I took the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) and I was shocked to get the result. I took Korean Language classes from a cultural center in my country. At first, I wanted to learn Japanese but it was a bit too difficult to self-study especially since I was a university student. I wanted to attend Japanese Language classes but they cost a lot mor...... 1 reply
I'm half Japanese and half Korean, so I naturally learnt to speak both languages. However, I moved to New Zealand when I was 7 months old, so I was forced to learn English. I remember being able to speak both languages fluently, but I was so young so now I've forgotten. I can still understand a lot of Japanese, and a tiny bit of Korean, and can als...... 1 reply
I originally typed this up as a reply to someone who wanted to learn how to speak JP, KN, and CN, and it was too long to waste so I think I'll post this here to help anyone out.
On speaking: If you're going to learn Japanese and Korean, learn the alphabet. Japanese always ends in a vowel, and Korean has those double letters like "ae" and "eu" (tha...... 1 reply
i felt the same, so 5 years ago i started learning Japanese and then went on to Korean, i still use subtitles for some things (Mostly Korean as i have only studies it for 3 years), but it does help especially as there are some things that cant be properly translated and you only really know the full meaning in Japanese/Korean. Sometimes it can be d...... 3 reply
I think that learning South Korea and Japanese would be fun And if I were to to learn Japanese or South Korea it would be better to watch a anime manga or a movie without any subs and I wouldn't wait for it either And I would understand what a song or TV show means And I don't think I am the only one having these problems
I recommend not learning by urself. go to a japanese learning school or smth, or get some help from a japanese friend or idk (if u have one) or be my friend (・∀・) but i dont teach japanese coz its a pain in the a. coz if u learn alone u wont know how people hear your pronoucation. which is important. this isnt really an experience of mine coz...... 1 reply
I already learned japanese, 1,5 years i think, i learn it without teacher. I just keep searching how to write hiragana, katakana, and kanji. I already did it. So you just need to write 1 word several times, and try to write something. For speaking, i decided to buy a dictionary, big one of course. I read it, and now i can speak and write japanese. ...... reply
Hiyya~ I'm currently in intermediate level, and i would say that what I'm doing right now is focusing on getting familiar with the words!
i read some japanese books, (start from manga --> novel --> newspaper) to improve my reading and watching some movie to improve my pronunciation.
then, i tried to translate it into english at the same pace. you...... reply
I'm new to learning Japanese myself.
I highly recommend immersing yourself in the language what ways you can. Specifically, immerse yourself in ways that involve as many senses as possible. Subbed anime is a great way to do this. Don't be focused on the subtitles. Just expose yourself to hearing the language in the context of actions and expressi...... 2 reply
