Can anyone here help me with Japanese?

[alexlam24]

Recently I've started school and I'm in Japanese 2. I sort of understand カタカン, but it does get a it confusing for me. How did you learn? I might need some tips

 

[AOS-]

It would be helpful if you specified a specific problem you're having.

 

[alexlam24]

It would be helpful if you specified a specific problem you're having.

Well I'm a bit confused with katakana. Some characters seem the same to me. Sadly my phone isn't smart enough to do dome katakana characters

 

[Brando-K]

When I was learning them I found the best way to memorise them was to just repeatedly write them out. Maybe try associating a picture with them. We used to have flash cards that had a picture on one side and the symbol on the other, they helped but they weren't the best. My quick google search couldn't find them but you might be able to if you look a bit harder than me.

Reading things written in katakana will also help. As most are english in origin you can easily translate them and it helps you remember what each symbol looks like.

 

[alexlam24]

When I was learning them I found the best way to memorise them was to just repeatedly write them out. Maybe try associating a picture with them. We used to have flash cards that had a picture on one side and the symbol on the other, they helped but they weren't the best. My quick google search couldn't find them but you might be able to if you look a bit harder than me.

Reading things written in katakana will also help. As most are english in origin you can easily translate them and it helps you remember what each symbol looks like.

Ok thanks. I'll try your method

 

[Pupik]

Recently I've started school and I'm in Japanese 2. I sort of understand カタカン, but it does get a it confusing for me. How did you learn? I might need some tips

For a start, the final "n", should be a "na". Practice, practice, practice...

I find that once you understand hiragana, then katakana might be a little easier, since many of the characters seem a bit more derived from their counterparts (although they are actually either shorthand or simplified versions of their respective kanji/Han characters).

I practiced by just writing out some sentences "word-for-character", although picking up a foreign or loan-word dictionary helped me a lot when I took it in school 20 years ago.

My teacher used a visual mnemonic for some of the characters, which I can still recall to this day. Although, we had to grab chalk and write them as a group on the boards.

 

[alexlam24]

For a start, the final "n", should be a "na". Practice, practice, practice...

I find that once you understand hiragana, then katakana might be a little easier, since many of the characters seem a bit more derived from their counterparts (although they are actually either shorthand or simplified versions of their respective kanji/Han characters).

I practiced by just writing out some sentences "word-for-character", although picking up a foreign or loan-word dictionary helped me a lot when I took it in school 20 years ago.

My teacher used a visual mnemonic for some of the characters, which I can still recall to this day. Although, we had to grab chalk and write them as a group on the boards.

lol we use the same method too.

 

[sesselpupser]

Ooh, good thread, I'm trying to teach myself Japanese, I'd love to hear some tips and advice too.

 

[F1 fan]

Neema, learning to read and write Japanese is not really necessary for day to day life in Japan. A little bit of spoken Japanese will get you by. Depending on the job you want to apply for, you may not need it at all. Just my two cents.

 

[alexlam24]

Ooh, good thread, I'm trying to teach myself Japanese, I'd love to hear some tips and advice too.

The only advice I can give you is to study. If you have some friends, you can try to have a Japanese conversation with them