Danilo asks: "How should I get started learning Japanese?"

Episode Summary:

What happened to me:

• I learnt to say a bunch of things, but never really understood the language
• I never spent enough time listening
• After moving to Japan, I continued studying, gradually building up my knowledge, but it took forever
• It wasn't until I began speaking very often that I really began to crack Japanese, and become comfortable with it's logic

My suggested plan of attack:

• Avoid lessons at the start, unless you can find a good teacher
• Choose a textbook you like and work through it, focusing on the dialogues
• Learn hiragana and katakana immediately
• Once you've completed your textbook, look for an iTalki tutor, and set up 2-3 speaking sessions a week
• Do as much listening as possible!

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