![]() ![]() But honestly, when I look at the very few people I actually know who’ve succeeded, it’s clear why. Look, everyone thinks they can learn Japanese quickly, fueled in part, no doubt, by the number of websites claiming to help you do so if you buy their products. But on a scale of 1 to Hot-Tub-at-the-Playboy-Mansion, learning Japanese slots in somewhere between soldering together your own black-and-white TV and copying the Bible by hand while wearing a Medieval monk outfit. Because that would be great and the world would like that, and then I could sell the world some secret method that I dreamed up and I’d be rich and the world would be happy. I want to tell the world that learning Japanese is easy and fun. And while you’re there with your pine cones and sandwiches and beer, ask yourself: Do I really want to study Japanese? No, really. You should probably pack some sandwiches, now that I think about it, and maybe some beers too. ![]() If there is a pine tree, then climb to the top of that and sit there instead. The taller the better, preferably with a sturdy pine tree. For this, you’re going to want to find yourself a really tall mountain. Anyway, where were we? Oh yeah, Phase II. Phase III? Well, okay I haven’t written that yet. So this is Phase II of the Japanese Rule of 7 Learn Some Japanese project. Beyond a handful of survival sentences, you should give a really good think to whether or not you want to continue learning Japanese. Even if I pay you? No? Hmph, well I didn’t want to anyway.īut when I say “a little” of the language, I mean it. Daily life is much better when you know a few key phrases: Hello. ![]() Anyone with an interest in Japan should learn a little Japanese, I really believe. ![]()
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