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[Lenyo]

Hey, I've been seriously considering it for a WHILE.

I've got tons of free time on my hand, I finish all my chores early in the morning, and I decided I want to start an intensive study on the Japanese language. And further delving into such matters later, I wish to learn to read Kanji.


I know we have a plethora of Japanese speaking people on this forum, and I don't know of any classes I can take in real life to help me learn Japanese, so could anybody here help give me tips, teach me the tricks and stuff, and help me out?

Thanks.

[Lenyo]

Waah, I wake up and there are a buncha text mountains.


Thanks, everyone, for all the advice and the recommendations. I intend to study different parts at least once a day for a few hours until school starts. I'm currently working on memorizing the Hiragana alphabet, and pronunciation.

From the anime I've watched in my life, I've learned a few words, but not actually LEARNED them. Like, I used to think "go-men-oh-sai" was like, sorry, but I didn't know how to spell it at all. So I'm learning the romanji spellings for common phrases (doing this helps me remember the words in Japanese, so I can speak them. I know it won't really help me read.), trying to memorize the Hiragana alphabet, and that's about all I'm studying for now until I get better at other things.

Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your advice, and

Rumiko: Since you know English so well, and it isn't even your first language, I have a feeling your help will be very useful.