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There's about 37684234123 threads on Gaia International asking "How can I speak Japanese??? Someone teach me!"
Instead of relying on others to teach you Japanese, why not try to learn on your own? Obviously, your first choice should be to get a REAL teacher or maybe enroll yourself in a class. Local community colleges have a few courses that will teach you to speak it.
So I've come up with a small list of links, hopefully others will have some to contribute to the list.
If you want to submit a link, just post it, along with what category it falls in, and I'll put it on the list.
As far as the penpal thing, I put it in so people can find someone they can exchange languages with. Maybe someone who speaks Japanese wants to learn a language you are already familiar with. Just post what language you'd like to learn, what you speak, age group, and other preferences, etc.
If there's anything else you want me to add or change, just send me a PM.
Also, I love Jack in the box.
General
[Lesson plans, how to speak Japanese websites, and etc.]
http://test.u-biq.org/
http://www.japanese-online.com/
http://edufire.com/classes/japanese
http://www.studyjapanese.org/
http://happygold.com/japan/
http://www.jref.com/
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/ (Submitted by ultimate dork)
http://learn-japanese.info/ (Submitted by Squwoogle)
http://smart.fm/home (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/index.html (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/menu.htm (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.wordbuddy.com/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.japanesewords.net/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.lingq.com (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
http://lang-8.com (Submitted by Ukryu)
http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/ (Submitted by Ukryu)
http://alljapaneseallthetime.com/ (Submitted by Ukryu)
POP 辞書 (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.alc.co.jp (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.aycat.com/japanese/projects/jiv/ (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/main(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Genki I: Particle Exercies(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Gahoh(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Kanji Alive(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=quiz/select_lesson(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/mpeek/japanwebpages/GenkiExercises.htm
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/masuyama/Courses/links.html
https://www.erin.ne.jp/en (Submitted by Kendroid)
http://buna.yorku.ca/japanese/eljp/ejlecnotes.html# (Submitted by M41ch4N)
Dictionary
[English to Japanese, Japanese to English, Kanji]
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/jmdict.html
http://www.saiga-jp.com/kanji_dictionary.html
http://www.taipansoftware.com/kanji/explore.php
http://www.jisho.org/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test)
[JLPT Study guides and practice tests. Not recommended unless you already have some Japanese under your belt.]
http://jlpt.u-biq.org/english.html
http://www.jlpt.jp/e/
http://momo.jpf.go.jp/sushi/tomainJsp.action?request_locale=en_US
http://www.kanjisite.com/html/start/jlpt/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/ (Submitted by Kanashii Sakura Uta)
Books
[Helpful text books regular used in Japanese classes]
Minna No Nihongo
Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1
Japanese For Young People Series
Japanese for busy people (Submitted by ayumilove-chan)
http://www.yesjapan.com (Submitted by Caerthakatha)
Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference (Submitted by ayumilove-chan)
BARRON'S Foreign language guides: 501 Japanese verbs (Submitted by ayumilove-chan)
Oxford Beginner's Japanese Dictionary (Submitted by fayebelly)
Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese dictionary (Submitted by fayebelly)
Kanji Fast Finder (Submitted by fayebelly)
An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
上級へのとびら (Jyoukyuu e no tobira) (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Read Real Japanese: All you Need to Enjoy Eight Contemporary Writers (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Kodansha's Dictionary of Basic Japanese Idioms (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Kodansha's furigana Japanese Dictionary (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary: Classic Edition (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Teach Yourself Japanese (New Edition) (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Teach Yourself Japanese Beginner's Script (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
A Dictionary of Japanese Particles (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Nakama 1a: Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa and Seiichi Makino (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Nakama 1b : Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa and Seiichi Makino (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Nakama 2: Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa and Seiichi Makino (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Japanese in MangaLand volumes 1, 2 & 3 (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Kanji in MangaLand (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Kodansha's Essential Kanji Dictionary (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Lonely Planet Japanese Phase book (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
An Introduction to Japanese Grammar and Communication Strategies: The Japan Times, 2009 (Revised Edition) (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
ようこそ (Submitted by terradi)
Apps/Podcasts/Youtube
[Audio/Video help on Japanese]
http://japancast.net/
http://www.japanesepod101.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/tofugu?feature=chclk
[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kotoba-japanese-dictionary/id288499125?mt=8] Kotoba! - Free Japanese dictionary App
[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/japanese-sensei-deluxe/id332692247?mt=8] Japanese Sensei - Japanese vocabulary builder, also available in a free "lite" app
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ankisrs/id373493387?mt=8 - AnkiMobile (Submitted by Ukryu)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kanjibox/id322311303?mt=8 - KanjiBox(Submitted by Ukryu)
http://itunes.apple.com/app/shinkanji/id288546107?mt=8 - ShinKanji(Submitted by Ukryu)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learning-japanese/id377785100?mt=8 - Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese(Submitted by Ukryu)
Japanese Threads on Gaia
[USEFUL threads on Japanese, or threads having Japanese conversation]
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-international//t.44162359_1/
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-international/learn-japanese-with-me-hiragana/t.53921133/
Penpals
[Read first paragraph]
Example Girl - Want to learn Japanese, Speaks English & Dutch. Female, 15~20 yo. penpals only.
