Everyone please guide me the shortest way to learn Japanese!

[takashato]

I'm Vietnamese, a hybrid child of Chinese and Vietnamese. Today, I join this JREF in order to find out about country, traditions and people of Japan, visit Japan is my dream. To do so, I must know how to read, write, speak Japanese fluently.
So, I crave everyone, help me to learn Japanese.
I want to get Hiragana, Katakana alphabet, some sentences, conversation, grammar and tense (of verb) in Japanese.
Thanks very much!

 

[jeisan]

First off, welcome to the forum. Second, while I admire your desire to learn Japanese, it is not something you need to read, write and speak fluently for a visit, so don't let that hold you back or you may not visit for very long time. Good luck.

 

[FinancialWar]

You don't need to speak Japanese to visit Japan. Everyone there wants to talk to you in English anyway.

 

[nahadef]

You don't need to speak Japanese to visit Japan. Everyone there wants to talk to you in English anyway.

Ignore this. The second part at least. As far as I can tell, he's never set foot in the country.

If you're in the tourist destinations (Tokyo, Kyoto ), English will do the trick.

Some people want to speak English if they get the chance, but many (most?) people are very uncomfortable at having to use a second language, since they are mortified at making mistakes. If you are Asian, they will likely assume you can't speak English.

Ultimately, Japanese is one of the less useful languages in the world, so unless you're planning to stay for an extended visit (years, as opposed to weeks or months), I wouldn't bother learning much more than greetings and daily expressions.

 

[FinancialWar]

I'm talking about the younger generations of Japanese, they always to prefer to communicate with foreigners in English.

 

[Mike Cash]

I'm talking about the younger generations of Japanese, they always to prefer to communicate with foreigners in English.

Actually, most of them would rather take a beating than have to try to communicate in English.

 

[FinancialWar]

Either you talk to them in broke Japanese or they talk to you in broke English.

 

[Mike Cash]

Either you talk to them in broke Japanese or they talk to you in broke English.

It does end up that way, doesn't it?

My point was that most people (even the young) would rather avoid the situation altogether if it means they'll have to communicate in English. (They're the people I like best).