How I became FLUENT in Japanese from 0 (the fast way)

In this video, I explain how I got fluent in Japanese! Hope that some of this advice will be useful on your language learning journey. I am more than happy to answer any questions in the comments!

Time Codes
00:00 - intro
01:16 - starting point
01:42 - beginner
04:02 - intermediate
05:57 - proficient
07:06 - fluent

These worked well for me:
Hiragana/Katakana app: Obenkyou
Best beginner textbook: Genki
Best Vocab app: Anki
JLPT prep: Nihongo Sou Matome

I make new videos every week about university life, internships and language learning in Japan. Thanks so much for watching :)

#jlpt #japanese #selfstudy

[xCatchii]

you inspire me so much! im researching so much about how i could do an exchange semester or internship in japan, however the language barrier is real. i've been studying japanese for 1 year and you inspire me to put more time in studying it

[coolbrotherf]

Very interesting stuff. I'm going to attempt the N3 test at the end of 2023 so I have a little over a year to prepare. I'll definitely check out some of those recommendations.

[haremprotagonist]

I want to see myself in ur position in the future, looking forward to ur next uploads regarding japan and work life there. Please upload more and stay safe.

[mariaong]

Saving this for future reference! Thank you for this! 😀

[alexei]

Hi Dominik! Very good video :) Currently studyinng N5. Hope you have a good day!

[_sparrowhawk]

Bravo, wow you really sold us on Anki

[NowOrNhi]

Hi, hab soeben deinen Channel entdeckt. Super interessant zu sehen wie man in Japan so lebt und wie du dich in die Japanische Kultur einlebst 😊 Ich bin vor 3 Jahren nach Vietnam ausgewandert. Immer spannend zu sehen, wie andere Leute in Asien so leben. Liebe Grüsse, Nhi

[Ravikumar-wydj]

Hey dom! Your new subscriber here! Nice videos :)

[sirius-brawlstars]

alternative title: how to get better at japanese (the expensive way) for rich people only

[peplms]

HI ! Dominik thanks for your video. Very instructive. I have a question about the way you are using anki. I went to N3 without using it and learning list of vocabulary and repeat don't really bother me, but using anki would certainly optimise the process. were you using all prepared anki deck or were you making them yourself ? Do you have any tips about the way of using anki ? Thanks :D Good luck for your Phd !

[DontEatMyPiexD]

Hello and thank you for your video! I'm currently studying Japanese and was originally planning to take the N5 in December however due to the pandemic spots being super limited in the US and I couldn't sign up :c Do you think the N5 is completely necessary or do you think the info covered by Genki 1+2 would be enough to skip to the N4?

[based]

"What I mean by fluent" means not fluent.

[seppukun]

Wait... you said you'd explain what it'd mean to be fluent in Japanese but you never actually said what it was exactly. Did you mean passing N2? Or N1? Or 6 years of study?
I wanna know at what JLPT level would I have to pass or master in order to say be able to have a casual conversation with most Japanese people. Would say passing N3 be enough?

[jaddaj]

How did you get fast at reading? I tried N3 this summer but despite learning all kanji and significant amount of vocabulary with anki I realised a few weeks before the test I wasn’t going to be able to read fast enough to complete the exam in time.

[OpuYT]

Wie viel hast du für die Nihongo-So-Matome N1 Reihe ausgegeben? Wirkt bisschen teuer auf mich...

[gerhalccantoluna]

Hi Dominik, in what area did you master on mechanical engineer and you still working on?

[asuranrocks]

Yeahh as we go higher up we just stop studying

[thoru]

So you are and engineer and into humanities?