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Thread: What is your third language (L3)? Post: RE: What is your third language (L3)? So let's see... L1 Slovenian is my mother tongue. L2 German I learned as a kid through TV and some classes. L3 English I learned through school and PC games. L4 Serbocroatian I just sort of absorbed ... |
Helltrixz | Off topic | 19 | 2,922 | 2015-11-26, 10:12 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese Go (囲碁) content Post: Japanese Go (囲碁) content sholum Wrote:What app are you using? The thing that has kept me from playing is a lack of anyone to play with, and I only have a physical board. Of course, if computer Go is anything like computer che... |
Helltrixz | Learning resources | 11 | 1,674 | 2015-09-24, 3:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese Go (囲碁) content Post: Japanese Go (囲碁) content I've watched Hikaru no Go a year ago and tried it out myself. I just had to, it was like DBZ with all the crazy ninja moves! However, I never studied it properly, I just tend to play it on my phone wh... |
Helltrixz | Learning resources | 11 | 1,674 | 2015-09-23, 10:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Why you can read but can't listen. Post: Why you can read but can't listen. yudantaiteki Wrote:Language learning takes effort. NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo... |
Helltrixz | The Japanese language | 54 | 7,417 | 2015-09-06, 2:38 pm | ||
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Thread: How do you deal with not feeling like studying? Post: How do you deal with not feeling like studying? Say ***** it and do the reviews and add a few kanji anyway. It works. |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 25 | 5,923 | 2014-10-02, 1:40 pm | ||
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Thread: Roumaji: Curse on mankind, or best thing since Funashi? Discuss. Post: Roumaji: Curse on mankind, or best thing since Fun... yudantaiteki Wrote:umetani666 Wrote:i agree with Helltrixz. i guess romaji is ok for native english speakers, because i really don't see how matu=matsu. It's native Japanese speakers who find "matu" m... |
Helltrixz | The Japanese language | 64 | 9,588 | 2014-09-12, 9:00 am | ||
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Thread: Roumaji: Curse on mankind, or best thing since Funashi? Discuss. Post: Roumaji: Curse on mankind, or best thing since Fun... Vempele Wrote:Helltrixz Wrote:Also I don't understand how one can be "learning" kana. I thought the continuous tense in English wasn't supposed to be used like that. "And that concludes today's lesson... |
Helltrixz | The Japanese language | 64 | 9,588 | 2014-09-11, 9:09 am | ||
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Thread: Roumaji: Curse on mankind, or best thing since Funashi? Discuss. Post: Roumaji: Curse on mankind, or best thing since Fun... john555 Wrote:I like kunrei-siki because it's cleaner looking e.g, when you conjugate verbs: matu matimasu matanai vs. matsu machimasu matanai But what's the point if it's written wrong? I mean I c... |
Helltrixz | The Japanese language | 64 | 9,588 | 2014-09-11, 7:45 am | ||
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Thread: What was your lowest retention rate percent? Post: What was your lowest retention rate percent? I think I had a few days around 70 %, it was horrible. Even with 90+ % I feel uncomfortable for failing so much (4 failed cards ahmahgawd) |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,501 | 2014-08-29, 6:16 pm | ||
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Thread: RTK keywords vs. kanji actual meanings Post: RTK keywords vs. kanji actual meanings 1. Generally yes, as far as different languages, different scripts and different cultures allow. Still, there is only so much one word can express. A single kanji is often found in multiple compounds ... |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 2,891 | 2014-08-29, 6:04 pm | ||
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Thread: How to read ... and undestand everything? Post: How to read ... and undestand everything? And don't expect to be able to read texts like that this year, or next year either. It will take a while. |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,058 | 2014-08-29, 2:38 pm | ||
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Thread: How to read ... and undestand everything? Post: How to read ... and undestand everything? Having stories in a foreign language isn't a big deal, especially if it's only a few words like you said. It was the same for me, I just used the opportunity to learn a few new English words. That be... |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,058 | 2014-08-29, 2:34 pm | ||
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Thread: I Love Anki Post: I Love Anki I feel so amazed right now. Like, holy shit batman technology nowadays!! Subs2SRS created a bunch of anki cards from a Clannad episode by itself in no time and then I just copy-pasted the export file ... |
Helltrixz | Learning resources | 14 | 3,936 | 2014-08-28, 8:46 am | ||
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Thread: Learning Japanese through Video Games (twitch.tv channel) Post: Learning Japanese through Video Games (twitch.tv c... Yeah exactly, thinking out loud with low volume background music would be a good start in my opinion. I've never watched someone study a language on twitch before, so I'm not sure what to think. I an... |
Helltrixz | Group study | 14 | 4,368 | 2014-08-24, 9:35 am | ||
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Thread: Learning Japanese through Video Games (twitch.tv channel) Post: Learning Japanese through Video Games (twitch.tv c... I watched a VoD from yesterday and from a viewers perspective there wasn't much point watching. Explain what you're doing, what are the sentences about, talk more! |
