This is a common question. What do you think?
I think it is possible to learn with Romaji to a certain extent, but it will PREVENT YOU from…
✅ Getting the right pronunciation
✅ Reading everything in Japanese (once you step into Japan, most things are written in hiragana, katakana, and kanji.)
✅ Getting the meaning of words
Romaji is just the closest sound in English but not exactly how Japanese is pronounced. There are lots of sounds that Japanese and English don’t share. For example, the English sounds “L”, “R”, “TH”, and “F” don’t exist in Japanese.
And since we have a limited number of phonetics, a lot of words use the same sounds, for example,
Shoojoo (症状 - しょうじょう) :symptoms
Shoojoo (賞状 - しょうじょう) : certificate (paper)
And there are more disadvantages to learning Japanese with Romaji.
If you are starting, start from Hiragana and Katakana. So you will get the right pronunciation 😉 And you’ll be on the right track to learning Japanese!
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