Some tools and resources to learn Japanese

KanjiAs I have commented some days ago, I´ve restarted my japanese lessons. Our “sensei” gives us some homework to do, but I´ve found that it´s necessary to dedicate extra time to memorize the different alphabets (hiragana, katakana and kanji) and repeat endlessly to avoid forgetting them. To ease the learning process, I have researched some resources, both offline and online, to keep up with this interesting language.

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Japanese Lessons

I have recently restarted something that I wanted to do a long time ago, but for different reasons, was unable to. I´m talking about of learning japanese. I can´t remember how long I´ve been fascinated with their culture, and since some years have passed since my first attempt (when I was in Bogota), finally I´ve got the time and the right “sensei”. I´ve “coaxed” my girlfriend to learn with me, so this promises to be a lot of fun. Alberto, our teacher, is very nice and patient, and loves the language! We´re in a one-on-one class, or shall I say two-on-one? I´ll be posting our progress here…