I am attempting to learn Japanese (Nihongo) from Pimsleur's Comprehensive Japanese lessons, amongst other things. I really strongly want to learn and retain this language, and I've learned the most important parts of learning a language are immersion and repetition. If anyone out there has any comprehension of Japanese and would like to help me learn by communicating with me in Japanese and such, I would greatly appreciate it. I obviously don't know much at this point, having only taken two half-hours lessons — apart from some general long-term exposure through entertainment and occasionally learning bits and pieces — but I'd appreciate being able to get as much practice as I can to help retain it and truly begin comprehending it as my own language, not just as something I'm constantly trying to interpret.
I had two problems with learning French. The first was the lack of use, in that I had no one with whom I could use it. The other, I've more recently realized, is that it wasn't a language I took as my own; I kept trying to interpret the words into their English counterparts, and I think it would be more helpful if I can convince my brain to accept the words, phrases, and notations as having their own meaning and context.
I do intend to learn the written language as well, but that is going to be a task with a much greater learning curve. I think it will be easier by having some basic understanding of the language itself first, so long as I work on immersing myself into the text gradually.
Thanks in advance. (Arigatougozaimasu.)
Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu
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