Hi there. There are a few things I can suggest but ultimately you are in control of your destiny. You might want to start here: Here is a great starting point here for basic greetings: http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/japanese.php You can click on a few of the words in Japanese to hear how they are said too. Building Vocab: If you would like to get familiar with common basic Japanese words, consider a website such as memrise.com. Look for the course "JLPT N5 Vocab" It uses spaced repetition and uses both written and audio output as well as keyboard input to help you learn. Each block of words is introduced to you in kana form first and then later Kanji form. You can choose to skip the kanji forms if you want for now. Learning Grammar: There is a free online book called Tae Kim's Guide to learning Japanese here: http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/ Do not overload yourself with grammar learning though, as It can be boring and burn yourself out, so do many other exercises too. italki lessons: If you feel like your progress is slowing down or you are a little lost or maybe that grammar is no longer interesting to study alone, very seriously consider 1 lesson via italki per week. It can be very cheap and ultimately it was the best choice for me. It can help you fix any mistakes your are making and fill in missing gaps in your learning. You can also find free language exchange partners/friends on italki but I suggest a little more knowledge in the language first. Tools: Jisho.com is a useful online dictionary. Find an offline dictionary app for your phone too. If you use google chrome, I suggest an extension called "rikaikun", which allows you to move your mouse over Japanese on any web page to find out the reading (in hiragana etc) as well as the dictionary meanings.