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@BlinkRape the grammar lessons so far seem to be in tips before courses. maybe people are just skipping them or something? i feel like i'm getting along well so far.

@BlinkRape it's what my brother did solely and he's not too bad when it comes to Japanese. He was able to visit Japan for 2 weeks without speaking English unless he was spoken to in English so that's cool.

It does seem like it focuses way more on speaking than reading or writing symbols though. I know I'll have to have supplementary material/courses for that. Learning the words seems very similar to hearing an unfamiliar word in English and then learning its meaning. Learning the symbols is when it starts to feel like I'm actually learning a different *language* and it's a lot harder to keep track of with how many there are. As far as romanji goes though, it's pretty easy.

If you've tried learning before but haven't tried duolingo maybe give it a shot. It gamifies learning a language in a similar way as any other mobile game that gets you addicted to it. I keep finding myself compelled to open it up again or do just one more lesson and for something like this that's a good thing.

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I would say it's going pretty well so far.

8th day is today! I've actually learned a decent amount and although it is primarily about ordering food and referring to people, that's probably pretty good for someone who wants to travel to Japan. The next course is about asking for directions, for instance.

Is it the best way to learn Japanese objectively? Maybe not. It's working better than anything I've tried in the past though so I think that counts for something.

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