I want to learn Japanese!

[FireOnTheMountain]

^^^ Wow, language exchange on Skype. I never heard of it or thought of it, but it's a great idea.

I'm going to check that out and see if they have any Chinese speakers on there.

 

[wolf116]

Oh, and a warning about learning Japanese from anime.



I knew a guy who did that. He actually was able to have a conversation with some Japanese people using what he learned in anime. But they ended up busting out laughing because the style of words in anime isn't really the same as conversation.



Imagine if someone started talking to you like they talk in Lord Of The Rings. Really serious, dramatic language. That's what it was like.

Awsome! It can really be done!!!

 

[wolf116]

Great idea. I forgot about that. If you can, look for a japanese supermarket. Likely they'll have a bulletin board where you can advertise for "language exchange." I met several friends that way.

Also, there are loads of sites that specialize in language exhange. You can talk over skype a couple times a week. There are LOT of bored lonely housewives in Japan that would LOVE to practice english with a gaijin in exchange for some japanese practice.

About.com is a good place to start.

That's a good idea. I can't leave the house ATM so all my learning needs to be in front of the computer.