how to learn japanese

[bloodyboop]

1: japanese to english transation dictionary for words

2: buy japan to english dictionary for kanji and letters

2: buy manga

3: for each paper use your kanji dictionary to see what the words sound like

4: use other dictionary to search for the full words and their meanings

5: repeat until memorized

Comments

[mimitchigotchi]

I used to know up to 5th grade Japanese. Then I didn't use it and forgot a lot.

[bloodyboop]

OOF same lol, I'm getting back into it now since a lot of stuff i'm interested in is untranslated

[mimitchigotchi]

Ah, to have motivation to learn Japanese again. I cycle hobbies. Maybe one day again.

[bloodyboop]

tbh you should just do it when it's relevant
like if you need it or something i'm doing it for manga i bought from jp thats untranslated

[mimitchigotchi]

Yeah. Probably true. So... Right now it's not as relevant. But that's okay. :)

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's the method that master linguist Suzette Haden Elgin recommended. She said it took about a month of diligent daily practice to learn how to read a foreign language by looking up words in a dictionary. She recommended a newspaper but said that any high-value content would work, like fiction or poetry or whatever.

Re: Yes ...

[bloodyboop]

Hell Yeah I got it right!!!! I've got a few shows to watch and books that are untranslated/unsubbed so i'm ecxited to read them
I probably need longer stuff though lol

Re: Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

For something longer, check your movies on DVD. The extras often include other language tracks, verbal and subtitles. Japanese is common so it'll be on most of them.

Another option is to look for a book of fairy tales or short stories in your target language. They'll have more content than manga text, which tends to be short.

For vocabulary, I recommend making and memorizing a list of 20 or so topical words. Then go somewhere you can use that. Say, learn 20 art words then visit a museum or gallery.