Learning Japanese Language the Basic way!
Learn Hiragana. Hiragana is the Japanese alphabet. ...
Learn some Katakana. Katakana is a series of characters used to stand for loan words or non-Japanese words (such as hot dog or internet). ...
Learn Kanji. ...
Avoid relying on Romaji. ...
Practice grammar. ...
Learn some key phrases.
There are many ways to enhance your learning of a foreign language like Japanese. One effective way that may not seem obvious is people, but it’s the best way to learn. That way is to travel to Japan. There you will be plunged into a world where you cannot speak the language and you know what they say about necessity? It’s the mother of invention. You will survive with language skills you never knew you had. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen to everybody. Another course is to spend time on a course in learning Japanese. In this way, you should know how to learn Japanese in 3 months.
To pick the best Japanese language courses, let’s look at the categories:
- Quick Courses
- The Sounds Used in Speech
- Grammar and Vocabulary
- Intermediate and Advanced Learning Programs
- Comprehensive
- Writing Japanese
Quick courses
Quick courses offer speedy introductions to Japanese language that will effectively have you speaking Japanese in as short as a week.
Conversation Countdown: This program application promises that you will speak Japanese in less than a week. It’s good for people who can’t find anybody who speaks the language. They have nobody to have conversations with. It’s also an aid for people insecure about their language skills. It promises you will speak Japanese fluently in three months. It promises to help you develop a social skill like starting conversations.
The Sounds Used in Speech
A traditional method of language study suggests that the best way to learn a language is to start with phonetics, how to make the distinct sounds of a language.
Mimic Method Japanese: This method promotes the idea of “learning by ear.” If you can hear the language, you can speak it. They’ll help you “master the sounds” of Japanese because they believe it will lead to fluent conversation.
This pronunciation service offers hundreds of thousands of pronunciations in the sixteen major world languages including Japanese, and tens of thousands in other languages.
Grammar and Vocabulary
Fluency is achieved in 25 minutes of sentence drilling a day for about 170 days. Space the days out because doing it every day might be ineffectual. Actual times depend on your pace. The method is to use syntax to gain insight into grammatical structures.
The program will suggest that you can spend a certain number of minutes a day to do the exercises. For Japanese, this works as a beginner program or a program for people who don’t have any Japanese speakers to converse with. The course is free, and you may feel encouraged to get into an intermediate program afterwards. SLC is a good place to start learning Japanese. The best thing about it is the price. You can’t lose anything when you start the program.
Intermediate and Advanced Japanese Learning Programs
It combines so many tools into one program that it seems to offer endless possibilities for learning a language. Simply put, it allows you to learn a language from interacting with online content in that language, so it’s not hard to understand how it became so voluminous. Because you jump right in to the medium, it’s best to have some beginning and even intermediate skills.
This program provides a sentence based contextual learning experience as a compliment to other intermediate and advanced Japanese language programs. The concept involves removing words from context and quizzing language learners about the appropriate Japanese words to put in the context. The program requires the student to know context of the words and it develops vocabulary skills by requiring the user to put the right word in the context of the program.
Comprehensive
Learn with the NATIVE Japanese teachers and speakers.
Master Japanese: This program concedes that you can’t learn Japanese from a textbook or a teacher using rote methods. It strives instead to give you exposure and opportunities to practice the Japanese language in an immersion type of experience. It’s a large textbook you buy that guides you through the myriad number of programs so you can nail down a process and become fluent in a matter of months.
Writing Japanese
The writing program uses actual Japanese characters on a screen and encourages you to trace the characters as you identify them. You can take the program out and practice it anywhere. You can learn Japanese characters in only minutes and the program will help you retain the knowledge. The program will help you understand groups of characters in a way to enhance your memories. It uses a spaced repetition process so you will remember every character you learned.
Conversation and Travel
If you're planning a trip to Japan, then the people you meet at your destination will be thrilled to hear you use these expressions, even if they're the only ones you know:
- #1 Konnichiwa (こんにちは) – Hello
- #2 Ohayou gozaimasu (おはようございます) – Good morning
- #3 Konbanwa (こんにちは) – Good evening
- #4 Moshi moshi (もしもし) – Hello (but only if you’re on the phone or something like Skype)
- #5 Ogenki desu ka? (お元気ですか) – How are you?
