Self-Learning Japanese ?

[MadysoN]

Guys right after I bought switch and played multiple eastern games(japanese) I must say I'm in love with their culture and everything.
And also I'm watching lots of anime recently now I really wanted to learn japanese, what sources do you have that I can use ?

 

[the_randomizer]

Gonna be following this thread, I'd like to see what others suggest

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I suggest going through this thread if you want decent information, despite being years old it's still quite relevant today and is an excellent guide on getting started: https://gbatemp.net/threads/learning-japanese-the-nihongo-faq.290986/

RIP Densetsu, we miss you

 

[plasturion]

hmm, if it's very beginnig i recommend try out lingodeer.

 

[the_randomizer]

What about for those who've gotten a bit rusty?

 

[plasturion]

For learning kanji you can try Kanji Tree. This app allows to check radicals, allows practice correct writing and some more.

 

[wownmnpare]

You can basically memorize hiragana and katakana and their writings in just a week but for kanji you need a sheer of dedication to that.

 

[CeruleanVita]

4chan (yes, that 4chan) compiled a bunch of resources. Look up 4chan and how to learn Japanese. It's a fandom wiki page.

I personally used Minna no Nihongo in a classroom setting, but I can also recommend Nihongo no Mori for online classes and Kanji Damage (site) + its Anki deck for all that memorising you're going to have to do. First thing though is to memorise hiragana at least. Romaji is the enemy

 

[the_randomizer]

4chan (yes, that 4chan) compiled a bunch of resources. Look up 4chan and how to learn Japanese. It's a fandom wiki page.

I personally used Minna no Nihongo in a classroom setting, but I can also recommend Nihongo no Mori for online classes and Kanji Damage (site) + its Anki deck for all that memorising you're going to have to do. First thing though is to memorise hiragana at least. Romaji is the enemy

Yes, the kana system is a good place to learn, and you're right about Romaji, it's just weird lol

 

[Alexander1970]

If GBATEMP is consider starting an Japanese apprenticeship class i wish to register please.There are many users here they are excellent suitable as teachers.

 

[WiiUBricker]

What about for those who've gotten a bit rusty?

You mean if you started to learn japanese and got lazy af like myself you have no choice other than start from scratch.

 

[x65943]

Duolingo is a great way to gain a little familiarity at a nice slow pace

 

[osaka35]

As a general rule of thumb:
>Around 50% of every day speech tends to use 100 words or so.
>Around 90% of every day speech tends to use 1000 words or so.
>Memorize the top 100 used words (add words relevant to your interest as well).
>Learn the basic grammar.
>Find a native speaker buddy
>speak+write terribly, brokenly foreign language
>let them correct you.
>work on learning 1000 most common used words
>continue having conversations with person
>add more native speakers and ask for feedback
>continue learning, writing+speaking
>suddenly speak/read foreign language

This works for all languages. The hardest part is probably finding a native speaker who's willing to converse with you regularly. You get there slowly, day by day. Just keep at it.

 

[SG854]

Duolingo is a great way to gain a little familiarity at a nice slow pace

I don’t like Duolingo as much, I prefer LingoDeer. Duolingo has a robotic like pronouncer, while LingoDeer has actual human pronouncing things. The structure on LingoDeer is alot better and neater for Asian languages.

 

[x65943]

I don’t like Duolingo as much, I prefer LingoDeer. Duolingo has a robotic like pronouncer, while LingoDeer has actual human pronouncing things. The structure on LingoDeer is alot better and neater for Asian languages.

Never heard of it, I'll have to check it out

Duolingo is good, again, for gaining some familiarity, but definitely not much use beyond learning basic reading and writing

 

[sj33]

I know you asked about self-learning, but honestly - look into if there is a course near you.

I started doing an evening course around 12 years ago and did that for 2 years before taking Japanese as my major at University for 4 years. then doing another 2 years in Japan and now living here.

My point is, I really needed that evening course in order to stay focused and commited. I am trying to self-learn German at the moment using Duolingo, but it's so incredibly difficult to stick at it and stay committed because of real-life things sidetracking me. Doing a proper course with Japanese meant I had no choice but to work hard or fail.

There's no substitute for a structured course, in my opinion.

 

[SG854]

Never heard of it, I'll have to xhech it out

Duolingo is good, again, for gaining some familiarity, but definitely not much use beyond learning basic reading and writing

Same with LingoDeer. But it’s way better. It’s starts off with the Kana alphabet. Then off to simple sentences. It does focuses a little bit more on formal then informal.

 

[Daggot]

RTK(Remembering the Kana) along with a good Anki deck(that has native audio and stroke order) is a good way to start. Writing out the characters while doing your Anki reps is a good way to practice as well. Do that for a while and you'll have learned kana. Then try reading some basic grammar books like Japanese The Manga Way, Tae Kim, etc. From here you should be able to find your own way, there's tons of resources online for Kanji/Vocab/intermediate/advanced grammar.

 

[the_randomizer]

You mean if you started to learn japanese and got lazy af like myself you have no choice other than start from scratch.

I still remember most of it, just need to brush up on it

 

[Youkai]

I actually like http://unckel.de/kanateacher/index.html best for learning to read Kana ... did it in 2 weeks. (some people say they could do it within 2-3 days .... who knows)
but for actually learning how to pronounce and how to build proper sentences its best to get a teacher