Helltrixz | Group study | 14 | 4,368 | 2014-08-24, 5:08 am | ||
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Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months? Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months? Ekhm. He learned German for 5 years or so before and I'm still laughing at his pronunciation when I hear him. Come on! |
Helltrixz | General discussion | 856 | 195,479 | 2014-08-05, 10:06 am | ||
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Thread: Why bother to learn to write the kanji by hand? Post: Why bother to learn to write the kanji by hand? NightSky Wrote:So what you are saying is it *is* necessary to spend the time learning how to write by hand in order to learn Japanese well? So you want to say that you'd rather not learn how to write ... |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,573 | 2014-08-05, 10:05 am | ||
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Thread: Why bother to learn to write the kanji by hand? Post: Why bother to learn to write the kanji by hand? So I had a look right now - I filled out 65 A4 pages with kanji to properly learn the stroke order of the 2200 rtk1 kanji. I reckon this is doable in a week? |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,573 | 2014-08-04, 11:29 am | ||
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Thread: How long did it take you to finish RtK 1? Post: How long did it take you to finish RtK 1? I never thought of RTK as so complicated and I never paid much attention to keywords. I mean, why would you? It's just like: - open anki/mnemosyne - create a new card with a new keyword and kanji - c... |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 39 | 10,178 | 2014-08-04, 10:58 am | ||
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Thread: New member starting out! Post: New member starting out! You won't be able to read anything at all by doing RTK, but you'll be able to recognize almost every kanji out there. Yeah, it does work. |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,488 | 2014-07-29, 5:45 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... john555 Wrote:It's pointless to "learn kanji" if you don't know much grammar or vocabulary ahead of time. You need some type of foundation first. Think of kanji as a sort of shorthand to represent t... |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,630 | 2014-07-27, 12:24 pm | ||
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Thread: Good videogames to "learn" japanese Post: Good videogames to "learn" japanese I'm having a hard time finding PC games in Japanese though. Torrents are basically non-existant... heck, even if a game is only in Japanese I can only find fan-subbed English torrents. I don't have an... |
Helltrixz | Learning resources | 27 | 10,851 | 2014-07-27, 6:44 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... gingerale Wrote:[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUAItQmq-LU] Done... FINALLY!! It took me 9 months, 9 months of inconsistent studying and crying alone late night in the bed to finally get thro... |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,630 | 2014-07-24, 12:50 pm | ||
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Thread: Recommendations for TV Shows/Anime Post: Recommendations for TV Shows/Anime Noone mentioned Clannad and Clannad: Afterstory yet. I don't think I've ever cried this much. |
Helltrixz | General discussion | 41 | 10,684 | 2014-05-31, 1:56 pm | ||
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Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! I started adding new kanji again and am at 1630 atm. Had a bit of a burnout around the 1300 mark, even took a 2 month break with only occasional reviews. :( There seems to be no end in sight, especial... |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 462 | 138,192 | 2014-05-18, 6:23 pm | ||
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Thread: Pronunciation of the R sound Post: Pronunciation of the R sound LazyNomad Wrote:The technique and the requirements for pronunciation of consonants are much more simpler than in European languages, while the requirements to clear pronunciation of vowels, their leng... |
Helltrixz | The Japanese language | 42 | 7,357 | 2014-05-15, 10:58 am | ||
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Thread: Pronunciation of the R sound Post: Pronunciation of the R sound Looking back at this topic... I just settled for a softly rolled R nowadays. It's still not half way between L and R like the Japanese do it, but close enough I think. I can see how English native spe... |
Helltrixz | The Japanese language | 42 | 7,357 | 2014-05-14, 2:07 pm | ||
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Thread: Making my handwriting prettier? Post: Making my handwriting prettier? I've been forced to use a ballpoint pen for the last 2 weeks since I've ran out of ink cartridges for my fountain pen and I get headaches just looking at my shitty handwriting now. I can't even draw a... |
Helltrixz | General discussion | 29 | 5,414 | 2014-05-07, 3:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months? Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months? He sure if fluent in a sense... but the way he's butchering pronunciation makes me cringe. |
Helltrixz | General discussion | 856 | 195,479 | 2014-04-12, 6:57 pm | ||
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Thread: I don't use the "spaced repetition" method.... Post: I don't use the "spaced repetition" method.... If you had to do the same kanji twice in a week you obviously aren't remember them, or srs wouldn't show it to you in the first place. |
Helltrixz | Remembering the Kanji | 17 | 4,079 | 2014-03-19, 11:57 am | ||
