掲示板 Forums - doubt regarding learning japanese

my main goal is to only know how to speak and converse properly in japanese i dont particularly want to learn the writing system at the start, i do eventually want to learn how to read and write as well but i think i can try it after im able to speak
is this a good idea?? if yes are there any options in renshuu to just learn speaking?
pls help and thnx

I am not sure that Renshuu has a romaji only program. I guess, you can learn to speak without reading but I find it pretty complex to do.

I can understand why learning the writing before anything else can be daunting, as there are three writing systems with a lot of memorization involved in learning them. But there is a reason that renshuu teaches them right away. Learning the first two writing systems builds a strong foundation for learning the rest of the language, as grammar and many words rely heavily on these scripts. For most everybody, I would recommend learning these before everything else. If you’re worried about it being too much of a commitment to learn the Hiragana and Katakana, then stop worrying. Depending on your learning style, these scripts usually take somewhere from a few weeks to a few days to have them at least mostly memorized, and because you will be using them so much going forward, you will naturally become very familiar with them over time. Now, there is another system called Kanji, and I think almost everyone on this site would agree with me that learning those is very difficult, and very much is a commitment. But if your goal is to just speak and listen, then this isn’t as necessary as Hiragana and Katakana. If you are going for full fluency though, I think it would be good to at the very least learn these before everything basics at some point.

TLDR: Learning Hiragana and Katakana build a strong foundation for learning the rest of the language, so it is highly recommended that you learn these near the beginning of your studies, if not the first thing you learn. Kanji is another story, so if it feels to much for you, it isn’t completely necessary for learning to speak, but if fluency is your goal, then I believe you should learn some of them at some point in your studies.

One last thing; pretty much everything I’ve said here is subjective to your learning style. If you think another method would work better for you, then by all means try it out, but what I’ve said is what works for many people and that I’ve found works for me too from multiple years of experience.

I hope this helped, and good luck with your studies