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Originally Posted by TheCommodoreAfro
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Informal speak is 90% of the Japanese language. The fact that it's not taught at a learning level makes it more difficult to adapt, IMHO. And "欲しい" (hoshii) is used incorrectly. You're probably best using the -tai version of iku行く or modoru戻る to express a desire to return.
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Well, my Japanese teachers and the audiobooks I use to learn the language, including one of the best systems's around, Pimsleur's Japanese language program. Learning the proper polite notation is actually quite useful. I know you live(d) there Commodore, but when I was there I got by quite well using the polite notation considering I wasn't a native. Perhaps when I go back there again I will start to pick up on the informal methods.
As for the verbage, that's one of the hardest parts - memorization of all the verb conjugations, as I'm sure you can attest to!