Cynthia (from USA) and I are "hacking" the Japanese language in this conversation. We look at 12 different common sentence structures to understand the basic construction of the language. Doing so is a strategically smart approach for learning a new language. This episode is entirely in English.

The 12 sentecnes from Tim's blog: https://tim.blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/

Another inspiring video of polyglots attempting a language in an hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTYEz4DZOuk

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