful and useful video for us! Many people are embarrassed to speak a foreign language if they have no speaking skills. People are afraid to hear criticism from others in their address. It all comes from having a psychological complex - to make a mistake. But, after all, he who does nothing is not wrong! In Yuriy Ivantsiv's workshop "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language" states that we need to talk as much as possible: with yourself, with the mirror, with inanimate objects, with children and with pets. Find an interlocutor in real life or online. Talk without shyness. People won't care how you speak. They understand that you are a foreigner, as long as they understand you. They may even acknowledge your progress in their language and compliment you. However, always be prepared for criticism of your speaking skills. If you have the will to speak, you will gain an interesting interlocutor to consolidate your knowledge. Everyone is strewn with mistakes - don't be afraid to learn from them. As the Latin wisdom says, "walk and thou shalt not go astray". In the book "Polyglot Notes" by YuriyIvantsiv an entire chapter is devoted to the development of spoken language. Here you will find many useful tips and each student can choose a technique that suits him or her best! I wish you all the best of luck in your language learning!
Cool, glad to hear that you recommend STR and immersion as the key tools to learning. That has been what I feel works best for me over the last 6 months. Great video!
I typically study daily in the morning where my brain works best. Working full time and going to school can discourage me from learning since I’ve always been bad with time management all my life. My study sessions range from 15 mins to 1 hour max depending on the complexity of what is being learned.
the cramming section is 10000% true. to pass my alum's fluency test (to skip req 101-202) for spanish, i studied for a week straight of 6-8th grade spanish, passed, and subsequently forgot every single response word. find myself, over a decade passed since, now trying to reconnect with being a polygot but most of all spanish.
Cramming is indeed frustrating/misleading, but it’s highly impressive that you were able to use it to your advantage to pass the fluency test! I used to cram study for kanji tests and it was completely jumbled & forgotten by the following week 😭
I made it a goal this year to start learning japanese. So I downloaded Rosetta Stone (used your code) and have started lessons about 3 weeks ago. Finding the time to set aside to learn has been the hardest part like any new thing to add to daily routine.
Mochimochi sounds fun. I really have to try it. I'm learning japanese on duolingo, but I don't really know is it helpful or not. Yes, hiragana and katakana is intoduced there and so on, but kanji comes suddenly there and I just don't know much of them.. So Thank you for the recommendation, I'll try Mochimochi. Greetings from Finland.
Thank you so much for your video. It’s really useful. I am a Hongkonger who can understand 90% of kanji in Japanese but I found it difficult to memorise the differences between onyomin and kunyomin pronunciations.
Hmmmm this makes sense and makes me wonder if that's why duolingo keeps pushing me to review (seemingly random) sections I've previously completed. It doesn't seem as strict to the timing as the app you presented but I think maybe it's hitting the same theory lines. For me, learning Japanese was primarily a mix of college courses, lots of anime/jdramas/jvariety, and a study abroad in Kyoto (luckily the Japanese at our school didn't look at us foreign students as English practice). My college even had a pair of courses (300 & 400 level) that were "learning Japanese through dramas". That was fun.
These are such good tips! I love that you broke down the immersions such as anime/dramas into what their strengths are! (Also low key proud I can still recognise a few kanji from the app vid even after not studying for years hahaha)
I didn't know mochi mochi and I'm gonna give it a try. I have been using wanikani for kanji and vocab learning, to varying degrees of success, but it has more to do with me (the whole cramming vs not having motivation cycle that you pointed out) than with the app itself, which I also think is very good. I can however say with some level of pride that despite my uneven learning, I have learned a few hundreds kanji already in about a year, and navigating japanese content is a bit easier. Grammar is still an issue though, but nothing that can't be surmounted with a bit of work and immersion :)
Can you please do a video where you simply translate AND explain all you-phrases like these ?? : - How do *you* feel ? - What is *your* height ? - What is the number on *your* house? - Where were you born ? - What's the name of *your* mother ? - What is *your* favourite color ? - When do *you* get up tomorrow ? - What is *your* profession ? - Can *you* sing ? - Do *you* want ice cream ? - Do *you* like sports ? Etc. ... The main point is that in english / english / german we always use "you / your" in ALL those phrases, but in Japanese I have the impression the "you" / "watashi" is almost never used. Literally all videos on youtube on this topic all say the exact same (not helpful) things like "Well, don't use watashi, just say the persons name " etc. Well ok, great, do I now say "Does Maria like ice cream?" etc.? Lol Would be awesome if you shed some light on this topic!
