![]() And the sad reality is that most beginners of Japanese forever remain beginners of Japanese. For a native English speaker, Japanese is hard, harder than learning Spanish, for example. Focus - Remove all distractions and concentrate on what you are learning.Be inquisitive, try things out, and make corrections as needed. Adults just have to be child-like in learning. "Adults can't learn foreign languages" is simply not true. Mistake-making is memory-making if you correct and review your mistakes. Humility - Embrace mistakes and learn from them.Don't forget to review! I highly recommend using the Anki flashcard software (see below) for daily review. Consistency - Study every day, even if for only a few minutes.Use your motivations (your personal reasons for learning Japanese) to guide you to your goal (visualizing your future self). Imagine yourself reading a Japanese newspaper on a shinkansen bullet train. Imagine yourself being interviewed on Japanese TV or ordering a Big Mac at McDonald's. Now take a moment to visualize yourself speaking fluent Japanese in Japan to real native speakers.This will help you get through the dark plateaus when progress seems painfully slow. Make a list of these reasons and remember them often. It could be a desire to read a novel or a newspaper in Japanese. It may be an anime you saw that made you think learning Japanese would be cool. Remember your personal reasons for wanting to learn Japanese. ![]() Motivation - Look for new ways to want to learn Japanese and enjoy it.To learn any language, you need these things:
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