Language is a tool to communicate. On the other
hand, even if you know a lot of vocabulary and can speak fluently, it does not
necessarily mean that you are a good communicator
The purpose of this article is to get you to imagine
how you will become fluent in speaking Japanese by showing the overall process.
As the saying goes, “There is no royal road to learning”, you have to practice
for a certain amount of time. However, if you don’t make mistakes selecting
ways to practice, you will eventually achieve your goal. That’s a good aspect
of speaking Japanese. People go straight into interactions with native speakers
after acquiring some of the grammar and the vocabulary. This is still good, but
not the fastest way. You have to immerse yourself in what you know. That way,
you can use that knowledge in interactions with native speakers almost
effortlessly.
Writing
System
Japanese has three writing systems; Hiragana,
Katakana and Kanji. There are tins of characters in Japanese language which
makes it significantly harder for English speaking population to learn
Japanese! So now the question that all should be asking is, “Is it possible to
learn to speak Japanese without learning how to write it because I just want to
speak it not write it” To be honest the answer is no, you can’t learn to speak
Japanese without knowing how to write it, you have to start off with basic
characters first then lean into the speaking part! That is why writing is as
important as speaking, learn the Japanese writing system first and then you can
speak it.
Vocabulary
Any language consists of “n” Numbers &
Combination of words. Your communication skills depends on how much words you
know and fluent you are in them. There is no end as to how much words you should
know to learn how to speak fluently, you can know little words and still be
able to communicate of you know how to implement those words perfectly!
According to a research the number of words you need to learn initially to
learn a foreign language varies somewhere between 1000- 1500. Over time
gradually your vocabulary increases and you get better & better!
Grammar
Grammar is the rules you follow when you combine the
words you have memorized. Those words will be a sentence when it is combined
based on the rules in place. One of the Japanese typical grammatical rules is
the order of the words. For example, Japanese words are generally combined in
this way; Subject + Object + Verb as opposed to the English word order; Subject
+ Verb + Object. It may look strange and difficult. However, once you have
gotten used to this rule, it gets easier to make sentences in Japanese. Grammar
as a foundation enables people to communicate smoothly by following common
rules.
In summary, speaking Japanese is combining words
based on the grammar by using your knowledge. And the speed is the fluency with
which you speak Japanese. In the Practice section, you will learn how to
acquire the ability to combine words as fast as possible.
The good news here is that although speaking
Japanese is complex, what you need to practice is very simple. There are only
three kinds of practice; Pronunciation Practice, the Read-Aloud Method, and the
Instantaneous Composition Method
Pronunciation
Practice
Pronunciation practice will give you not only the
ability to clearly say what you want to say but also the ability to recognize
what others say. Each language has its own sounds. If you could not recognize
some Japanese words, it would probably contain sounds you have never heard
before. Understanding how the sounds are made will improve your listening and
speaking.
Read-Aloud
Method
The Read-Aloud Method will give you general language
ability, like physical strength. This is one of the best traditional learning
methods. It is said that Heinrich Schliemann, excavator of Troy, was able to
speak 16 languages in his lifetime because of reading a great deal aloud. The
more you will read aloud Japanese, the better you will be at speaking Japanese.
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