Is Japanese Hard To Learn?

https://bit.ly/freeslkit_japanese 🇯🇵 🤔 Japanese is certainly very DIFFERENT from English, but is it truly DIFFICULT to learn for English speakers? The short answer: yes and no. There are definitely some tricky bits to the language, but there are also some refreshingly easy aspects, too. Watch on to find out what linguistic gifts and challenges await you!

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📚 RESOURCES:

🖥 My Japanese Blog Posts:

For more details about the Japanese language, check out my blog post "Learn Japanese: The Ultimate Guide For Beginners":
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For a deeper dive on the Japanese writing system, check out my post "How to Write in Japanese – A Beginner’s Guide":
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Short Stories in Japanese for Intermediate Learners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Japanese the fun way! (Teach Yourself Foreign Language Graded Reader Series):

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💪🏼 30-Day Challenges:

Full series 👉🏼 https://storylearning.com/30dm-japanese

Adjectives & Adverbs 👉🏼 https://storylearning.com/30dm-japane...

Connectors 👉🏼 https://storylearning.com/30dm-japane...

Kanji 👉🏼 https://storylearning.com/30dm-japane...

101 Essential Verbs 👉🏼 https://storylearning.com/30dm-japane...

Keigo 👉🏼 https://storylearning.com/30dm-japane...

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro
0:18 - A Little Story...
0:49 - The Easier Parts
0:54 - ① Japanese Kana
3:01 - ② Japanese Pronunciation
4:48 - ③ Basic Grammar
5:15 - The Slightly Harder Bits
5:17 - ① Japanese Verb Endings
6:11 - ② Japanese Word Order
6:57 - ③ Grammatical Particles
8:42 - ④ Japanese Honorifics (Keigo)
9:44 - Okay, THIS Part is Hard...
10:43 - So... What's the Verdict?

📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS:

Wikipedia contributors. "Japanese language." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, 28 Sep. 2022. Web.

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