I get a lot of questions on my main channel about Japan

我在我的主頻道得到了很多關於日本的問題

and Japanese and lots of different things

還有關於日語和很多不同的東西

and on Tumblr and stuff like that.

也有人發在tumblr之類的網站

But the thing is that only one person

但是 只有一人

gets to see that response. Or maybe like 10.

能看到我的回應...也許10個

So I thought I would just do a short series of videos

所以我想做一系列簡短的視頻

on this channel answering your questions about Japan.

回答有關日本的問題。

So that means leave your question below

這意味著請在留言區留下你的問題喔

and the most popular questions I'll make a video about.

我會做影片回答一些做熱門的問題

So today's video is one of my most frequently asked questions,

所以今天的視頻是我最常見的問題之一

which is, how did you learn Japanese.

就是...你是怎麼學習日語?

And it's going to get a little bit long, so hang in there!

而且它會有一點點長，所以繼續看下去喔

First of all, my Japanese is not perfect.

首先，我的日本是不完美的。

It is functional, but it isn't perfect.

它是功能性的，但它是不完美的。

It isn't super amazing, and I'm still learning, so ... yeah!

不是超級驚人的那種，我還在學習，所以...是啊！

Secondly, I self-studied Japanese.

其次，我是自學日語的。

... so I studied by myself

...所以我自己研究

and I don't think that's the most efficient way to study a language, necessarily,

我不認為這是學習語言最有效的方式

it depends on how you learn

這取決於你如何學習

but I definitely think that being in a classroom situation

但我絕對認為在一個教室裡的情況就像

with that kind of pressure cooker thing

在那種高壓鍋裡一樣

where you have to memorise things for tests

你必須因為測驗而記住的所有東西

and you have to speak in class and stuff

你還必須在課堂上說話

really helps when you're learning a language.

這真的很有幫助。

So look up your local language classes

所以你們應該去找當地的語言學習班

and if there aren't any, stick with me

如果沒有任何的話，繼續聽

because I'll tell you how I self-studied Japanese.

因為我會告訴你如何自我學習日語。

First thing you've got to do is learn kana, hiragana and katakana.

你必須做的第一件事就是學習假名，平假名和片假名。

Just get down and dirty and learn those beasts quickly

坐下來 趕快學習那些像野獸一樣的東西

because you need to!

因為你必須！

I once knew someone who had lived in Japan for a year

我曾經認識的人在日本居住一年

and still hadn't finished learning katakana

他還沒有完成學習片假名

and that's just - no! You only need a week to learn them, trust me!

不！你只需要一個星期來學習他們的，相信我！

You could learn them in a day actually. It's rote memorisation.

你可以在一天內學完。這是要死記硬背的。

Memorise it, learn how to write it - you're done!

記住它，學習如何寫它 - 你就大功告成了！

OK. I know that sounded a little bit crazy but I'm serious.

好。我知道這聽起來有點瘋狂，但我是認真的。

Learn hiragana and katakana.

學平假名和片假名吧

Now we're going to go on to my favourite Japanese textbook.

現在，我們去看看我最喜歡的日本教科書。

The best textbook for learning Japanese IMHO

這是學習日文最好的教科書

It is slightly academically slanted

這本書是有一點偏學術類的

It's very very structured, which I really like

但是他的結構非常非常的好，這點我很喜歡

but if you learn a different way from me, you might not like it so much ... and it is

但如果你跟我的學習方式不同，你可能不會那麼喜歡...，這是

Genki. So this is the second one, the first one is red.

Genki。 這是第二本，第一本是紅色的。

You can find it on Amazon and I'll put a link below.

你可以在亞馬遜找到它，我就會把鏈接放在下面的。

You can buy it with a workbook and a CD.

你可以一跟練習本和CD一起購買。

I've never really used the CD but I think that would be really beneficial

我從來沒有真正使用過CD，但我認為應該會很有用

if you're learning by yourself.

如果你要自學的話

Now this book I entirely self-studied.

這本書我完全是自學用

and it has amazing structure, like I just said.

