習うより慣れろ

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Narau yori narero

Learn by doing.

Japanese proverb

Practical familiarity grows through using what you have learned. This proverb encourages hands-on experience: after studying a useful expression, try it in a conversation. A little real use can show you what to practise next.

Language note: 習う (ならう / narau) means to learn; 慣れる (なれる / nareru) means to get used to something. 慣れろ (narero) is its direct command form. 習うより慣れよ is another version.

Which expression could you put to use today?

Practice:

覚えた表現を、会話で使ってみよう。

Oboeta hyōgen o, kaiwa de tsukatte miyō.

Let’s try using an expression we have learned in conversation.

Sources:

Shueisha imidas: 習うより慣れろ

Kanjipedia: 習うより慣れよ

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