So You Want To Learn Japanese?
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Thunder Guy,
Excellent explanation of Japanese learning in your ‘So You Want To Learn Japanese?’ commentary. The classmates section especially rings true. I was beginning to think I was the only normal person interested in studying Japanese (Can you be truly normal and study Japanese?) I think it is also important to note one interesting aspect of the language you didn’t mention – The fact that there is a point on the Japanese language learning curve where the more you study the less capable you will be. I have reached that point. For every new word I learn I lose whole blocks of grammatical ability. I figure at my current pace by the time my eight-month old half-Japanese/half-American child is old enough to speak with me I will be reduced to simple nouns, ‘desu’ and finger pointing.
Keep up the good work.
I want learn to japanese. How can join me . plese email to me.
Thank you.
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hahahah yes that hillarious!!! omg….hahhaaha I loved your section about how they study by watching episodes of M*A*S*H lol ahhaa I was crying by the Bottom Line
Hahahahahahahahahaha So funny! You are great man! Japanese is great.
And we are heroes trying to learn it lol
I WANNA LEARN HOW TO SPEAK IN JAPANESE. BY THE WAY I AM JAPANESE GIRL WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAK ON THAT LANGGUAGE