Learn to speak Japanese

I am still learning how to speak, read and write Japanese but I got a good start by buying “Pimsleur’s” Japanese CD’s. I know ti worked well because in 4 months time, I had to learn Japanese for the Fulbright Memorial Fund program and was meeting Japanese teachers. 4 months after our school found out we were selected. I was understood, and was able to understand them if they spoke to me a little slower than usual. Now I’m not saying I was able to talk about anything but your basic tourist kinds of things but it still was better than only being able to say Domo Arrigato Mr. Roboto.