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    Thread: A Norwegian guy speaking Japanese?
Post: A Norwegian guy speaking Japanese?

Zorlee, thanks for the post and the video. It was really helpful. :) It seems this whole thing boils down to: Imitate! Simple, but it can be difficult. AlexandreC Wrote:nadiatims Wrote:As you accumu...
Angeldust The Japanese language 76 22,491 2011-09-28, 6:09 pm
    Thread: Is it just me or has japan become more racist recently?
Post: Is it just me or has japan become more racist rece...

chair Wrote:One could come to the conclusion, by studying any society's Youtube comments, that that society is completely insane. THIS!!! :lol: It's soooo true!
Angeldust General discussion 34 9,441 2011-08-02, 6:54 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

kainzero Wrote:what's your ultimate goal? do you have smaller goals along the way? My ultimate, ultimate goal is to live in Japan someday soon. So I want to be able to function as an adult over there....
Angeldust The Japanese language 46 13,612 2011-07-26, 4:30 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

ThomasB Wrote:Are you still doing your RTK reviews or did you stop that completely? I am still doing some reviews. I got behind and have about 300 reviews to do. But I don't worry about finishing them...
Angeldust The Japanese language 46 13,612 2011-07-26, 2:09 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Congratulations breakies and Hallivor!! Keep up the good work! :)
Angeldust Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,700 2011-07-23, 11:07 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

ThomasB Wrote:It seems like you're doing a lot of different stuff :) That makes it really hard to estimate what level you are on. Maybe "Elementary Japanese" is way below your level and won't be usefu...
Angeldust The Japanese language 46 13,612 2011-07-23, 10:54 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

cb4960 Thank you soooo much for making this! It is awesome!
Angeldust Learning resources 859 244,159 2011-07-23, 10:12 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

ThomasB Wrote:Quote:If I decide to meet with the Japanese lady from my church, what do you guys think I should do? Should I go through a textbook with her or just have conversations? From my personal ...
Angeldust The Japanese language 46 13,612 2011-07-23, 9:05 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

Oh wow thank you all soooo much for your advice and encouragement! I really appreciate it. I don't post a lot, because as a beginner I don't think I have much to say, but I lurk a lot (lol) and I just...
Angeldust The Japanese language 46 13,612 2011-07-23, 7:10 pm
    Thread: Really Overwhelmed and Lost
Post: Really Overwhelmed and Lost

I wasn't sure where to put this, so I'm sorry if it's in the wrong spot. Also I'm sorry if this has been covered at all somewhere else. The last week I've felt really overwhelmed with Japanese and ho...
Angeldust The Japanese language 46 13,612 2011-07-22, 8:25 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

So someone on Lang-8 corrected one of my sentences and I'm having a hard time getting it. I think I get the gist, but I'm not sure. It's: 多分今週は穏やかに過ごせるかな? I was trying to say something like, "maybe th...
Angeldust The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,363 2011-07-14, 10:45 pm
    Thread: Can I really learn anything just from listening?
Post: Can I really learn anything just from listening?

Asriel Wrote:Angeldust Wrote:Perhaps the problem is that as adults we don't ask "what is that?" as often as we did as a kid. I believe that's another reason I learned to speak so quickly, because I ha...
Angeldust The Japanese language 49 13,855 2011-06-19, 4:46 pm
    Thread: Can I really learn anything just from listening?
Post: Can I really learn anything just from listening?

zigmonty Wrote:Angeldust Wrote:My mom just took Anatomy and Physiology 2 in college and has been affirming the exact opposite. That you can learn stuff from listening. No offence, but undergraduate le...
Angeldust The Japanese language 49 13,855 2011-06-18, 7:36 pm
    Thread: Can I really learn anything just from listening?
Post: Can I really learn anything just from listening?

