/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Grindcore Professional !!loCHrOpbH6o No.]

whats the easiest way to learn japanese?

is it possible by tapes?

or best with a tutor/classes

[Anonymous No.]

I DON'T KNOW MAN

[Anonymous No.]

nobody knows in /jp/
you are better off asking /a/

[Grindcore Professional !!loCHrOpbH6o No.]

>>1167966
dont make me lol

i have to visit japan soon and i want to pick up some basics

[Anonymous No.]

>>1167979
I don't think you can learn a language in a week. Sorry.

[Grindcore Professional !!loCHrOpbH6o No.]

>>1167982
a year.

only to prep myself. i expect to do most the learning there. but if i study a year in advance i would have a much easier time.

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/all-japanese-all-the-time-ajatt-how-to-learn-japanese-on-y
our-own-having-fun-and-to-fluency

[Anonymous No.]

Funfact: It takes at least 4 years of tutoring and 2 years of living in Japan to be fluent.

[Grindcore Professional !!loCHrOpbH6o No.]

>>1167989
i can!

it was stupid of me to actually expect someone to know anything on 4chan.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1167997
Don't ask a stupid question if you don't want shitty responses.

[Anonymous No.]

>expect someone to know anything on 4chan.

haha

[Anonymous No.]

>>1167997
good that you know it

[Anonymous No.]

>>1167997
>stupid

That explains the stale bait.

[Anonymous No.]

You need a tutor or a class teacher. You can learn a language on your own, but you're going to suck hard at it.

[4tran No.]

By being underage B&. For some reason, the human brain can't seem to learn languages effectively after a certain age. Aside from the obvious, I don't know what's the best way.

I learned better French in 1 yr at 8 [subsequently forgetting it] than in 4 yrs at 14.

[Anonymous No.]

OP, your question can't be answered accurately unless you tell us if you already know one or more foreign languages. And when I say know, I mean that you are able to hold a normal conversation with little to no difficulty in that language.
If the answer is yes, 2 years in a language school in Japan will have you fluent. People who know more than one language have a far easier time learning new ones. I speak from personal experience here.
If the answer is no, you may never be fluent even if you live there for years. My grandmother has lived in the United States for over 10 years and doesn't speak a word of English.
A foreign language can NOT be mastered through classes, and tapes are a complete waste of time and effort. People who attempt to self-teach themselves a foreign language are almost always doomed to failure.