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Very interesting, thank you for sharing! Full immersion is the best way to learn for sure. I mean, that's exactly how people throughout history have learned. Imagine being a medieval merchant from England, travelling to France, or even further to Egypt or Syria etc. You wouldn't be taking lessons, or practising at home before you go. You would learn there, on the spot. The natural ability to not only learn languages, but to want to communicate is very powerful.
I felt the same way after visiting my uni friend in Tokyo about 2 years ago, though plenty interesting prior, and now long term goal is teach at Tokyo University :>
Also, I reckon that moving to anywhere, whilst one is young and one’s memory is still somewhat agile would also immensely aid in one’s ability to learn to write, speak and read any language.
With those three alphabets one has to learn & all the dialects, of Japanese one has to learn to speak, and write, etc., I reckon learning that language as a whole, would be immensely difficult.
I had spent years studying Japanese and even remember complaining that "chopsticks" and "bridge" were both pronounced the same way ("hashi")… Then, way later than I should have, I found out-oh, by the way-Japanese has a simple tonal structure, and those two words actually aren’t pronounced the same. WHAT?!
Gosh, why would you put yourself through so many tests daily? It all appears to be ever so never-endingly un-nerving! I’d have offed myself, having struggled so bloody much after so many years.
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Was nice to hear some back-story about this guy I've been listening to and learning from for 10+ years! 😀
Aye, wholeheartedly agree
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Thank you, wise words there.
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! It feels very relatable!
That was another good video.
Very interesting, thank you for sharing! Full immersion is the best way to learn for sure. I mean, that's exactly how people throughout history have learned. Imagine being a medieval merchant from England, travelling to France, or even further to Egypt or Syria etc. You wouldn't be taking lessons, or practising at home before you go. You would learn there, on the spot. The natural ability to not only learn languages, but to want to communicate is very powerful.
I felt the same way after visiting my uni friend in Tokyo about 2 years ago, though plenty interesting prior, and now long term goal is teach at Tokyo University :>
I'm visiting Japan for the first time in a month. I'm wondering if I'll end up staying for awhile lol. Thanks for your insights, really helpful.
Also, I reckon that moving to anywhere, whilst one is young and one’s memory is still somewhat agile would also immensely aid in one’s ability to learn to write, speak and read any language.
I started learning Japanese 20 years too late. Visited once loved it but can't speak to save my life.
mackerel sky😊
How hard is it to get a drivers licence in Japan if you don't speak good Japanese?
You can do it in English.
You can also do a pilot's license and a skipper's license in English.
With those three alphabets one has to learn & all the dialects, of Japanese one has to learn to speak, and write, etc., I reckon learning that language as a whole, would be immensely difficult.
I had spent years studying Japanese and even remember complaining that "chopsticks" and "bridge" were both pronounced the same way ("hashi")… Then, way later than I should have, I found out-oh, by the way-Japanese has a simple tonal structure, and those two words actually aren’t pronounced the same. WHAT?!
@ Same tonally, but differently syllabically stressed right?
@@SuiGenerisAbbie I'm not qualified to answer that question, sorry
Gosh, why would you put yourself through so many tests daily?
It all appears to be ever so never-endingly un-nerving!
I’d have offed myself, having struggled so bloody much after so many years.