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Originally Posted by ThaDuke
If you are not Japanese and Japanese is not your native language, how did you learn Japanese?
I've been through books and software, but the one that I'm working with now is a tool for the Nintendo DS, "My Japanese Coach". So far, so good. However, I'm wondering how much more training I'll need after it.
What worked for you?
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1. a few very amateurish years of studying from books like Naoko Chino's Japnaese Verbs, translating Ranma 1/2 manga very slowly, and using EDICT on my DOS computer (Win 3.1 era).
2. starting Japanese when I entered university—2 years
3. living in Japan for a year
4. studying 1 more year at university before graduating
5. while I was at my US university, I attended a Japanese conversation club for over an hour a day three days a week.