According to the US Department of State, it takes 2200 hours of learning Japanese to become fluent. With that in mind, it’s critical that you enjoy the process of learning …
When you google “What’s the hardest language to learn”, more often than not, Japanese will be near the top of the list. But is Japanese hard to learn? I don’t …
Anime is one of those cultural phenomenons that doesn’t seem to go away. Dragon Ball, Pokémon, and Naruto are not only popular in Japan, they’ve also cemented their names at …
Over the last decade, Japanese, Chinese, and most notably, Korean dramas have seen a surge in popularity. If you’re learning an Asian language, there’s a good chance you’ve come across …
To the untrained eye, the Japanese language can look quite puzzling, like a quilt made of different textures. The characters don’t all look alike or even similar. The reason for …
Imagine that someone did something nice for you. So, what would you say? Thank you, of course. The answer seems pretty straightforward until you consider all the variations you can …
Does learning to read Japanese need to be hard? As both the regular readers of my blog know, I have been learning Japanese on LingQ this year, mostly to see how hard it is. I wrote some posts on it, if anyone is interested: http://tracesofdodo.blo…
I started learning Japanese a little over three years ago. Since then I’ve used over a dozen books, several well-known courses, and more techniques than I care to remember. Fortunately …
Learning the Japanese alphabet as a complete beginner can be a bit intimidating. Not only is it a whole new language, there are three different alphabets! While this may seem …
Although I write about how to learn Japanese today, I was never actually interested in languages growing up. I loved music and, entering college, joined a performance-oriented dancing club that …
