Originally Posted by
steak
learn katakana, then you can read all the english words that are used in japanese. Usually you can just sound it out (if its a word from english)
edit: obviously kanji is important too, the reason I say this is that learning katakana is a cake walk relative to learning kanji
Thanks for the tip! Katakana is definitely a higher priority than kanji. I've only been learning the language for a couple weeks, teaching myself at home with books and online resources, so I'm still a complete noob. If you've got any more advice for beginners please PM me!
