Why won't is stay in my head??

I'm trying to learn some Japanese (I've always wanted to and have dabbled in learning before) As we've finally booked our trip to Japan.

I have always struggled in languages for example in top class for every subject in secondary school except French where I was bottom despite going to France every year as a child. It just won't stay in my head? lol

I know a few common words from watching a lot of Japanese YouTubers stuff like convenience store, train station, rice etc very common basic words I hear a lot.

But when it comes to things ESPECIALLY phrases and questions, I just can't get it to stay! I almost threw my phone across the room after todays Duolingo session asking "where is the hotel" vs "the hotel is there" (for example) it was driving me insane and i kept getting is wrong.

And even when i do "learn" something it is usually gone out of my head the next day! Or even after an hour! Am I genuinely just too stupid to learn another language? This is the longest I've stuck at it as honestly I have the tendency to give up as I become so unmotivated and start to feel really stupid and forgetful! But I'm not trying to be fluent, I just want to learn some!

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