它具有驚人的結構，就像我剛才說的。

You get a list of vocabulary and you have to memorise it.

你會得到一些詞彙列表，你必須記住它們。

because all the chapters integrate the vocabulary as you go on

因為所有的章節都包含這些詞彙

so it's a great way to motivate you to actually memorise

所以這是一個激勵你去實際記住詞彙的好方法

I'm dropping things left, right and centre here!

我東西一直掉

But anyway, it has a vocabulary section

但不管怎麼說，它有一個詞彙列表

it has grammar, pages of grammar, explains it really well in English

它有文法，語法頁，英文解釋也很好

and then - more stuff I used to practise -

然後 - 還有更多的練習問題

and then it has tons of practice,

很多問答題

speaking challenges

口語挑戰

and for each lesson, at the back there is a list of kanji.

每節課，在背面都有漢字列表。

Even if you don't have a teacher in a class

即使你沒有日文老師

or a friend to study with or a language exchange partner

或朋友或語言交流夥伴

I think you can learn so much from this textbook alone.

我覺得你可以從中學到很多。

Obviously, start with the red one if you're a beginner.

顯然，如果你是一個初學者。先從紅色的開始

and then move on to Genki II if you enjoy the red one.

然後再去看綠色的Genki 2

It can get a little bit pricey overseas

它在海外買的話可能稍貴

but if you have a friend who's going to Japan

但如果你有一個朋友要去日本的話

or a friend in Japan, it's only 3000 Yen,

或者住日本的朋友，它只有3000日元，

which is actually quite cheap, I think, for this kind of book.

我覺得對於這種書來說 這實際上是相當便宜，

I think I paid 90 dollars for it in New Zealand.

我想我在紐西蘭付了90美元吧。

So, yay! Not yay for that price, but yeah.

YAY！不是對於這個價格YAY

The only downside is - you don't have a teacher to check your answers

唯一的缺點是 - 沒有老師可以檢查你的答案

You really have to self-check, and you can accidentally learn things wrong.

你真的要自我檢查，你可能會不小心學到錯誤東西。

There's also "Minna no Nihongo", which is another series of beginner textbooks

還有“大家的日語”，這是另一系列的入門教材

and advanced and intermediate textbooks, I think.

他還有高等級，中等級的區分

I've never really used it but tons of universities use it, I think.

我從來沒有用過它，但大學都在用這本書

So there's that, if you don't like style of the Genki textbook.

所以如果你不喜歡的Genki教科書的風格。可以考慮一下

OK, my recommendations if you've finished Genki II

如果你已經完成了Genki 2 我建議你看看那本

It's so much harder to find solid study books

很難找到扎實的學習用書

so what I did when I finished Genki II

所以 當我完成 Genki 2 時

was I went on to these books.

我看了那些書

I did sankyu (N3) first and then I got the nikyu (N2) ones

我還做了Sankyu（N3）然後我做了nikyu（N2）

after I'd memorised everything in the sankyu ones

之後，我記住了sankyu裡的所有東西

but there's a bit of overlap

有一點重複

so just choose which one looks good for your level

所以選一個跟你的水平差不多的書

And these are really good for reinforcing stuff like kanji

這些對漢字的練習非常有幫助

It helped me with my kanji and reinforcing grammar.

它幫助我學漢字和加強語法。

It has grammar, reading, kanji and also vocabulary.

它有語法，閱讀，漢字，詞彙。

These are pretty good. I'll put a link down below.

這些都是相當不錯的。我會把鏈接放在下面

The drill is really noisy, sorry about that.

旁邊施工很吵，抱歉。

But I have to keep going.

但我必須要繼續

So Japanese books, manga, magazines,

所以日本的書籍，漫畫，雜誌，

English books in Japanese, Japanese movies

日文翻譯的英文書籍，日本的電影

- stuff like that are all great.

- 這些東西都很好

Supplement your learning ... that's so fricking loud!

補充你的學習知識......好大聲啊！

OK, I'm back. It was noisy. I came back.

