It’s pretty easy to stay motivated with Japanese while in high school or college. You have class to go to each day, homework to do, tests to take, and grades to achieve. If you don’t keep up with your studies, you fail. … [Read more...]
Learning a foreign language can be a daunting experience, especially one as intimidating as Japanese. Over my 3+ years of studying the language, I’ve learned what works for me, and what doesn’t. Which habits are good, and … [Read more...]
Money!? Money!? This is teh internets! Information is free! Sure, there are a ton of resources out there to help you learn Japanese... web pages... apps... etc., that will do a pretty good job. You don't necessarily have … [Read more...]
If you're thinking of learning Japanese, or if you're just starting to learn Japanese, learning hiragana is probably one of the first steps you're going to want to make. The problem, though, is that there are a ton of … [Read more...]
Over at TextFugu (Tofugu's Online Japanese Textbook), I get to make all kinds of worksheets, cheatsheets, etc., that go along with the Japanese lessons, some of which might be useful to you. I figure hiragana and katakana … [Read more...]
I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas (if that's what you celebrate), full of Christmas Cake and KFC. Yum! Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra raaaa! One of the things that almost every Japanese learner has trouble with (if … [Read more...]