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 Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:12 pm
I just memorized the Katakana. Should I proceed directly to Hiragana, or should I practice writing words and sentences in katakana first? Or should I be doing something else entirely. I don't know much about grammar yet, and my vocabulary is extremely limited. So I figured I could learn those two things, and practice katakana at the same time. Then when I get comfortable with Katakana, I could begin Hiragana. Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:27 pm
Interesting that you chose to learn katakana first. Actually, that's how my school did it with the reasoning that you could then write borrowed English words (as well as your name), which you'd already have some familiarity with. One professor said to me that it's good to learn how to write what you already know how to say.
I think it would be a good idea to get really comfortable with katakana. Take it from me, lots of people slack off on katakana cause it's not as common, and they end up just being really slow at reading it or even make little mistakes (with the not so common ones, for example). Practice writing and reading loan words in katakana, then you'll not only get stronger at katakana, but you'll build your vocabulary (loan words are just as much a part of the vocabulary as native Japanese and Sino-Japanese words).
I suppose you could start learning hiragana pretty soon as well, then as you're getting used to that, start getting into the grammar. While I swear by a series of books that actually only use romaji since the method, the structure and the explanations are just that good, it really can be a bit of a hindrance to read romaji, so it would be good to get a grammar book that makes use of the kana, rather than romaji.
Anyway, just remember to take your time and really learn things thoroughly. Good luck!
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:52 pm
Although I personally learned Hiragana before Katakana, I completely agree with the poster above. Also, learning it is more than just being able to recognize it; you need to be able to write it with out any visual aid too! I still need to work on my Katakana, sometimes I'll practice writing Japanese sentences while I'm in class and I'll COMPLETELY forget how to write a certain character. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:59 pm
xXRadioactive_CerealXx Although I personally learned Hiragana before Katakana, I completely agree with the poster above. Also, learning it is more than just being able to recognize it; you need to be able to write it with out any visual aid too! I still need to work on my Katakana, sometimes I'll practice writing Japanese sentences while I'm in class and I'll COMPLETELY forget how to write a certain character. sweatdrop I don't have any problem remembering them. I've been writing words without having to check if I'm right. But I just realized, I don't know how two write to Ts in a row. As in "Yatta" for example. Did I miss something? I learned from a website. It only took me 3 days.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:06 pm
And I was doing this thing and I get 100% on the full list. I did like 300 in a row. I've been doing it everyday. I think it's helpful since I don't have flash cards.
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:14 pm
Nosada_the_Stealth xXRadioactive_CerealXx Although I personally learned Hiragana before Katakana, I completely agree with the poster above. Also, learning it is more than just being able to recognize it; you need to be able to write it with out any visual aid too! I still need to work on my Katakana, sometimes I'll practice writing Japanese sentences while I'm in class and I'll COMPLETELY forget how to write a certain character. sweatdrop I don't have any problem remembering them. I've been writing words without having to check if I'm right. But I just realized, I don't know how two write to Ts in a row. As in "Yatta" for example. Did I miss something? I learned from a website. It only took me 3 days. You put a small "tsu" in front of the syllable. This is true not just for t's but for any double consonant besides n. e.g.: ロケット"roketto"
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:23 pm
-okonomiyaki o konomu- Nosada_the_Stealth xXRadioactive_CerealXx Although I personally learned Hiragana before Katakana, I completely agree with the poster above. Also, learning it is more than just being able to recognize it; you need to be able to write it with out any visual aid too! I still need to work on my Katakana, sometimes I'll practice writing Japanese sentences while I'm in class and I'll COMPLETELY forget how to write a certain character. sweatdrop I don't have any problem remembering them. I've been writing words without having to check if I'm right. But I just realized, I don't know how two write to Ts in a row. As in "Yatta" for example. Did I miss something? I learned from a website. It only took me 3 days. You put a small "tsu" in front of the syllable. This is true not just for t's but for any double consonant besides n. e.g.: ロケット"roketto" Thanks so much. That's what I thought, but a wasn't 0 sure. I'll attempt to memorize hiragana this weekend.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:08 am
I memorized hiragana in about 4 hours last night. Now I just need to practice practice practice.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:26 am
Ive already memorized hiragana, but when learning katakana i confunce both. So when learning the other one it could take while longer. And just as the other posters said. Practicing is a must! else you will forget or get slower...
that is what happened to me.
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