LEARN JAPANESE: how i study japanese as a beginner, tips, materials, study vlog

learning tip: once you feel a bit more comfortable with the writing systems, i recommend rewriting japanese songs using hiragana, and then entirely in katakana! (i know this is not how the alphabets are used, but it is a great practice to mix up all of the characters instead of writing them grouped like ka ke ki ko ku); i opened up bts songs in japanese in romaji and then rewrote the songs with hiragana/katakana to practice this is just what I did before i did my japanese degree to learn the alphabets in a quick and also fun way ^^

"not really studying with nina" and "painting with nina" are definitely my fav videos 🫰🏽🫶🏽

tip for genki: memorize the dialogue at the beginning of each chapter!! my professor made us do that and recite it to the whole class, it was scary but actually helpful to feel like you can speak coherent sentences

There's a guy (ToKini Andy) on YouTube that does a series going through the Genki books, and he explains when textbook Japanese is unatural sounding and what to use instead, he does a video per Genki lesson. Worth a look! How funny that I just started thinking of learning Japanese, I remember finding your channel when I was (still am) learning Korean lol

Hi~! I'm majoring in Japanese and I'd like to say - since you already know Korean, I think it will be easier for you to study Japanese My teachers often say that the grammar is similar, so if you just get through kana and kanji, you should be fine Also, some of the words are very similar as well! Good luck with studying!

Tip as someone who just started learning Japanese 45 days ago!! Busuu is superior to duo. Duolingo drove me insane 😅Busuu teaches you using the pronounciation of actual Japanese speakers, rather than a computer. I love the style of learning, and you can correct and interact with others either speaking the language you are learning or your own language

Tips to learn Japanese more efficiently: - Do NOT attempt to learn more than one language at once. If in doubt, learn the one that you're most interested in. - Repeat every letter/word/sentence out loud to get a closer pronunciation (tip from Teuida). - Avoid trying to learn everything at one sitting to prevent yourself from forgetting words. - Try to memorize kana/kanji stroke order for more efficient writing. - If you feel unmotivated and/or tired, take a break and proceed your learning after a while and remember: you can do it! - Watch anime and practice singing in Japanese. They will help you to increase your vocabulary. - Try not to skip the difficult parts of learning. They may be essential. - Get yourself a partner conversation or use Teuida! - Use your Japanese knowledge in daily occasions (Example: whenever you're going upstairs, count every step in Japanese). - After finishing your studying session, write out everything you have learned so far, physically (pencil and paper) or virtually (note pad app on phone/computer) - Keep watching this video as many times as possible for days or weeks. It is not possible to learn everything in a few moments. Now, I wish you, the reader, a very happy learning, do not give up and give it your all! がんばってください! 💪✌️

Definitely inspired me to start studying Japanese again! 💗😭🫶🏼

Learning Japanese is so much fun! It just feels super rewarding when you start recognizing words and understanding sentences in Japanese media, be it anime, mange, music, whatever. It's great!

になちゃん！Hi from Japan! I've been watching your videos for years (I was actually interested in putting Japanese subtitles to your videos..oh..so shy..)and so excited to see you learning our language! There must be so many "WHY!?" in learning Japanese too but if you need any help, feel free to ask!

i studied korean for 4 years in university and have really bad burn out now. it’s really fun to watch these study videos,, it kinda makes me want to study language again so thank you! i started studying japanese this year too but haven’t taken it really seriously in order to not end up uhhhh hating it haha

To everyone learning Japanese and likes to improve listening skill, besides Nina I would recommend: yuyu no nihongo, on youtube, it helps me alot, especially for someone who lives outside of Japan. There is lots weekly podcast and list live free talk, they will help improve listen skill, also his voice is just so clear and easy to understand.

I minored in Japanese in college and we used those same books! This inspired me to brush off some of my skills. Have fun studying!!!

I've been learning italian but I also have thought of learning Japanese because I like the sound of the language and I like learning languages. So today I have decided I want to learn Japanese. I love italian but Japanese has caught my attention. I look forward to this new journey and language learning is so much fun.

i always come back to your videos and fall in love with them over and over again, tbh i feel like these type of videos aren’t my aesthetic at all but i love them so much and they motivate me to try new things, thank you Nina.

My queen 👑 I really really love that you don't complain about "how hard is it" like every other people on YouTube that positive energy from you and how simple and easy you make it look like that what I need to keep going love you so much

i took a year of college japanese and now i’m self studying on duolingo 😅 this was so helpful to get me motivated again thank u nina u got this 💖

as a native spanish speaker, i love how cute nina sounds pronouncing spanish words ♡ lol

Hi ! Love your videos, I’ve been studying Japanese for about 5 months now and one advice I can give you is to write down words only in katakana| hiragana and then the translation in English (without the romaji transliteration). It really helped me getting into the new writing system thing. You kinda force your brain to read them and slowly you’ll read fluently !

Nice! I took a semester class in college and we used the same genki textbook/workbook. I stopped studying after the class but recently decided to go back and go over my notes. Thanks for the video and motivation to continue studying! 😊💕