- #6 Genki desu (元気です) – I’m good/I’ve been doing well, thanks
- #7 Ohisashiburi desu ne (お久しぶりですね) – Long time no see
- #8 _______–san mo? (______-さんも？) – And you? (Hint: fill in the blank with your friend’s name. This is a great response to things like “How are you?” because you can say, “I’m good! And you?”)
After you’ve greeted your new conversation partner, it’s likely that you’ll need to know more about them. Keep it rolling—you’ve got this.
- #9 Namae wa nan desu ka? (名前は何ですか) – What’s your name?
- #10 Watashi no namae wa _____ desu (私の名前は＿＿です) – My name is ______
- #11 Doko kara kimashita ka? (どこから来ましたか) – Where are you from?
- #12 Watashi wa ______ kara kimashita (私は＿＿から来ました) – I’m from __________.
- #13 Sou desu ka? (そうですか) – Is that so?/Really?/I see (Hint: this is a great thing to say after learning where someone is from, what they do, or other facts about their life.)
But first, try out some of these traditional Japanese politeness phrases so you can apologise, show off your good manners, and be polite at a restaurant before you tuck into a meal.
- #14 Arigatou gozaimasu (ありがとうございます) – Thank you
- #15 Douitashimashite (どういたしまして) – You’re welcome
- #16 Sumimasen (すみません) – I’m sorry/excuse me (Hint: you can use this for anything from apologising for stumbling into someone on the train to asking for help or asking for people to move out of your way.)
- #17 Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい) – I’m sorry (Hint: didn’t we already cover “I’m sorry”? Gomen nasai is less “excuse me” and more “I’m truly sorry from the bottom of my heart.” Use it if you knocked something over and broke it, not if you interrupted someone’s stroll to ask for directions.)
- #18 Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (よろしくおねがいします) – I’m in your debt! (Hint: this one isn’t used in its literal sense most of the time; it’s a way to say “thank you” to someone you are counting on or indebted to. For example, if you're starting out at a new job in Japan, you might introduce yourself and then add this at the end. You might also use it if you’ve asked someone a favour, such as to show you around or give you directions.)
- #19 Itadakimasu (いただきます) – Let’s dig in (Hint: say this before meals as a way to politely say you’re going to begin enjoying your food.)
- #20 Gochisousama deshita (ごちそうさまでした) – That was delicious (Hint: say this after meals as a way to say thank you.)
Even in your native language, you probably have to ask people for clarification or to repeat themselves. You won’t offend anyone if you do the same in a foreign language. Memorise these expressions and just take it slow, one sentence at a time.
- #21 Eigo te iu no wa… (英語ていうのは) – And in English, that’s…?
- #22 Wakarimasen (わかりません) – I don’t understand
- #23 Shirimasen (知りません) – I don’t know
- #24 Wasuremashita (忘れました) – I forgot
- #25 Motto yukkuri kudasai (もっとゆっくり下さい) – Please go a little slower
- #26 Mou ichido kudasai (もう一度下さい) – Could you say that one more time?
- #27 Nihongo de perapera de wa nai desu (日本語でペラペラではないです) – I’m not very fluent in Japanese (Hint: you’re speaking Japanese already! So you can’t say “I don’t know Japanese at all,” right?)
- #28 ___ te iu no imi wa nan desu ka? (＿＿ていうの意味は何ですか) – What does _____ mean?
- #29 Tetsudatte kuremasen ka? (手伝ってくれませんか) – Can you help me?
On top of that, though, there are a few question words that will make your conversations go a lot smoother. Plus knowing how to ask questions is essential for travellers in Japan if you need to find your way or get help.
- #30 Doko desu ka? (どこですか) – Where is it?
- #31 Itsu desu ka? (いつですか) – When is it?
- #32 Doushite? (どうして) – Why?
- #33 Dochira desu ka? (どちらですか) – Which one is it?
