Q&A for How to Learn to Speak Japanese

Of course! There are language learning sessions taught by professional educators. There are also more convenient, socially and economically, ways to enroll in courses. There are different websites that are free to use that specialize in languages including Japanese. Check out Duolingo.com, Memrise.com, and Busuu.com.

You can approximate the right pronunciation to your name using the Japanese sounds. For example , the name George would be sounded out jōji (ジョージ). As it's not a Japanese name it's written in katakana. If your name was Alice, you'd use arisu (アリス); if it's Mark, you'd use māku (マーク).

You should come back to them often. If you keep forgetting a word, find a translation. Say the English word and the Japanese word together. Repeat it until you feel you've got it memorized, and can switch between them without peeking at your reference. If you forget it once more, it's okay to redo the exercise or move on and come back to it later.

It depends on your school and its demographic. Chances are, very few people will even speak the basics.

In full Japanese: 私の名前は〇〇です。

Work with a native speaker to learn the rules of pronunciation.

Yes, you can learn Japanese online but it is best to do it with a tutor because they are probably trained to speak Japanese. It is also good to learn Japanese if you have someone in your family who is Japanese. It doesn't matter if they're old because at least they know Japanese.