I was wondering why you weren't mentioning Anki at all but when you mentioned the sponsor of then it all made sense lmao. It seems like it is a combination of anki and Duolingo which is interesting. For anyone who wants to use the Spaced-Time Repetion I would recommend Anki better as there are decks created by others for you to start learning while being able to create your own cards to sentence mine which I will be planning to do once I reach a certain amount of words. (It also basically has everything Mochi Mochi has to offer and is way more customizable)
I think it’s fine for learning crucial / useful conversational phrases. You honestly only need to learn a handful of phrases while traveling to Japan as most major cities are rather English friendly (all stations have English translations & staff can speak different languages) so don’t worry!
i'm curious if you've identified any challenges specific to nikkei learning japanese. my grandma got a lot of comments that her accent was funny and that she used words that are either rude or old-fashioned nowadays. she was a japanese language teacher before the internment, but a lot of our community was from rural niigata so i'm betting that was just the normal accent. she was really the only person i heard speaking japanese growing up and i've had non-japanese people who speak the language tell me that i sound a little funny. i dunno if that's because my first language is english or if it's my oba-chan coming through, but i don't make the same pronounciation mistakes as my friends
My guess is that it's a mix of her original accent, you growing up around other languages (this can affect pronunciation), and also the fact that languages grow and evolve. A struggle you might also have is picking up parts of the language but not have a full exposure. You may have picked up phrasing that is appropriate when speaking to family, but inappropriate for speaking to teachers/friends/bosses, but the phrasing is ingrained in you due to having spoken that way for years.
So I downloaded mochimochi and tried it a few times today. It wantedme me to spell the pronunciations of some kanji, but it didn't want my normal letters, it wanted hiragana or katakana. And I don't have such a keyboard on my phone.. ☹️
If you are *outside* of Japan, and want to learn Japanese, I daresay you almost absolutely need to learn kanji. The only exception is if you are going to pay for private lessons for 20+ hours a week, for many years. This is because for self learning, there is almost no material that is made for someone who wants to become *fluent* in speaking AND listening, but not reading. I think it would actually be harder to try to learn Japanese without learning kanji for this reason. It would present it's own unique challenge that just wouldn't be worth it. Why would you go out of your way, to get less?
My accountancy firm deal a lot with Japanese clients. So ot would be useful. But I gave failed the first course on Japanese pod 101 3 times. I feel very dejected Reina.
The SRS + immersion method can be used for learning any language, not just Japanese. For those of you looking for Japanese learning tips specifically, I encourage you to think carefully about where you're finding them. I respect Reina greatly and I know she has the best of intentions, but as a native speaker of Japanese, she has little experience studying the language the way us non-native speakers have to. Even studying Kanji was not the same for her, since she was still raised in an environment where Kanji usage was frequent and constantly being reinforced, and where she already knew the meanings and words they represent, as opposed to having to learn the meanings, words, and pronunciation all from scratch as an adult. Again, I respect Reina greatly, and this is not to say that Reina is not able to or ought not to give any advice about learning Japanese at all. Just be sure to compare any advice a native speaker gives you about learning their language against that given by those who have actually implemented these methods to learn said language and have first-hand experience with it. Find out what works best for you and stick with it. Good luck to all of you.
Download Mochi Mochi today:
iOS: apps.apple.com/vn/app/mochimochi-learn-kanji/id1463353686
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mochimochi.android.an&hl=en&gl=US
I downloaded it and I love the app!!! So much fun to use
Just finished my first lesson. Can't wait to see how effective this is.
