Jazz Japan
Jazz Japan
How long would it take to know spoken Japanese only?
I want to try and understanding Japanese anime or if I ever go to Japan, know how to order and ask for directions, and all that jazz...
How long would it take considering I don't know learn the writing?
If you don't learn the writing, how do you plan on learning the language?
If you just plan on learning through watching anime and reading subtitles, I don't think you'll ever progress to any reasonable amount of skill. Besides, if you're illiterate, the natives won't be able to treat you like an adult in Japan.
If you're actually serious about learning Japanese, I would say that you must learn to read and write. Otherwise, you would literally have to surround yourself with Japanese only 24/7 for years (think of how children learn the language - nothing but Japanese 24/7 for their entire life).
Fear not! The writing system is a tough one, but millions and millions of people learn it every year, and it only expedites learning the rest of the language. In fact, without learning kanji, the sentences would be very, very ambiguous, since Japanese has a large, large number of homophones.
Good luck in whatever you choose.
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