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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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on 2011-03-28 14:30:42 |
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No amount of anime would help much, since they were meant to entertain and not to teach. Chances are that you'll learn really basic things like "good morning" and any other really basic things. It's more likely to be self-learning by taking what you hear from the anime and looking it up and reading about it. You're better off taking real classes and taking it from there. Even exchanging knowledge with a Japanese friend (or someone who knows it) works pretty well. If your teacher is similar to the one I had, you'll learn all the slang and phrases like that as well. Good times. xD  |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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on 2011-07-22 04:39:22 |
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I've watched about almost 150+ anime series but I still can't understand nor speak Japanese fluently... Maybe taking classes would be way better. You'll be proficient in just months... 
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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Learning japanese purely by watching anime is NOT easy to do in my opinion. What you CAN do however, is picture anime as a tool in your learning. But it also depends on your choices in what you watch. There are a few series which I think are helpful in your learning if used effectively. Allow me to share my experiences; The following titles are what I used to practice pronunciation: -CLANNAD -Kimikiss ~Pure Rouge~ -Macross Frontier -Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu or anything that has Yuuichi Nakamura or Jun Fukuyama as the main lead seiyuu since the pitch of my voice is similar to theirs. (not because they're my fave seiyuus) I find it effective trying to imitate voice actors that has a similar pitch to your own. Usually, I find a single sentence in an episode and repeat it several times until I'm confident that I got it right. To check further, I actually try out the sentences with my Japanese friends and see if they understand what I said. Now for the essentials, titles that can assist in the learning of sentence structure. The following are some of the series that I recommend: -Minami-ke (stay away from what Fuyuki[elementary schoolboy with glasses] says for the time being since getting mixed up with the Hakata dialect is the last thing you want) -Hanamaru Yoichien -K-On -Da Capo -Hoshizora e kakaru Hashi -Working! -Ikoku meiro no Croisee Basically try to avoid series that contain too many cultural jargon such as 'Yakitate Japan' or anything that is too technical such as 'Moyashimon'. Most series based on visual novels may be great choices. So how do you use these resources? Firstly, you need to have a basic understanding of some particles like wa, ga, wo, de/te, ni, kara, kedo...If you recognize at least the ones that I've listed and know how they work, then you can expect some results within a week or so. If you can, focus on the 'te/de' particle because that has many many uses. I would say that knowing the particles is most useful for learning from anime. I can learn vocabulary easily by memory or using memo cards while on a train to some place. While watching, listen and try to identify the particles. Pause at a sentence of interest and try to break down what you heard into pieces. Isolate the particles within those pieces and note the positions of the vocabulary (the single words/terms). So why does this method work for me? Well basically, what I'm doing is instead of learning the Japanese words itself, I'm actually deciphering how the language works by focusing on the particles, which are backbone of the sentence structure. To me, the vocabulary are like the variables which I can substitute into a formula, namely the particle skeleton. This is more of a scientific approach to learning a language so it may not work for everyone. I used this method combined with experimenting with Japanese people that I come across in shops, ordering food in restaurants, asking for recommendation of a title at a local Japanese book store, joining Japanese social groups. After a year of using this method of study, I could navigate around Tokyo, participate in activities with the locals there without any problems. Why didn't I go to any formal Japanese classes? Well for one, it's quite expensive in my area. And also, the pacing is too slow that I have friends drop out after 1 semester (half year) due to lack of interest. They basically don't teach anything interesting until the 3rd year. That was just my suggestion, it may not work for everyone. I just happen to find a method that works best for me due to my scientific mind and that's how I like to do everything. Also, having people skills is also extremely useful. Overall what's most effective is to find a way to use a resource that works best for you and that's the best advice I can give.  |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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I guess it depends on what kind of learning style suits you the most. If you are a auditory or visual learner, watching and listening to anime would be a good option. But if you are a more kenetic(body movement) learner, this is a horrible option, takeing classes would do you better in your case.   |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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It'll be best if you have a Japanese friend who knows fluent english. It'll be free and fast to learn xD. I watched anime for 3years and learning bit by bit from my Japanese friend who is kinda bad in english(Only knows the basic) and I had a classmate which also understands Japanese so its awesome.  |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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on 2011-12-12 15:58:46 |
