How Do I Speak Japanese in a Few Months?
Japanese is used by more than 122 million people, and if they learned to speak Japanese so can you. The best way to learn a new language quickly is to use repetition and to integrate the language into your daily activities. You can learn a new language in a few months if you are dedicated, focused and willing to set aside the time to study every day.
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Types of Courses
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Many learning aids on the market can help you learn Japanese in a few months. If you enroll in a university course, a semester is usually about 16 weeks. If you use a product such as Rosetta Stone software, you can become familiar with Japanese in about the same amount of time.
Misconceptions
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Simply memorizing words will not result in fluent Japanese. Memorizing words without using the proper conjugations can have disastrous results. You may think you are asking for directions to the library but instead be insulting someone's mother. The Japanese use honorific titles for different levels of social situations: respectful, humble and polite. The same word can be said in more than one way. This is somewhat analygous to using Ms. or Miss in English.
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Features of Japanese
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The Japanese language uses five vowels (compared to six vowels in English) but more than twice as many vowel sounds than English. In Japanese, the pitch of a vowel sound is very important. Japanese sentences are structured with the verb at the end.
Potential
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Set a goal, and commit to using Japanese in your life as soon as possible. With learning tools such as DVDs, audio tapes, or a helpful professor who can help you learn the honorifics, you can learn Japanese in a few months. Be sure to use a program that emphasizes real-life, spoken Japanese, especially if you are learning the language in order to travel to Japan. Good courses and programs use audio programs to help you learn pronunciation.
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