Learning Japanese Isn't Actually That Hard

immersion is kinda cool ngl

➣ Resources

➣ Anki

➣ Pitch Accent

➣ Listening

➣ Dictionaries

➣ Popup Dictionaries

➣ Grammar

➣ Reading

Outline
0:00 Introduction
3:09 Basic Principles
7:09 Basic Study
9:04 Immersion
11:07 Tolerating Ambiguity
12:39 Anki
15:03 Reading & Pronunciation
17:44 Output
20:18 Conclusion

[トレントン]

i got a lot of questions about learning through listening specifically so i made a video about it :)

[rexroyulada]

This isn't just a Japanese learning guide, this is a general language learning guide. You can apply the method of this video to basically every other language.

[ko-yoyl]

I'm so happy that you are studying Japanese. I'm also struggling with studying English in Japan. Let's do our best together!

[trapperoftheyear]

this is basically how every non native english speaker learned english

[VeryRGOTI]

This is basically how i accidentally learned English with my phone as a kid

[sophiee]

For starting anime without subtitles I reccomend rewatching the ones you have already seen! You won't be so overwhelmed and it helps with context clues for learning words.

[kirapatatochips]

Bro spawned in and decided to drop the best Japanese learning guide💀

[niqqiart]

"beating their head against the wall trying to remember verb conjugation tables" hit me right in the heart, I had to cry for a few minutes.

[EchoGillette]

this is super helpful and validating because ive been using this method (kind of) by installing a jp keyboard on my phone and searching simple words i know like "ねこ" and watching whatever Japanese videos come up. it's basically interacting with YouTube the way a child would.

[YourOnlyHero]

**gets dropped off in the middle of Sapporo** learn, adapt, survive

[korton]

You forgot the other 1/3 of people who want to impress their grandma.

[kaopin]

Principles: The decisive factor of learning the language is input. Memorization and explicit grammar practice is secondary.
1. Learn Hiragana and Katakana.
2. Learn basic grammar, but don't feel obligated to master it.
3. Commit multiple hours of input a day, whichever the method.

Tips
1. Passive listening to save time.
2. Tolerate not understanding everything. But having some context helps extract more information.
3. SRS (Spaced Repetition System) to learn a few words a day. Use "Mining" to add words you encounter to an Anki card.
4. Listen to Japanese for a few months before worrying about reading, unless you don't worry about accents.
5. Wait until you're very comfortable understanding Japanese to start speaking it.
6. Build confidence by usingJapanese in everyday applications, such as in notes or by conversing with Japanese people online.
7. Tone down the kanji and vocab memorization, focus on input.

[lou]

This method brilliantly worked when I was learning Spanish. I immersed myself in a Spanish speaking country, I'm shy so unintentionally I listened way more. 3 months later someone asked me how did I learn Spanish so quickly! It dawned on me then that I was actually understanding most of what was said. I was over the moon, grammar is still my enemy but for some reason I can hear if it sounds right or not, just no clue why I know. Super excited that I've started my learning Japanese journey

[saifdes]

these are general rules for learning any language for that matter not only Japanese. that's how I learned English completely by myself in my room. my next destination is to learn Japanese the same way!

this is awfully underrated bro.. solid editing and script writing skills with actually useful knowledge to share, more people need to find your channel.

[laithtwair]

when it comes to grammar i HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend cure dolly. she explains grammar so well and makes it feel so natural and logical, it's incredible!!

[KanjiEater]

This is a great overview of the process. The hard part for most people is being aware of this process and then being consistent until the point where the language is a natural part of your life.

[clofh]

3:24 "He was killed by a car" 💀

[LimitBreakerID]

I think this is the basic order of things you need to do to learn a language

1: learn basic alphabets, basic phrases and their sounds
2: listen for hours
3: learn speaking
4: learn reading
5: learn writing

[N_Air]

You see, I am not learning Japanese but this has been in my recommended 4 times despite me never seeing this channel.

So here I am now, subscribed and watching

[flynnoflenniken]

There's a really good Youtube channel called Comprehensible Japanese with this native Japanese lady who takes Krashen's idea of comprehensible input and basically treats the viewer like they're her child. She shows you things like objects or pictures and speaks very simply as if she were explaining the thing to a native Japanese baby or toddler. Other times she'll tell very simple stories as if she were telling a very simple story to a native Japanese baby or toddler. It's a pretty useful channel as a starting point.