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I highly, highly doubt anyone could easily simply watch anime and "learn" the language well enough to start speaking it as if they took a class or two, but it does help with vocabulary if you're approaching it with absolutely no prior knowledge. Common words, repeated enough times, are bound to be understood and remembered, so words/phrases like "ohayou", "inu", "namae", etc which makes first learning the language a bit easier as the first common vocabulary words are already known. But language is comprised of 4 main elements- speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Not only are the two non-verbal elements completely missing in anime (save for lyrics), but so is speaking. If you really want to make anime a tool to advance your knowledge of the Japanese language, do it as you take a class or go through a self-teaching book. This way, you're not just trying to learn "blind"; you can also seek out little bits and pieces in the dialogue- vocab, grammar- and confirm your knowledge of them as you go and, for the adventurous, try without the subtitles and see if you can't catch anything from listening and context alone. And then there's listening alone. :O 
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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by giiraaffee
on 2011-12-12 23:44:10 (edited 2011-12-12 23:54:36)
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I'm not too sure that you could become fluent in Japanese from watching anime, as I don't think it would help with the grammer and structure, and you would possibly have trouble with reading and writing Japanese,b ut you may learn a few words and phrases, and possibly learn how certain letters or characters are said. I learnt this because I have been to a few Japanese classes, have a learn Japanese book and a Japanese dictionary myself. I found the Japanese class the easiest, but then it depends how you learn. If you could learn about the alphabets (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji), it may help you to pronounce most words correctly due to knowing how each letter or character sounds. Howeve, even though you may learn how to pronounce some words or phrases in the correct way. However, whilst knowing some words or phrases is a good thing, you would probably need to learn the grammer and structure, so you can build on what you know and expand your knowledge. By taking a Japanese class, I also learnt a great deal about the culture, which made me more intrigued in Japan as some animes don't show much of the culture or may go un-noticed due to other happenings, but also you may not understand what they are doing and why as sometimes it is not clear. I think that the easiest way to learn Japanese is to either invenst in a learning Japanese book, or get a few lessons, and this will ensure that you are learning correctly and also will probably be more of an easier, however slightly more expensive in some cases, route. Then you can use your anime to see how much you have learnt, or to help you to continue pick up on new words and phrases. |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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It depends on the people,really.For me,it took me a few hundreds just to learn a few basics.But yeah,if ya wanna go for it,then REAL Japanese is the best way(taking classes and make REAL Japanese friends,and so on.Better yet,to travel and ACTUALLY stay at Japan(that was one of my plan,BTW ;D).).I still got hard time reading kanjis,though(yeah,even a Chinese guy like me can't EVEN read his own XP),so I would rather stick to my own way of reading ;P |
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on 2012-04-01 18:46:39 |
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LOL you can't learn Japanese just from watching anime and anyone who tells you they have done so is lying. Things you can learn from watching anime: -pronunciation -rhythm and intonation -some culture, depending on what you watch -some words/grammar structures, depending on your listening skills, but the vocabulary might be very specialized depending on what you watch -listening ability Things you cannot learn from watching anime no matter how much you watch: -words for everything that will never show up in an anime, ex. you might learn "moon tiara magic" but not "to nod one's head," which you won't learn until you graduate from picture books. -formal words/grammar structures, ie. keigo -make that any words/grammar that is not "conversational" speech -how to navigate the male/female speech continuum -hiragana -katakana -KANJI -how to order off of a menu -how to read handwritten vs. typed Japanese (which is fricking difficult) -how to read names (which is fricking difficult) -how to explain around a word you've forgotten when you're talking to someone -did I mention KANJI?? If you try to learn Japanese by only watching anime you will not be very successful hands down. But if you use it as a SUPPLEMENT to expose yourself to the language while you study in other ways it can be effective. |
