I have always been fascinated by Japanese culture, especially Japanese manga and movies. About two years ago I decided to learn Japanese language. Also, I had learned some Japanese words and phrases I needed to start learning from the beginning. My friend who studied Japanese language encouraged her to come to the YouTube channel and I decided to hear it. I followed the video lessons to be useful and informative. The teacher had an extensive vocabulary. She focused on grammar and pronunciation as well as word collocation, which are so important to have good comments of a real language. After six months my Japanese started to improve rapidly. I was able to have a basic conversation which made me feel proud and happy. After listening to Japan a few months ago, I had a sense of accomplishment being able to communicate with these locals, and made my trade more memorable. This experience has really shown me the importance of writing the right stories when trying to learn a new language.
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I have always been fascinated by Japanese culture, especially Japanese manga and movies. About two years ago, I decided to learn the Japanese language. I had learned some Japanese words and phrases I needed to start learning from the beginning. My friend, who studied the Japanese language, encouraged me to check out a YouTube channel, and I decided to watch it. I found the video lessons to be useful and informative. The teacher had an extensive vocabulary. She focused on grammar and pronunciation, as well as word collocation, which are so important to have a good command of a real language. After six months, my Japanese started to improve rapidly. I was able to have a basic conversation, which made me feel proud and happy. After visiting Japan a few months ago, I had a sense of accomplishment being able to communicate with the locals, which made my trip more memorable. This experience has really shown me the importance of telling the right stories when trying to learn a new language.
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