I was in Japan for about 10 days looking at various places. I have been studying Japanese for about two years now and I was just wondering...
When two people speak direct / common / friend (however you call learned to call the form) Japanese, it seems to go so fast that it almost sounds...well I dunno, like my ear can't catch it?
So I'm wondering, in college classes (3rd year level) it is stressed we use distal / masu form and honorific / polite forms...so how do I go about 'getting an ear' if you will, for more "common" Japanese.
I'm also curious, as in another thread, on how reading Manga would help this.
Thanks anyone.
When two people speak direct / common / friend (however you call learned to call the form) Japanese, it seems to go so fast that it almost sounds...well I dunno, like my ear can't catch it?
So I'm wondering, in college classes (3rd year level) it is stressed we use distal / masu form and honorific / polite forms...so how do I go about 'getting an ear' if you will, for more "common" Japanese.
I'm also curious, as in another thread, on how reading Manga would help this.
Thanks anyone.