Has anyone learned Japanese solely through jpclasses? Or are there other mediums to do so? I… - Feed Post by Doridesu
Has anyone learned Japanese solely through jpclasses? Or are there other mediums to do so? I always use this site, in fact I started it last year and kinda fell off the bandwagon >.< but I'm determined to learn a new lingo, expand horizons and whatnot lol. Anywho, if anyone can give me any suggestions, I'd appreciate it a ton.
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I don't think JPC is enough, simply because you don't learn grammar here at all. It is good for vocabulary and kanji, but there's more to a language than that.
Tae Kim's Guide to Grammar is supposed to be really good, and there are tons of youtube video that teach basic Japanese! There are also some good books out there, most people start with either Genki or Minna no Nihongo (though I have heard the latter is a bit more difficult).
It is also important that you practise your skills actively, that is by writing or speaking. Now this is always a bit tricky in my opinion, because depending on where you live there is no one who can talk to you in Japanese. But I've heard that lang-8.com is a great website for writing and being corrected by people who know the language (I haven't tried it myself though).
There are a lot of apps (Anki, Memrise, Obenkyou etc) which are neat for learning Japanese on the go. Some focus solely on kanji and vocabulary as well, but some cover more than that.
To sum it up, it is always good to use more than one tool to learn a language. Each tool has their advantages and weak points, so make sure you cover as much as you can. Basically, absorb as much as you can, just like a sponge! :D
I hope this was helpful and good luck!!
PS: Excuse any weird typos...it's 5:40am here and I should be sleeping haha
I highly recommend the Genki textbooks. Also, interpals.net is a good place to find Japanese pen-pals who will help you.
A good, short, and fairly inexpensive book is "Japanese Step by Step" by Gene Nishi. I bought it long ago so I have first edition but my friend recently picked up the second addition and there isn't too much different, just some vocabulary since some words have become more common in place of others. Still a wonderful book.
It takes a different approach to verb conjugation and grammar than Genki does. It uses the "base" method for verb conjugation and demonstrates grammar by way of flow charts.
If you are a very logical thinker this book will definitely be very helpful for you.
You actually have to speak and hear Japanese to learn Japanese, so no, you can't, but the site will help improve yourself. Find some language partners when you confident enough, and even if you don't think you're good enough, it's always a good and interesting experience to talk to Japanese people, even if only a little bit is in Japanese.