I already have trouble being understood in English but I do always enjoy your videos 💙💙
thank you so much, i'll download it right now ^^
Already downloaded the app
I've been studying Japanese on my own for just about a year now and my goal is to become a translator! So many of your videos have helped me tremendously and I look up to you so much❤️
Mochi Mochi is a good and cute app tbh with the Golden Time function that remind me to learn and review all the time🤗 . It took me only two weeks to memorize all N5 vocabulary in the app that I didn't believe I couldn't do before. I knew the app from my classmate and now from you. Thank you for explaining the app, now I truly understand how it works. 👍👍
Nice
I'm also using Mochi ^_^
an useful app
I watch this video everyday ^^
My goal for 2022 has been to read Japanese every single day. Zero exceptions, even if it just means reading a short story, news article, or blog. I've been really digging VNs recently.
Me also I have a 87 days streak but in duolingo I have miss one day but not lose streak
Realistically, I would love to learn Japanese and Kanji to ensure the kanji I'd get in my Japanese tattoos are correct
this could not have been better timed bahaha
thank you eyyy
Great vid
I'm glad to see that you are well and healthy 💙💙
Thank you!!
Great and essential ad.
Will be using it, in the near future.
Great lessons on the detriment of cramming for language learning.
For people who have a hard time studying kanji, it would be a good idea to just not specifically study it, instead just learning new words but learn the word WITH the Kanji, as you will be learning kanji and vocab at the same time. You will naturally start to learn the actual meanings and common readings of the letters without actually trying. So basically it's the lazy way that can actually work better!
I was always struggling to find a more effective way to learn Japanese than the traditional way. Thank you very much!
6:02 I agree with this!!! I've been studying Japanese for 2 years now and I've been stuck on the same 5 chapters of Genki 1 because I re-study every chapter after cramming and I always forget what I learned. I would re-read chapters over and over trying to remember what I learned but once I try thinking of what I learned I can't remember a thing. I do what you said and try to remember what I learned by memory instead of relying on the text so that I can remember it long term. Great video!
I used spaced repetition through my whole time at university it was very effective for me
Reina really is the GOAT. This is super helpful especially now that me and my girlfriend have started self teaching Japanese.
The honor 📚🇯🇵
Your eyes really glow when you smile...
Im now currently learning Kanji THIS HELPS SO MUCH AAA IM ALMOST THERE
!!! Im so glad this could help!! Let me know what you think of the app if you decide to try it out!
Really insightful and much appreciated guidance!
Thank Reina, I also heard about the Spaced-repetition system. I'm exhausted from writing and flashcards in the past and SRS make me learn Japanese better. Thank you for sharing the app. 😍😘
Awesome video!! Just like all of them!
My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
Can you please show more dos and don'ts of Japan
Thank you for sharing the helpful tips. I used MochiMochi for a long time and it's truly a great assistant that helps me learn Japanese more easily! 😄
One thing that has worked really well for me was finding a movie that I could recite in English from start to finish (everyone has that one movie, mine is Star Wars ep. 3). I find a version of the movie that's dubbed in the language I want to learn (I've used this for Spanish and French, for example) AND (important part!) have subtitles on and set to the language you're learning, as well. So now I'm listening and reading the language, knowing what they're about to say in English. I pick up turns of phrase and expressions much easier. You could do this with your favorite episodes of a TV show or cartoon too. Thank you Reina for the always super informative videos. Greetings from NJ
These are some great tips! I have been (slowly) learning Japanese over the past two years, and I think knowing these psychological tricks can positively influence the speed of my progress ^_^ thank you so much for sharing!! also, your hair new hair color still looks amazing, and that Ume lock screen is so precious ♡♡♡
Stumbled upon your vlog through TH-cam’s recommendation and glad I did. Living in the US for more than 15 years, made me forget a lot of Japanese words and phrases. I lived in Japan for three years before I permanently settled in the US, and been looking online for more Japanese language tutorials to refresh my memory. Thank you and hope you make more of this videos! Ganbatte!
