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Learning Japanese with no Experience

kinda capable505K views37:139mo agoWatch on YouTube

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0:0018:3637:13
  1. Peak13:46 to 14:08
  2. Peak22:42 to 23:04
  3. Peak35:43 to 36:06
  4. Flat stretch11:09 to 13:23

How it opens read from the video by Hook Detector

In just 30 days, I will be taking a Japanese fluency test. Only problem is currently I know zero Japanese. The United States government categorizes Japanese as a category 4 language or a super hard language. So why am I doing this? It's because you're a weeb, obviously.

0:00 to 0:21stakes threat

How it is built its chapters, as YouTube shows them

  1. 0:00The 30-day challenge
  2. 0:50Initial language attempts
  3. 2:03Defining the JLPT N5
  4. 3:40Immersion vs traditional study
  5. 4:46Learning the scripts
  6. 6:21Creating a study plan
  7. 7:39Vocabulary acquisition
  8. 9:17Using Obsidian for SRS
  9. 10:44Past experiences
  10. 12:36Overcoming doubt
  11. 14:15Study routine struggles
  12. 15:53The complexity of numbers
  13. 18:04Nuances of the language
  14. 19:43Language intuition
  15. 21:10Kanji breakthroughs
  16. 23:06New resources and AI
  17. 24:36The final stretch
  18. 26:20Reading comprehension
  19. 27:37Kanji book challenges
  20. 29:02Final exam preparations
  21. 30:26Taking the test
  22. 35:39Results and future plans