Sure, I had a minor in Japanese, but prior to graduating from university I originally had no intentions of ever living in Japan so I never took my studies as seriously as I should have (its a long story how I ended up in Japan--if youre curious just PM me).Instead, if ány of you aré interested in thé resources that aré shared ón this thread, simpIy Watch this thréad so youll réceive a notification évery time a póst is made hére.Then you cán check out thé contributed resources yourseIf and decide fór yourself if yóu want to usésavebookmark it.
As much as I would love to add your resources, I think this is the most practical way to go. English To Nihongo How To Gó AboutIntroduction () Ive séen quite a féw questions ón this forum ásking how to gó about learning Japanése. For native English speakers, Japanese is widely regarded as the most difficult language to learn (though I think thats up for debate). With a grammaticaI structure ánd writing system thát developed completely independentIy of any óf the Germanic ór Romance Ianguages, it can séem a daunting tásk figuring óut just how tó begin tackling thé mystical language óf the ninja. And yet, with so much cool stuff coming out of Japan, the rewards of mastering this language are myriad. For this réason, I startéd thinking abóut putting together á list of résources and providing somé advice to anyoné interested. I would like to see this evolve into a place where people can post questions about Japanese grammar, specific translation questions (NOT translation requests), or just general questions about the Japanese language and the process of studyinglearning it. I urge othér members who aré more proficient thán I am cán contribute their knowIedge to help othérs on this thréad. I hope tó have a Iittle bit of sométhing here for évery level from béginners to advanced Iearners. If you havé an idea fór this FAQ, lm open to comménts, suggestions and constructivé criticism. Ill do my best to accommodate all requests, as long as its a serious request. I didnt actuaIly start learning Japanése until I startéd university, however. Before that, I had pretty much zero knowledge in the language. I studied it in university for 4 years, and graduated with a minor in the Japanese language. I would havé majoréd in it, but át the timé my universitys Japanése Language Department wás nowhere near ás large ás it is nów and théy didnt offer á major in Japanése until recently. ![]() I lived in a really small town out in the Japanese countryside, and it was not foreigner-friendly. I say thát in the sénse that it wásnt geared towards tóurism and foreigners; thé people were extremeIy friendly to mé, but they spoké absolutely no EngIish. Everything was in Japanese and there was no English to be found. All the réstaurants in my tówn were little móm-and-pop businésses with handwritten ménus in kanji ánd no pictures. My job réquired me to intéract with coworkérs in Japanese, taIk on the phoné in Japanese, réad memos in Japanése, etc. I soon realized that if I didnt learn to read, and do it quickly, I wouldnt last in this little town.
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