Ok, I am madly in love with this girl in Japan and am going to move to Japan to be with her. Does anybody have any helpful advice on how I can teach myself the language? I'm planning on going in about 5 months so I know I won't learn TOO much. As far as I can tell we are engaged and I gave her my word that I would go to her. And by the way, she looks and acts like Sango, and as far as I am concerned, IS Sango!

Grab yourself and japanese dictionary and read read read read.

Memorizing single words is more effective for memorization that long strings of grammar.

remember: repitition is the key to learning repitition is the key to learning repitition is the key to learning repitition is the key to learning.

Keep that up, every day for 5 months, and you'll be suprised how fast you'll pick it up.

Watch anime in Japanese. I've actually picked up a lotta phrases by watching downloaded Inu and Shaman King eps.

I'm no expert but once you learn words try to use them as much as possible in reg. convo's and if people look at you funny tell them your learning a language and its rubbing off on you alot and translate for them or sumn.

Learn easy communitcates with your girlfriend like..
Ohanyo-Good morning
Konnichiwa-Good afternoon
Komanwa-Good night

or maybe some other communitcates
Baka-stupid
Anada-i am
iisedei-love
ohwaleo-hate

Don't know what to teach you... ask what you wana say first ^^

Aw, thank you so much. I really appreciate it :) ... I really need to learn how to speak all of it... but I thank you for your help.

Ok, first I'm going to need to know how to say I, you, he, she, it, you (plural/formal) we, and they. Those are the first things I learned when I took french and German so I think those should be the first things I learn.

maybe you wana tell this to your girlfriend (Anada dowa.. shereto (girlfriends name) kaski..) it mean i like you the way you are :ph4er:

Aw :) ... Another nice thing to say to her. I already told her Aishiteru once and she was soooo happy :)

Don't worry Miroku-sama.. I can teach you japaneese ^^>. i know alot i'm from japan

Hm ^^~ good to hear that... maybe Sango can help you fince she took some words out of japanese anime

Yeah, any help would be great. I also need to know some stuff about the grammar and how to conjugate verbs.

well it's been 7 years since i touch the ground of japan so i don't know realy much i'm sorry.. but verb actions maybe like

Zetaini Taouse-Victory is mine
Anada lo koshi iisedei ja nei-... Maybe our relationship can last forever..

too many you know.. hard to give it all to you since i have suc a poor english

Well thanks for whatever help you gave, it helps a little. But when I learn some and it comes time to practice I can have conversations with you and that really helps in learning.

Good.. sorry if you could atleast read japanese i can teachy ou

I like that idea about the japanese dictionarry and read because that's how i'm learning the language you can also check one out on www.freedict.com
u just put in a word in english or jap and it will translate it for you

try this one on the jap side jipu

anime might be helpful but don't rely on the subs too much..fansubbing is inaccurate at times :\.

like translating arigatou to arigato
ahou to aho
and more stuff i won't write down :rolleyes:

i heard something about tapes and such.."learn japanese in <?> weeks" maybe you should buy one of those..and some books etc.
or try to find a job in a japanese restaurant,to become familiar with their customs,and learn the language from a real japanese person.while you're at it stuff yourself too.

I'll learn it from my girl when she gets back. She is an actual Japanese person.

That's an incredibly honorable pursuit. I wish you the best Miroku.

i need to learn to!!!!!!! i know some......but not all......

Hmmm...I know none. I will learn it after I master the Spanish language.

What a shame not to be able to learn it now.

Uh well, I could help you out. I'm a full breed Japanese dog. Or so to speak

ohwaleo?

I'm gonna learn it just by watching downloaded animes, that I am.

They don't have correct traslations though, the chinese sub it

Well my Japanese girlfriend wasn't even real just some imposter so I'm not moving to Japan and no longer have a need to learn it. Life can be cruel I guess...

Yeah but now ya got me. So it just got a whole lot better. *hugs her houshi*

i have no need for foolish languages