Hey, hope you are doing well. I just need to let you know I love your voice.
I'm using a similar program called Wanikani that has been very effective so far, so the SRS definitely works. This sounds like a great app!
Wanikani is quite good!! But I would use another app or textbook to cross reference because some of their kanji definitions & radical explanations are a little off
Thanks!
I tried Mochimochi and it works for me very well. Thank you so much for sharing this app, now I can learn a lot of Kanji without forgetting. Thank you sensei again ^^
My goal for Japanese is to be able to speak it and read it. I started learning Jan 1st
This new information was mind blowing for me. Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention.
My pleasure!!! I hope this method helps 😁📚
Good afternoon Reina Sensei . Love the hair style you have now ❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊
Thank Reina, just downloaded the app
今回も楽しく見ました～
お元気そうでなによりです～
I probably should learn to read Japanese technical documents
It is TOUGH I am always anxious when going to city hall or doing taxes here 🥲
I've MISSED THESE SO SO MUCH! I feel like I learned a lot here. You're awesome at this. ❤️🖤
I intend to take JLPT this year and I was stressed every time I learn Kanji and vocab. There are a ton of Kanji that I couldn't remember hixx. I also use mochi mochi after my buddy recommended it and surprisingly, I can remember many words without forgetting. So I believe Spaced-repetition is the best way to learn everything that requires long-time memorization.
Just curious which level are you taking?
Hope you're safe. ♥️🇵🇭
Thank the author of the channel for making this beautiful and useful video for us! Many people are embarrassed to speak a foreign language if they have no speaking skills. People are afraid to hear criticism from others in their address. It all comes from having a psychological complex - to make a mistake. But, after all, he who does nothing is not wrong! In Yuriy Ivantsiv's workshop "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language" states that we need to talk as much as possible: with yourself, with the mirror, with inanimate objects, with children and with pets. Find an interlocutor in real life or online. Talk without shyness. People won't care how you speak. They understand that you are a foreigner, as long as they understand you. They may even acknowledge your progress in their language and compliment you. However, always be prepared for criticism of your speaking skills. If you have the will to speak, you will gain an interesting interlocutor to consolidate your knowledge. Everyone is strewn with mistakes - don't be afraid to learn from them. As the Latin wisdom says, "walk and thou shalt not go astray". In the book "Polyglot Notes" by YuriyIvantsiv an entire chapter is devoted to the development of spoken language. Here you will find many useful tips and each student can choose a technique that suits him or her best! I wish you all the best of luck in your language learning!
I've been using Duolingo and Rosetta Stone but I'll definitely try MochiMochi
So glad Reina’s voice is doing better. I would have missed grammar lessons with Reina Sempi.
Cool, glad to hear that you recommend STR and immersion as the key tools to learning. That has been what I feel works best for me over the last 6 months. Great video!
You are my new crush 😂
But the memory info is so precious and i'm thankfull for you 🤲
I like this video. It's really practical.
How did you know I've been wanting to start learning!?
I typically study daily in the morning where my brain works best. Working full time and going to school can discourage me from learning since I’ve always been bad with time management all my life. My study sessions range from 15 mins to 1 hour max depending on the complexity of what is being learned.
the cramming section is 10000% true. to pass my alum's fluency test (to skip req 101-202) for spanish, i studied for a week straight of 6-8th grade spanish, passed, and subsequently forgot every single response word. find myself, over a decade passed since, now trying to reconnect with being a polygot but most of all spanish.
Cramming is indeed frustrating/misleading, but it’s highly impressive that you were able to use it to your advantage to pass the fluency test! I used to cram study for kanji tests and it was completely jumbled & forgotten by the following week 😭
If only my memory cooperated with me I would totally learn Japanese.
I made it a goal this year to start learning japanese. So I downloaded Rosetta Stone (used your code) and have started lessons about 3 weeks ago. Finding the time to set aside to learn has been the hardest part like any new thing to add to daily routine.
