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TDale313

(7,822 posts)
Tue Nov 16, 2021, 01:55 AM Nov 2021

Small breakthrough in my studying Japanese

So, first off, I am really new. Like, three weeks or so? So I’ve been starting with the basics. Beginning words and phrases, but also the basic phonetic characters. The last couple of days, something clicked where I started to be able to see more words and be able to sound them out. Don’t know what they mean more often than not, but this felt like a real step forward 🙂 (Mostly Hiragana so far) Something kinda clicked.

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Small breakthrough in my studying Japanese (Original Post) TDale313 Nov 2021 OP
Gambatte kudasai ColinC Nov 2021 #1
If YOU need any help let me know YoshidaYui Nov 2021 #2
ありがとう! TDale313 Nov 2021 #3
drop by the Asian group any time YoshidaYui Nov 2021 #4
I recommend the anime "Initial D." Tetrachloride Mar 2023 #5
Listening to music is great TuxedoKat Sep 7 #6

YoshidaYui

(42,714 posts)
2. If YOU need any help let me know
Thu Nov 18, 2021, 04:08 PM
Nov 2021

I speak a little Japanese- nihongo wakarimasu! There are ways to immerse yourself into the culture, I listen to a lot of Japanese music and its helpful!

TDale313

(7,822 posts)
3. ありがとう!
Thu Nov 18, 2021, 06:33 PM
Nov 2021

I really appreciate that. I am trying to find ways to get immersed. I’m listening to podcasts and even trying watching some Anime and turning off the
subtitles for a little while. May not catch a ton, but words and patterns start to jump out. Music would be great. If you have any suggestions for any I might want to check out that would be great.

Tetrachloride

(8,447 posts)
5. I recommend the anime "Initial D."
Tue Mar 7, 2023, 02:36 AM
Mar 2023

exceptional enunciation.”. 6 seasons. Season 1 is about 24 episodes

TuxedoKat

(3,821 posts)
6. Listening to music is great
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 10:21 AM
Sep 7

Someone told me once that the area of the brain that processes music also does language, so you are getting a double benefit when you combine the two. Doing this greatly helped me with French and Mandarin. You don't even have to consciously listen to words all the time to get the benefits, just put the music on in the background and let it run constantly. If you have a Spotify account, search for Japanese songs, you will find so many different offerings. Children's songs are especially good, because they are slower, and simpler, and more repetitive. I tried listening to Italian radio online, but with most of the stations, every third song or so was in English, so not that helpful. Spotify is great.

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