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Thread: Language Partner Tips Please Post: Language Partner Tips Please Well I have been doing a bit of language exchange recently. I try not to make it too serious or too strict about time limits etc. My language exchange partner is already OK with english, but is a coll... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 8 | 2,020 | 2010-08-25, 2:30 am | ||
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Thread: Learning Japanese without Kanjii(reading/writing) Post: Learning Japanese without Kanjii(reading/writing) I think it is quite possible to learn Japanese without Kanji. I knew heaps of people in Japan who could speak fluently but had only very limited or non existent kanji skills. Good resources include -... |
MeNoSavvy | The Japanese language | 25 | 11,057 | 2010-08-24, 6:31 am | ||
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Thread: Making Out In Japanese Post: Making Out In Japanese I think Zarxrax can grant access to the spreadsheet. He still posts here, so maybe someone could send him a personal message. I have a copy of the spreadsheet, so if after a time people aren't success... |
MeNoSavvy | Learning resources | 134 | 29,915 | 2010-08-18, 4:51 am | ||
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Thread: Making Out In Japanese Post: Making Out In Japanese Just wanted to make a couple more comments, having looked through the second book. The second book seems to be much more oriented towards dating and relationships than the first book. Some of the re... |
MeNoSavvy | Learning resources | 134 | 29,915 | 2010-08-17, 6:28 am | ||
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Thread: Making Out In Japanese Post: Making Out In Japanese Sorry to resurrect this old thread. I thought this book was quite useful. Did anyone ever mine the sentences from the "More Making out in Japanese" book? |
MeNoSavvy | Learning resources | 134 | 29,915 | 2010-08-14, 5:29 am | ||
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Thread: Business Hotels in Japan! Post: Business Hotels in Japan! I'm heading off soon for a visit to Japan. There are a range of relatively cheap business hotels in convenient locations. Such as "Super Hotel" and "Toyoko Inn" as well as a few others? Is there anyth... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 2 | 638 | 2010-05-12, 4:04 pm | ||
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Thread: Economics and Physics major Post: Economics and Physics major It's not really clear from your post whether you have finished your economics major already, and are now looking at doing a Physics degree also? Anyway my 2 cents. I started a physics major, but in t... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 25 | 7,365 | 2010-04-27, 5:29 am | ||
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Thread: Travelling to Japan. Please comment on my plan. Post: Travelling to Japan. Please comment on my plan. Hi All. This year I'm going to head to Japan for a two week vacation ! Depending on my work schedule it might be towards the end of next month, or if not then, I will wait until the Autumn. I lived ... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 7 | 1,803 | 2010-04-26, 4:59 am | ||
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Thread: all Thai all the time Post: all Thai all the time What language will Icecream decide to learn next? A?ATT? She seems to change her mind every couple of weeks ! ha ha. Just joking, good luck to you icecream irrespective of where you end up. |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 72 | 13,113 | 2010-03-20, 10:35 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking for list of restaurant vocabulary especially yakiniku Post: Looking for list of restaurant vocabulary especial... Thanks for the suggestions everyone. That gives me a lot to work with. Regarding the book What's what in Japanese Restaurants, my library was supposed to have it, but unfortunately it seems to have g... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 9 | 4,654 | 2010-03-20, 10:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich? Post: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich? Yeah with enough cash you can live just about anywhere ! Not sure if $100k will do it for Japan though. Best bet is to just enrol in some sort of course, or undertake some sort of cultural study. ... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 20 | 7,881 | 2010-03-16, 4:14 am | ||
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Thread: all Thai all the time Post: all Thai all the time Tobberoth Wrote:MeNoSavvy Wrote:Say what Icecream is ditching Japanese? I must have missed the other thread where he announced that? Seriously dude,.... You must also have missed the threadS where it ... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 72 | 13,113 | 2010-03-16, 4:08 am | ||
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Thread: all Thai all the time Post: all Thai all the time Say what Icecream is ditching Japanese? I must have missed the other thread where he announced that? Seriously dude, I think you need to reexamine your approach to life. I think you got too obsessed w... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 72 | 13,113 | 2010-03-15, 5:30 am | ||
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Thread: Down and out, Where do I go from here? Post: Down and out, Where do I go from here? kame3 Wrote:Taurus Wrote:In response to the original post, I can sort of empathise - I'm only on the verge of passing JLPT2, but my spoken Japanese is appaling (though my listening is pretty good). Li... |
MeNoSavvy | The Japanese language | 47 | 8,188 | 2010-03-15, 3:26 am | ||
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Thread: Down and out, Where do I go from here? Post: Down and out, Where do I go from here? I just want to say to Koyota, quit being so hard on yourself ! You passed JLPT1, you should try and feel good about that rather than immediately getting anxious about the next step ! What percentage o... |
MeNoSavvy | The Japanese language | 47 | 8,188 | 2010-03-12, 2:59 am | ||
