@Brady, thanks man :) i think i'm ok with the japanese sounds. i have a dialect that has sounds like japanese, but has grammar structure similar to english. I didnt have a way of knowing if i'm pronouncing it correctly though. I once attended a japanese class, but that class didn't suit what i want. it only had survival japanese phrases so i discontinued it.

ありがとうございます あつし さん. 今, 私は 日本語 を 勉強 します なぜなら 大好き です. とても 難し でも 大好き です. not sure if i used なぜなら correctly :) lol

Excellent question! I would like to tell you a little about my own experiences and give you an idea of what will work for you. When I first started learning, I went to a beginner 1 class in college. That was very helpful for me, because it gave me proper guidance in the pronunciation and how to correctly write in Japanese.The thing about learning this language is that it will be a very long, very rewarding process. You will have struggles; however, don't let them deter you from achieving your goal. After I had done my first semester, I had a small vocabulary built up and some basic rules. I believe at this time is when you would look into trying to find a tutor who will reach you the same things you learned, but in as much spoken Japanese as possible. It will be very frustrating and very intimidating; however, I firmly believe that helped me out tremendously. Use what you have learned, over and over. Practice it until you start saying these things without thinking too much. Good luck!

I don't know what kinds of class any tutors opened. I recommend to you to write some Japanese sentences on the website. I often see a lot of foreign leaners who don't use case-marking particles well in Japanese. It, however, is very difficult for them and native Japanese. In addition, we could not understand what you want to say, if it was misused. I finally advise you to make some short sentences in Japanese at first step on the website. がんばって！