Learning Japanese From Zero!

George Trombley Teaches Japanese From Zero Youtube Series

    Perhaps THE BEST resource on youtube is George Trombley's Japanese From Zero series.  The videos compliment and are based on his book series.  While I haven't bought the books yet, I have bought a subscription to his website http://yesjapan.com (which at this time subscriptions are $5 a month) which hosts every course and lesson.  The site can also be used for free.

Most Important Japanese Learning Resource #3

http://gate2home.com/Japanese-Keyboard

   Online Japanese keyboards are absolutely crucial if you don't have your keyboard setup for typing in Japanese.

Most Important Japanese Learning Resource #2

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    The most super important thing about learning Japanese online.... is the ability to actually see it.  Sometimes people's computers will not display foreign characters properly and will show what is called unicode (which is a line of rectangles).  In the first line typed above, what you should be seeing is the top line of text pictured below.  If you only see the rectangles then you will have to remedy your situation.

Most Important Japanese Learning Resource #1

 



 JISHO.ORG  is perhaps one of the most important resources on the internet for studying Japanese.

The Obligatory Intro Post

 

    It's always difficult to begin something new (say learning a new language perhaps), and the first blog post is no exception.  Instead of trying too hard to make a standout first post.... just start.