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Welcome aboard Sara! No better time to start than the present! I wish you all the best in your Japanese studying endeavors :)
-Grant
P.S. While Textfugu does introduce Kanji in the later seasons, I would recommend checking out WaniKani to supplement your Japanese learning.
Hello Nathaniel, better late than never! Glad to hear you’re on board sir. I too am on Season 4, although I am right now finishing up some review with season 3.
-Grant
Well said Cimmik. The only thing that I can input here is that comparing one’s self to others only makes things worse. Try to focus on the positive, how far you’ve come, that countless others have quit, while you have remained strong!
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” —Theodore Roosevelt
Just curious, but at what season does Textfugu start losing its ‘edge’ so to speak? I still consider myself a new beginner, so I can appreciate the hand holding from the get-go that Textfugu has provided me, but I do at time crave a faster pace at times. For this reason I go to my Genki book for a more heavily concentrated amount of ‘material’, but sometimes the way they present said material is not what I consider ideal, which has me at times a bit lost.
I haven’t taken a look at the 6k core deck, but I have just started an account with WaniKani. From what I have seen so far, it looks pretty impressive. I wish I had started it much sooner. Now that I have stared part way through Textfugu, I already know a decent chunk of the beginning stuff. Too bad one can’t just skip a level or two ;).
sorry for another longish post :P, but thank you very much for taking the time to respond =)
I see, I guess I’ll tinker around with my schedule and see what works best for me without ‘burning myself out’. In regards to actually conversing with a native, when would you recommend doing this? I’ve been to the Fluent in 3 months website, and Benny (is that his name?) says one should start speaking immediately. I just don’t feel I know enough to really talk to someone I guess…
Also, where would you recommend going to find a language partner online? I set up myself an account on Interpal, but it seems people are more interested in ‘flirting’ than learning. Although, I have had a couple people that seem interested in actually learning my language and vis versa.
And one other thing :P, I typically consider myself a pretty sociable guy, but at the idea of trying to converse with a someone in a different language makes me kind of nervous. Any tips on this? It seems like everyone is leagues ahead of me in terms of how good their English is compared to my Japanese :<.
Thanks again, and btw cool youtube channel!
-Grant
I almost forgot! I just barely finished season 2 on Textfugu and Genki I, and I already learned Katakana a while back, but have forgotten a bit of it. Not sure how much that helps :)
-Grant
P.S. Oh and thanks for any and all help! I really appreciate the input!
Good luck with your studies, and stay strong. the process isn’t easy, but you will definitely have a more enriching experience in Japan. :)
-Grant
Well, better late than never! Good work on making it that far! I wish you all the best in your Japanese studying endeavors :)
-Grant
Howdy! It is always nice to see new faces around! I hope you enjoy your stay, and good luck!
-Grant
Never a better time to learn than the present! Good luck, Amy :)
-Grant
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