Don't forget to turn on the subtitles if necessary! VERASIA: You can actually buy any Japanese book on Verasia. Simply copy the ISBN of the book and email it to them. They''ll buy it for you :)

Very impressive progress!

Thank you for sharing your inspiring progress and story! Looking forward to following in your footsteps.

@nofridaynightplans

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I wish you all the success in your language journey ☺️

素晴らしい！Very impressive ! And at last, I found somebody who share the same thought regarding handwritting japanese. The last time I explained writing vocabulary by hand helps both for memorization and long term retension, people said nobody writes japanese by hand anymore and that it was basically a waste of time, a time I should better put in reading more. The thing is that actually I handwrite the vocabulary I encounter while reading. So I do both, although I don't write all the text as you do. That also helped me notice better what components are in a kanji and in what other kanjis I had met them already. Very useful to develop an intuition for the reading of unknown compound words. I guess you also noticed that, right ?

@nofridaynightplans

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your supportive and insightful comment. I consider writing essential for improving memorisation. I began learning Japanese with two short-story books and transcribed every single story by hand, sometimes even doing it twice. I believe this approach greatly contributed to my progress, especially in the early stages, aiding both my reading and vocabulary retention. I understand why some might be hesitant to undertake extensive writing in Japanese, as it can be quite labour-intensive (not to mention similar challenges in learning Chinese). However, I firmly believe that this technique has borne beautiful fruits for me. Merci pour ton commentaire ! ^0^

@franckvincent5190

8 ай бұрын

@@nofridaynightplans Interesting. I actually skipped the handwriting because it felt daunting and after Watching the video I realized that I also started learning Japanese from English, in which I am very proficient but my native language is French and I learned English from French with lots of writing sessions. I have not been able to progress My Japanese at even half your speed and I am now wondering if I have unintentionally put obstacles on my Japanese learning journey? 😅

@nofridaynightplans

8 ай бұрын

Hey Franck! Thank you for your comment. I don't know your study method, but you're the only one able to determine the skills you haven't focused on enough. I often say it, but I'll say it again, don't compare yourself to others. My advice (if I may) would simply be to ensure you include the skills you see as your weak points within your daily routine. And most importantly, have fun while learning! I sing in Japanese almost every day, that helps too 😆 Don't forget that a lot of things happen unconsciously when studying. Je te souhaite beaucoup de succès !

@franckvincent5190

8 ай бұрын

Merci 👍@@nofridaynightplans

Your output ability is impressive, it is clear that you have spent time talking japanese. I have been studing Japanese for three years and I can understand this video pretty well but I can not output anything close to this.

@nofridaynightplans

10 ай бұрын

I understand. Speaking in a foreign language is difficult, especially one that has little in common with your native tongue (French in my case). Based on my experience, speaking ability comes naturally over time. Back in the days, when I was focusing on Arabic, I clearly noticed that the more time I spent reading and listening, the easier it was to speak. It's the case with Japanese too. I dedicate quite some time to reading and listening everyday. But I only speak for about 2 hours a week with a native. Comparing oneself with others does not help, I think. We're all different. I hope you make the progress you aim for in your language journey while enjoying the process. Thank you for your comment! 🙂

@jholotanbest2688

10 ай бұрын

​@@nofridaynightplans I too have learned that your speaking ability improves with your comprehension ability without doing anything so focusing on comprehension is fine. Still to learn to speak you need to speak and two hours a week on top of lot of other studying sounds perfect. I am sure that by speaking two hours every week you will learn to speak so much much faster compared to if you didn't speak at all. But as for me, I am not focusing on speaking at all because that just isn't one of my goals. Next week I am taking my first Japanese class ever so it will be interesting to see how speaking in class will go. I have only bad experiences about speaking with non native speakers.

@nofridaynightplans

10 ай бұрын

@@jholotanbest2688 That's great. I hope it all goes well for you. All the best in your endeavour. 🙂

I had to focus real hard but I'm happy to say I understood all of it, though I had to look up some words. Impressive work, really, considering you've only been studying for 2 years and a half. I think I've been studying for around 3 years (with several breaks in between) and I can't get even close to this. Keep up the good work!

