Learning Japanese

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 6:25 am

Hi, I'm new around here, ^_^

I'm thinking of learning Japanese next year after my major exams. I have been planning on learning it ever since I started reading manga comics (think of all those great Japanese mangas *drools*). Is Japanese a hard language to master? Wait...not master, I mean just be able to speak, write and read proficiently, how long should it take? Just wondering, ^_^

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 6:28 am

Well it is a complex language especially with 3 writing systems and it's own way of grammar. I'm chinese so I can read kanji easily but I still took 2 years of college level japanese to be able to translate the language. It's challenging but not impossible if you have the interest.

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 6:31 am

I'm really, really interested in learning Japanese. I'm finishing school next year, so I should have roughly 3-4 months of free time, and what better way to use it than to learn something new? The applications for learning Japanese should be many; Japanese games, comics and stuff, ^_^ Heheheheh. How different is college level Japanese from intensive learn-Japanese-quickly courses?

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 11:49 am

Those courses teach you enough to get around in Japan, but most of the information is lost after a short period of time, if you stop using it ....

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 4:51 pm

The best way to learn japanese is to goto Japan on a one way flight. You either learn or die X)

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 5:49 pm

That should be an interesting way to learn japanese, Laughing

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

that should be an interesting way to learn to swim

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 9:47 pm

Who would want to learn Japanese when you can learn Chinese or Korean and all the manga are CHEAPER!! =P

Street Musician Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 402

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Who would want to learn Japanese when you can learn Chinese or Korean and all the manga are CHEAPER!!

yes , also you get to read hong kong comics which is also a huge plus.

chinese is harder, though

Fan Boy Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Posts: 5

and you get to experience the glory of poor chinese translations and the fact that you still have to wait for the comics to be translated and published in chinese.....ahh....who wouldn't want to learn chinese instead of japanese?

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 10:59 pm

well, most chinese translations are okay in my opinion, and it comes out faster and since I am chinese, it kinda makes it easier although, I won't deny that japanese is easier than chinese or korean.....korean is as hard to learn as Chinese (i kinda tried to learn it then i stopped and started trying to pick up jap)

Groupie Joined: 06 Nov 2002 Posts: 134 Location: Aotearoa

yeah i enjoy japanese, i like learning it as a laungauge, me been studying it for coming up to 6 years.... x_x yeesh...

if u gonna learn it make sure u know sumone thats japanese, it helps HEAPS !, its hard as learning by self, speaking is hard cause u dont know if its rights.... hehe, stephen/robots taught me a thing or too

eg ninjin= carrot
ningen=human

sheet, i hope thats right....

oh yeah, or the hard direct way, one way ticket to japan without enough money to return

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 1:57 pm

haha, well won't that mean you have no money? and then you will need to apply for a work permit and that takes time and since you have no money, and you are not a genius, you will die in 5 days because of lack of food......

note:you is just a reference to some person not anyone in particular

Groupie Joined: 06 Nov 2002 Posts: 134 Location: Aotearoa

lol me trying to put the point though, that if u dont learn or earn as the case may be u'll die

but still maybe not to that extremity

Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:30 am

Interesting, very interesting answers ^_^