- #34 Nan desu ka? (何ですか) – What is it?
- #35 Dare desu ka? (だれですか) – Who is it?
Now’s the perfect time to find out more about each other and maybe become friends. Try out some of these phrases to open up a whole new avenue of conversation!
- #36 Ima nanji desu ka? (今何時ですか) – What time is it right now?
- #37 Ima (今) – Now
- #38 Ato de (後で) – Later
- #39 Kyou (今日) – Today
- #40 Kinou (昨日) – Yesterday
- #41 Ashita (明日) – Tomorrow
- #42 Mainichi (毎日) – Everyday
- #43 Nansai desu ka? (何歳ですか) – How old are you?
- #44 Doko ni sundeimasu ka? (どこに住んでいますか) – Where do you live?
- #45 Kyoudai ga imasu ka? (兄弟がいますか) – Do you have siblings?
- #46 Ikura desu ka? (いくらですか) – How much does that cost?
- #47 Kore wa nan desu ka? (これはなんですか) – What is this?
- #48 Sore wa nan desu ka? (それはなんですか) – What is that?
- #49 Are we nan desu ka? (あれはなんですか) – What is that? (Hint: Use “kore” when something is close to you, “sore” when something is away from you but close to the person you’re speaking to, and “are” when something is far away from both of you.)
- #50 Toire wa doko desu ka? (トイレはどこですか) – Where’s the toilet?
You’ve been learning a lot about your new friend, but now the tables have turned—they’re the one asking you questions! How should you respond to many of the most common questions Japanese native speakers might ask you? Try these answers out.
- #51 Hai (はい) – Yes
- #52 Iie (いいえ) – No
- #53 Mada mada (まだまだ) – Not yet
- #54 Kamoshiremasen (かもしれません) – Maybe/I’m not sure
- #55 Tokidoki (時々) – Sometimes
- #56 Zenzen (全然) – Never
- #57 Itsumo (いつも) – Always
- #58 Taitei (たいてい) – Usually
- #59 Watashi wa _____ desu (私は＿＿です) – I’m a _______ (Hint: you can fill this blank with anything you feel describes you. That might be a “student” (gakusei), “tourist” (kankoukyaku), or even “doctor” (isha)!
- #60 Daijoubu desu (大丈夫です) – That’s okay
- #61 Ii desu (いいです) – That’s good
You’ve been learning a lot about your new friend, but now the tables have turned—they’re the one asking you questions! How should you respond to many of the most common questions Japanese native speakers might ask you? Try these answers out.
- #51 Hai (はい) – Yes
- #52 Iie (いいえ) – No
- #53 Mada mada (まだまだ) – Not yet
- #54 Kamoshiremasen (かもしれません) – Maybe/I’m not sure
- #55 Tokidoki (時々) – Sometimes
- #56 Zenzen (全然) – Never
- #57 Itsumo (いつも) – Always
- #58 Taitei (たいてい) – Usually
- #59 Watashi wa _____ desu (私は＿＿です) – I’m a _______ (Hint: you can fill this blank with anything you feel describes you. That might be a “student” (gakusei), “tourist” (kankoukyaku), or even “doctor” (isha)!
- #60 Daijoubu desu (大丈夫です) – That’s okay
- #61 Ii desu (いいです) – That’s good
You’ve had a lot to talk about, but now the time has come to finish your Japanese conversation. How do you wrap things up?
- #67 Ja (じゃ) – Well (Hint: used in the sense of “well, I guess I’d better get going.”)
- #68 Sayounara (さようなら) – Goodbye (Hint: use only if you don’t plan on seeing them again. This is a more final “goodbye.”)
- #69 Ja, mata (じゃまた) – Well, see you (Hint: this is the much more common “goodbye.”)
- #70 Oyasumi nasai (おやすみなさい) – Good night
- #71 Tasukete! (助けて) – Help me!
- #72 Keisatsu o yonde kudasai! (警察を読んで下さい) – Please call the police!
- #73 Kyuu kyuusha o yonde kudasai! (救急車を読んで下さい) – Please call an ambulance!
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