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    • Cuervos626C Offline
      Cuervos626
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      I want to learn Japanese, care to provide some tips?

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        JohnAllenson
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        This is advice I'd gotten when I was thinking of learning Japanese.

        Learn the particularly difficult and complicated writing systems FIRST.  There are two syllabaries (Katakana and Hiragana) that make the same sounds but have different cultural and grammatical implications.  There's a third system of chinese based ideographs called Kanji, I'd been told that there are around 2,136 that are commonly used.

        After you've gotten the writing system down THEN start learning the vocabulary and grammar together.

        Good luck.

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          JohnAllenson
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          Here's information about the list of Kanji expected to be learned by highschool students.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji

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            kenjysn1
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            @JohnAllenson:

            Here's information about the list of Kanji expected to be learned by highschool students.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji

            I think it’s not necessary to learn 漢字 for a beginner

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              spam17
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              @JohnAllenson:

              This is advice I'd gotten when I was thinking of learning Japanese.

              Learn the particularly difficult and complicated writing systems FIRST.  There are two syllabaries (Katakana and Hiragana) that make the same sounds but have different cultural and grammatical implications.  There's a third system of chinese based ideographs called Kanji, I'd been told that there are around 2,136 that are commonly used.

              After you've gotten the writing system down THEN start learning the vocabulary and grammar together.

              Good luck.

              Luck is something that you will need for sure!

              🙂

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              • Cuervos626C Offline
                Cuervos626
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                Katakana and Hiragana were easy, except for that Shi/Tsu that looks exactly the same in katakana, gonna start with some grammar, I believe kanji shall take a whole life to learn, but at least Fire and Tree are easy to remember. Thanks for the advices and links.

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                  XFER
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                  I am learning japanese as well. Actually, I am playing a game called "Learn Japanese to Survive - Hiragana battle", and it's really cool. I have to go slow, cause I keep forgetting which character is what lol

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                    spam17
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                    @XFER:

                    I am learning japanese as well. Actually, I am playing a game called "Learn Japanese to Survive - Hiragana battle", and it's really cool. I have to go slow, cause I keep forgetting which character is what lol

                    Learn smth to survive?!

                    😛

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                      Rubber0
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                      I'm studying linguistics. The languages are: English, Russian, Belarusian, German.

                      gzlong, За дурной галавой нагам неспакой

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                        flozen
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                        I am just getting started on Italian.

                        Hoping it will be not too difficult after studying French in school, and speaking casual Spanish with Latin friends in South Florida.

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                          anyuh
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                          Japanese, i hope i do good  😉

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                            JohnAllenson
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                            Currently working through a new Russian (YA) book.  It's light and funny.

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                              lulio907
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                              I'm actually studying Chinese in Beijing this year ^_^

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                                hzanoli
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                                I am currently learning Dutch. Very hard for a native portuguese speaker  :cry2:

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                                  spam17
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                                  @hzanoli:

                                  I am currently learning Dutch. Very hard for a native portuguese speaker  :cry2:

                                  Dutch seems hard to me too..

                                  😛

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                                    homeboy2403
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                                    Had to learn Sanskrit in school due to stupid policies to Indian government. never again. Hindi and English are just enough for me..

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                                      Lynxlux92
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                                      Cree

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                                        JohnAllenson
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                                        Cree is neat.  I had studied Odawe for a year.

                                        Are you learning the syllabics?

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                                          lehirq
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                                          Japanese

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                                            JACK777
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                                            Tried learning Spanish. Don't have the discipline.  :cry2:

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