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3. What Japanese I know, I learn(ed/t) from my sister-in-law (nihonjin desu!) or in Japan

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 09:38 AM

Feb 2020

For a westerner, the sentence structure is almost backwards and the adjectives have time, so it takes some getting used to. I know enough to place simple orders in a restaurant, or explain that I am Japanese (draws looks of skepticism), or explain that I understand nothing (far more credible). Wakaranai!

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How I Learnt JAPANESE (Mikan) [View all] yuiyoshida Jan 2020 OP

I have enough trouble with... mbusby Jan 2020 #1

Whenever I see the spelling "learnt" I assume it is written by BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #2

What Japanese I know, I learn(ed/t) from my sister-in-law (nihonjin desu!) or in Japan DFW Feb 2020 #3