subject: How to Begin Learning Japanese [print this page] To work with the flash cards, use on side for the Japanese and the other for the phonetic pronunciation. When using several sets of flash cards, it's important to keep them separated; mixing them up could cause confusion! You can learn a language using a variety of systems and tools. What you have to do is create your own personalized learning program. Just remember: you can learn Japanese. You can even become fluent one day if you just learn a little more every day!