How I MASTERED Japanese in just ONE YEAR 🇯🇵 | Tips for Learning Japanese

[@phen-themoogle7651]

I got fluent 15-20 years ago, I know 20k+ words and spent half my life in the language (also worked as a translator), but I am no where close to having 'mastered' the language, lol , but I haven't mastered English either. Native speakers also haven't mastered their own language. You have to read like 10k books and write novels in the language yourself , without anyone doubting you are Japanese, and they consider you like the modern Natsume Soseki or something...to have truly mastered it. Title should be related to being fluent, but props for getting fluent in just one year, GG!

[@blueeagle2255]

thanks Kate, I'm a PR in Japan. Thank you , you inspired me to learn Japanese.

[@coolbrotherf127]

Idk if I've "mastered" the language, but I have already been studying 4+ hours a day for the past year or so. My main strategy was learn as many words and kanji as possible per day and watch Japanese KZbin videos as much as I could. Then occasionally learning grammar from Japanese KZbinrs when I was interested or confused. I feel like I've been able to really increase my comprehension level but I need to spend more time interacting with real people to improve my writing and speaking.

[@antre-mk9ps]

i personally wouldnt recommend studying kanji intensely because its incredibly time intensive for how uneffectful it can be. some words combine kanji in a way where unless you've seen the kanji in other situations (words) then the english definition of the kanji will not suffice. some words also combine kanji in weird ways (with odd relationships) and you might not be able to determine the meaning of the word from kanji alone. i suggest studying mostly vocabulary and basic radicals (i.e. water, person, tree, etc) to recognize and connect (relationships) between different kanji in different situations. ps many who have studied writing have regretted it and say it's quite useless (in japan as well if you're going for work) but it's up to you ultimately

[@coolbrotherf127]

@@antre-mk9ps I learned to sight read 500 of the most common kanji with just Anki mostly. I didn't bother learning to write them as you mentioned it's a waste of time. I learned another 5000ish from general reading and creating my own sentence mining Anki deck. Even for kanji that were difficult to remember at first, between daily Anki reviews and immersion, I have been able to remember a lot of them just fine. 漢字がすんなり入って、毎日15個くらい覚えられました。がすごく好きで、お気に入りの曲だと歌詞をずっと調べて意味が分かるようにしちゃうんです。

[@itsthelucykate]

Learning as much vocab as possible is a great way to study and it’s great that you increased your comprehension level! Grammar is important but at the end of the day speaking is the best way, to actually use the language and interact with it.

[@AmbiCahira]

As far as mastery goes, it always depends on your own personal goals. I had a personal goal to master English and perfect my pronunciation and vocabulary to a native level and I didn't feel done until I was around 23 years deep although I was fluent and everything long before that. If a person wants to achieve C1-C2 then it is a good reminder to remember that even a native speaker takes 15-20 years to develop their adult vocabulary, so it is okay that it takes time to reach that level as a non-native. The encouragement is that the native speaker was growing a brain and learning about the world and concepts while getting that vocab and you already have those so it isn't necessarily a hopeless dream to aim high if you want to.

[@amaya7556]

omg nintendogs on the DS just took me back to my childhood wow

[@cliffordrichardc]

i just start learning jp

[@もちもち-x1l]

家族に日本人がいたからじゃなくて？

[@spiritsplice]

"Hi guys, here is another video where I lie for clicks. I can't actually speak japanese and am nowhere near mastering it. I'm actually a shitty B1 level."

[@itsthelucykate]

@@spiritsplice umm.. I want to clarify on this, but actually I have my Japanese channel (where I speak only in Japanese) linked in the description box and I am fluent in Japanese. I graduated from a Japanese university and passed the N1 JLPT. I would not click bait and lie on this…

[@spiritsplice]

@@itsthelucykate "in just one year" is a blatant lie and you know it. you even capitalized your clickbait title for maximum effect. you know exactly what you are doing.

[@TheOfficial_CommanderShepherd]

@@spiritspliceYou cannot learn a tier 4 language in a year but you can be really efficient at learning it in a year but requires a lot of dedication; Ansel Elgort did it.

[@spiritsplice]

@@TheOfficial_CommanderShepherd You cannot learn ANY language in a year.

[@TheOfficial_CommanderShepherd]

@@spiritsplice If you say so I personally know people that have learned a tier 1&2 language in a year and are fluent in it but hey do you and believe what you want not my problem.

[@melosaurrn]

Even natives aren’t “masters” of their language.

[@gracecraig142]

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,and none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.Psalm 33:18-19

[@三好輝-k4i]

the reason why you haven become introverted is maybe you have inflammation🔥 in your 🫁 by mold/micotoxins. bodily inflammation🔥 makes your 🧠 autistic mode(a little bit temporal lobe epilepsy⚡️) this is the problem spreading the humid place in Asia and airtight rooms. you have to check the hidden places where mold is growing (e.g.) under the fridge and washing machine (around big furnitures)