How does it feel to try and learn Japanese in 30 days from one of those small handbooks called… well, Japanese in 30 Days?
An old copy of one of those books resurfaced as I tried to put some order in my library.
So… why not give it a try.
One lesson a day, every day, for the whole of March, starting tonight.
One hour after dinner.
And I’ll post about my progress.
Karavansara 
1 March 2013 at 18:11
Well, let us know how it goes.
For me, I’m already burdened by trying to learn german at an acceptable level, and at the moment the thing I’ve learned better is that’s a hell of a language 🙂
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1 March 2013 at 18:25
In fact I’m cheating – I studied some spoken-only Japanese about fifteen years ago.
So I’m really just trying to put some order in my pretty messy memory.
And I still think Japanese is easier than German 😉
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1 March 2013 at 18:20
I really need the same book, but for learning english. Do it exist?
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1 March 2013 at 18:23
Considering mine is published by Mondadori, and is therefore in Italian, , yes, I think they covered all the classics – there should be something like English in 30 Days, out there on the shelves.
But before you shell out money, take a look online – there’s a lot of great freelanguage-learning resources, out there.
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1 March 2013 at 21:53
Well, I don’t know japanese at all but I also think so 🙂
The true hard part is the complex grammar, the words themselves often are somewhat similar to their equivalent english term (but of course not always, sigh..) so by paying attention the general meaning at least can be argued, if one has a good knowledge of english.
What saves me is that in Berlin a lot of people speak english, so it should be possible to communicate in someway. Or at least that’s what I’ve been told 🙂
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1 March 2013 at 22:23
My brother was often in Berlin, and he was able to survive with his English, and he even picked up some basic German.
You’ll need a strong knowledge of German – and maybe some kind of certification – to find a job or to enter university.
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