1. Focus on verbal Japanese firstly
by SteveJLobston


1. Concentrate on spoken Japanese first of all

Lots of people starting to learn Japanese want to know whether they should begin learning hiragana, katakana, and kanji, the three sets of scripts that contain the Japanese written language, or whether or not they ought to focus on the Japanese verbal language.

You'll want to definitely focus on the Japanese spoken language when getting started. There are 2 very good reasons for this. First of all, the normal sequence of language learning is to obtain a grasp of the spoken language before learning to read and write.

Consider when you grew up you were no doubt quite fluent in your mother tongue when you began learning to read and write.

Secondly, when you've got some elementary knowledge of the spoken language it will make it far easier to learn to read and write Japanese, or in actual fact any different language. Besides what is the point of learning the characters and the scripts when you have no clue what the words mean and no idea of the grammar used to form sentences?

You'll make far better progress learning Japanese if you initially focus on the spoken language.

2. Voice Your Japanese Out Loud When Practicing

You ought to practice your Japanese by actually speaking your Japanese out loud.

Do not simply read textbooks or listen to tapes and repeat the Japanese you read or hear in your head. This is a huge mistake. You must speak the Japanese you learn out loud.

You have to speak loudly and clearly, as you would if you were actually talking to another person, so that you can learn to voice the correct pronunciation and really produce the language out loud.

3. Repetition Makes Perfect

Do not underestimate the importance of repetition. Practice the new Japanese that you learn over and over again until you have it memorized and can do it without difficulty.

Perhaps it will demand that you repeat a Japanese dialogue, or possibly even smaller chunks of dialogues, 20 or 30 times or even more right up until you master them, that is just fine. The main point is that you mustn't hope to master the Japanese you learn after hearing it and practicing it once or twice. When it comes to learning Japanese, or any other language, repetition will really help

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