[Aeolun]

Say you. But I’ve been trying to do that for 4 years, with weekly lessons, in Japan, and I’m still having difficulty.

It’s certainly not easy for everyone.

[presentation]

Check out Cure Dolly on YouTube and weep at the poor quality of instruction that you’re probably receiving.

Also I don’t know how much actual conversational practice you get from day to day life - but at least for me, I talk with my wife and my (mostly Japanese) friends in Japanese for hours every day, and that makes a huge difference. Once a week would simply not be enough.