So I want to learn to speak Japanese, no deadline or anything that requires me
to learn it, just want to know the world a bit better.

The biggest issue I've had when it comes to trying to learn is finding someone
to answer my questions but that's another story.

My current question is that if I want to speak Japanese, is it required/vital
that I learn to read/write it as well? I tried out lingualift's free trial for
Japanese learning and it started off with having me write hiragana after some
filler.

My goal is to just be able to have a simple conversation "How are you? That's
good." "What would you like to eat?" "Where is the station?" with someone.
It's not set in stone that I'll ever be engaged in Japanese much either, which
is why I'm curious on if I _really_ need to write & read it.

Anyone that can give me insight for this question; Thank you! It means a lot.
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If I want to learn to speak Japanese, is it vital I learn to write/read it too or can I just learn to speak it?
For your goals, I don't think reading and writing is necessary. You can use
Romaji (Latin letters) to remember the pronunciation and use your ears for the
rest.

**However** , if you ever want to use any kind of dictionary, you'll at least
need Hiragana.
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