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    Thread: Learning to speak Japanese before learning kanji?
Post: Learning to speak Japanese before learning kanji?

If possible, I'd rather learn how to speak Japanese first before learning how to read the kanji. I already know the hiragana and katakana, however. In 2013, I went to Japan and loved it, but I would ...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 45 6,201 2015-07-14, 6:37 pm
    Thread: Question about complete immersion.
Post: Question about complete immersion.

Xanpakuto Wrote:Grammar point being learned: ても Example sentence: Igoloo9さんは日本語文法の本を買っても読みません Really basic sentence, so pretty much on anki I have this sentence on the front. On the back is the furiga...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 36 9,151 2014-01-10, 12:07 am
    Thread: Question about complete immersion.
Post: Question about complete immersion.

How exactly do I study grammar, though? Anki? I've been using Anki for kanji, and it's been going well. I tried using it for grammar once, and it's hard and annoying. I'm not sure if I should memoriz...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 36 9,151 2014-01-09, 11:43 pm
    Thread: Question about complete immersion.
Post: Question about complete immersion.

Thanks for the responses. I know I created this thread almost a month ago, but I had another question. Sorry for such a late reply. In terms of just speaking/listening, can you learn Japanese through...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 36 9,151 2014-01-06, 3:06 am
    Thread: Question about complete immersion.
Post: Question about complete immersion.

I haven't officially started learning Japanese yet, because I'm still working on learning the kanji. But I had a question. I used to think that you could learn to speak/understand Japanese through co...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 36 9,151 2013-12-10, 5:08 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

Sorry. There's been so many posts and I've been doing so much other research that I forgot. I'm just a bit overwhelmed by this. I thought it was recommended to not actually study grammar? According t...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 10:09 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

quark Wrote:http://japaneselevelup.com/how-to-use-an...ences-j-e/ That should be the page where he explains the sentence method. Thanks. About the regular Core2k/6k question, could you answer that for...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 9:12 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

Stian Wrote:I used the sentence method promoted by Japaneselevelup and AJATT and found that enjoyable enough for about 14 months... before I deleted my 6250-card deck... Look into other methods until...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 7:05 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

s0apgun Wrote:^ On that note, recently I've given up on my Core6k and grammar decks. It really was becoming めんどくさいな~. Instead I have been reading manga for around an hour daily with the help of the Ka...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 5:56 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

Xanpakuto Wrote:You can do Core 6k right now if you want, just it's a little harder without RTK. To compensate for not finishing RTK, I write them in a notebook and study them by brute force. I do c...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 11:52 am
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

So after RTK I should go straight to Core 6k without doing Core 2k? Also, should I learn the entire sentence, or just learn the word? That's still the part I'm confused about. Or is the sentence just...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 11:38 am
    Thread: Complete and total immersion?
Post: Complete and total immersion?

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Benny has plenty of youtube videos and plenty to sell, but you believe what you want. Can you be more specific?
Igloo9 The Japanese language 18 4,015 2013-09-07, 11:31 pm
    Thread: Complete and total immersion?
Post: Complete and total immersion?

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Also, remember, anybody with something to sell can make a youtube video -claiming- that they did something in record time using a magic technique. That doesn't make it true. And...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 18 4,015 2013-09-07, 11:04 pm
    Thread: Complete and total immersion?
Post: Complete and total immersion?

yudantaiteki Wrote:Igloo9 Wrote:So as long as I learn a bunch of vocab words during immersion, I can learn Japanese that way and not study actual sentences or grammar? Opinions apparently vary, but I'...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 18 4,015 2013-09-07, 10:36 pm
    Thread: Complete and total immersion?
Post: Complete and total immersion?

So as long as I learn a bunch of vocab words during immersion, I can learn Japanese that way and not study actual sentences or grammar? I read an article where a guy learned the 1000 most used Japane...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 18 4,015 2013-09-07, 10:25 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

ryanjmack Wrote:It can be overwhelming in the beginning. No worries, go here http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=5110 or go here http://japaneselevelup.com/ (both are very resourceful guide...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-07, 10:22 pm
    Thread: Complete and total immersion?
Post: Complete and total immersion?

I've already learned hiragana, katakana, and I'm currently working on kanji. But when it comes to understanding/speaking Japanese, is it possible to become fluent through 100% immersion? I know there...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 18 4,015 2013-09-07, 9:46 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

This is hard to explain but I'm going to try. I've been learning Japanese. I know all of the hiragana and katakana, and maybe only 150 kanji so far via RTK. I did some research and found that you shou...
Igloo9 The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-07, 7:22 pm