Junk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Good luck. Tried and Tried to learn japanese but it's just not fun for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) Whoa, 3 years is pretty good. How much did it cost for you anyway? I wouldn't know. It was when I was 8-10 years old, so I never thought of asking. And it may have been 3 years, but overall I never actually learn much. Only time it worked for me was the first year, when it was just learning the Hiragana and Katakana. lulz After that it turned very hard for me. Edited August 1, 2015 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) wait huh where would I make such a thread at? >____> I'd be guessing FftF or maybe General...? Good luck. Tried and Tried to learn japanese but it's just not fun for me.Well, I guess it also depends how determined one is to learn the language. But thanks anyway. I wouldn't know. It was when I was 8-10 years old, so I never thought of asking. And it may have been 3 years, but overall I never actually learn much. Only time it worked for me was the first year, when it was just learning the Hiragana and Katakana. lulz After that it turned very hard for me. Oh, well then, of course you wouldn't really know. But I see... Was it the kanji or what? Or other circumstances? Edited August 1, 2015 by Kaguya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 maybe in general, yeah I might try later today or tomorrow, depending on how I feel and what I'll start doing.Well, trying is always good anyway.Maybe. Or trying to spread. >3 Cool yeah it is .u. or recruiting >:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Oh, well then, of course you wouldn't really know. But I see... Was it the kanji or what? Or other circumstances? I no longer remember well, but yeah, partly it was learning Kanji, and the other was learning stuff like sentence structure, and the like. I could never got it to become easier for me. In the end, beyond that, most of what I know of Japanese I've learned from here and there. Like SRW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 It's weird because when i started mandarin I actually found it fun. i probably have less of a motivation to learn Mandarin over Japanese but I like how simplified the grammar is at least in Mandarin. i'll admit i haven't really gotten past the first part of Japanese (some hiragana and katakan) but from what I've heard i don't think i'd enjoy it. Multiple readings for a character+the fact that there are no spaces in japanese makes reading japanese sound like a pain >_> and then there is learning the pronouncations for all the kanji. I could probably just learn vocabulary instead of learning the kanji individually I guess but IDK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 For Japanese, you would have to focus in speaking, reading (focus on grammar and kanji) and listening (this being the easiest one). The way I learned it is by connecting with Japanese people who want to learn in English. It helps a lot since you're helping yourself being immersed in the language and it actually helps you pick it up faster. iirc a lot of kanji is similar to Chinese writing, it's a bit easier to translate if you know Chinese well enough I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 For Japanese, you would have to focus in speaking, reading (focus on grammar and kanji) and listening (this being the easiest one). The way I learned it is by connecting with Japanese people who want to learn in English. It helps a lot since you're helping yourself being immersed in the language and it actually helps you pick it up faster. iirc a lot of kanji is similar to Chinese writing, it's a bit easier to translate if you know Chinese well enough I think can confirm that learning the language by connecting to people works it's mostly how my father learned to speak english after speaking a non english language most of his life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junk Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Unfortunately I know literally no japanese people XD. I do see a few Japanese streams pop up occasionally though so might use that if i ever decide to try japanese again and when i know at least a few hundred kanji. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 maybe in general, yeah Cool yeah it is .u. or recruiting >:o Yeah, that seems like the better bet. Starting, recruiting, same thing, more to follow the omnipotent sukusuku. I no longer remember well, but yeah, partly it was learning Kanji, and the other was learning stuff like sentence structure, and the like. I could never got it to become easier for me. In the end, beyond that, most of what I know of Japanese I've learned from here and there. Like SRW. Well, you were young and stuff, but I see... Yeah,t hat's true, it can be quite complicated. Games and anime and stuff like that can help one learn Japanese too... in some way or form. For Japanese, you would have to focus in speaking, reading (focus on grammar and kanji) and listening (this being the easiest one). The way I learned it is by connecting with Japanese people who want to learn in English. It helps a lot since you're helping yourself being immersed in the language and it actually helps you pick it up faster. iirc a lot of kanji is similar to Chinese writing, it's a bit easier to translate if you know Chinese well enough I thinkOh yeah! That...is also a very important part of learning Japanese or any language really. Well... another step for me to learn Japanese is to meet more Japanese people around. Frankly, it shouldn't be too hard in LA... maybe. And yeah, a lot of the kanji are similar to Chinese characters but at least for me, I know/recognize like under 10 Chinese characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Yeah, that seems like the better bet. Starting, recruiting, same thing, more to follow the omnipotent sukusuku. of course :O!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChefGuevara Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 My cousin speaks English instinctively He went to a school when he was high school as well But his English is just as good as mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interest Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKLucas531 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 it is what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 kaboom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 boom shaka laka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 That was a very... undramatic explosion. Sorta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 and boom goes the dynamite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tao Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... I think it's time to go to bed. Maybe. Perhaps. Probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughx Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Mindblown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... I think it's time to go to bed. Maybe. Perhaps. Probably. most likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughx Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Sleep well Squirrelley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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