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Starting to learn Japanese? Are you currently looking for a boost to keep from giving up? Here I will discuss a few guidelines to help you learn to really speak the tongue effortlessly.

1. Speaking is Easy - The initial step to learn how to speak Japanese on a conversational level is always to be aware that it could be an easy language to master. When you feel you are going give up, you may use some positive reinforcements, or say an inspirational one liner every day to help keep you encouraged.

Individuals who believe they can't learn a new language will certainly be unable to speak that language in the near future.

2. Enjoy and Have Some Fun - Enjoying yourself while you are studying the language tricks our minds and bodies into thinking that we're just playing. When we keep reminding ourselves that we are "studying", the term "study" itself is usually connected to research, constant practice, rules, and regulations. These associations can result in becoming really stressed out, which sooner or later, would make ourselves uninterested with the subject, and in the end we'd be disregarding the language altogether. To incorporate the "fun" aspect in mastering the Japanese language, do things that you mostly love, but rather than using your native tongue, do it in Japanese! Try watching anime shows dubbed in Japanese with the English subtitles on, or talk with a Japanese friend using his native tongue. Make your learning process more dynamic in order to avoid being boring or too stagnant.

3. Audio Recognition - This is the best approach to study a language. Consider it as teaching a baby to talk and understand his first language. Babies tend to gain knowledge from what they hear, and this is also how audio recognition in mastering a new language works.

Get started in gathering different audio files or compact discs that have phrases and words and listen to them during your spare time. The more times you hear a sentence or phrase in a day, the more possibilities you will have for your brain to retain the information. Try to repeat along with the CD every once in awhile as well.

4. Use a Word Tank - Jot down some unfamiliar words or phrases and find out their meaning, and afterwards, if you've got the time, go back to that list and associate each term to how you first encountered it.

Example, "I learned of this word in the train station earlier, and I'm pretty sure this means ____." Associating the words on how you first "met" them will easily make you remember them.

5. Speaking the Language Aloud on Your Own - Have you ever done talking to your own self each time you're late for work or meeting? Each time you do so, why not try speaking in Japanese! Because no one can hear you, you will never know for certain if you are doing it right, so it is best to ask a Japanese friend to translate for you. If you're fairly close, it means you're beginning to get the hang of it.

6. TV! - This concept applies similarly with the audio recognition part. However, instead of just listening to series of CDs and other audio materials, you start watching your favorite shows in Japanese as well as your native language.

By using these few easy guidelines, becoming proficient in Japanese will come to you without even noticing it!