On Learning Japanese
By Robertson Kunz on Nov 22, 2009 in Self Improvement
There are many reason that one might want to learn Japanese. Some people are interested in Japanese because of the cultural phenomenon that many products from Japan have become… from video games to anime.
Japan is also liked by many people because it has a strong traditional culture and a very strong business culture which has promoted Japan to being the second largest economy in the world.
Japanese is a language like any other foreign language in its approach but we also must remember a few things if we want to be successful in learning it.
Japanese is more difficult to learn than a European language because Japanese uses kanji which are characters far different from the letters that make up our alphabet.
European languages, especially the romance languages, are a lot easier for English speakers to learn because they share many grammatical similarities and the vocabulary is often similar due to Latin influences. So, it is very easy to pick up vocabulary in these languages because the words are so similar to the English words already.
This does not mean that learning Japanese is impossible, but rather that it is a bit more difficult to learn.
However, my best advice for you is to keep your reasons for learning Japanese strong if you want to get far in it.
My best advice to you is to make sure that your reason for learning the foreign language, in this case, Japanese, is a strong one.
Whether you want to have a better glimpse of the Japanese culture and traditions or whether you want to have a better understanding of your favorite anime series, make sure that the desire is strong in your heart for learning Japanese.
This will mean that your journey of studying Japanese will be kept well even though it is a strong one. So, keep studying and every time you feel that you are growing weak in your resolve to learn Japanese, remember the reason you want to learn it and keep that pushing you forward. Good luck!
Author Robertson Kunz has a language learning guide: learn a foreign language fast. Japanese learners: study Japanese fast.
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