Hey everyone! Sorry if I'm doing this wrong but I don't make posts very often. I'm a college student minoring in Japanese and am planning on taking my second trip to Japan this winter, from mid to late December. Last time I went, I struggled with understanding many of the more casual phrases that were used in everyday contexts, and I was told by a friend with much more experience than me that I was speaking too formally, which was making conversation awkward. However, I don't want to use phrases that I learn from anime or manga because I was told that some of them are too casual. Any suggestions for words or phrases that you wouldn't necessarily find in a textbook that are used pretty often?
Thanks!
by HyruleKnight77