Does anyone know of any free sites that that I can use to learn to speak/write Japanese fluently?

May want to work on your first language?

 

 

 

Sorry, that was uncalled for. It was necessary though :pray:

May want to work on your first language?

 

 

 

Sorry, that was uncalled for. It was necessary though :pray:

 

He speaks it just fine, his syntax and spelling are pretty good. It's the punctuation/capitalization that he has problems with XD

You can't just use a site to learn a language (especially if you want to learn speaking it fluently). You should have also a real interest in taking up classes even if you're not in school or not, doesn't matter. I'd give you a magical site if there was one, but there isn't.

 

 

 

Anyways, you can use this site for some Japanese basics.

 

 

 

I've been learning it for some 5 years now... And I'm not even nearly fluent :lol: There's some 50,000 kanji signs.. I'm not even trying to learn them all, about 1000-2000 basic ones is enough to read a newspaper etc.

 

 

 

Since you're beginning to learn Japanese, you should first learn katakana+hiragana. That's what even Japanese kids are taught first. If you forget a kanji sign, which is likely, you can just write it in hiragana.

 

 

 

If you're more interested in the phonetic side, check out this site.

 

 

 

Click on "Grade 1" first, that site is very extensive. Just by looking at a site such as that can help you determine how serious you really are about learning Japanese (or a new language at all). It's not an overnight process and certainly not easy.

I haven't been exposed to Japanese much but I went to China a while back and it felt so weird in terms of language. If I went somewhere in Europe or South America I would be able to at least read a road sign or deduce basic things that were written.

 

 

 

When visiting China and other Asian countries not only do you not speak the language but you get the experience of feeling absolutely illiterate. As an avid reader and craver of knowledge it felt really strange just all of a sudden becoming illiterate for two and a half weeks.

One way that I think works is to just watch that language's TV. Rent some movies with english subtitles. Watch movies you seen before in english but in whatever you want so you're familiar with what they're about to say.

As lame as it may seem I learned the majority, if not all of my Japanese from watching subbed versions of tv shows.

You can't just use a site to learn a language (especially if you want to learn speaking it fluently). You should have also a real interest in taking up classes even if you're not in school or not, doesn't matter. I'd give you a magical site if there was one, but there isn't.

 

 

 

Anyways, you can use this site for some Japanese basics.

 

 

 

I've been learning it for some 5 years now... And I'm not even nearly fluent :lol: There's some 50,000 kanji signs.. I'm not even trying to learn them all, about 1000-2000 basic ones is enough to read a newspaper etc.

 

 

 

Since you're beginning to learn Japanese, you should first learn katakana+hiragana. That's what even Japanese kids are taught first. If you forget a kanji sign, which is likely, you can just write it in hiragana.

 

 

 

If you're more interested in the phonetic side, check out this site.

 

 

 

Click on "Grade 1" first, that site is very extensive. Just by looking at a site such as that can help you determine how serious you really are about learning Japanese (or a new language at all). It's not an overnight process and certainly not easy.

 

 

 

I know that, but I can barely afford the classes that I have now. The whole it isn't an overnight process thing, is something I kind of figured out a long time ago.

Make a Japanese friend. ;-)

May want to work on your first language?

 

 

 

:lol: :lol:

http://www.japanese-online.com

 

 

 

A nice site, I have used it a couple of times, only one I found good.

My question, before I offer a bit o' help:

 

 

 

What is it that is driving you to learn Japanese?

Pretty good site i found yesterday.

 

http://www.101languages.net/

50,000 kanji signs..

 

I'm afraid to ask, is there a such thing as a Japanese keyboard? o.O

50,000 kanji signs..

 

I'm afraid to ask, is there a such thing as a Japanese keyboard? o.O

 

 

 

*remembers Simpson's episode where Lisa is made by Homer to write fortune cookie notes on a Chinese keyboard*

 

 

 

"Got that all typed Lisa?"

 

 

 

*Lisa stares at giant keyboard*

 

 

 

"I don't know"

 

 

 

:wink:

50,000 kanji signs..

 

I'm afraid to ask, is there a such thing as a Japanese keyboard? o.O

I learn Chinese and at school there is a program we use to write the characters. You type the pingyin (like how it is said) and you pick the correct character. Possibly the same for Japanese?

It's a nice language, but hard as hell

If you're serious about learning it, I'd suggest saving up and buying Rossetta Stone.

 

 

 

They use "immersion" techniques that really, really helped me learn spanish fast.

 

 

 

 

 

TBH...why do you want to learn Japanese :P to hard

I was thinking earlier-

 

If only there was some snappy, magic way to learn another language really fast, really well? :XD:

 

I'm trying to do the same, but in French, but i'll have to stick with practice makes perfect :lol:

I hope this isn't just so you can watch anime

I was thinking earlier-

 

If only there was some snappy, magic way to learn another language really fast, really well? :XD:

 

I'm trying to do the same, but in French, but i'll have to stick with practice makes perfect :lol:

 

 

 

Setting up your life around it.

 

 

 

The best way would be to go the country whose language you want to learn, and study there, but there are other ways. Here are a few examples: Listen to French radio, subscribe to french podcasts. See movies in French. Read French webpages. Read French books. Read French newspaper. Get in touch with someone French over the internet, chat with him over msn, possibly with mic! Select a subject that interests you, and see if there's any French content about it on the internet.

 

 

 

The key is dedication, if you are willing to practice and study, you will learn the language in due time. :wink:

I managed to learn the Hangul alphabet (Korean) using an online course thing. To practice, I just change wikipedia to Hangul and read, and that worked really well. I'll be taking classes eventually and hope to get a book on Korean so I can speak and learn some words though.

I hope this isn't just so you can watch anime

 

 

 

No, the real reason is because I'm a business major in college, and one of the things most people in business should learn is a second language. Unfortunately my college does not offer any second language courses, and I'm poor as hell.

I hope this isn't just so you can watch anime

 

 

 

No, the real reason is because I'm a business major in college, and one of the things most people in business should learn is a second language. Unfortunately my college does not offer any second language courses, and I'm poor as hell.

 

 

 

Since you live in the US, try Spanish instead. Not to mention it's easier to learn compared to Japanese.

 

 

 

And if you want to learn Japanese for business, wouldn't it be more reasonable to learn a Chinese dialect instead?

Since you live in the US, try Spanish instead. Not to mention it's easier to learn compared to Japanese.

 

 

 

And if you want to learn Japanese for business, wouldn't it be more reasonable to learn a Chinese dialect instead?

 

Uh, Japanese is a pretty good language to learn for business dude :-s . Not everyone's a weaboo, dontcha know -_-'.