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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
Maybe its good to Have to learn the Kanji and Katakana
I did borrow a course from my library which included romanji and Kana.
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I do think it's infinitely helpful to learn the kana. It's a fantastic writing system as it's basically phoenetic, so you can read the word and pretty much know how it's pronounced, which is a huge help when learning via books and things. It's not something you can do in English, so romaji can really hold you back (at a certain level).
That said, I agree with you and James that romaji should be considered okay for beginners, and that we should be more tolerant towards it on this forum. Japanese is an entirely different system entirely, no one can jump in at the deep end, and I would be somewhat sceptical to a person who said they learnt the basic Japanese
without romaji. I personally learned the basics with romaji and
then moved onto kana when I was more confident. It jolly well irritates me to see some more senior members tear into those at a beginner level for using romaji, it must really knock their confidence.