5 rules of studying Japanese for beginners

Do not believe those who say that the Japanese learn unrealistic. Anything is possible, if we approach the problem correctly! We tell, what rules should be followed for an efficient and enjoyable exploration of this amazing and complex language.

1. Put motivating goals and a realistic timeline

Learning any foreign language "for himself" will not bring any results, but disappointment. This rule is especially true for the Japanese. A clear understanding of the specifics of your goals is the foundation for building effective training plan.

Tourism, receiving a unique education, international business development, enthusiasm for traditional and contemporary Japanese art, professional immigration - whatever you choose, it will be your main motivation and driving force for immersion in Japanese tongue.

Setting specific terms will help to place the reference point at all during training. For example, your goal - exam of the Japanese language "Nihongo noroku siken" on the knowledge of its entry-level (N5) for eight months. The list of necessary for the examination of words, characters and grammar can advance look at their websites and make a step by step plan for the entire period of study.

2. Organize training material

Select several proven textbooks and print recipe. This will be the basis of your learning. In parallel, you can use the online simulator to test your knowledge. One of the most popular and effective is considered a Japanese textbook Minna no Nihongo: Basic Workbook in two parts, that is better to take just a grammatical commentary and additional teaching materials.

If you have good command of English, you can use the time-tested and thousands of students textbooks, workbooks and audio GENKI series. Of Russian publications can be advised to "textbook Japanese for children" in two parts, the author of M. R. Golomidova - known Russian specialist in the Japanese language. The textbook will be a great help and educational for adults.

3. Start with a simple

Japanese writing system consists of two syllabary (hiragana and katakana) and kanji (Chinese characters). First, you need to learn both alphabet where each symbol represents 46 does not sound and syllable. And only then move on to the kanji. Try to explore the characters and characters not in isolation but in the context of the words and sentences.

A basic set of knowledge very clearly in the requirements of the fifth level of the international examination in the Japanese language. For a beginner it can be an excellent guide.

In the transition to the study of kanji should pay attention to the so-called keys, of which, as if out of Lego blocks, you can make and remember fairly complex Japanese characters. Do not forget that your successful training is not in the least dependent on regular written exercises. To do this, you can download and print the finished recipe. Work on pronunciation better reading aloud.

4. Go in the Japanese language on a regular basis and varied

Despite the logic of this point, many forget about it over time. Undoubtedly, with constant employment to allocate to study a few hours a day it is really hard language, but 20 minutes - is quite real!

Diversify lesson plan for the week, for example:

• Monday, Thursday - theoretical lessons on the textbook;
• Tuesday - Read your favorite manga in the original or the information from Japanese Internet resources;
• Wednesday - work with words;
• Friday, Saturday - watching interesting videos;
• Sunday - communication with native speakers.

Daily study of the Japanese, if it is a pleasure, will bring tangible results very very soon!

5. Use proven techniques of memorizing kanji

There are several new tools for storing characters.

card method

Cut the required number of cards out of construction paper, on one side, specify the studied symbol or character, on the other - an appropriate value. This will help not only in teaching, but also to test your knowledge. By the way, you can buy ready-made sets of cards.

associations method

mnemonic techniques memorization is the best suited for the Japanese language. By studying kanji is often difficult to remember the spelling of the character and its value. To solve this problem for every character invent your own image! For example:

• 木 (tree) really looks like a tree;
• 森 (forest) - but three trees turn into a real forest;
• 火 (fire) - a little imagination, and you're warming his hands by the fire near the mountain (山).

So it is possible to effectively memorize multiple characters.

Words replacement method

For this you need a good computer program called "Kananizatsiya" (from the Japanese word "kan" - ABC). The program replaces any copied in her Russian text syllables of the signs of the Japanese alphabets.

There Jap お お NSC e belief.

Ck あ viscous, easier gov お convent:

With お い Referring taking a one あ zhdy Zver い

Sel い え Be Men with the king!

Using this program will help to memorize Japanese characters easily.

Perhaps the most important rule of Japanese (and not only) language is a belief in yourself and focus on results. Do not believe that it is impossible to learn the Japanese language. The same foreigners speak about the Russian language. But we somehow learned? Good luck, patience and execution Japanese dreams!