I Have No Time To Learn Japanese
People want to learn Japanese for a lot of reasons. If you are thinking of going to Japan for a few weeks or on a business trip this is a good reason. You quite possibly don’t even have to speak Japanese but want to just for something to do. If you are able to talk in another language you will be given a wonderful feeling of achievement.
Although I had wanted to learn Japanese for a long time I guess the main reason why I finally decided to do something about it was because I was planning a long trip to Tokyo. Considering I was going to be living there for 3 months I felt that I should try and communicate effectively in their language. I am often asked whether I can speak Japanese fluently and am not sure what to tell them.
If you want my opinion, I believe that even though I think I can now communicate well now in Japanese, I still don’t think I know that much. I think it’s highly unlikely I will ever know how to speak Japanese fluently. New words and phrases will always crop up that you don’t know. I am actually able to watch and fully know what’s happening in Japanese cartoons and movie now without subtitles. If I can sit and watch a movie in English and know what’s going on, then there’s no reason with a little work I shouldn’t be able to do the same in Japanese.
I must admit I am getting closer to knowing almost everything but not yet. Going from nothing to something in regards to learning Japanese has not been easy and you will be asking how I have managed to succeed. I won’t lie, it took a lot of perspiration and many hours of effort. If you think it’s going to be easy to do this then you will be mistaken. In essence, learning any new language takes a huge amount of time and effort. I have to admit though that anyone who puts their mind to it can succeed as I have.
It can be difficult to find time to study in between your work commitments and anything else that’s on. If you try hard enough there’s always moments when you can fit in study while doing other things like traveling to and from work.
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