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How to learn Japanese the easy way

09.22.07 | 4 Comments

Learning Japanese is a long and arduous task but there are ways of learning the language an easier way. Especially when living in Japan.

Teach kids. If you can choose between teaching children and adults, choose children. They are doing the same thing you are – learning the basics of a foreign language. I’ve learned tons of words from repeatedly teaching words in English and hearing the Japanese equivalent from them.

Listen to Japanese music. Just listening will help.

Watch Japanese TV variety shows. These shows have the annoying yet highly useful habit of displaying large cartoony Japanese of what they are saying as they are saying them. It’s a really good way to learn kanji.

Watch the learn English TV shows and repeat the explanations of the barbarian’s English into beautiful Japanese.

Get a non-English speaking Japanese girlfriend/boyfriend and speak only Japanese with him/her. You’re young. You’re in love. Language doesn’t matter.

Get Japanese friends. Take up a hobby and join a group – Taiko drumming, indoor football or karate.

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