If you want to improve your Japanese, you need to increase your vocabulary …it really is that simple and one of the best ways to make this happen is through reading. The more you read, the more you will expand your vocabulary and I will go through how exactly this happens. Reading Will Introduce You […]

It won’t take you long to realise that reading in Japanese is very difficult, so I thought it might be a good idea to go through some tips that you can use to help you get going. The truth is that you are going to have to work hard when it comes to reading, but

If you are new to learning Japanese you are probably already aware of the fear around kanji, and it is justified as it is a very complex part of the language. One of the big questions you will hear is …how do you actually read it? How do you look at a new kanji and

If you have started learning Japanese you have probably been told to avoid Romanji at all costs and you will even find people saying it is the devil …this maybe a little over the top, but there is some truth to this. In general romanji does more harm than good, so I will go through

Being able to read in Japanese is an important skill, but also a difficult one. You will quickly learn it’s pretty hard to do and it will be something that you need to improve. The reality is that you simply have no experience with reading in this language, everything is new and different, so you

Doing Immersion is going to be the best way to help improve your Japanese language skills and while some people might tell you that the most effective way to do is by moving to Japan …you can still do it effectively at home. It can be easy to just watch some Japanese shows …but what

If you want to study Japanese properly, then you will need a plan. This doesn’t need to be the most complex thing, but you do need something as you will need some general direction for what you are doing. Japanese can be a tough language for English speakers and it can take a long time

There are hundreds, if not thousands of apps available to help you learn Japanese, but I thought I would look at some popular ones and give my opinions on them, so let’s get into it. Duolingo This is everyone’s go to when recommending a language app. It’s popular and it’s free …but is it any

If you are learning Japanese, then Anki is probably a tool you should be using to help you. I often see people (and I am guilty of this too) say “Just do anki” …but what does that actually mean, how do you actually do it? …this is what I will cover here, where I will

Language exchanges are websites/apps where you can meet other language learners who are native speakers of the language you are learning …and they want to learn your native language …so basically you do a language swap and just chat to each other and help each other out. You can do this for any language, but