Japanese is not as hard as everyone thinks: it, however, is about as distant from other languages as they come, so at the beginning you can feel as befuddled and confused as a puppy in a den of linguistic wolves.

1. Is Japanese hard to learn?
Not of all...
by thepolyglotist.com / lingholic.com

2. I´m glad that you decide to see,
relax and drink a cup of tea!
Is Japanese hard to learn … not of all? But, If you
think so, then you’d better not see this presentation,
because you’ve got the wrong idea about this
language!

3. DON’T... use romaji to learn
Literally!!
Speak as soon as you know how to introduce yourself.
If you meet a Japanese person, Say things like “Hi. I’m ___. I don’t speak
Japanese, but I’m learning. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu“. And then, ask as
many questions as you humanly can.
You may wonder, “what questions?”
“kore wa nan desu ka?”
“what is this?”
“kore wa nan to iu?”
“what is this called?”

4. DON’T… focus on isolated words
After you’ve been learning this language for a while,
you realize a lot of patterns repeat themselves, and
certain words are used very often in conjuntion with
others.
– Shoshin wasuru bekarazu
Should not forget our original intention.
“Yea! Let’s learn Japanese!”

5. DO… be creative with how
you express yourself
Japanese is a very descriptive language
I noticed this early on, when I realized that in spite of
not having a particularly large vocabulary, I could still
describe familiar concepts “in other words”.
Example: “soccer ball” or “the round,
black and white thing 11 people play
with”

6. DON’T… use manga and
anime to learn
I mean it. Don’t.
Why?
Because manga and anime use a very particular
brand of Japanese that is NOT used in real life.

7. DO… be patient
As I said in the beginning, Japanese is not difficult
The one thing that makes Japanese “hard” is learning
to read and write it well (but even that can be
simplified with a little planning).
Learning this language won’t require you to have the
IQ of a genius, but you WILL need the patience of a
saint.

8. Well then,