好了，我回來了。太吵了。我回來了。

So the last step is immersion, which you can achieve by coming to Japan

因此，最後一步 - 你可以通過來日本實現

or you can do it by surrounding yourself with Japanese things

或者你可以多多接觸日本得事物

Japanese music, Japanese cartoons, Japanese dramas,

日本音樂，日本卡通，日本的電視劇，

Japanese movies, Japanese people and Japanese stuff.

日本電影，日本人和日本的東西。

And you can change your computer to Japanese

你可以設定你的電腦語言為日文

and you can speak to yourself in Japanese

你可以對自己說日語

and you can record a vlog in Japanese.

你可以用日文拍影片

In fact if you want to try that, do your "jikoshoukai" (self-introduction)

如果您想嘗試看看的話，你可以做你自己的“jikoshoukai”（自我介紹）

and post it as a video response to this video

然後發在網上證明你看了這支影片

and we can all be Japanese-y. No ...

我們都可以變得很日本...額

And the last thing is using the Internet as a learning tool

最後一件事 就是將網路作為一種學習工具

I put this last for a reason

我把這個原因放最後

because even though you can learn some pretty cool Japanese from the Internet

因為即使你可以在網路上學到一些很酷的日文

and you can definitely immerse yourself in Japanese

還有你絕對可以讓自己沉浸在日本世界裡

and practise your Japanese on the Internet

和在網上練習日語

it is definitely not the only thing you should be doing.

這絕不是你唯一該做的事情。

It's an additional thing you can do to supplement your learning.

這是一個額外的選擇，來補充你的學習。

I've heard of people Skyping with Japanese people,

我聽說過很多人與日本人Skype

meeting on Twitter,

或是在Twitter上談天

and there are loads of Japanese people who want to learn English

其實有很多日本人想學習英語的

so you can do a language exchange.

所以你可以做一個語言交流。

There's a website called Lang-8 where people can correct your journal entries.

有一個叫Lang-8的網站，大家可以糾正你的日文。

YouTube has tons of Japanese-y videos. Tons!

YouTube有很多很日本視頻。

You could probably spend hours and hours and days.

你可能會花幾個小時或幾天。

It would take you years to watch them all.

或者幾年來觀看所有的影片

Just be careful, because I know, and you know

只是要小心，因為我知道，你也知道

how addictive the Internet is.

上網很上癮。

It will trick you into thinking you're studying

它會欺騙你 以為你在學習

when really you're not.

實際上你根本沒有。

Because you might be able to pick up a few things from a YouTube video or a website

因為你也許覺得你看了一些YouTube視頻就很足夠了

but it's probably not as much as you would pick up

但它可能沒有比你

if you just sat down for 10 minutes a day and studied.

每天坐下10分鐘 練習日文還要有效率

And that's the last point. I made three last points, sorry!

我發誓這是最後一點了。我居然講了三點，對不起！

The last point is just a little bit a day, and don't feel discouraged.

最後一點就是你一天練習一點點就好了。 也絕對不要覺得沮喪。

What I used to do was study in my lunchbreaks

我在我午餐休息時間時

so I would carry around my textbooks

會隨身攜帶我的教科書

and any chance I had to study, I would use it.

有任何機會我都會用它。

It really helped me, so maybe that will help you.

這真的幫了我很多，所以也許這會幫助你。

Unless you don't work.

除非你不工作。

So leave your [sound of metal being dropped] Yeah.

所以，你... [掉落的金屬聲] 呀。

So you guys, in the comments section, please leave your suggestions

所以你們可以在評論區 留下你的建議

and your language learning tips.

和你的語言學習技巧。

And also leave your requests

並留下您的要求

and thumb up the ones you like the sound of

如果你喜歡這部影片的話 請按贊喔！

and I will probably do them for you. Yay!

我可能會幫你們解答喔。好極了！

Byeeeee! Wow, it went really blurry. Goodbye.

Byeeeee！哇，好模糊。再見。

And yeah! I just look like Boxxy.

我看起來好像Boxxy。