What I Wish I Knew Before Starting to Learn Japanese Seriously

So I started becoming interested in learning Japanese mainly from jdramas. But for many years, I thought it was too hard and not worth the time. It actually wasn’t until the summer before my 2nd year, that I decided to really study the language. My school required one year of foreign language for all students… Continue reading What I Wish I Knew Before Starting to Learn Japanese Seriously

Why You Should Try to Read Japanese Books?

Happy New Year 2022! Since I took the plunge in 2021 to try to read a book in Japanese, it’s become sort of an addiction for me. I love browsing the Japanese bookstores even though I know 90% of the books, I can’t read yet. So I would like discuss what motivates me to read… Continue reading Why You Should Try to Read Japanese Books?

For Beginners: What They Don’t Usually Tell You When You are Starting Japanese

I think everyone knows Japanese is hard, but what I think they never tell beginners is just how hard it is (or extra it can be). Like everyone knows that there are 3 writing systems. I assume most people know that the verb and object switch places. But I think what never gets mentioned is… Continue reading For Beginners: What They Don’t Usually Tell You When You are Starting Japanese