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    Thread: Looking for sentence decks with audio, ideally post-core6k
Post: Looking for sentence decks with audio, ideally pos...

Thanks for all the ideas! That's really helpful. Definitely going to look into core10k and some subs2srs. Oh and no, my name isn't David.
prettyfunbird Learning resources 7 2,434 2012-02-16, 8:20 pm
    Thread: Looking for sentence decks with audio, ideally post-core6k
Post: Looking for sentence decks with audio, ideally pos...

Hello, Does anyone know of anyone know of any good anki sentence decks (or vocab-focused decks with example sentences) with audio? I'm specifically looking for stuff that might have words beyond the s...
prettyfunbird Learning resources 7 2,434 2012-02-16, 7:43 am
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

This game stuff definitely sounds interesting. Maybe I'll check some of those out. But does anyone know of a working download for the 20,000+ coreplus deck? I'm fine downloading a ridiculous number ...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-16, 1:52 am
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

I actually have all the audio working in a normal core 6000 deck. I was just looking at that coreplus deck as something beyond the 6000, and hoping I could get audio working with it. If anyone's gott...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-15, 5:57 pm
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

Yeah, kainzero, I think that's definitely good to remember. Thanks for the reminder. Luckily, I'm not just doing decks, as much as it may look like from this thread. I speak in Japanese every day, oft...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-15, 5:37 pm
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

jhen095 Wrote:To manually check the audio. Open up the fact Ctrl+E and scroll down to see 'remote sound' field, for example, one of mine is [sound:http://assets1.smart.fm/assets/legacy/JLL/audio/JW017...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-15, 3:31 am
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

Thanks for the additional info! I'll try that audio method. I hear you; trying to learn a 20,000+ deck is a bit crazy. I was thinking of just starting with it all suspended and unsuspending words as...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-14, 10:59 pm
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

The coreplus deck I'm looking at is over 20,000 facts. Is that the one you're talking about? Thanks for the audio info. So should I be able to hear sound without downloading any mp3s? Just want to ma...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-14, 8:56 pm
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

Hmm, has anyone gotten the audio to work with that huge deck? I tried downloading some but there are always problems when I try to extract it. It says 'the archive file is incomplete.' Any suggestions...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-14, 5:39 pm
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

I noticed a huge shared anki deck that I think was made by people here, core plus or something like that. Have any of you used that? Seems like it could be efficient, unsuspending stuff from that deck...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-14, 8:08 am
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

Yeah, I'm definitely below N2 right now. I'm just thinking ahead. It may seem too far ahead, it just helps me to have an idea of what resources I'm going to use next, even quite a bit into the future....
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-14, 4:56 am
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

Thanks for the responses! Woah, 18,000 words... yikes. I'm having a little trouble imagining how to get even near that number in any kind of efficient manner. How do people do that? After core 6000 I...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-14, 3:03 am
    Thread: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vocab)
Post: What more do I need to get to JLPT 1級? (grammar/vo...

Hi everyone, I'm thinking about shooting for 1級 sometime in the not too distant future, and I'm trying to get a feel for what I need to do. I'm assuming the listening and kanji parts aren't going to...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 51 11,940 2012-02-14, 1:36 am
    Thread: conversational connectors (LHG)
Post: conversational connectors (LHG)

Here's the info: http://bookclub.japantimes.co.jp/en/titl...%20Grammar The intermediate and advanced versions look great as well. I'm just getting started on the intermediate one, and it's extremely...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 7 3,204 2011-12-14, 1:07 am
    Thread: conversational connectors (LHG)
Post: conversational connectors (LHG)

Also, I highly recommend A Basic Dictionary of Japanese Grammar. They include a lot of these conversational and transitional phrases, and explain them thoroughly.
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 7 3,204 2011-12-13, 11:40 pm
    Thread: conversational connectors (LHG)
Post: conversational connectors (LHG)

Yeah, I haven't seen a list like that, and I don't think it would be good to go through that whole list trying to find translations. A lot of them you'll learn through any good study resources. Some ...
prettyfunbird The Japanese language 7 3,204 2011-12-13, 11:39 pm
    Thread: Audio Lesson Studio
Post: Audio Lesson Studio

I know this thread is pretty old, but... Is there a way to use this program on a mac? Sorry to not be more computer savvy. I checked out that core example using the pimsleur format and it's exactly ...
prettyfunbird Learning resources 35 23,395 2011-12-13, 8:51 am
    Thread: Any resources for vocab through listening?
Post: Any resources for vocab through listening?

Woah thanks for mentioning the audio lesson studio thing again. I guess I hadn't realized what that was exactly. If it works how it seems to work, I think it's exactly what I need. Thank you so much!
prettyfunbird Learning resources 4 2,208 2011-12-13, 7:33 am
    Thread: Any resources for vocab through listening?
Post: Any resources for vocab through listening?

Thanks for the response. I think Japanesepod and other dialogue-based ones can be helpful, but, at least for me, not so much for building new vocabulary. I'm sure it depends on the person. They just ...
prettyfunbird Learning resources 4 2,208 2011-12-12, 8:27 am
    Thread: Any resources for vocab through listening?
Post: Any resources for vocab through listening?

Hi everyone, Vocabulary is the biggest obstacle for me right now. I'm doing Core6k on Anki, but I just don't have that much time every day to put into Anki, and so, while it's a fine method for me, i...
prettyfunbird Learning resources 4 2,208 2011-12-12, 5:30 am
    Thread: Korean vocabulary resources? Especially with hanja?
Post: Korean vocabulary resources? Especially with hanja...

Yeah, like louischa said, it's not about hanja being used nowadays. They're extremely useful in learning large amounts of vocabulary fast. Especially if you've already finished RTK. Thanks for the li...
prettyfunbird General discussion 11 6,168 2011-10-22, 9:37 pm
    Thread: Korean vocabulary resources? Especially with hanja?
Post: Korean vocabulary resources? Especially with hanja...

I didn't get many responses about a Korean study forum, and haven't been able to find anything like this site, so I'm just going to ask another Korean question here. I hope that's OK. I'm interested ...
prettyfunbird General discussion 11 6,168 2011-10-21, 10:56 pm
    Thread: Korean study forum like this?
Post: Korean study forum like this?

Hello. Does anyone know of a forum like this for people studying Korean? I have a few questions about getting started, but most people here are obviously not studying it, and I don't want to bother e...
prettyfunbird General discussion 1 797 2011-10-21, 8:55 am
    Thread: Two questions about learning Korean
Post: Two questions about learning Korean

Hi everyone. I'm getting kind of interested in Korean, and am considering learning it at some point, though I still want to focus on Japanese for now. I've started checking out some of the Korean res...
prettyfunbird General discussion 1 650 2011-10-19, 12:49 am