I suspect if you tested RMs of Spanish vs. Japanese you'd find a big difference.

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Sep 20, 2024
9:30:01am

OrsoNero Truly Addicted User

I suspect if you tested RMs of Spanish vs. Japanese you'd find a big difference.

And my hunch is that if you started conversations with guys still in the field after six months in Japan, most of them would still struggle to have even a basic conversation, whereas a fair number of guys in Latin America are starting to come along nicely by that point.

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OrsoNero

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I want to learn Japanese so bad

Icelandic Cougar

9:07am

Everyone learns it bad before they learn it well.

Shihan

9:11am

Do it! And if you can spend time there. It helps with the pickup of the language

Ojiisan

9:12am

Also, anime is the worst place to learn Japanese.

Shihan

9:16am

That could be cool. But unless I had significant business dealings with Japanese

9:13am

Shhh-Don’t tell the missionaries who learn Japanese that it takes 5 years.

kalifi

9:15am

Well being in the country for 2 years definitely accelerates the process

Icelandic Cougar

9:18am

We lived it and already know that.

Schultz is back

9:28am

I suspect if you tested RMs of Spanish vs. Japanese you'd find a big difference.

OrsoNero

9:30am

RE: I suspect if you tested RMs of Spanish vs. Japanese you'd find a big

dut99002

9:59am

How do you feel your level was when you finished your mission?

OrsoNero

10:00am

I don’t disagree. I don’t think I said other wise.

kalifi

10:32am

Ko-knee-chee-wah!

Q-grr

9:20am

Ohio

SV Coug

9:22am

Bit the wax tadpole.

9:28am

Are-eee-gah-toe (I sank you)

Q-grr

9:33am

RE: I want to learn Japanese so bad

Rusty Crab Daddy

9:22am

Hey, I've watched some of her YouTube videos (KemushiChan)

SV Coug

9:50am

RE: I want to learn Japanese so bad

Strawhat4life

9:26am

Or this one

cheezedawg

9:30am

Remember Sayonara means farewell, but the truly honorific way to say goodbye is Kusaionara.

9:27am

It’s pretty polite though, so I only really used the ku form with old ladies

Ojiisan

9:32am

ha ha

dut99002

9:54am

Here are a couple more:

Ojiisan

11:35am

This is how I would start.

OrsoNero

9:36am

I would add that learning 'kana' is at least as high a priority as kanji.

SV Coug

9:47am

Your specific advice is undoubtedly a lot more helpful than mine.

OrsoNero

10:00am

Yeah. Icelandic came from the mish. But i started learning japanese once.

Icelandic Cougar

10:11am

pretty impressive if you do.

calvindyer

9:48am

Could be useful if you ever get on a Japanese gameshow.

dut99002

9:57am

"Learning it is a 5+ year process"

durandal

10:13am

RE: "Learning it is a 5+ year process"

Icelandic Cougar

10:45am

RE: "Learning it is a 5+ year process"

durandal

10:48am

Absolutely. Being completely immersed in a language and culture 100% helps.

Icelandic Cougar

11:18am

I was mostly just joking about how hard Japanese is.

durandal

11:21am

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