Johan van der Mei | ヨハン•ファン•デル•メイ

“How important do you consider mastering the Japanese language?”

日本語をマスターすることは、どれくらい重要なことですか？

Please share your answer to Johan’s question in the comment area below.

About Johan:

Father	Dutch
Mother	Japanese
Age	43
Born in	the Netherlands
Lived in	the Netherlands - Japan
Speaks Japanese	⚫⚫⚫⚫⚪
Reading and Writing	⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪
Speaks	Dutch - English - Japanese - German

10 comments

Lisa Tatsuko Prince says:
August 22, 2017 at 01:28
Importance 4/5
Ability 2.5/5
🙁
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Facebook User says:
January 13, 2017 at 10:53
I’m fluent (maybe 4.5?) but it’s a case of ‘use it or lose it’ :(( Once I get to Japan it’s all good. Should get NHK satellite broadcast. Or anyone know of any streaming services?
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Facebook User says:
January 13, 2017 at 08:08
I get by.
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Facebook User says:
January 13, 2017 at 07:44
I speak Japanese like a drunken Neanderthal, so 1. Instead I survive Japan by communicating in a mixture of phrases my mouth can weave in combination with gestures, English loan words, symbols, pictures and Google Translate. In dire situations, I have the aid of interpreters.
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Facebook User says:
January 13, 2017 at 05:53
4/5 = もうペラペラじゃねいか？ I’d put mine more like 2.5 to 3/5. 😀
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Facebook User says:
January 13, 2017 at 04:39
Important enough to consider studying japanese.
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Facebook User says:
January 12, 2017 at 15:16
I would rate my own Japanese-speaking skills 5 out of 5, which is a good thing, since I have to speak it for a living. I’m a freelance interpreter! So, needless to say, it is very important to me. 😉
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Facebook User says:
January 12, 2017 at 15:10
I find it important 5/5 personally so that I can communicate with my JP family members and make JP friends. My ability is probably 4
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Facebook User says:
January 12, 2017 at 14:49
0-1 for ability, 3 for importance. Mainly, I’d like to be conversant, but not so sure about being able to use it much where I live.
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Facebook User says:
January 12, 2017 at 14:36
Importance for me 4 /5, ability, 2/5. ざんねんです
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