The morality of learning Japanese using media

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I’m also trying to learn some japanese.
I would highly recommend both crunchyroll and the free site Duolinguo.

I also know that the free, legal video site TubiTV has some japanese things on it. The site obviously, being both free and legal, doesn’t have much great stuff, but there’s a few gems in the ashes. They do have some japanese, and an anime section, but if they can get the dubs, seems to be their preference.

I’d do a mix of structured learning and learning from media. Like others have said, there will be the necessary idioms in the media that you’ll need to learn, buuut… you’ll go through a lot of time trying to extrapolate grammar rules if you want to say something in a conversation that is not said in the media.

One warning on the media stuff…sometimes subtitles aren’t great if you use them to start. Always make sure that what is being said is truly the words on the bottom of the screen. Sometimes, the meaning is the same, but it’s not a direct translation. I’ve seen times when vocal sounds like our “mmm-hmm” “ummm…” “hmmm” are translated into actual words that fit the situation.
 
I recommend getting a good book about learning Japanese first. Anime is a bad choice. The Japanese use slang and ‘lone words’ derived from English. Get a legal file dedicated to teaching the language.
 
I have a nice set of flashcards myself that help with learning the written kanji!

The hiragana and the katakana are pretty easy (less that 100 symbols) but the kanji can be tricky.

I still say that at some point, slang and “lone words” is necessary if the language is for more than reading textbooks. You also hear regional accents more from the media stuff. I learned french in university and high school, but let me tell you, I was glad I took the month long immersion trip with francophones speaking in Quebecois french before I started my bilingual teller position at the bank.

Both are needed imho.
 
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Stealing is stealing.

If you are in the US, your public library will have resources for you to learn Japanese.
 
There are a lot of symbols to learn. I met a native Japanese man and we discussed this. He described learning English as relatively easy compared to Japanese. I know someone who speaks fluent Chinese, including a few village dialects.
 
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