There is now such an abundance of online Japanese lessons, that you can learn the basics of the Japanese language for free. Just spend a few hours on Youtube learning Japanese and you’ll have basic Japanese down in less then a few months.
Here is one of our online Japanese lessons on common questions. These are the top ten questions Japanese ask foreigners in Japan. The first question might surprise you, but it was definitelty the question I was most asked by Japanese. Japanese generally think that most foreigners are American. It can be a little frustrating or annoying if you are not American, when the people around you assume you are American all the time. So, if you go to Japan expect to be asked this question all the time.
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My Japanese uncle in-law even gave a speech about his idea of American lifestyle how it related to my wife and I on an important family occasion. He thought he was doing me a great favor with his speech. I was somewhat frustrated and wanted to tell him how ignorant he was. Even though he knew my nationality, Australian, he just amsumed we shared the same culture. I certainly don’t have anything against Americans. I have many good friends who are American. I just got sick are being asked if I were American by almost every Japanese I met for ten years.
Japanese will also speak to you as if you are new to the country. This can be a little annoying, too, if you are a long term resident. You end up having the same conversations all the time. I would occassionally avoid conversations with the locals just to have a break from the top ten questions you will hopefully memorize. Search this site for more free Japanese lessons.
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Its a great resource and of assistance, to watch an actual Japanese person speak the words! Helps with my studies of the language.
very helpful, esp breaking down of the words.
HI
it’s very helpful Questions.
I hope to see more .
thanks for the hard work
keep for the good work.
Thank you! This is very helpful!
hi i’m 12 this was so help full i’m moving to japan and i dont speak the laguge the really helps
Wow. I’m Chinese-American and I don’t speak a lot of Japanese, but if I went to Japan, the locals would probably speak at their normal pace with all the vocabulary I’m unfamiliar with because they might not be able to tell that I’m foreign. They probably wouldn’t ask if I’m American.