| You can probably use it as a starting point, but I heard that if you use Japanese learned from anime the tone is very awkward in real-life. |
| Yes you can,You can learn everything except writing ofcourse. The example is me. |
| well, you might learn it a little bit, but it's impossible to learn japanese to write and to talk perfectly just from anime. |
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ilovewendy16 said: kazuro said: writing is one of the most important parts though. Also, you really can't understand japanese without knowing kanji.Yes you can,You can learn everything except writing ofcourse. The example is me. I phrased it wrong i guess ... You can learn to 'SPEAK' Japanese with anime... |
| You can learn a few words, but that isn't enough ofc |
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| > Is it possible to learn japanese from anime's? This question has been asked here before. It works differently for different people. But basically, at some point you will have to read some language textbooks to progress further. |
| if you like to rewatch series many times, then yes. it's possible |
| Well you can learn phrases but not the entire language, unless, you will take some lessons^^ |
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| It's very possible. People do it all the time with other languages too, so I don't see why people can't with Japanese. Though if somebody were to actually learn Japanese through anime, it'd be best to have some basic knowledge of the language first (alphabet, greetings, grammar, simple vocabulary, etc.) before totally diving into a world where characters talk full and sometimes complex sentences at rather fast paces. |
| I learn my basic english mainly from music and hollywood movies and now the question is, what makes you think japanese language is any different? Well of course, there is still a limit to how much you can learn from anime. |
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| no but you can learn weebnese from it |
| This question has been asked sooooo many times. You'll probably learn words here and there but that's pretty much it. Cartoons taught me English but I feel like Japanese is way harder. |
| I have an acquaintance who first learned the vocabulary from watching anime first. She learned the script in less than a month afterwards by hanging around a language org, although she's on a whole 'nother level of smart. |
| I think the issue with Japanese is the grammar, which is radically different than English. You may learn phrases from watching anime, but trying to join them all to form a sentence is not as easy. I know Mandarin Chinese, and somehow when reading lyrics, I can read some of the kanji. But hiragana and katagana still has to be learned. Using myself again as an example, I could somewhat grasp what the characters are saying, especially those simple ones. Anything more complex and I will go ???. So watching anime alone should allow you to at least learn the phrases, to some extend, be able to listen to simple sentences. But to learn to read and write you would have to turn to a proper class. |
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| Yes you can in speaking and hearing what japanese say except the writings. After watching animes for 10 years+, i am able to speak with other japanese, able to know what they are saying and can watch an anime without subs. At first speaking with others you will have mistake, but practice and speak long enough will slowly correct how you speak. You might pick up some simple writings also, sadly japanese writings are too vast. |
| I think it depends a lot from person to person. Learning the full language is p much impossible tho, but yeah I do think its possible to be able to have a fluent conversation in Japanese with what you've listened in anime. But I honestly feel like that's not learning, just memorizing a certain sentence that its said WAY too much (things like.. r u OK? What's ur name?), I myself can too, associate those and say them in Japanese. That doesn't mean I'm fluent, or now a shit about the language tho |
| Yes, but if you want learn better you should take classes or something similar. |
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| Yeah, but it's better to watch it while you're actively trying to learn the language through classes and self-study, so you can practice. |
| every single one of my forum posts is dumb and invalid except for 1, I don't claim them it was a different person it was all fake |
| It's good for practicing what you already know, but learning Japanese solely through anime is like learning English solely through Jersey Shore. Just take a goddamn class. |
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| uh no You can learn individual words and phrases, sure, but an entire language? KingRequiem said: You sure can if you're a pillar man from JJBA. Japanese is a pretty hard language to actually learn, as far as I know. |
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AzureDaora said: Japanese is a pretty hard language to actually learn, as far as I know. Japanese is actually super-easy--the hardest part is forcing yourself to memorize both Hiragana and Katakana in a single week (yay college courses!), and trying to remember vocabulary and Kanji (which is an impossible feat). The language itself is really linear and consistent, so that when you learn one of its rules, the rule is true 99.9% of the time. |
