
Learning Japanese with audio is without doubt the fastest and most efficient way to get started. If you are…
Learning Japanese with audio is without doubt the fastest and most efficient way to get started. If you are…
Japanese is a language spoken by more than 120 million people worldwide in countries including Japan, Brazil, Guam, Taiwan,…
For many people, the idea of learning a foreign language is both exciting and intimidating, especially if the thought…
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test, or JLPT, is administered only once per year and is taken by about 380,000…
The adoption in around the 6th century CE of kanji by the Japanese from Chinese emissaries was a blessing…
Learn Japanese for a real communication for your work, school project, and communicating with your Japanese mate properly. Many…
Many of us have at one time or another fantasized about becoming fluent in a foreign language. At that point, most people take the path toward half-hearted attempts at learning but never really become proficient. Meanwhile, a brave few commit themselves and really make it happen. What makes the folks who choose the latter path undertake the countless hour of study, occasional moments of embarrassment, and the uncertainty of success? My road to mastery of a foreign…
Learning a second language is never easy for the simple reason that it is exactly that ‘a second language. Ninety-nine percent of the time and, of course, barring the existence of congenital speech defects, the difficulty of learning a new language is brought on by the learner’s adherence to the conventions and practices of his first language, his native tongue. Conflicts in pronunciation, vocabulary, usage, intonation, manner of expression, even understanding of concepts, therefore arise. A perfect…
Learning Japanese is not only exciting but also something of a challenge. Without doubt learning a new language is an enriching thing to do, whether you choose to do this for a hobby or to increase your chances of work. For many people travelling to and from a class every week is not an option, it may be too far away or just an inconvenience to an already tight schedule. This is when online classes become an…
It is not an impossible task to learn Japanese fast. First, enthusiasm, commitment, and focus can go a long way. Second, it helps to know certain basics. Written Japanese uses three different scripts: Kanji Hiragana Katakana Kanji is composed of Chinese characters. Hiragana and katakana are syllabic scripts based on Chinese characters. A combination of kanji and hiragana are used in modern Japanese. Katakana is usually used to depict loaned foreign words in addition to sounds. The…