Instead of relying on others to teach you Japanese, why not try to learn on your own? Obviously, your first choice should be to get a REAL teacher or maybe enroll yourself in a class. Local community colleges have a few courses that will teach you to speak it.
So I've come up with a small list of links, hopefully others will have some to contribute to the list.
If you want to submit a link, just post it, along with what category it falls in, and I'll put it on the list.
As far as the penpal thing, I put it in so people can find someone they can exchange languages with. Maybe someone who speaks Japanese wants to learn a language you are already familiar with. Just post what language you'd like to learn, what you speak, age group, and other preferences, etc.
If there's anything else you want me to add or change, just send me a PM.
Also, I love Jack in the box.
General
[Lesson plans, how to speak Japanese websites, and etc.]
http://test.u-biq.org/
http://www.japanese-online.com/
http://edufire.com/classes/japanese
http://www.studyjapanese.org/
http://happygold.com/japan/
http://www.jref.com/
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/ (Submitted by ultimate dork)
http://learn-japanese.info/ (Submitted by Squwoogle)
http://smart.fm/home (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/language/index.html (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/menu.htm (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.wordbuddy.com/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.japanesewords.net/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.lingq.com (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
http://lang-8.com (Submitted by Ukryu)
http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/ (Submitted by Ukryu)
http://alljapaneseallthetime.com/ (Submitted by Ukryu)
POP 辞書 (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.alc.co.jp (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.aycat.com/japanese/projects/jiv/ (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/main(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Genki I: Particle Exercies(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Gahoh(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Kanji Alive(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=quiz/select_lesson(Submitted by Krystal Jade)
http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/mpeek/japanwebpages/GenkiExercises.htm
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/masuyama/Courses/links.html
https://www.erin.ne.jp/en (Submitted by Kendroid)
http://buna.yorku.ca/japanese/eljp/ejlecnotes.html# (Submitted by M41ch4N)
Dictionary
[English to Japanese, Japanese to English, Kanji]
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/jmdict.html
http://www.saiga-jp.com/kanji_dictionary.html
http://www.taipansoftware.com/kanji/explore.php
http://www.jisho.org/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test)
[JLPT Study guides and practice tests. Not recommended unless you already have some Japanese under your belt.]
http://jlpt.u-biq.org/english.html
http://www.jlpt.jp/e/
http://momo.jpf.go.jp/sushi/tomainJsp.action?request_locale=en_US
http://www.kanjisite.com/html/start/jlpt/ (Submitted by fayebelly)
http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/ (Submitted by Kanashii Sakura Uta)
Books
[Helpful text books regular used in Japanese classes]
Minna No Nihongo
Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1
Japanese For Young People Series
Japanese for busy people (Submitted by ayumilove-chan)
http://www.yesjapan.com (Submitted by Caerthakatha)
Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-Study Course and Reference (Submitted by ayumilove-chan)
BARRON'S Foreign language guides: 501 Japanese verbs (Submitted by ayumilove-chan)
Oxford Beginner's Japanese Dictionary (Submitted by fayebelly)
Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese dictionary (Submitted by fayebelly)
Kanji Fast Finder (Submitted by fayebelly)
An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
上級へのとびら (Jyoukyuu e no tobira) (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Read Real Japanese: All you Need to Enjoy Eight Contemporary Writers (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Kodansha's Dictionary of Basic Japanese Idioms (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Kodansha's furigana Japanese Dictionary (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
The Original Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary: Classic Edition (Submitted by Krystal Jade)
Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Teach Yourself Japanese (New Edition) (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Teach Yourself Japanese Beginner's Script (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
A Dictionary of Japanese Particles (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Nakama 1a: Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa and Seiichi Makino (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Nakama 1b : Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa and Seiichi Makino (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Nakama 2: Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa and Seiichi Makino (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Japanese in MangaLand volumes 1, 2 & 3 (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Kanji in MangaLand (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Kodansha's Essential Kanji Dictionary (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
Lonely Planet Japanese Phase book (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
An Introduction to Japanese Grammar and Communication Strategies: The Japan Times, 2009 (Revised Edition) (Submitted by PolyglotKoko)
ようこそ (Submitted by terradi)
Apps/Podcasts/Youtube
[Audio/Video help on Japanese]
http://japancast.net/
http://www.japanesepod101.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/tofugu?feature=chclk
[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kotoba-japanese-dictionary/id288499125?mt=8] Kotoba! - Free Japanese dictionary App
[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/japanese-sensei-deluxe/id332692247?mt=8] Japanese Sensei - Japanese vocabulary builder, also available in a free "lite" app
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ankisrs/id373493387?mt=8 - AnkiMobile (Submitted by Ukryu)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kanjibox/id322311303?mt=8 - KanjiBox(Submitted by Ukryu)
http://itunes.apple.com/app/shinkanji/id288546107?mt=8 - ShinKanji(Submitted by Ukryu)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learning-japanese/id377785100?mt=8 - Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese(Submitted by Ukryu)
Japanese Threads on Gaia
[USEFUL threads on Japanese, or threads having Japanese conversation]
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-international//t.44162359_1/
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-international/learn-japanese-with-me-hiragana/t.53921133/
Penpals
[Read first paragraph]
Example Girl - Want to learn Japanese, Speaks English & Dutch. Female, 15~20 yo. penpals only.
