Learning Japanese
Posts related to learning Japanese. Contains lessons as well as reviews of learning tools and helpful tips for learning. Sorted oldest to newest.
Lesson #0 – Introduction/plan
Preface to the Learning Japanese series. Contains tips and ‘requirements’. Should be read.
Lesson #1 – Kana
The first lesson focuses on Kana, the Japanese syllibary systems. Contains a brief history section, a section about the usages of kana, and the finally the actual lesson (includes a downloadable flash animation).
Lesson #2 – Verbs
Lesson two focuses on Japanese verbs, explaining their placement in a sentence as well as the three different types of verbs and how to recognize each type.
Lesson #3 – Verb Conjugation
Lesson three focuses on how to conjugate the three types of verbs learned about in lesson two.
Smart.fm
Recommendation of the website smart.fm for studying Japanese vocabulary; “it’s like flash cards on crack, and I mean the really high quality stuff.”