The best way to learn Japanese

As the old saying goes (and rather rude), there is more than one way to skin a cat. While learning Japanese is no exception, there are good and not so good ways to do it. The traditional way to learn Japanese was to start with a short introduction to pronunciation, learn a few greetings and phrases, and just when it seemed to be fun, they would hit you on the head with the grammar hammer and dragged you on endless hours of sentence structure, verb structure, use of particles, etc. Not only does this take away all the fun of learning Japanese, (except for the sick who really appreciate it ;-) is the totally wrong way to do it. When you started learning your first language at the age of one or more, how many of your parents took a textbook and started teaching you the essence of conjugated verbs? I guess you learned by observation. Watch and listen and possibly repeat what he heard. Learning Japanese should be no different. Immersing yourself in the language as much as possible gives you the best opportunity to absorb it and look like a child learning his mother tongue. From there, I could deduce that the best way to learn Japanese is to go to Japan and surround yourself with the language 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But although this is probably the best way and the faster, moving to another country to learn Japanese is simply not a luxury that most people can afford. However, there are other ways to immerse yourself in the language without having to go there. They include: Taking an online or classroom course.

Chat with Japanese friends.

Read Japanese books or manga.

Watch Japanese TV or movies.

Listen to Japanese music or the radio.

I would say that the best way to learn Japanese with minimum cost and maximum speed would be to combine an online course with some (or all) of the other methods. This is where the individual choice of cat counting comes in. I know that some people learn Japanese almost exclusively by listening to Japanese music and reach a level where they can have a reasonable conversation. But unless you really like the music and can listen to it over and over again, it won't flow. As is the case with almost everything we do or learn in life, it's much easier when we have fun. Let's take a closer look at the options I listed as supplements for an online (or classroom) course. The first was to chat with Japanese friends. When I started learning Japanese in high school, I was also playing tennis at an academy in Australia and was very fortunate to have a steady stream of Japanese players at the center. I would practice any word or phrase I had learned the day before in class and constantly ask them how to say such and such in Japanese. They would also benefit from the exchange as they would ask similar questions about speaking English. This method of giving and receiving is a great way to learn Japanese and to review what you have studied in your online course or in the classroom. Even if you don't have Japanese friends, there are many sites dedicated to this type of chat, Japanese forums and places to meet Japanese friends on the web. The other three methods I have listed for learning Japanese are really up to you. Whether you prefer reading, listening to music or watching TV or a combination of all three, there is a wide variety of free material to choose from. Most Japanese books require that you at least be able to read the Hiragana alphabet, but reading books aimed at younger children is a great way to improve your reading skills while learning new words and sentence structures as you go. measured. Japanese TV and music will obviously be similar, children's programs and songs may not be the most stimulating material for an adult, but they are a great way to start learning Japanese. Alternatively, you could fight TV shows and more mature songs if watching the Japanese version of The Wiggles isn't your cup of Japanese tea. No matter what you choose to do, remember that having fun doing it is without a doubt the best way to learn Japanese.