Hi I'm a complete beginner in Japanese. I just memorized Hiragana and Katakana in the "lessons"… - Feed Post by Estrozix
Hi I'm a complete beginner in Japanese. I just memorized Hiragana and Katakana in the "lessons" part. Can someone give me some starter tips and maybe tell me what to focus on next? :)
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[1] Hiragana and Katakana mastered completely. These are the building blocks for your future success.
[2] Learn vocabulary words and Kanji. Especially Kanji. You should be stockpiling away words into your brain at this stage. Think of it in the terms of speaking English, the more words you know, the better you are at expressing your opinion and ideas. The same applies in Japanese.
[3] Grammar comes next when you move onto writing in Japanese. Lang8 is a great website that allows you to write in Japanese and have corrections made by real Japanese speakers. Your japanese will really start to come together when you are stringing multiple sentences together. Plus as you also study correct grammar in this stage as well, your Japanese will get better in terms of phrasing.
[4] After you have a lot of Kanji and vocabulary remembered and you have been writing in Japanese for awhile its a good idea to start reading Japanese. This is where your will really begin to feel fluent in Japanese. After a month or two you will be able to see and understand Japanese writing and actually be able to read articles and news.
[5] Start listening to anime and japanese programs in Japanese only and see how well you can understand the Japanese in different tones and inflections. Fluency to me is when you can put on an episode in Japanese and understand every word being spoken without the need for subtitles.
Thanks! :)
No, absolutely not! Please do not learn Kanji right now, it will severely hamper your further learning, especially on this website. While JapaneseClass.jp is one of my favorite resources, Kanji should be learned elsewhere, and after you've learned grammar and vocabulary for quite a while. It's absolutely okay to use hiragana where kanji should be until you learn them.
Aside from that, listen to everything empiresx said! Remember to practice: speaking, writing, reading, and listening all simultaneously.- WaniKani is a great website to learn Kanji. I agree with soulreturns. This website is great for everything japanese besides kanji.
