How To Impress Your Friends With Spoken Japanese Even If You're A Total Beginner
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How To Impress Your Friends With Spoken Japanese Even If You're A Total Beginner
Yes, you really can speak Japanese if you have 10 minutes to spare each day.
The idea of course is to have a well planned out learning system that only requires you to set aside 10 minutes each day for learning Japanese.
The key to learning Japanese is really quite simple. If I were to summarize it, it would be....
L.A.R. (Learn, Apply and Repeat)
One of the biggest mistakes most beginner Japanese learners face is to Apply and Repeat what they had studied before.
What's the point of learning new phrases and vocabularies only to forget about them later? It's pointless right?
Imagine that you're learning a list of 20 new Japanese words. Without apply and repeating that list of 20 Japanese words, your chances of retaining them would be around a mere 10 percent.
In other words, that's only 2 words. Without applying and repeating that word list, you continue to learn more new words. Again, everytime you learn a new list, you're only able to remember 2 words. But that's not all...
The more Japanese words you learn, the more confused and harder you will find Japanese is. Indeed, you will start realizing that even if you kinda know what's the meaning of that Japanese word, you have no idea how to use it.
That's why the Apply and Repeat part play such a vital role in learning Japanese effectively.
Forcing yourself unnaturally and unwillingly to memorize Japanese words can only do you more harm in the long run. Learning Japanese without a proper plan is like shooting an arrow without a target in mind.
If you're an absolute Japanese beginner who want to impress your friends with spoken Japanese, here are 3 simple Japanese words or phrases that you can use on your friends to impress them.
Konnichiwa (pronounced as Kone niche jee waa). This is something similar to "Hi" and "Hello". You can say this to your friend whenever you meet him. Just think of it as a form of greeting.
Sumimasen (pronounced as Sue mee maa cent). This is the equivalent of "I'm sorry" or "my apology". So the next time you're late on a date or a meeting, just say sumimasen.
Sugoi (pronounced as Sue go it - without the t). Sugoi means cool, excellent or awesome. When you want to give someone a compliment, try saying sugoi!
When you meet someone - say "Konnichiwa!" When you hurt someone - say "Sumimasen!" When someone kiss you - say "Sugoi!"
Can you see the beauty behind the simple but powerful L.A.R. system? Learn, Apply and Repeat!
The more you learn, you more you need to apply and repeat. The more you reinforce what you've learned (by applying and repetition), the better your Japanese will be. The secret key to learning Japanese is to have a simple and workable plan that you must consistently stick to it no matter what.
By applying the L.A.R. system, there's simply no reason why you can't remember and master those 3 Japanese words, "Konnichiwa", "Sumimasen", and "Sugoi" easily, today!
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rippasama is the author of "The Quick and Easy Formula For Learning & Understanding Normal Japanese Conversation in Less Than A Week", a free online report available for a limited time at http://www.learn-japanese-guide.com/learn_japanese/learn_japanese.html
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