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Thread: Looking for list of restaurant vocabulary especially yakiniku Post: Looking for list of restaurant vocabulary especial... One of the things I struggled with when I was last in Japan was ordering at restaurants. Since that time I wish I could say my Japanese has improved substantially but unfortunately it hasn't. Does any... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 9 | 4,654 | 2010-03-05, 4:35 pm | ||
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Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners Good guide Nukemarine. I think you have proposed a solid strategy for learning japanese. Interesting that you seem to have abandoned the approach of learning keywords for all the kanji up front, inste... |
MeNoSavvy | The Japanese language | 712 | 401,348 | 2010-03-01, 4:22 am | ||
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Thread: Learning Japanese while taking a heavy uni. degree Post: Learning Japanese while taking a heavy uni. degree To play devil's advocate, have you considered changing to a different major where you would have more time to study Japanese? That way at the end of four years you could get a good job plus have maste... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 32 | 6,582 | 2010-02-23, 3:44 am | ||
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Thread: Learning Japanese while taking a heavy uni. degree Post: Learning Japanese while taking a heavy uni. degree hotsw4p Wrote:In my opinion, it doesn't really matter what you're going to school for (or even that you're going to school). What matters is that you find yourself with conflicting interests that bot... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 32 | 6,582 | 2010-02-22, 3:10 am | ||
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Thread: Blind leading the blind? Post: Blind leading the blind? I wonder if the OP was just trolling. If not I would be interested in hearing from them what they think is the best approach to language learning. I think there is some good advice on this website, b... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 92 | 16,248 | 2010-02-06, 4:59 am | ||
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Thread: New website anime-manga.jp Post: New website anime-manga.jp Are there any foreigners in Japan who use "manga" type phrases seriously? I can imagine using some stereotypical Osakaben phrases for example as a joke in certain circumstances. Maybe if your japanese... |
MeNoSavvy | Learning resources | 8 | 4,616 | 2010-02-05, 4:15 am | ||
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Thread: New website anime-manga.jp Post: New website anime-manga.jp http://anime-manga.jp/ This is a new website that helps learners of japanese understand some of the expressions from manga. It is still being constructed, but it is good for a laugh and some useful p... |
MeNoSavvy | Learning resources | 8 | 4,616 | 2010-02-05, 3:54 am | ||
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Thread: Spreadsheet/Anki deck for Assimil's "Japanese with Ease"? Post: Spreadsheet/Anki deck for Assimil's "Japanese with... I'm interested in a spreadsheet/anki deck but for Assimil's "Spanish with Ease" !! Anyone got one of those? Sorry I can't help with the "Japanese with Ease". |
MeNoSavvy | Learning resources | 4 | 4,633 | 2010-01-21, 4:25 am | ||
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Thread: Making the most of my trip to Japan Post: Making the most of my trip to Japan I think this proves one thing if you want to get good at something you need to practice it !! But I wouldn't be too concerned. You are way ahead of probably 96% of foreigners who travel in Japan. Th... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 13 | 1,635 | 2010-01-20, 3:51 am | ||
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Thread: Help deciding on course Post: Help deciding on course Good points jajaan, but I think most people on this site are fixated on doing RTK1 first! There is a lot of collective wisdom on this site, but ultimately a reasonable portion of it is just personal ... |
MeNoSavvy | Learning resources | 19 | 4,118 | 2010-01-19, 5:06 am | ||
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Thread: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time Post: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time I just want to say a couple of quick points: - People's sleep requirements can vary quite a bit. Also it is usual for people in their teens to need more sleep. So don't assume that because you can get... |
MeNoSavvy | Off topic | 65 | 16,076 | 2010-01-17, 3:37 am | ||
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Thread: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time Post: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time bodhisamaya Wrote:If you can get into a habit of meditating a few hours a day, sleep becomes less important (not speaking from experience). I have talked to several people who have gone through the t... |
MeNoSavvy | Off topic | 65 | 16,076 | 2010-01-15, 3:43 am | ||
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Thread: Best book about Japan? Post: Best book about Japan? bucko Wrote:Transparent_Aluminium, I will reiterate what others have already said about those types of books you mentioned - the behaviours and cultural norms written in them are often grossly exagge... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 44 | 11,433 | 2010-01-15, 3:20 am | ||
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Thread: Best book about Japan? Post: Best book about Japan? No offence intended but those books look like pretentious twaddle. I'm not convinced you will gain any startling insights from them, and in fact they may spectacularly miss the mark. In my opinion the... |
MeNoSavvy | General discussion | 44 | 11,433 | 2010-01-14, 6:25 am | ||
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Thread: Processing pdf file (want to extract spanish vocabulary) Post: Processing pdf file (want to extract spanish vocab... Hi All, I'm getting a bit bored with Japanese recently but I'm still chipping away at it most days. Anyway in preparation for some travel to Spain (hopefully this year) and Central / South America (ho... |
MeNoSavvy | Off topic | 1 | 759 | 2010-01-14, 5:53 am | ||
