Do you speak Japanese ?

**aaron** · Jul 21, 2003, 10:16

Kanji isn't too hard to learn once you learn the first 100 or so. But if you study them a lot you will know them in about one week per 10 kanji

**blockhar** · Jul 27, 2003, 23:52

yeah, i know how to speak, read, write in japanese. i know about 150 kanji. but i have only been studying for a year. and i am continue. and i would have to agree that its hard esp. for the newbies such as myself.

**Kaleikuiha** · Aug 3, 2003, 14:55

That is so true! Well for me, I took a Japanese101 in college. my sensei taught us Japanese as if we're Nihojin in Nihon. The speed of the course was this... Kindergarten-12th grade & 1st year of Uni, all in the a matter of 3 months! The language was/is deep within my subconsious mind that I start speaking it and not know that I'm doing it. I can understand Japanese but I just can't always translated to someone that will make complete sense to them.

The one grat thing about the class was that I was the top student and I know more Kanji then that of the Chinese Transfer Students ufufufu. I have the Kanji vocabularly of a 4th year Uni Studet^^ too bad I don't know all of the Kanji that there is, at least I know the most obscure kana and kanji.

**taU_U** · Aug 4, 2003, 02:36

Konichua!( is it correct?*confuZed*) I'm new in this forum! Could you please tell me, where can I find a site in which I can study japanese?

Domo Arigato! ( or something like that^_^)

**ben0a4** · Aug 4, 2003, 06:55

u should study english first ^_^ just kiddin
buy a studybook , there's nothin better.

**taU_U** · Aug 5, 2003, 00:32

Hei, hei, hei! I'm studying english for second year!Okai?

If you want we can play CS1.5 or NFS6 or WARCRAFT3! And I mean some website!

**avarame** · Aug 5, 2003, 13:11

Konnichiwa, mina-san! Hajimemashite!
Watashi no namae wa Joe (Jou that is) desu. Douzo yoroshiku!
Watashi wa koukousei desu. Watashi no shumi wa nihongo desu!

Whew, that's the longest chunk of Japanese I've ever written. And I only had to use two dictionaries, Babelfish, and a quick glance at Japanese For Dummies for a particular phrase that I couldn't find (for one's hobby - "I really like it but I'm not very good at it"). Oh well

. Back to my native tongue now.

I've been interested in nihongo since I was a little kid, and now I'm starting to learn it. I'm making slow progress. I know most of the hiragana (ne/re/wa and sa/chi still drive me crazy), almost none of the hiragana, and about five kanji. Between Usborne's First Thousand Words In Japanese and kanji flash cards, I'm starting to pick up the vocabulary. I also watch fansubbed anime, which helps me with typical conversation and some cultural things. And finally there are plenty of great websites that are helping me learn (including this one ;)

So that's where I am in my studies of nihongo. I just joined this forum today as you can see (*points leftward at join date*), I found it through a Google search for places to learn nihongo. "Sometimes the best friendships are formed through a chance meeting" - (from Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai") ;)

**Yuya** · Aug 9, 2003, 20:07

I only can speak a few words...-_-' am just a beginner...

**Matsuyuu** · Aug 14, 2003, 02:15

I don't know if we're supposed to WRITE a reply, but here's mine.
I know a little Japanese, the common forms of "to be," and most hiragana. I'd be a little less than a small child, there, right? Anyway, I really like Japanese, although it's pretty hard, and I'm gonna keep at it.

**jspecdan** · Aug 14, 2003, 12:52

i can speak a good amount, can read hiragana + katakana. Basically I'm illiterate.

**maji** · Aug 15, 2003, 18:20

i know the kanas and some grammar and stuff but im not that good yet... i didnt learn enough kanji and flunked an exam

**keithd** · Sep 1, 2003, 20:42

I just know "nani……some phrase like that ,
but I would like to learn it ……and go to japan someday

**miyuki** · Sep 3, 2003, 00:19

hi,keithd.

I think you'll be ale to come to Japan!;)

**serewen** · Sep 5, 2003, 12:30

hehe,I just past the test for jlpt(all level).I think the kanji section is litter bit hard.(agree?)
通信するために日本語を使用してください! 降参せず、それをよく維持します。
:P
lucky I'm chinese,so most of the kanji meaning r same.

**MtoM** · Sep 7, 2003, 04:38

I bought a book and i am in the te&ta forms chapter

**teru2xbouzu** · Oct 24, 2003, 15:38

i'm High beginner/lower intermediate here.. ^-^

**anjuliet-san** · Oct 25, 2003, 07:56

Just learning. Want to take classes but I found out there isnt a lot of places that offers Japanese language course

**samuraitora** · Oct 30, 2003, 22:49

unfortunately I have never really had anyone to speak it with since I left High School. So, I have lost the ability to speak it. I know this when I went to get some Natto last weekend and the woman had no idea what I was saying. When I wrote it down, she had no problem with it...too funny

**Coolguy** · Oct 31, 2003, 00:16

Just words and phrases but I'd really like to learn

**EscaFlowne** · Nov 15, 2003, 01:13

I'd like to learn and i'm as blank on pronunciation and meaning as a bucket with a hole in it

**Yubimusubi** · Nov 16, 2003, 01:36

A good program for learning kanji is JQuickTrans (which i believe you can get from www.coolest.com) which has preloaded jouyou courses in kanji levels 1-12 (i think that's it) and they're in the order the japanese learn them. Another place to learn japanese (basic japanese, gramatics and kana, no kanji, however) is www.japanese-online.com ...16 lessons, should take about 3 months for a quick learner and less than a year for most people.

**EscaFlowne** · Nov 20, 2003, 22:40

thanks! 3 months of dedication here i come
*Or 1 year for slacking which i will try and stray from...*

**destiny** · Nov 24, 2003, 05:12

i started learning japanese once, but i had to give it up because i had no time for it... some day i'd like to pick it up again

**Onigiri Chan** · Dec 1, 2003, 09:01

I'm just starting my Japanese classes, and i'm happy to say that i'm catching on pretty quick. I can read and write Katakana and Hiragana (almost) fluently, which makes me feel warm and squishy inside.

My classes are actually almost over and wether or not I will be able to continue them is as of now a mystery, so if anyone has any pointers or tips on keeping up my lessons, that'd be nifty!
I was thinking about picking up some Japanese childrens books from this cute little bookstore that I found one day...

Arigato Minasan!

**Onigiri Chan** · Dec 1, 2003, 09:04

I want to go to JApan so badly!
I really hope that I can get this whole language thing down, i'm not exactly confident, i'm constantly confusing myself.

Adventually i'm sure i'll meet my goal! Maybe?