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Hey
I have been told to learn the formal way of speaking japanese since the beginning (the beginning = about 1 week ago), which, I though, was the way everyone started out. "Alrighty" I thought and kept on the learning process. But just recently I read an article which basically said to diss the formality and go straight for the casual, everyday-kind of language since it is what you will actually use the most.
In the article I found that it is the formal language that contains things like "です" (desu), "ます" (masu), "ました" (mashita), which is the way I have learned so far. Doesn't japanese speakers use these when speaking casually?
And primary: where can I learn the casual way of speaking japanese?
The article: As a Beginner in Japanese, Don't Worry About the Formality ? Fluent in 3 months - Language Hacking and Travel Tips
I have been told to learn the formal way of speaking japanese since the beginning (the beginning = about 1 week ago), which, I though, was the way everyone started out. "Alrighty" I thought and kept on the learning process. But just recently I read an article which basically said to diss the formality and go straight for the casual, everyday-kind of language since it is what you will actually use the most.
In the article I found that it is the formal language that contains things like "です" (desu), "ます" (masu), "ました" (mashita), which is the way I have learned so far. Doesn't japanese speakers use these when speaking casually?
And primary: where can I learn the casual way of speaking japanese?
The article: As a Beginner in Japanese, Don't Worry About the Formality ? Fluent in 3 months - Language Hacking and Travel Tips