TL;DR Summary Start Japanese by mastering hiragana, then ease into katakana and kanji gradually. Focus first on pronunciation and listening to absorb rhythm and sounds. Don’t obsess over grammar or politeness levels…
TL;DR Summary To learn Japanese well, focus on massive input and steady exposure over time. Start by mastering kanji and the writing systems (hiragana/katakana), then dive into lots of reading and listening—even…
Korean, Japanese, and Chinese—what are the similarities and differences between these three languages? How should we approach learning them? To what extent does knowing one help with the others? Based on my…
Japanese, simply in terms of the vocabulary, the structure being very different from say English, if you’re an English speaker, is going to be more difficult. However, there are a number of things that make Japanese easier, in my opinion.
Today I want to write about Japanese verbs and Japanese verb endings, but first I want to make a confession. I write these blog posts based on topics that cross…
How Hard is it to Learn Japanese and Can it You be Fluent in 3 Months has been transcribed from Steve’s YouTube channel. You can download the audio and study the transcript as a…
