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Originally Posted by Xentron
Thanks a lot for your reply!
That they have to describe the size of the object with the counting of that object.
"Chiketto ichi mai kudasai" for instance seemed strange and weird at first.
I never thought of saying "1 flat object ticket please"  |
Because we wouldn't say that in English. You are still translating in your head, which is normal, but eventually you will want to get away from that. To be a fluent speaker you shouldn't be translating into English in your head, rather, you should have a "Japanese section" in your brain that thinks and speaks in Japanese.
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Originally Posted by Xentron
My ultimate goal is to be able to speak and understand most Japanese by next year july.
I'm not talking about being fluent or anything, just being able to make conversation on normal everyday subjects is good enough for me.
It should be possible right?
I see some of my friends who only study Japanese for 1 hour a week and they make great progress.
Seeing that I study Japanese for over 2 hours a day I should be able to reach my goal right? 
Also thanks again for your tips and for the book titles!
The more study material the better, I'm shredding through it at high speed at the moment  |
Everyone is different. That goal seems very ambitious to me, especially without a teacher, but nothing is impossible. It depends on the person.