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Its best to learn Japanese from a learning website. Learning websites teach REAL Japanese. Textbooks and teachers teach polite and they don't teach how people REALLY speak.

In the real world, people use slang, people talk differently. So learning from a learning website that teaches all aspects of how real speakers speak is the best.

These are the best website that teach FULL Japanese.

http://www.123japanese.com/

★★★★★

- Teaches FULL Japanese lesson FREE

- Polite, Casual and slang Japanese (all Japanese)

- Fully explains lessons

- Teaches kanji and kana aswell

- Has video lessons

- Books

- Largest vocabulary list

- A forum

- Lots of other study materials

They also have a youtube channel

http://www.youtube.com/123japanesecom

http://www.japanesepod101.com/

★★★★

- Has many lessons and study aids

- polite and casual Japanese

- unfortunately not free, you only get 1 week free trial (but just keep signing up with fake email)

http://www.maggisensei.com/

★★★★

- It teaches random lessons

- Detailed lessons on wide variety of topics

- Casual and polite Japanese

- You can find a lot of stuff here you wont find anywhere else

There is no quick and easy way to learn Japanese as it takes serious dedication and motivation to learn effectively.

The best way to learn Japanese is by taking a class, enrolling in a course or investing in a good textbook. If you can't take classes then the self-study method with the correct resources is a good way.

The key to learning Japanese effectively is to work on your grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Its best to think of these as separate categories and focus on each specific category as these require different methods and techniques.

Start by learning the basics through grammar. These books really helped me.

• Shin Nihongo no Kiso I & II

http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/06/shin-n...

• An Introduction to Modern Japanese by Osamu Mizutani & Nobuko Mizutani

http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/04/introd...

• Japanese Demystified by Eriko Sato a self-teaching guide

http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011/05/japane...

These books cover both polite Japanese, which is extremely important to learn in order to speak Japanese effectively and causal Japanese, which is great for everyday conversations.

I also recommend trying to learn a certain amount of vocab or kanji each day as this helps you build up your vocab and kanji ability. I tried to learn 5 kanji per day or about 20 a week and did the same with vocab.

Watching Japanese anime or any Japanese TV program is a good idea for improving your listening skills and also your vocabulary. Keep a notebook and jot down any new words you hear. Then look them up and find out the meaning.

Websites are not always the best way to learn Japanese. Most websites are run by people with no teaching credentials and are not even native speakers of Japanese. Some of them are just interested in making money and not in helping you in what you need to be successful in learning Japanese.

How to Learn Japanese

http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to...

You can find some good stuff here.

Learning Japanese - web pages - http://babelanmicroblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/learn...

Human Japanese is a great software to try.

japanese.about.com

and

www.livemocha.com

are good too

rosetta stone can be free if you know where to look. but try some japanese restaurants or clubs at your local college. immerse yourself and play the humble student for awhile and you'll pick it up..

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