hey, if any of you guys could help me I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm studying Japanese and I want… - Feed Post by LIAM
hey, if any of you guys could help me I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm studying Japanese and I want to be somewhat fluent in about 2-3 years. I want to be on a path where I do a well rounded study for atleast 3hrs a day. assuming I have the basics down already, how would you guys recommend I study? thanks in advance
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the way I used fluent is kinda vague so I'll get specific. jlpt around n2-n1 // able to easily form complex sentences
what do you need in particular? Just practicing everyday with a grammar book and some other materials that you find interesting is enough to really help you on your way. I don't think it's far fetched to be on a N1 level in 3 years but of course you need to be dedicated to your studies enough.- basically I want to get a non teaching job in japan after I leave school. which usually needs an n2-n1. thats why I said that. I'll probably study abroad this year but I want to be ahead of my classmates :D lets say by the end of this year I want to be basic-conversation- fluent. other than a language book what would you recommend I do to learn grammar?
I like taking the JLPT 'cause I think it serves as a good benchmark. I feel like I'm able to know what I've been doing, in part, has been working. But you mustn't confuse being able to pass the JLPT, N1 or N2, with being "fluent." I know people who've passed both but can't form a proper sentence other than basic Japanese.
Why the time limit? If you're dedicated enough, it'll take as long as it does.
Study as much as you can every day and try not to tire yourself out. It can be a little overwhelming. Most important, try to find ways to use what you're studying.
Good luck!! The journey is a long one.- I've heard great things with genki even for self learners because it teaches most concepts logically and in order of what you need and offers plenty of exercises to solidify them into your brain. I've heard great things with minna no nihongo as well but never used it.
Personally I've used genki (bout 1/3 of the way through the first book) but most of my structured grammar learning has been from Basic Japanese: A Grammar and Workbook (purple book) which I've enjoyed as well. But I've really just learned a lot from just trying to read too high level of stuff and literally look up everything and then ask for help from some of my more knowledgeable friends ;)
I learned a bunch from when I was studying for the N4 since I just got a practice book and anything that I didn't understand I just looked it up either in imabi.net or using this language stack exchange site. Also this site has been amazing -> http://ejje.weblio.jp/
Other than that I would highly recommend checking out lang8 especially since you want to improve conversation practice and native people correct your entries. - wow thanks so much guys! @koukyoshi the reason I have a time limit is because I think it will be more difficult to learn japanese after I'm finished with college. it doesnt seem realistic to me to master japanese from out of japan while not in school. I'm sure its possible but for me it isnt ideal. I've heard that alot about people who passed n1 jlpt but I'm just using it as a milestone I guess. I probably wont even take the test but I'll just try and master the material. @freakymrq thanks alot for the input. I've been slacking on speaking/texting but I'll be doing more of that now that you mention it. I'll check out those books. atm I'm using Genki#2
- I'm rooting for you ya. As long as you have the determination, nothing is impossible. And if you can study abroad, I _highly_ recommend it. Once you come here, you'll quickly learn, no matter where your Japanese is, you don't know anything, lol.
Some useful sites are:
1) Jim Breen's EDICT- http://tinyurl.com/fbkgs
2) ALC (good for searching for colloquial stuff) - www.alc.co.jp
3) Denshi Jisho (look up kanji by radicals) - http://jisho.org/kanji/radicals/
