Japanese Grammar I'm absolutely baffled with Japanese Grammar. When do we use かれらわ instead of かれわ ? When do we use これわ ? When do we use を vs か ? When do we use います vs　いません . I know they're very broad questions, but everything i'm finding on Japanese grammar is just speaking it and it's going over my head. Any help is welcome! ありがと !!

Hiragana and Katakna down !! Now what? Ok, so I finally have the entire Hiragana and Katakana down pat. I'm not sure where to go from here. Should I do grammar? Kanji? What do you all recommend?

Japanese Culture I have been trying to get as much information on Japanese culture as I can. The language itself, doesn't seem to be too difficult, however, there seems to be a bit of a problem when I actually try to communicate and make friends with someone from Japan. I get that Japanese are more private and won't be disrespectful to your face, but I want to actually make friends with some native speakers. What is the best way to go about doing this? I've gotten in trouble for just messaging some people out of the blue to introduce myself, and i'm trying to avoid making anyone uncomfortable. Also are there any hot button issues or things that I should ABSOLUTELY avoid talking about at ALL COSTS? Please do me a favor and tell me now so that I don't gravely offend someone unintentionally.

How fast can you read your 2nd language? This is mostly directed at those that learned Japanese as their 2nd language. However i'm curious for everyone as to if you have a second language, how fast can you read it and comprehend what it's saying? Personally i've got the hiragana down 90% and the katakana down about 30% . I'm at the point now, where Japanese doesn't look foreign to me anymore, however when I look at it, I see a wall of sylabels but can't seem to pull out words. I'm just curious as to how long it took others to reach this point and when was your first time being able to sit down and read something. If you don't speak Japanese, that's ok, just tell me what language you speak as your primary and your new language. Of course, English is my native tounge, I read it without even thinking.

boy , girl, man, and woman, but what about groups? おとこのこ おとこのこひと 女の子 女性 I get the basics of man and woman, boy and girl. But when talking about a group of boys, or a group of women, or a mix of both, how does that modify things? I've noticed a lot of people using かれわ and it's throwing me off. Any help is welcome

こにちわ＃二 こにちわKristenです ありがとわたしわあめりかじんですですか？

What are some topics that are really sensitive to talk about in Japan? I was talking to someone in Japan about Japanese history and culture, and I accidently offended them. What are some of the more important topics that I should avoid talking to a native about?

Is this right? Just trying to do a basic introduction and ask how you are? こにちわわたしわKristenですげんきです

Looking for new friends to grow with.

Basically i'm just starting with Japanese. I took 3 years worth of Spanish while in high school and I spent 2 years in the middle east where I picked up a bit of Arabic. I am teaching myself, and the only language i'm fluent in is English. I would love to make new friends, especially native to Japan, to help me learn Japanese. I have no problem helping teach English in return ( or for anyone that just wants to learn English), but know I'll be typing in English almost 100% of the time.