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| My experience is that primarily you will have to study on your own (or taking lessons). Anime can only be an additional tool/resource. You will never learn anything by just watching anime when you are stuck at the beginner level. I also have to mention that (from my experience) if you want anime to be useful from learning perspective, it is better to watch it without subtitles (good English subtitles take away much of the literal meanings). That being said, anime can only be useful after you get to an intermediate level. Additional tip, best learning from anime can be achieved if you watch the same show/episode repeatedly. That way you are gradually gaining new phrases and then slowly reinforcing the learnt ones. |
Zelkiiro said: AzureDaora said: Japanese is a pretty hard language to actually learn, as far as I know. Japanese is actually super-easy--the hardest part is forcing yourself to memorize both Hiragana and Katakana in a single week (yay college courses!), and trying to remember vocabulary and Kanji (which is an impossible feat). The language itself is really linear and consistent, so that when you learn one of its rules, the rule is true 99.9% of the time. I wouldn't call it easy, let alone super easy. Vocabulary is super difficult. Every word has two readings. There are tons of combinations of different On readings that form new words. Beside that, for a person whose language has European/Latin root, the listening comprehension is difficult. European languages put stress on consonants, while Japanese puts stress on vowels. The only things that is relatively straightforward is grammar. |
| That's just dumb for me and like one said above, you'll just learn how to be a weaboo. Take Japanese lessons for heaven's sake. |
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| You can learn a little bit but if you try to learn everything from anime you will sound like a person who learned english from mickey mouse :P |
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| As Japanese, you can use anime as one of materials. But it is more effective to learn with textbook at the same time. I think it is not good idea to just use anime because in anime world they sometimes use unappropriate grammars. |
cherryblossom519 said: I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to split that sentence into words and know what each word means, and even how to make a different sentence from those word. Those are the basic things the teach you in Japanese class. If you know a sentence because you heard it, and you know what it translates in the subtitles means practically nothing.It isn't possible to learn the entire language, no. I've learned a decent amount of small words and phrases, but if you don't want to sound like a weeaboo I wouldn't try to learn solely from anime. |
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| No. Just some words alone and that's almost nothing. Especially since modern subtitles are either simplified or "translated" to "what the entire sentence or phrase "means" or represents", not what it translates to, and you can never know which words were used. Also there's a large number of simplified synonyms used to make the translation more comprehensible by younger, and/or non-native English speakers. |
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| The most you'll be able to do is learn a few phrases and maybe a whole lot of words if you're good at picking up languages. You won't be able to for proper sentences.. |
| Well, I would learn mostly the informal ways to speak, at least. And thanks to CLAMP, I don't know what spoon is in Japanese, but I most definitely know words like 'destiny' or 'coincidence' and things LOL. I still think it's important to take formal lessons (which I also did), but it's a good way to start learning Japanese. Up to this point I can watch anime without subtitles and understand 95% of it. I still can't read or write Kanji though. And my Hiragana and Katakana are getting there. |
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| Only to the point of understanding a few words, which should be obvious. You can't learn to write and speak fluently just by watching anime. |
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| Don't waste your time. All anime are subbed into English and the Japanese will never accept you, so it's completely pointless. Learn a useful language, such as Attic Greek, Classical Latin, Anglo-Saxon, German, Russian, Farsi, or Mandarin. |
| You can learn what I call "anime Japanese" which means you will be able to understand raw anime but you won't know any of the grammar and will generally mess up on even the simplest directions. Understanding others speaking a language is a different skill than speaking the language yourself and there are also certain vocabulary words that are more common in speech than they are in anime. |
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| I don't think the way talk in anime really shows the way they speak. I heard it's something like slang. |
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| +you could probably pick up a few words or phrases. but i doubt youd become fluent in it |
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| Of course not par a few words like baka and desu. |
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