Learning Japanese, Hiragana katakana
18/09/2005
In preparation for my time in Japan, getting up to speed with learning Japanese speak is somewhat desirable. I intend to add good learning Japanese links to this page, so I don't loose them in the future and other people can find them too.
General (Japanese) Learning Tips
- Regular short learing sessions
Your concetration will be strongest in the first 40minutes or so, so it's usually best to have 2/3 3minute sessions per day rather than 1 long hour/hour and a half. - Practice before bed and when you wake up
these are great times for learning, before/at breakfast and before you nod off - I've even found that I start dreaming in japanese after regular before sleep practice! - Learn Hiragana and Katakana first
It only takes a few hours to learn all the characters if you use the link below. and will save you time in the long run. - Make Japanese friends
Practice your ropey Japanese on native speakers, all the Japanese people I've met have been really friendly. Also if you're a guy, get them to teach you Japanese chat up lines and then watch the Japanese girls laugh their arses off at you as you try them out. - Eat Japanese food
Well it tastes great and if you use chopsticks, you'll somehow feel more Japanese. - Go to Japan
Links
Hiragana and Katakana
Memorising the Hiragana and Katakana
Java Kana test application
Kanji
Kdrill an excellent linux app for learning and testing yourself on Kanji
This, in my opion, is the most efficient method for learning kanji
Linux
Configuring SuSE for Japanese input
