Japanese Language Study

how i study japanese- tips from an actual language major | THE ULTIMATE GUIDE

✨𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓃 𝓂𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝑜𝓊𝓇𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝑒𝒹✨

✨Oh and, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR 50K! 😭🥺✨💕

✨After taking 2 weeks to film and edit, I am finally back with my classic language videos, but this time a truly ultimate guide on how I study Japanese 😀 I am so excited to show you the 4 aspects I use to learn this amazing language + a brief introduction to how you can learn Kana is you haven't already:
1. Reading: 02:44
2. Writing: 05:44
3. Speaking/ Listening: 07:20
4. Immersion Activities: 09:14

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✨All resources mentioned & beginner textbooks are linked below:
(Please note - 📝 when it comes to beginner textbooks and choosing one, just like me, its all trial and error you may not find the perfect one for you at first, which is why I don't use every single book on my shelf, so please start with Free resources and then as your studies get more serious, move onto the pricier options)

✨ALL RESOURCES - in order of appearance (or so I'll try) :✨
(Please note - 📝 some resources can only be found when watching the video as cards that appear in the top right 🙂
Kana Resources:
- Dr Moku
- Learn Japanese!
- Write it! Japanese (Both Android and iOS)

✨Workbooks for ひらがな and カタカナ:As you know, I've mastered these, so here are some workbooks by Tuttle! I have quite a few Tuttle books so I am positive you will have a great experience with these x
- Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners - https://amzn.to/36i9L5q
- Learning Japanese Hiragana and Katakana: A Workbook for Self-Study - https://amzn.to/3dRe7V7
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- Japanese Pod 101 Free ひらがな and カタカナ Workbook w/ Flashcards: https://www.japanesepod101.com/japanese-alphabet/

✨Kanji Books:
- (super cheap 🇬🇧) Japanese Kanji Made Easy: 1,000 Kanji and Kana the Fun and Easy Way - https://amzn.to/3yzbteJ
- Understanding Through Pictures 1000 Kanji - https://amzn.to/3dRfcw9
- Kanji Look and Learn ( 500字Workbook) - https://amzn.to/3jV8mtz
- There is also a Kanji Look and Learn Textbook - https://amzn.to/2V3rif1

✨Reading Practice:
- NHK Newsweb Easy - https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/
BOOKS:
- Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - https://amzn.to/3dQHp6b (Lingo Mastery)
- Conversational Japanese Dialogues: https://amzn.to/3hl7oVs (Lingo Mastery)
- (Difficult 😣) Short Stories in Japanese: https://amzn.to/3xiiEaO
- Read Real Japanese - https://amzn.to/2VfxqRF

✨THE EXACT PENS I BUY: MUJI 0.38mm Black Gel Ink Pen (Pack of 5): https://amzn.to/3xotKLo

✨Writing practice:
I literally cannot find the Kaite Oboeru Minna no Nihongo (書いて覚える)books anywhere on Amazon 🙁 It's best to buy the updated ones 🙂

✨Speaking Apps: Kaizen & Italki

✨Immersion:
- Animelon: https://animelon.com
- My only Manga collection: Say I love you/ 好きって言いなよ
- Culture book: A Geek in Japan: https://amzn.to/3jNz72K (there's now a revised edition 🙂
- JSTV (my dream TV subscription) - https://www.jstv.co.uk

✨BEGINNER JAPANESE TEXTBOOKS✨ (in no particular order 🙂
---FREE---
- Irodori (A1-A2): https://www.irodori.jpf.go.jp/en/index.html
- Marugoto - https://marugotoweb.jp/en/
- NHK Easy Japanese (やさしい日本語): https://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/update/pdf/leall_en_t.pdf
(here are the lessons): https://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/ (btw, there's a podcast too!)
---NOT FREE---
- JLPT N5 Nihongo Sou Matome - https://amzn.to/2V5uyqg
- Minna no Nihongo 1: https://amzn.to/2SVqTe6
- Genki 1 (2nd ed) (I have heard great things but I don't use this one at University): https://amzn.to/3qSulCx

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What is your major?・専門 - BA Japanese (Class of 2024)・日本語
Year Abroad?・留学生の時? 2022年 🙂 🇯🇵
What iPad do you have?: iPad Air 3
What do you use to edit?・編集方法 - iPhone XR (4K) & iMovie
How many Languages do you know?・いくつの言語を知ってるか? 4 - English (Native), Chinese, Korean, and Japanese・4つー英語(ネイティブ)、中国語、韓国語、日本語
Where are you from?・どこ出身? 🇬🇧 /🇯🇲
Birthday・誕生日: 8th March・三月八日

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**𝒹𝒾𝓈𝒸𝓁𝒶𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓇** -Just to let you know, some of the links in the description may be affiliate links which mean that I get a tiny tiny commission, at no additional charge to you, my friend. However, every single link is a product or service that I highly recommended/ one that I have tried and trust. This ensures that I can keep making videos weekly and motivating the heck out of myself and you guys.

Once again thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to create, create and create some more! I just love to create!

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Love,

Jazmine💕

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