Mochimochi sounds fun. I really have to try it. I'm learning japanese on duolingo, but I don't really know is it helpful or not. Yes, hiragana and katakana is intoduced there and so on, but kanji comes suddenly there and I just don't know much of them.. So Thank you for the recommendation, I'll try Mochimochi. Greetings from Finland.
Wow this was so educational and helpful!
I’m so glad you think so! ☺️ Thank you for watching & commenting~
Thank you, Reina. That was awesome !
I hope you could share more about the method to speak Japanese fluently. 🥰
Thank you so much for your video. It’s really useful. I am a Hongkonger who can understand 90% of kanji in Japanese but I found it difficult to memorise the differences between onyomin and kunyomin pronunciations.
Hmmmm this makes sense and makes me wonder if that's why duolingo keeps pushing me to review (seemingly random) sections I've previously completed.
It doesn't seem as strict to the timing as the app you presented but I think maybe it's hitting the same theory lines.
For me, learning Japanese was primarily a mix of college courses, lots of anime/jdramas/jvariety, and a study abroad in Kyoto (luckily the Japanese at our school didn't look at us foreign students as English practice). My college even had a pair of courses (300 & 400 level) that were "learning Japanese through dramas". That was fun.
Did you stay up until 2 in the morning Japan time also how are you handling day light savings time change ❔
Thanks Reina it's good to know some
Thank you coach
wow😲thank you so much again sensei🥰🥰🥰 Godbless 😇😇😇
I will wait for the next video... 🤗
Very nice👍, I heard a lot about the app. Now after your review, I trust it's worth using.
What are your thoughts on Duolingo?
These are such good tips! I love that you broke down the immersions such as anime/dramas into what their strengths are!
(Also low key proud I can still recognise a few kanji from the app vid even after not studying for years hahaha)
Did Japan open it's borders full or were you speaking in the future ❔
Reina do you watch resident alien 👽👽 so good
I didn't know mochi mochi and I'm gonna give it a try. I have been using wanikani for kanji and vocab learning, to varying degrees of success, but it has more to do with me (the whole cramming vs not having motivation cycle that you pointed out) than with the app itself, which I also think is very good. I can however say with some level of pride that despite my uneven learning, I have learned a few hundreds kanji already in about a year, and navigating japanese content is a bit easier. Grammar is still an issue though, but nothing that can't be surmounted with a bit of work and immersion :)
Can you please do a video where you simply translate AND explain all you-phrases like these ?? :
- How do *you* feel ?
- What is *your* height ?
- What is the number on *your* house?
- Where were you born ?
- What's the name of *your* mother ?
- What is *your* favourite color ?
- When do *you* get up tomorrow ?
- What is *your* profession ?
- Can *you* sing ?
- Do *you* want ice cream ?
- Do *you* like sports ?
Etc. ... The main point is that in english / english / german we always use "you / your" in ALL those phrases, but in Japanese I have the impression the "you" / "watashi" is almost never used. Literally all videos on youtube on this topic all say the exact same (not helpful) things like "Well, don't use watashi, just say the persons name " etc. Well ok, great, do I now say "Does Maria like ice cream?" etc.? Lol
Would be awesome if you shed some light on this topic!
I just got mochi mochi since it seems really helpful! Would you recommend any other apps to get grammar and conversation down for a new learner? :)
Thankyou
Can you give me some tips how to pass jlpt N4 😁🤘
I was wondering why you weren't mentioning Anki at all but when you mentioned the sponsor of then it all made sense lmao. It seems like it is a combination of anki and Duolingo which is interesting.
For anyone who wants to use the Spaced-Time Repetion I would recommend Anki better as there are decks created by others for you to start learning while being able to create your own cards to sentence mine which I will be planning to do once I reach a certain amount of words. (It also basically has everything Mochi Mochi has to offer and is way more customizable)
Thoughts on Duolingos Japanese course? Travelling at the end of May for a few months and Im so lost
I think it’s fine for learning crucial / useful conversational phrases. You honestly only need to learn a handful of phrases while traveling to Japan as most major cities are rather English friendly (all stations have English translations & staff can speak different languages) so don’t worry!
