Introduction:

The question takes me back to my teens as I was taken to Japan by my parents on a trip. I was 15 years old then and it was only a vacation trip to visit a cousin of my father there. I was shocked to listen to my uncle speak Japanese so fluently in a native tone and wondered how he learned it?

He told me his secret of learning. He told, ‘learning Japanese or any other language depends on you only!’. He added, “ it is only emotion in the language that can teach you the best”!

So I was there for about six months and it was the emotion only which made me fluent. My uncle talked with me only in Japanese. He took me out from the home for long trips where I can meet the natives and at last he sent me alone for 15 days out there to let me grasp the language. And after that, I was able to speak Japanese fluently to a conversation 11 which was around a B2 level on CEFR charts, JLPT N2 level.

I feel that I am privileged to get an opportunity e to go to Japan and learn the language. But yes! if you want to learn it you have to put much more effort than me as you may not get the opportunity to stay there as long as 6 months wondering here and there or to go there at all! So here are some tips that can help you to be fluent in Japanese!

• Intense Studies

Study intensely to get vocabulary handy! After learning basic terms, start studying books and magazines in Japanese and also keep Japanese Dictionaries. The more you will read, the more you’ll get knowledge.

Don’t waste your Studies

The most difficult task is to retain vocabulary even after closing the books! The only way for this is to keep speaking Japanese.

If you’ll be busy studying all the time and won’t speak, you will waste your time! So, let your tongue and mouth learn Japanese language articulation and tone. Start speaking from day one of your studies. It is the only way to get over the hesitation and be confident.

• Get Connected Socially

 Social media is a new way to learn. Plenty of groups, people, and institutions are available online image provide free or paid conversational activities to let you learn Japanese. Just make your profile on one of the social sites and start searching for friends and Japanese-speaking groups. You can make a group also and advertise it to let people learn together.

• Join an Online program

If you are a beginner then learning Japanese may prove difficult for you as Japanese is considered to be one of the hardest languages to learn for a non-native. It does not share many similarities with most of the popular languages which you might know. So so to begin with it you can enroll yourself in an online institution such as Multibhashi which has many language experts who can give you guidance, material, tricks, and tips to learn Japanese. You can opt for either of the two modes offered by them that is group learning or one on one learning. This will help you in getting a conversational JLPT level 2.

According to my, opting for an online institution is the easiest way as you get all the essential planning, material, and guidance to learn Japanese in a single place. You want you to be bothered much for your pronunciation. And you will be able to get a Japanese job soon!