How did you learn japanese?

[AnnaJapana]

Ive been studying Japanese for a year now but i don`t have the money to study formally so instead for a year now iv`e been studying on my own. I basically used Genki 1, used "My Japanese coach" (for vocabulary ONLY) and i watch lots of drama which helped me with grammar (even if it was informal i could convert it into formal.) and i think there were some other things but i cant remember :P

So anyway, i would like to know the methods that others used to study/learn this language. What were yours?

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by AnnaJapana

Ive been studying Japanese for a year now but i don`t have the money to study formally so instead for a year now iv`e been studying on my own. I basically used Genki 1, used "My Japanese coach" (for vocabulary ONLY) and i watch lots of drama which helped me with grammar (even if it was informal i could convert it into formal.) and i think there were some other things but i cant remember :P

So anyway, i would like to know the methods that others used to study/learn this language. What were yours?

Up at the top of the page, there is a search function. It's there for a reason. Here are some threads on this site posted in the past year:

http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese

Including two that have the EXACT SAME TITLE as your thread:
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/gene...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese

[nobora]

I started by looking at random japanese words and then i took an actual class last year but it was only for one school year so thats all i learned.

[MShaheen]

I am learning from a book(pdf) "Tae Kim's guide to learning japanese" i think its good.
You can download it from here"http://www.guidetojapanese.org".
And Please give your opinions about it.

[AnnaJapana]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

Up at the top of the page, there is a search function. It's there for a reason. Here are some threads on this site posted in the past year:

http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese

Including two that have the EXACT SAME TITLE as your thread:
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/gene...learn+japanese
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...learn+japanese

thank you! Thank you! tHaNk YoU! THANK YOU!!!!!
I was looking for this but couldn`t find it!