Rosetta Stone & Grammar
Author: Richard
Q: Konnichiwa, I have Rosetta stone. Do you think it would be wise to just learn how to listen and speak first and then go back with it then learn reading and writing? Or should I just do it all at once? Also the grammar sections in that program are a bit confusing for me. Any books for grammar that you recommend? - James
A: Usually I recommend everyone to learn to speak and listen first, then learn to read and write. Having said that, with the Rosetta stone, as long as you don’t get bored of it then you could try doing both at once and see how you go.
The grammar can be confusing with the Rosetta stone but as usual my recommendation for grammar is to never buy a book, that’s not how you learnt English after all. My recommendation is always Youtube! Watch as much Japanese as you can on there and your brain will naturally start getting a feeling for what “sounds right” with Japanese grammar.
For example in English we instinctively know that “an banana” should be “a banana” without thinking about the grammar rules. So, listen to lots of Japanese on Youtube is my hint of the day!
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