Use Pimsleur's Japanese.
I download the
Hope you and your family are safe!
i'm curious if you've identified any challenges specific to nikkei learning japanese. my grandma got a lot of comments that her accent was funny and that she used words that are either rude or old-fashioned nowadays. she was a japanese language teacher before the internment, but a lot of our community was from rural niigata so i'm betting that was just the normal accent. she was really the only person i heard speaking japanese growing up and i've had non-japanese people who speak the language tell me that i sound a little funny. i dunno if that's because my first language is english or if it's my oba-chan coming through, but i don't make the same pronounciation mistakes as my friends
My guess is that it's a mix of her original accent, you growing up around other languages (this can affect pronunciation), and also the fact that languages grow and evolve.
A struggle you might also have is picking up parts of the language but not have a full exposure. You may have picked up phrasing that is appropriate when speaking to family, but inappropriate for speaking to teachers/friends/bosses, but the phrasing is ingrained in you due to having spoken that way for years.
which anime have regular japanese? I can't use jojo for learning 😀
Hello Reina
So I downloaded mochimochi and tried it a few times today. It wantedme me to spell the pronunciations of some kanji, but it didn't want my normal letters, it wanted hiragana or katakana. And I don't have such a keyboard on my phone.. ☹️
Is mochi mochi useful for advanced learners (N2 or N1)?
For N2 only :C
What I want to know, is the proper steps to start reading light novels / Manga I guess. Haaallpppp
Why so pretty! 🥰🥰🥰
You totally need to learn kanji if want to talk to Japanese people online
If you are *outside* of Japan, and want to learn Japanese, I daresay you almost absolutely need to learn kanji. The only exception is if you are going to pay for private lessons for 20+ hours a week, for many years.
This is because for self learning, there is almost no material that is made for someone who wants to become *fluent* in speaking AND listening, but not reading. I think it would actually be harder to try to learn Japanese without learning kanji for this reason. It would present it's own unique challenge that just wouldn't be worth it. Why would you go out of your way, to get less?
こにちは、 アカル です、 アlゲリア に です けど 、いつも あにめ と 日本人 たち お みて ます 、 おれ の 日本語 は ほんと で いい んじゃない です けで、 べんけよます。
いつも ありがとう 、 きみ の ヴィオラ が せかて まう。
Hey my fellow Jersey girl, hope you are ok. Heard about the earthquake In Japan last night (Japan time)
Thank you! Why does Japanese have to be so hard though 😭 It's just not getting into my head..
Ok
What happened to mecha ude
My accountancy firm deal a lot with Japanese clients. So ot would be useful. But I gave failed the first course on Japanese pod 101 3 times. I feel very dejected Reina.
Is it just me or is the first half of the video audio ever so slightly out of sync
heh you look like a k-pop girl in that video thumb lol
Soooooooooooooo PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
The SRS + immersion method can be used for learning any language, not just Japanese. For those of you looking for Japanese learning tips specifically, I encourage you to think carefully about where you're finding them. I respect Reina greatly and I know she has the best of intentions, but as a native speaker of Japanese, she has little experience studying the language the way us non-native speakers have to. Even studying Kanji was not the same for her, since she was still raised in an environment where Kanji usage was frequent and constantly being reinforced, and where she already knew the meanings and words they represent, as opposed to having to learn the meanings, words, and pronunciation all from scratch as an adult.
Again, I respect Reina greatly, and this is not to say that Reina is not able to or ought not to give any advice about learning Japanese at all. Just be sure to compare any advice a native speaker gives you about learning their language against that given by those who have actually implemented these methods to learn said language and have first-hand experience with it. Find out what works best for you and stick with it. Good luck to all of you.
WaniKani ∩^ω^∩
Who else is excited for sonic 2 🦔🦔💎⚡💙
You are so beautiful girl ❤
Thanks!
Wow thank YOU! ☺️