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Well, do non-English speakers learn English exclusively through American and/or British cartoons? It would be strange to meet someone who learns English through lets say The Simpsons or Beavis and Butt-Head. I actually did attempt to study Japanese through anime before I ever formally studied it. I did recognize that there were many ways of saying me/I (ie, watashi, ore, boku, etc) and you (anata, omae, kimi) and so on. I also recognized that with the grammar, the verb goes at the end of a sentence. As for kanji, Ronin Warriors/Samurai Troopers sort of taught me it, but after formally learning it, I saw that they mistaken some of the kanji. Like they called Rowen/Touma's kanji inochi or life in the English version and yet it's just chi/tomo meaning wisdom. They also called Sage/Seiji's kanji wisdom in the English version when it really means grace. So sometimes there will be mistakes until you formally learn. I think anime is a good motivator, but not ultimately a good source. |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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by Earthbonded
on 2013-03-04 08:19:38
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http://jisho.org/ + http://japanese.about.com/ + Song translating... that's pretty much my current classes xD. Trust me Anime is not a good way to learn, Japanese speak hell fast xD... it SHOULD still be comprehensible but you wouln't have enough time to come up with your own words xD. |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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on 2013-05-11 04:50:15 |
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Ive learn about speaking in japanese just by watching anime mostly its the historical types that help me the most (anime that have settings in the edo period) |
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Re: How much anime does it take to learn Japanese?
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on 2013-05-11 05:25:32 |
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<<< just watch anime in english (kinda)dub all of the time and yah, i don'nt know much japanese and my english sucks as well 60% - English dub 40% - Jap. dub  
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I agree with most of you. You can learn some basic from animes. But if you truly want to master Japanese or any other languages, you must study it properly. Just saying Japanese is my 5th language (good beginner). So I can tell about learning a new language. You need to put some real effort in you study and take class, especially to build a solid foundation. BTW only listening is not enough. You have to speak and write too in order to improve and not forget. |
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Learning just by listening doesn't really help you in regards to learning a new language. But it does help better than pure study and memorization. I learned Japanese basics first by studying and through the net (there are tons of learning materials lurking in the net). After entering in to the intermediate level with confidence in my vocabulary list, syntax, grammar and writing skills, I began to listen spoken Japanese from anime and live films (which is better compared to anime imo, as it uses a more natural Japanese). I found out I can't understand what the characters are saying. Even though, after a couple of years in immersion, my listening skills became good to the point that I can understand all hentai without subs and be able to ride through a whole tv series without subs and still understand all what's going on even if I don't understand some of the advance words. My speaking and reading/writing skills became better too, aided by my comprehension ability. With that I concluded that I already learned the fundamentals of the language enabling me to use it comfortably. I began studying the advanced level and maybe throughout my life I'd just slowly learn them and apply it into usage. My current Japanese is still not as fluent as a Native speaker but it's passable imo. My knowledge of Kanji and therefore vocabulary is still not enough though. TL;DR just study the grammar and basic vocabulary. Use the language, practice it and be immersed with it. While at it expand your vocabulary. You don't have to know ALL Kanjis except if you want to take JLPT N1. If you really want to sound like a Native speaker though you have to experience the country first and talk with people there imo. Since it's a contextual language.
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by shunukiya90
on 2014-09-19 01:59:05
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i watch anime for almost 15 years already and i never took a single Japanese class or something like it. since i was watching anime for so long time i didn't realize when i started to understand Japanese, i just did. i learn to read and write kanji on my own and i even become a manga translator with my own effort. i even pass the JLPT N3 with flying color and will be taking N2 soon. it's all thank to anime, it's doesn't care what people think you can do, it's as long you believe you can do it, that's all the matter so if there anyone doubt themselves whether they can do it or not, just believe in yourself :)
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