sharing my Japanese journey one coffee at a time
Lately, Iβve been listening to different podcasts in Japanese. Here are some of the ones that Iβve been enjoying. Iβll start with my recommendations, and then my reviews. All these podcasts can be found on Spotify. Recs (N4 - N3) Let's Learn Japanese From Small Talk This podcast is led by two girls who speak… Continue reading Japanese Podcast Reviews and Recommendations
*Learn vocab by subject To be honest, this is my biggest tip. Thereβs a memory technique called memory place where you associate physical objects with words (π¦π·π¦π― πͺπ§ π΅π©π¦πΊ π©π’π·π¦ π―π° π€π°π―π―π¦π€π΅πͺπ°π―. π πΈπ’π΅π€π©π¦π₯ π’ π£πΆπ―π€π© π°π§ πππ π΅π’ππ¬π΄ π°π― π΅π©πͺπ΄ π΅π¦π€π©π―πͺπ²πΆπ¦.) But for me thatβs just too random, but learning vocab in groups by… Continue reading Memorizing Japanese Vocabulary Tips
This will be a two part post.*The first part will be on listening as a skill, some important factors, and practice tips.*The second part will be on how higher listening skills can help retain vocab and improve reading.These are based off of my own experience trying to improve my listening ability. So for context, I… Continue reading The Importance of Listening
Background Beginner Grammar First, you need understand that Japanese grammar needs to be broken down into Beginner and NOT-Beginner level (I thought about this a lot on how to explain it well). The beginner level focuses a lot on just understanding sentence order: subject particle object particle verb. It focuses on learning to different ways… Continue reading Tips for Learning Japanese Grammar
*Drop romaji NOW (the sooner the better) Romaji will get you nowhere, so better to let go it sooner rather than later. Hiragana and katakana are not that hard once you get of it. You wonβt know how to pronounce things correctly it you arenβt aware of silent γ, γ, γ£γ¦, γ, etc. like in… Continue reading Beginner Tips for Learning Japanese
Location: Omotesando Misconceptions MYTH: If I go to x country, I will become conversational/fluent in that language (without studying) REALITY 1: If I go to that country WITHOUT studying the language at all, I will probably pick up some basic vocabulary, phrases, and greetings at best (unless you are amazing at language acquisition). You will… Continue reading All About Immersion: Myths and Methods
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