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Originally Posted by ThaDuke
After I learn Japanese, I as well will be learning German; which is also my ancestral language. I've had a pretty easy time with Japanese so far. I taught myself katakana in no time and I'm currently teaching myself hiragana.
I've been told it's easier to learn hiragana first and then katakana, but I find it's better to learn katakana first. This way not only are you able to understand most of the words, but you are also able to grasp how the Japanese language is spoken and how it sounds. This is especially useful when learning Japanese words, not to mention how to pronounce them.
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Just be aware that this "after I learn Japanese" point in time is probably a decade away. I studied on my own for four years before university and spent seven years since university working on it. I'm still not fluent.
That's 11 years. Granted, I have a high level definition of "fluent" which basically means "practically native except in highly technical situations."