The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood about learning Japanese. The most important thing is to study with an open mind and always be willing to revise your study methods to improve your understanding of the language if necessary.

It seems like new or newly renovated information is discovered about something every day. The topic of Japanese language is no exception.

If you are a speaker of English, or any other European language, you will find that Japanese is somewhat different, some considering this different language an impossible language to learn and although this may seem so for the beginner, I can assure you that it is more than possible. It just takes time… and effort.

If you are thinking of studying this language you will find that you will have a huge advantage right from the word go. This advantage comes from the long lived obsession that the Japanese people have with English. Many foreign words, the majority of them of English origin are in use in Japan. They are used commonly everyday and have become a part of everyday Japanese language. However, the problem that a learner of Japanese commonly faces is the inability to understand these words when they are heard. That is because these words are often corrupted to the point where they are no longer recognizable by a native speaker of English. This corruption is not limited to just foreign words and you will soon see that the Japanese like to shorten any words that are long, even their own names.

Foreign words being used in Japan can be learned really easily and quickly. Quicker than anyone would have thought. That just leaves the learner with the task of learning an extra few thousand words to increase their Japanese vocabulary.

Here are a few examples of some English words that have been shortened. They are common words and are used daily in Japan.

The word ‘building’ has been shortened to ‘biru’ – pronounced like the name Bill. It is most commonly used in conversation, but it is not commonly used in literature. The Japanese word ‘tatemono’ is preferred.

Another example are the word(s) ‘ballpoint pen’. These words have been shortened and are now known as ‘boru pen’. If you were to ask a Japanese person for a Ballpoint Pen, many of them would not know what you were asking for. This is a good example of the corruption of English words. Young Japanese people do not even know that the word was once English.

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There are a series of actions that need to be performed before being able to speak any language proficiently and finding the best course of action to take can sometimes be very unclear. It will become clearer once you can sit down and make a list of all of your alternatives. Then you must ponder over your list and consider your alternatives.

If your ‘learn Japanese facts’ are out of date, how will that affect your actions and decisions? You want to learn Japanese fast right? Make certain you don’t let the important facts about how to learn Japanese slip by you.

Japan is one of the worlds power houses, economically driven and wealthy to boot. It is a beautiful country and culturally defined and it is natural for anyone to want to take the time to learn Japanese as a second language.

If you take the time to learn this amazing language the opportunities are endless. There can be huge rewards for any person that can speak Japanese fluently and such individuals can get high paying jobs with Japanese corporations like Sony, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and more… There are too many to mention here.

There are many things that a learner of Japanese needs to know about the Japanese language, here are some of the things that I have learned.

Japanese is a phonetic language. The phonetic alphabet can be learned in just a matter of days and provides the foundation of all that comes there after. Japanese people are obsessed with English and have incorporated many English words into their language. Many of which are used or can be heard daily. This makes it a whole lot easier for a student of Japanese to increase their vocabulary exponentially. Japanese can be mastered in as little as two years. Provided that the student is willing to put in the effort.

In time, as you learn to remember and speak Japanese, you will learn many useful facts about their unique culture and why it is so diverse. Their history is also very unique and it is pretty long, too. Not as long as China’s history, but it comes close. An understanding of Japan’s history and how their language was created will give you a better understanding of the Japan of today.

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When learning Japanese, many people start from learning the numbers from one to ten. It’s an easy and fun way to get started and doesn’t take long, but did you know that you can make words from the numbers? First, lets review the Japanese words for the numbers from one to ten. One, two and three are ichi, ni, san. Four can be shi or yon. Five and six are go and roku. Seven can be nana or shichi. Eight is hachi, nine is kyu or ku and ten is ju.

By putting together the sounds from two numbers, you can make a word. For example, if you are hungry you may want some 15. What’s 15? – take the sound of one, which is ‘ichi’ and put it together with the sound of five ‘go’, to make ichigo – strawberries. How about some 29? Putting the sound of the word of two ‘ni’ with nine ‘ku’ makes ‘niku’ which means meat. In Japan people eat with chopsticks, which is ‘hashi’ in Japanese. To make ‘hashi’ out of numbers, take the first part of the word for eight which is ‘ha’ and add ’shi’ to make 84. If you are asked to go along to a party, you could reply 19 – i + ku = ‘iku’, which means to go!.

There are a couple of numbers to be careful of. If you put the sounds of four and two together, you get shi+ni, which in Japanese means death. Many buildings such as hotels or hospitals won’t have a room with the number 42. 24 is another number that you won’t find in many buildings as it makes the word ni+shi = nishi meaning double death.

You can even make some English words from Japanese numbers. Lets see how. If you take the Japanese word for three ’san’ and put it together with the word for nine ‘kyu’, then you get ’sankyu’. If you say it out loud quickly, you can probably guess which English word it is – that’s right – Thank-you. You can also say Hello in English using Japanese. Remember the word for eight – ‘hachi’ if you take the first part ‘ha’ and put it together with the first part of six – ‘ro’ – you get ‘haro’ – Hello. Using numbers for words is popular when writing messages on cell phones in Japan.

If you are creative, you can probably think of more Japanese words that you can make from numbers. It’s a fun way to keep on learning more Japanese. Can you work out the number for the Japanese word for white? Go to http://www.learnjapanesewordsandphrases.com to find out and for more tips about how to keep your Japanese learning interesting.

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