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Originally Posted by shane_c
I've been trying to teach myself Japanese for about 5 months now. I bought the Genki textbook and have been working through that. Before starting the book I spent a lot of time writing and using apps to practice Hiragana and Katakana. I also watch J-dramas (with subtitles) to help with listening. I haven't been able to put as much time into it as I'd like but am able to say and write some basic things and can start to understand a few words here and there when I'm watching the J-dramas. I find it enjoyable and plan on continuing to see how far I can get with it. I would like to visit Japan someday so want to be prepared.
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As difficult as it is to learn another language such as French or Spanish, at least the alphabet is the same and for the most part pronounced the same. Hats off to anyone who is learning a language where you need to start at zero in that regard.