What's the most important part for a foreign to study Japanese?
I post on June 5, 2006 in fact.
That is my homework of English lesson.
I think written Japanese is the most important thing for a foreign studying Japanese. There are some reasons why.
First, a foreign have to learn Japanese grammar from a textbook because that is very flexible. Most of Japanese people speak in transformational Japanese grammar, but a foreign has to learn standard Japanese. Japanese often abridge the subject and conjuctions because they can understand each other through context, but a foreigner cannot. A foreigner has to learn standard Japanese before speaking abridged Japanese.
Second, there is necessary for a written paper for legal contracts. If someone gives an oral promise about expensive things or for the long term, there may be trouble or confusion.
Third, a foreign can buy something in supermarket or convenience store and order in restaurant without speaking Japanese, but before that, she or he need to read explanation about goods or menu.
Finally, I point out the mosu important thing. If a foreign studies Japanese attachin importance to conversation, there may be interfence from Japanese people, compliments. Many Japanese praise a foreign's Japanese even if she or he just answered some word in Japanese, because there are few chances to communicate with foreign in Japan excepting for biggest cities and a foreign is sometimes treated as a guest from overseas. There is no ill will, but a compliment may make a foreign misunderstand that her or his Japanese is enough and stop studying Japanese seriously.
That is my homework of English lesson.
I think written Japanese is the most important thing for a foreign studying Japanese. There are some reasons why.
First, a foreign have to learn Japanese grammar from a textbook because that is very flexible. Most of Japanese people speak in transformational Japanese grammar, but a foreign has to learn standard Japanese. Japanese often abridge the subject and conjuctions because they can understand each other through context, but a foreigner cannot. A foreigner has to learn standard Japanese before speaking abridged Japanese.
Second, there is necessary for a written paper for legal contracts. If someone gives an oral promise about expensive things or for the long term, there may be trouble or confusion.
Third, a foreign can buy something in supermarket or convenience store and order in restaurant without speaking Japanese, but before that, she or he need to read explanation about goods or menu.
Finally, I point out the mosu important thing. If a foreign studies Japanese attachin importance to conversation, there may be interfence from Japanese people, compliments. Many Japanese praise a foreign's Japanese even if she or he just answered some word in Japanese, because there are few chances to communicate with foreign in Japan excepting for biggest cities and a foreign is sometimes treated as a guest from overseas. There is no ill will, but a compliment may make a foreign misunderstand that her or his Japanese is enough and stop studying Japanese seriously.
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