I thought it was interesting that so many people said just listening won't do much for you. My mom just took Anatomy and Physiology 2 in college and has been affirming the exact opposite. That you can...
Angeldust The Japanese language 49 13,855 2011-06-16, 9:16 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Was feeling really discouraged and frustrated with my lack of knowledge lately. Still just a beginner. But then today I read this: dizmox Wrote:yudantaiteki Wrote:dizmox Wrote:When I'm talking to wome...
Angeldust General discussion 1,389 294,604 2011-04-29, 8:51 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but here it goes... I'm going through Tae Kim right now and came upon the り used to connect verbs. His example is 映画を見たり、本を読んだり、昼寝したりする。 My questi...
Angeldust The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,363 2011-04-29, 8:45 pm
    Thread: Hard case - Listening impossible
Post: Hard case - Listening impossible

2 things, ok 3. 1. I don't mean to be mean, really. 2. SERIOUSLY????? The only music Japan produces is Jpop? Seriously??? That is the worst generalization I think I have ever seen. That's like saying...
Angeldust The Japanese language 49 14,774 2011-04-01, 7:33 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

bodhisamaya Wrote:Angeldust Wrote:thecite Wrote:Yes, of course I believe veganism is the moral choice, otherwise I wouldn't be a vegan. I'm curious, what makes it a "moral choice" exactly? Is it just ...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-24, 1:26 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

thecite Wrote:Yes, of course I believe veganism is the moral choice, otherwise I wouldn't be a vegan. I'm curious, what makes it a "moral choice" exactly? Is it just because of animal cruelty or are t...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-22, 6:02 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

bodhisamaya Wrote:Angeldust, You stated, "God has clearly said in the Bible..." That is a religious belief, not a fact. Depends on who you're talking to, does it not? This is a debate that could go in...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-20, 11:23 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

ファブリス Wrote:But as for today, it is very difficult to avoid meat entirely. I think everyone of us can make a difference by choosing what we eat. As Jack Lalanne pointed out: when you buy electronics o...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-20, 8:14 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

Blahah Wrote:Angeldust Wrote:Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.") So presumably before this humans were suppose...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-20, 8:12 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

vileru Wrote:As for animal suffering, I'd like to reemphasize the philosophical issue I pointed out earlier: what makes a life valuable to the extent that it should not be killed, harmed, or endangere...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-20, 3:04 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

vileru Wrote:As for your post, I agree that sustainability arguments are much more easy to defend than animals rights arguments. However, even with sustainability arguments, there remains the problem ...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-20, 2:50 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

Biene Wrote:Angeldust Wrote:As for chickens, where I live it's not too hard to have your own. My sister and brother-in-law have chickens and I think my mom is gonna get some this year. Not sure though...
Angeldust Off topic 156 22,448 2011-03-19, 9:41 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

vileru Wrote:Aijin Wrote:If one truly wants to cause no suffering and death to animals then they would be strict vegans rather than simply being vegetarians for convenience sake. Then what about the c...
Angeldust Off topic 690 113,329 2011-03-19, 8:08 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thank you so much!
Angeldust The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,363 2011-03-19, 1:46 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

What is the more common reading of 日本? Is it にほん? or にっぽん? Or does it depend on context?
Angeldust The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,363 2011-03-18, 10:51 pm
    Thread: Having problems with kanji readings while SRSing sentences
Post: Having problems with kanji readings while SRSing s...

I am also a beginner so I'm not sure I have room to talk, but I'm going to anyway. My first question would be, how many kanji per sentence are there? I find I can't remember readings when the card has...
Angeldust The Japanese language 15 4,929 2011-03-18, 10:12 pm
    Thread: Is this vocab list useful?
Post: Is this vocab list useful?

Thank you so much for checking that for me! I will go ahead and start adding them to Anki. ta12121: I've read that somewhere too. Maybe a comment on AJATT? bizarrojosh: Yeah I read mine almost every...
Angeldust The Japanese language 4 1,241 2011-03-16, 12:41 am