Do you want to learn conversational Japanese? An important aspect of learning any language is conversational practice. This is true about Japanese too. In fact all your skills that you developed during your study of the language like vocabulary, grammar, syntax are put to test in situations when you have to converse in the language. In facts this is the situation when your mind learns to conjugate what you have learnt. In fact conversational Japanese should ideally be your goal of learning the language.
In fact if you are in a class room situation you could easily divide yourself into groups and have practice conversational Japanese sessions. Each student could also come forward and address the rest of his or her group—this would not only build camaraderie but also develop confidence. Try using a book that gives you set phrase that you can use to practice simple conversation. Opt for a good book or audio CDs.
Knowledge of set dialogues will help you make your conversation smooth. You can begin by reading but later can start using those phrases by memory. If you do this with a friend who speaks Japanese it may feel a little awkward in the beginning but later it will become second nature.
Once you feel at ease with the set phrases start working on free conversational Japanese. Stick to topics that you know and where you can use the expressions you know and then enhance your skills by learning more. Have a dictionary handy but avoid using it too much. Try focusing on the total idea of the conversation rather than on individual words.
One of the best ways of enhancing your conversational skills is to speak to a native speaker who doesn’t know the English language, that way you’ll be forced to converse in Japanese and rather than trying to make him understand your language you will start learning more so that you can understand him better.
