im in new york and i was getting sooo so far with my hiragana and katakana writing it and saying it but i gave up because i haven’t had an end game or any purpose in continuing other than for fun
You can speak to Japanese people who live in new york
It’s the first step. Where in New York are you?
You can visit plenty of places where you can find Japanese speakers and even with simple Japanese you can speak to them.
If something is “worth it” depends on what you see value. so we cant answer for you
N5-N3 have no real purpose other than to track your progress
N2-N1 can get you points on a visa application to Japan.
In NYC, JLPTN5 actually has some benefits. But it depends on the borough you live in.
Staten Island: You will emit an odor to match “the kills”
Queens: You get free subway tokens once a year, if you can find them
Bronx: You get mugged more often
Manhattan: You can roleplay that you are a salaryman
Brooklyn: Free topping on a pizza once. But you don’t get to pick the topping.
You’d be lucky to find a benefit *in* Japan. Even N3 is pretty useless outside of a few specific applications.
I have my N1 framed on my wall. It looks nice!
N5 is just too low a level to be any benefit even in japan….with N1 in the US you could get a job as a translator probably..unless you want a job where you use japanese or you want to move to japan, passing any JLPT level is more for bragging rights
>i was getting sooo so far with my hiragana and katakana writing it and saying it but i gave up because
Wow, you gave up after 1-2 days?
nah. give up. it takes more commitment than that
I feel N4/N5 should be combined. Speaking to your questions it’s a pat on the back.
I have N5 and live in Japan. I talk like a toddler but in an adult body and I know how to not shit myself. So it’s the equivalent of a young Japanese human who can basically function as an adult but with low Japanese conversation skill.
A lot of jobs in Japan require N2 but I’m seeing tons of Posts on linked in for N3 only required. In New York the only use an N2 would be good for is a job that specifically requests the skill, so a Japanese 会社 maybe?
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You can speak to Japanese people who live in new york
It’s the first step. Where in New York are you?
You can visit plenty of places where you can find Japanese speakers and even with simple Japanese you can speak to them.
If something is “worth it” depends on what you see value. so we cant answer for you
N5-N3 have no real purpose other than to track your progress
N2-N1 can get you points on a visa application to Japan.
In NYC, JLPTN5 actually has some benefits. But it depends on the borough you live in.
Staten Island: You will emit an odor to match “the kills”
Queens: You get free subway tokens once a year, if you can find them
Bronx: You get mugged more often
Manhattan: You can roleplay that you are a salaryman
Brooklyn: Free topping on a pizza once. But you don’t get to pick the topping.
You’d be lucky to find a benefit *in* Japan. Even N3 is pretty useless outside of a few specific applications.
I have my N1 framed on my wall. It looks nice!
N5 is just too low a level to be any benefit even in japan….with N1 in the US you could get a job as a translator probably..unless you want a job where you use japanese or you want to move to japan, passing any JLPT level is more for bragging rights
>i was getting sooo so far with my hiragana and katakana writing it and saying it but i gave up because
Wow, you gave up after 1-2 days?
nah. give up. it takes more commitment than that
I feel N4/N5 should be combined. Speaking to your questions it’s a pat on the back.
I have N5 and live in Japan. I talk like a toddler but in an adult body and I know how to not shit myself. So it’s the equivalent of a young Japanese human who can basically function as an adult but with low Japanese conversation skill.
A lot of jobs in Japan require N2 but I’m seeing tons of Posts on linked in for N3 only required. In New York the only use an N2 would be good for is a job that specifically requests the skill, so a Japanese 会社 maybe?