The grammar, particularly particles, takes a bit of getting used to. It was only really after a couple of years of study and hearing/using Japanese for real that I could confidently wield は and が, and even now I probably don’t nail it 100% of the time…
probably since reading was (still is) so much easier
I’m not good at listening, mind you, I just have different expectations
My biggest roadblock in the beginning was that I started learning with gamified apps and took way too long to figure out that they would take forever to get me to where I wanted to be (if they’d even get me there at all). I wasted a lot of time and wish I had switched to serious learning resources sooner. After that it was pretty smooth.
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The grammar, particularly particles, takes a bit of getting used to. It was only really after a couple of years of study and hearing/using Japanese for real that I could confidently wield は and が, and even now I probably don’t nail it 100% of the time…
Good resources and methodology.
Ive compiled everything I’ve used and learned over the years in this guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LH82FjsCqCgp6-TFqUcS_EB15V7sx7O1VCjREp6Lexw/edit
listening used to make me frustrated
probably since reading was (still is) so much easier
I’m not good at listening, mind you, I just have different expectations
My biggest roadblock in the beginning was that I started learning with gamified apps and took way too long to figure out that they would take forever to get me to where I wanted to be (if they’d even get me there at all). I wasted a lot of time and wish I had switched to serious learning resources sooner. After that it was pretty smooth.