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Thread: Who remembers the person that said he doesn't use heisigs method Post: Who remembers the person that said he doesn't use ... raseru Wrote:I didn't see the post but the thing is, lots of people say they can learn a ton but it doesn't mean jack if you can't retain it the next day. Also, he's probably studying a similar way. ... |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 143 | 23,356 | 2008-06-03, 10:42 am | ||
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Thread: Anyone reach fluency? Post: Anyone reach fluency? ajishiosean Wrote:My previous statement means what it says -- when I can do what I can do in English, I'll consider myself fluent. I want to be able to do whatever I can do in English, in Japanese. ... |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 48 | 7,097 | 2008-05-18, 9:40 pm | ||
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Thread: Garment (衣) #396, primitive Post: Garment (衣) #396, primitive Not sure what you mean. There is nothing "beneath" the scarf element for 400 or 403. With 585, the outer box runs beneath the scarf, and with 402 the "road" runs beneath the scarf. |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 12 | 4,781 | 2008-05-07, 4:48 am | ||
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Thread: Guess the kanji! Post: Guess the kanji! MoogleFan Wrote:減 dwindle! I'm pretty sure, anyway, since I did that one first a couple of days ago. =P Okay: Quote:"The [GUESS THE KANJI!] on crown street is the tallest I have ever seen." Pavillion... |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 7 | 2,405 | 2008-05-04, 1:48 am | ||
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Thread: ことができる? Post: ことができる? Could this be rewritten as その赤ん坊は歩くが出来る。 No その赤ん坊は歩くことが出来る。 And I'm wonding what the purpose of こと is. The "koto" nominalizes the verb. You can't directly have a verb in front of ga (at least I c... |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 6 | 1,478 | 2008-05-04, 12:56 am | ||
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Thread: Using word combinations VS concrete visuals Post: Using word combinations VS concrete visuals Personally, I think it is best to make stories that can be visualized. This is not always easy, especially where a primative is abstract. To get around this, I try to associate the abstract primitive ... |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 19 | 2,926 | 2008-04-15, 12:23 am | ||
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Thread: Hall of Fame Post: Hall of Fame DrJones Wrote:meolox Wrote:Would be fairly easy to implement I imagine so ファブリス could do it when he's done refactoring if he thinks it's a good idea, though it could create a bit of competition which ... |
howdycowdy | Off topic | 9 | 2,435 | 2008-04-13, 11:39 am | ||
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Thread: Hall of Fame Post: Hall of Fame Maybe this is stupid or has been discussed elsewhere, but I think it would be cool to have a hall of fame for stories. Maybe the top ten stories based on number of stars and/or a top 10 ranking of mem... |
howdycowdy | Off topic | 9 | 2,435 | 2008-04-12, 3:13 am | ||
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Thread: Why have different keywords for primitives than for the kanji? Post: Why have different keywords for primitives than fo... Zarxrax Wrote:I guess my problem with it, is I hear lots and lots of complaints that the keywords Heisig chose often aren't a very good "meaning" for a particular kanji. So in cases like that, what's ... |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 2,469 | 2008-04-06, 2:34 pm | ||
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Thread: Lesson 16 primitives Post: Lesson 16 primitives Zarxrax Wrote:Lesson 16 tossed in a bunch of new primitives that are all really similar. Parade, thanksgiving, arrow... meh, the list goes on! I can't keep them all straight! Does anyone have any goo... |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 4 | 1,585 | 2008-04-05, 10:00 pm | ||
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Thread: Why have different keywords for primitives than for the kanji? Post: Why have different keywords for primitives than fo... I think generally because the keyword is abstract and will be hard to build stories with. Take 大 for example. "Big" is abstract and you can't visualize it in and of itself without having some object t... |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 2,469 | 2008-04-05, 1:02 pm | ||
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Thread: The AJATT Method Post: The AJATT Method Dragg Wrote:If you consider how a baby learns a new language, you will notice that they try to imitate their parents as soon as possible. No, they don't say anything for a good year or more. They take... |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 1,517 | 595,143 | 2008-04-03, 9:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Half way! Post: Half way! Granted, the spelling is wrong, but that is the actual pronunciation, at least in the U.S. Or, now that I think about it, I guess it is more "congrajulations." |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 616 | 180,466 | 2008-03-27, 9:14 pm | ||
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Thread: pimsleur Post: pimsleur "もし " is separate from "よければ". I don't know what grammar you've studied so far, but one of the conditional structures is "ba". Yokereba is the "ba" form of "ii" (good). "Moshi" is added sometimes with... |
howdycowdy | Learning resources | 55 | 14,817 | 2008-03-26, 1:16 am | ||
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Thread: Curious - Why No Hiragana on the Cards? Post: Curious - Why No Hiragana on the Cards? Agreed. The book is crucial. |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 7 | 1,705 | 2008-03-25, 9:10 pm | ||
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Thread: Concrete Image for "Increase" Post: Concrete Image for "Increase" Thanks for the suggestions. BTW: in my book 501 is "formerly" as a character, but it is "increase" as a primative. 502 is "increase" as a full character. Do the more recent versions have this? |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,935 | 2008-03-20, 4:00 am | ||
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Thread: Concrete Image for "Increase" Post: Concrete Image for "Increase" Does anyone have any suggestions for a concrete image for "increase"? Frame 501. |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,935 | 2008-03-19, 10:14 pm | ||
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Thread: I already know a lot of Kanji, but I'm starting Heisig from scratch. Post: I already know a lot of Kanji, but I'm starting He... I passed level one of JLPT about 7 years ago, but I haven't used Japanese at all for the past four years. I can relate to what you are saying. I can read newspapers pretty well, but when I go to write... |
howdycowdy | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 2,749 | 2008-03-14, 11:28 am | ||
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Thread: Difficulties with という Post: Difficulties with という Thanks Johnzep. That takes it up level and is quite interesting. |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 10 | 2,458 | 2008-03-11, 7:22 pm | ||
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Thread: Difficulties with という Post: Difficulties with という Virtua_Leaf Wrote:And looking at this: 主人公が犯人だったというのが一番面白かった。 The most interesting thing was that the main character was the criminal. I just don't get what という is being used for there. It seems to ... |
howdycowdy | General discussion | 10 | 2,458 | 2008-03-11, 2:04 pm | ||
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Thread: Beyond RtK 3 Post: Beyond RtK 3 Frankly, I'm a little alarmed that people who have finished RTK3 still need more kanji. What types of stuff are you reading? And to what extent are you finding that you still need more kanji? |
howdycowdy | The Japanese language | 21 | 13,337 | 2008-02-26, 8:41 pm | ||
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Thread: JLPT courses in Tokyo? Post: JLPT courses in Tokyo? deleted |
howdycowdy | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 4 | 5,640 | 2008-02-26, 1:33 am | ||