Hi! American living in Tokyo here. 🙂
I keep having this interaction: People ask me if I can speak any Japanese, I say ちょっと. They begin speaking and I have no idea what they're saying. My listening skills simply aren't there yet. I'm at maybe N4 in vocab but N5 in everything else. I want to be able to convey that yes, I'm trying to learn Japanese but I probably won't understand you if you ask me anything but basic questions.
Is 余り right? I want to say as few words as possible but maybe I should be more specific to avoid this awkward situation. Thanks for any help you can provide.
by FlyingPotatoGirl