日本語　Japanese

went i was in college there was a japanese cafe on campus and i knew the manager and we use to talk bout shit and he didn't speak english too good and use my limited skill of japanese that was four grade and spoken like i had down syndrome, but i was learning. this little white Gothic lolipop chick was ordering food use phases and terms that no normal person would and the funniest shit came out of her mouth when she ask if they could put it in her bento box which was pink and with cutely dog and flowers which if i saw it in japan it would still be weird

I don't see a problem. Actually seeing the love for japan - even if it is just people learning a few words - makes me happy. I like that the world is becoming obsessed with a place that I live, and if someone is gloating about a few words they learned I think that is okay, hopefully it will make them want to learn more. Japan is unique in the way it is so similar to the west (USA) and so so so very different at the same time. Bridging those gaps takes small steps like people learning a few words for fun and pride.

On Rosetta Stone, I used it when I learned I was moving here. It teaches by comprehension of meanings and connotations, not literal translation like some people want. But I can say that when taking an actual Japanese class, my teacher was impressed with how natural I sounded. I attribute that to RS - most new people I meet compliment my pronunciation too.

Now if only I didn't suck at reading and writing...

The only problem is with those people who learn a few words. And that's all. They only know how to say those few words. Over and over and over again. KAWAII NE!? NE? NE? NE? "Ne" is so overused.

I have learned japanese trough anime, as far as going to japan i would like to there if possible first in vacation, after if i like it i would like to live there.

i learned from dragonball z and gt from the international channel when i was young and i went to tokyo on student exchange in high school. long story short i fell love with the daughter of the family of the people i was staying with so when i graduated i went back, but she ran off with some Yankee looking cunt. so i when back to fresno to start college, met my future wife and i took a internship at japan photographic academy to teach basic english and alt processes but lost the job when they cut the program, now teaching english prep at yoyogi college preparation osaka.

I started learning 2 years ago. I got the basics down like particles, i and na adjectives, and general sentence structure. Not to mention kanji to boot. Reason for learning is that I got tired of subs and scanlated shit. I wanted to be able to read and watch raws.

Where were you originally from? I never find these sort of programs :( especially in Canada.

fresno, california. i just fill out a form went i was a sophomore as a exchange student, pick a country and got accepted because of a 3.95 gpa and my art work was notice by a former teacher and head of the photo club when i was there who became the dean of fine arts so i went and got degree and work part time. just lucky i guess

this xD

I was studying up until recently, but my interest started waning and now my schedule has become a bit busier. Originally I wanted to study it because I was a fan of anime, but when I got into high school I realized it would actually be beneficial because it's said that the primary languages that people should learn is English and an Asiatic language. They speak specifically of Mandarin, but any Asiatic language would still be useful.

ども、パンでちゅ、よろちく～

I started learning Japanese because I was a weeaboo fag jealous of my antisocial friend's Japanese upbringing. Which is to say he spent a few years of primary school there and had successfully maintained a high level of conversational Japanese ever since, even though the rest of his family had long since forgotten how to speak it.

Later, because I'm also a linguistics nut, I really got into the aesthetic beauty of the structure of the language and everything just sort of clicked. I'm still waiting for something similar to happen with Mandarin, but my hopes are sort of fading on that front.

Now I translate porn, supervise other people who translate porn, and rage at shitty fansubs (which is most of them) because I could do better if I wasn't so goddamn lazy. There are like four good groups and they don't begin to cover all the good shows, srsly what the fuck.

I learned Japanese because.... oh wait I was born in Japan!

For those of you trying to learn, please don't learn Wapanese for the love of God.

I studied Japanese mainly so that I can read Japanese VN and light novels, and mangas and anime are just a bonus. It's just too bad that I don't really have much time to study for it, can only squeeze in about 2-3 days per week. Luckily I know how to read chinese so I don't have much trouble remembering kanji.

P.S.: I saw someone mention e-books, so where can I get them? Japanese of course.

a question for people who have already learned the language and speak it fluently, how do you keep from getting overwhelmed? i just started reading my copy of genki 1 a integrated course to elementary Japanese and i feel like im trying to hold up a mountain by myself, so how did you cope with it?

If a wall stands in your way, tear it down! If a man stands in your way, kill him!

Genki 1 is as elementary as it gets, it's a good place to start. Do you have a teacher and/or a study plan? Either of those will help, although both is really best (but I guess the former tends to impose the latter).

A new language always seems overwhelming at first. Give it a couple of years and you'll start to get the hang of it. Keep in mind that learning doesn't happen overnight, and if you're not in it for the long haul then you might as well stop now before you waste any time on it, because you can't have that time back later when you decide you weren't really that interested after all.

Learn chinese. Then you'll see how easy Japanese can be.

isn't it harder to learn Chinese raw, since it's full Kanji? lol

and don't get started on pronunciation and intonation...lol

I wan to learn japanese beacuase i want to go to Japan someday but... im lazy, i have more things to do and the classes are to far XD

........lolwat learn one language(that you don't want) before another? genius

anyways, getting to know Chinese doesn't make it "easy" it just gives you a head start on recognizing kanji figures, and that's it.

your right,its just such a big task it seems impossible, ill just be breaking it down it to separate parts and work on each until i get them, after that i hope it clicks together