@nofridaynightplans

10 ай бұрын

It's great to see that everyone is making progress at their own pace☺️ I hope you continue enjoying your learning journey. Thank you for your supportive comment!

I love this! Thank you for sharing. :)

@nofridaynightplans

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your supportive comment ^0^

Great work, Jihan!

@nofridaynightplans

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Steve 😊

How did you acquire so much vocabulary since 2021? How many new words a day? Is it that we need to know 50,000 words to be fluent?

@nofridaynightplans

4 ай бұрын

Hi Tasneem. The best answer I can provide is to watch my video "How I'm learning Japanese on my own," as I explain my learning method in much detail in this video. My learning method hasn't changed since then, and it can be applied to any language, including Arabic. I read, listen (and even sing 😂) every day because I enjoy it, and it is part of my routine. Also, I don't worry about the numbers or the data. As I've mentioned multiple times, it is stressful and doesn't mean much. However, 50,000 words seem a bit unrealistic to me. It's roughly the number of words a well-educated native speaker knows, even passively. I will check out your emails over the next couple of days as I'm finishing my video on Arabic, which should be out tomorrow if all goes according to plan. Don't worry too much about the numbers. I'm sure you're doing fine in your learning. Let's chat sometime soon in Arabic ^0^

@tasneemkaka1942

4 ай бұрын

@@nofridaynightplans I saw the video you mentioned. Below is what I am doing and the struggles I am facing: 1. Reading Catching Fire Arabic Edition: I use chatgpt to put the tashkil, translate the sentence and give me the word by word translation. I am experiencing this: I am not able to remember the meaning of a word, it just clicks in my mind 'I have come across this word before'. 2. Since chatgpt has mistakes I decided that I will watch all FC MediaLang's grammar videos to spot mistakes chatgpt is making. It is making a difference but I am not able to quantify the results yet. 3. I thought I will atleast lookup how some verbs are conjugated and their root form from the 10 forms when reading Catching Fire as it will help me to read without tashkil. This is not easy and I am really confused how the meaning changes from form to form. I am searching for some youtube video that explains this. 4. I also looked for a grammar book for consolidating the grammar toolbox but after going through many Kindle samples, I concluded that studing grammar will be too tedious and I will go back to choosing a book after watching all 114 FC MediaLang's videos. 5. Once a week I try and translate a nursery rhyme because they have a tune and a transcript and are easy to memorise and I can sing them to my son. I think I should do one per day. 6. There is a channel called Audio Books Arabic. Sometimes I listen to books passively but I don't understand anything. 7. I also read one page daily of DK Arabic English Visual Dictionary for fun but I remember only few of the words. 8. I realise one thing. You always take the harder road so learning is fast because you put in the effort. I am however always trying to make it easier for me, eg., no need of a laptop, only using my phone, no writing. I don't think I am ever going to be able to use Anki (just really tiresome). 9. Lastly, thanks a lot for your videos. You are fluent in Japanese after 2 to 3 years of learning. It's my dream to be able to achieve that.

@nofridaynightplans

4 ай бұрын

@@tasneemkaka1942 I replied to your email. I will only say this here: - It appears you're too fixated on tashkil. If you're at the novel reading level, this cannot be the case anymore. As I told you already, if you know your rythms, there's no need to be so preoccupied with tashkil. It will only hold you back. - If you're struggling to understand verb forms, I would really recommend you consolidate your understanding of verb forms. This is essential and will greatly help you down the road. When I read you, I feel like this Arabic course wouldn't be such a bad idea actually 😅

@tasneemkaka1942

4 ай бұрын

@@nofridaynightplans Thanks for your reply Jihan. I will do a thorough search for a good Arabic Grammar course and send the links on this thread. We need someone really smart like you to explain the grammar in a way that is not oversimplified, interesting and exhaustive.

@nofridaynightplans

4 ай бұрын

@@tasneemkaka1942 It may be better to send the links in the comment section of an Arabic video, as I doubt the Japanese learners would be interested 😅 Don't worry, you'll get there!