How can I learn Japanese myself?
How can I learn Japanese myself?
The Japanese language may seem complicated instudy, tk. it is very different from European languages, and the writing system based on hieroglyphs looks frightening. However, the spoken language and grammar of this language are quite simple.
Instructions
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Learn Japanese writing. In Japan, there are four systems of writing, each of which uses its own set of characters. Among them: - Hiragana is the Japanese syllabic alphabet; - Katakana is also a syllabic script, most often used for foreign words; - Kanji - Chinese hieroglyphs adopted as the basis of Japanese writing; - Latin alphabet - used to shorten company names.
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Learn the basics of Japanese grammar. Knowing a few simple grammar rules will allow you to better understand Japanese speech and make sentences. Japanese grammar is fairly easy to learn, for example, verbs in this language do not have conjugations by gender (he / she / it) and by numbers (singular / plural, I / we, he / they, etc.), most names nouns do not have a plural.
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Having studied the basics of the language, further education is builtdepending on the goals that you pursue. If you only need Japanese in colloquial speech, for example, you want to understand what is said in TV shows and films in Japanese, or plan a tourist trip to Japan, it will be enough to purchase special video or audio courses. It is quite easy to learn the language using such courses, you only need to systematically devote time to listening or viewing lessons. Such training will allow you to learn the basis of oral speech and take part in a conversation in Japanese.
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If your goal is much broader, for example, youwant to move to Japan, organize a business with Japanese partners or get a job in a Japanese company, you will need a deeper knowledge of the language. A thorough knowledge of Japanese writing, the ability to write and read will be simply necessary. The basics of writing Hiragan and Katakana can be studied quite quickly, it will take only a few weeks. This letter will allow you to write almost any text in Japanese. However, a complete understanding of the Japanese language will come only after studying Kanji, which has about 2000 characters. It may take several years to study them. To obtain this knowledge, special language courses will be required.
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When studying Japanese, do not forget that theorywithout practice will be ineffective. Try to get yourself Japanese friends, talk to them as often as possible. Communication is the best way to learn a foreign language. Subscribe to Japanese prints (newspapers, magazines, etc.) visit and read Japanese websites. So you strengthen your knowledge in Japanese writing. Finally, more often watch TV shows in Japanese, the relevant content can be easily found on the Internet.
