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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Despite being one of the most popular languages in the world, there are still so many people who are frightened by the thought of learning Japanese as they assume that it is too hard. So how does one go about how to learn Japanese easily?

The first thing that you have to realize is that you better forget that you want to find similarities within English and Japanese to help you; you will not. They are two very different languages in more ways than one.

One of the things that you will be happy to know is that there are things that make other languages hard that Japanese does not have. Grammatical gender or numbers are some examples of these. Be happy that you do not have these.

There is no doubt that learning a new alphabet can be pretty difficult but the point is, they can be learnt. All that you have to do is follow a couple of rules.

First and foremost you need to get it out of your head that Japanese is hard to learn. This can be said for every single language. It is all up to you and how you decide to perceive things. If you begin with the mentality that it will be difficult then expect no less than that.

The next best rule to follow is to make use of image association to learn the different alphabets that Japanese has. For instance if you can associate a specific word with a specific image or story then you will be able to learn faster.

Last but not least, the golden rule, keep at it. You will have to always do repetition to make sure that you learn it through and through. Use repetition software like Anki if you have to.

Heed the above three rules and learning Japanese should be easy for you.

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** You may be about to travel to a Japanese speaking country

** You have an opportunity to occupationally train some colleagues who only speak Japanese

** You want basic Japanese for business reasons and want to become more valuable at your job by being bilingual

** You are a fan of Japanese animation films, video games, manga comics and want to want to enjoy them more fully without relying on subtitles

** You would like to read books, magazines, and web sites written in Japanese

** Enable you write to and email Japanese speaking people

** Feel more confident and comfortable around Japanese speaking people

** Allow you to get hired by a multi-national business firm and possibly even work and live in Japan

** Japanese fluency definitely stands out on a college/university application, resume or curriculum vitae

** Just enjoy the possibility of making tons of new Japanese friends

Besides that, it would be pretty impressive to be able to tell your family, friends, and members of the opposite *** that you “speak Japanese”.

Your goal should be to learn to read, speak, and understand modern Japanese. Obviously this can’t be done from just a book. One of the better proven ways of doing this with less effort is utilizing “picture learning”. This method appears to better lock the language into your brain. Some computerized courses feature this approach to build vocabulary in terms of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Japanese. This system makes the whole process more fun and can have the student mastering hundreds of words in a matter of days. Make sure that whatever course you take covers both the Hiragana and Katakana Japanese alphabets. The better courses utilized a “game” type approach to reduce boredom, stimulate interest and improve speed of results.

Once you gain the competence in Japanese, you will open up many personal and business related opportunities. For example, the U.S.A. does more business with Japan than any other country. You will be a valuable employee if you speak the language of the customer. Japanese is among the top 10 languages on Earth and spoken by over 130 million people. “Speaks Japanese” looks great on a resume or curriculum vitae, no matter what your line of work.

In Japan especially, language has been grooved by culture. So as you study Japanese you also discover and learn more about their wonderful culture. Stepping outside your own culture and language will give you a fresh, new perspective. In addition, Japan has lots of great music that can be appreciated so much more because you can now understand it.Let’s start by giving a good number of reasons why learning Japanese might be of interest to you.

** You may be about to travel to a Japanese speaking country

** You have an opportunity to occupationally train some colleagues who only speak Japanese

** You want basic Japanese for business reasons and want to become more valuable at your job by being bilingual

** You are a fan of Japanese animation films, video games, manga comics and want to want to enjoy them more fully without relying on subtitles

** You would like to read books, magazines, and web sites written in Japanese

** Enable you write to and email Japanese speaking people

** Feel more confident and comfortable around Japanese speaking people

** Allow you to get hired by a multi-national business firm and possibly even work and live in Japan

** Japanese fluency definitely stands out on a college/university application, resume or curriculum vitae

** Just enjoy the possibility of making tons of new Japanese friends

Besides that, it would be pretty impressive to be able to tell your family, friends, and members of the opposite *** that you “speak Japanese”.

Your goal should be to learn to read, speak, and understand modern Japanese. Obviously this can’t be done from just a book. One of the better proven ways of doing this with less effort is utilizing “picture learning”. This method appears to better lock the language into your brain. Some computerized courses feature this approach to build vocabulary in terms of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Japanese. This system makes the whole process more fun and can have the student mastering hundreds of words in a matter of days. Make sure that whatever course you take covers both the Hiragana and Katakana Japanese alphabets. The better courses utilized a “game” type approach to reduce boredom, stimulate interest and improve speed of results.

Once you gain the competence in Japanese, you will open up many personal and business related opportunities. For example, the U.S.A. does more business with Japan than any other country. You will be a valuable employee if you speak the language of the customer. Japanese is among the top 10 languages on Earth and spoken by over 130 million people. “Speaks Japanese” looks great on a resume or curriculum vitae, no matter what your line of work.

In Japan especially, language has been grooved by culture. So as you study Japanese you also discover and learn more about their wonderful culture. Stepping outside your own culture and language will give you a fresh, new perspective. In addition, Japan has lots of great music that can be appreciated so much more because you can now understand it.

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