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Welcome to Learning Japanese
Photo by Tonko43
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There are a few things you should probably
know before you get started.
Photo by Urawara Zero
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First things first, I know roman letters are your
friends, but you are going to have to say
goodbye to them.
A B C
I thought we had
something special.
It's not you. It's me.
I have places I need to go.
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It's for the best really. But, don't worry, you
are going to meet some new friends called
kana, which represent sounds in Japanese.
あ え い お
Hello everyone!
Hey! Let's party!
All right! Whoot!
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There are two systems of kana. One called
hiragana, which is what we will learn in this
course.
あえいおう
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The other is katakana, which is used for
foreign words as well as some other
specialized uses.
アエイオウ
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Katakana's not covered in this course, but if
you'd like to practice it, you can click the icon
below and you will be magically teleported to
another course that does practice it.
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So, you might be wondering how in the world
you type kana (and kanji, etc...) with a
keyboard full of roman letters.
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Well, that's where an IME comes in handy.
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Most people prefer the Google IME. Although
all major OSes have some kind of default
IME.
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Taking the 2-3 minutes to install an IME will
give you a huge boost to your Japanese
studies.
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And the next time you are at a party, you can
impress your new friends with your awesome
skills.
Photo by Mircea
I installed an IME!
You rock!
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Also, you might run into some issues typing
words correctly in the course, making for a
somewhat sub-par experience learning
Japanese.
Photo by Eric Kilby
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For more info and links to some awesome
tutorials and other resources to get you
started, click below.

How to Start Studying Japanese

  • 1.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com Welcome to Learning Japanese Photo by Tonko43
  • 2.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com There are a few things you should probably know before you get started. Photo by Urawara Zero
  • 3.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com First things first, I know roman letters are your friends, but you are going to have to say goodbye to them. A B C I thought we had something special. It's not you. It's me. I have places I need to go.
  • 4.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com It's for the best really. But, don't worry, you are going to meet some new friends called kana, which represent sounds in Japanese. あ え い お Hello everyone! Hey! Let's party! All right! Whoot!
  • 5.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com There are two systems of kana. One called hiragana, which is what we will learn in this course. あえいおう
  • 6.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com The other is katakana, which is used for foreign words as well as some other specialized uses. アエイオウ
  • 7.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com Katakana's not covered in this course, but if you'd like to practice it, you can click the icon below and you will be magically teleported to another course that does practice it.
  • 8.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com So, you might be wondering how in the world you type kana (and kanji, etc...) with a keyboard full of roman letters.
  • 9.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com Well, that's where an IME comes in handy.
  • 10.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com Most people prefer the Google IME. Although all major OSes have some kind of default IME.
  • 11.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com Taking the 2-3 minutes to install an IME will give you a huge boost to your Japanese studies.
  • 12.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com And the next time you are at a party, you can impress your new friends with your awesome skills. Photo by Mircea I installed an IME! You rock!
  • 13.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com Also, you might run into some issues typing words correctly in the course, making for a somewhat sub-par experience learning Japanese. Photo by Eric Kilby
  • 14.
    © Copyright 2015JLPTBootCamp.com For more info and links to some awesome tutorials and other resources to get you started, click below.