If you find yourself falling in love with Japanese and getting serious about studying, you might eventually ask yourself, “How long does it take to learn Japanese?” or “Can I really master this?” Anyone who has an interest in Japanese culture or who dreams of one day walking across the crowded Shibuya intersection is going …
Note: The following is our honest FluentU review — after thoroughly testing the product. Also please note there are affiliate links in this post. If you sign up through our links, you help support our site. This review has been updated: February 15th, 2022. When you first start trying to pick up a language, you …
Note: This Duolingo Japanese Review is up-to-date as of Feb 15th, 2022. Whether you are a native English speaker or know English as a second language, picking up Japanese is no easy task. Japanese is a difficult language that requires a lot of practice to master. With the growing popularity of the language, more and …
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Editor’s Note: The following is our honest KoreanClass101 Review. Please note that there are affiliate links in this post, but we only recommend products that we’ve have tested and actually use! The information in this review was last updated Feb 12th, 2023. Korean is now the 14th most widely spoken language, with about 80 million speakers …
This post is a compilation of the best ways to learn Japanese… according to Redditors! I have a confession to make… I love reddit. For all its flaws, it’s still probably one of my favorite sites. I’ve probably spent at minimum 10 minutes on the site every single day for the last 5 years. And …
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(Updated April 5, 2021) Japanese language students are incredibly lucky: There’s so much competition for Japanese learning materials that the quality of Japanese textbooks out there are extremely high compared to some other less-pursued languages (even compared to Korean textbooks for example). In the 12+ years I’ve been studying Japanese, I have bought piles and …
What are the best manga of all time? Well, hopefully without causing too much controversy, we’d like to present our list of the top 50 manga of all time! While many people think of manga as the comic book art form that gained prominence in the 20th century, it actually dates back to the 19th …
Ganbatte Meaning Westerners vaguely familiar with the Japanese term “ganbatte” sometimes think of the English translation as “good luck” or “hard work.” However, ganbatte is less about one’s luck and more about defining one’s own destiny. A more specific and appropriate translation of ganbatte is “do your best.” Cultural background of ‘Ganbatte’ in Japan Ganbatte …
I moved to Saitama about three months ago, which gives me a commute time of roughly 40 minutes to work. This is longer than the 10 minutes or so from my previous apartment in Tokyo. Well, something interesting happened to my language studies as a result. I find that I am learning a lot more …
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