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    Thread: Are you on the right path in learning Japanese?
Post: Are you on the right path in learning Japanese?
Zgarbas Wrote:Quote:I'm imagining two people. One person is able to form completely perfect english, but their pronunciation is terrible. They have to repeat themselves 4 or 5 times to be understood... 		khalhern General discussion 42 8,131 2012-07-07, 3:48 am
    Thread: Learning order
Post: Learning order
xNicolex8 Wrote:as for games, i guess, adventure, action/adventure, point and click.. for a person with alot of games i've forgot what type of games i like.. i presume i can only get japanese games fo... 		khalhern Remembering the Kanji 14 4,212 2012-06-05, 4:06 pm
    Thread: Learning order
Post: Learning order
That's no problem! If you go to Tae Kim's site, he has some tips for learning Kana too, and there are Anki decks available, and so on. He also has a grammar section here which is a lot (imo) less ted... 		khalhern Remembering the Kanji 14 4,212 2012-06-04, 8:41 pm
    Thread: Moving progress from one anki deck to another
Post: Moving progress from one anki deck to another
HelenF Wrote:After mapping the fields, you need to click the "Update" button instead of the "Import" button. Then I think it asks you which field to match on, so choose the kanji field. That's perfect... 		khalhern Learning resources 5 1,905 2012-06-04, 8:25 pm
    Thread: Moving progress from one anki deck to another
Post: Moving progress from one anki deck to another
Thank you both for the replies! Splatted, I can't seem to load the anki deck into Excel without it reading as gibberish (regardless of what encoding I use :( ) @netsplitter: I can export to text fine... 		khalhern Learning resources 5 1,905 2012-06-04, 7:46 pm
    Thread: Learning order
Post: Learning order
Firstly, don't be too hard on yourself! There's a tonne of information (both on this site and everywhere on the web, of course) so processing too much is bound to be difficult! xNicolex8 Wrote:should... 		khalhern Remembering the Kanji 14 4,212 2012-06-04, 7:18 pm
    Thread: Moving progress from one anki deck to another
Post: Moving progress from one anki deck to another
I don't know if this is possible, but is there a tool that moves progress from one deck to another? For example, if I want to change from one RTK 1 and 3 deck (Nukemarine's original, I think) to the ... 		khalhern Learning resources 5 1,905 2012-06-04, 6:19 pm
    Thread: How do you "study" RTK?
Post: How do you "study" RTK?
Jombo Wrote:I don't find it harmful at all, its certainly a much higher step from nothing. I'm still going from keyword to kanji, the story is simply a supplement if I'm not able to remember the kanji... 		khalhern Remembering the Kanji 18 4,989 2012-06-04, 5:50 pm
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...
cb4960 Wrote:I have just released version 26.0 of subs2srs. cb4960 Hi cb4960! Only just got to using this software properly today (thanks to Nukemarine's video series) and just wanted to say thanks fo... 		khalhern Learning resources 1,039 387,676 2012-06-03, 2:23 pm
    Thread: New learner questions
Post: New learner questions
Nukemarine Wrote:The first time you learn a new card: Write down the word in kanji, write down its kana pronunciation. Write down the entire example Japanese sentence. Be comfortable mimicking the aud... 		khalhern The Japanese language 22 4,114 2012-06-01, 9:38 am
    Thread: New learner questions
Post: New learner questions
Fillanzea Wrote:I don't really recommend "Breaking Into Japanese Literature" for beginners, myself. In some cases you're looking at texts that were written a hundred years ago, so the word choices are... 		khalhern The Japanese language 22 4,114 2012-05-31, 8:22 pm
    Thread: New learner questions
Post: New learner questions
louischa Wrote:There are many resources for grammar; find one source you like and learn it thoroughly - either grammar monographs if you want to be effective (check the Kodansha series: Taeko Kamiya h... 		khalhern The Japanese language 22 4,114 2012-05-31, 4:58 pm
    Thread: New learner questions
Post: New learner questions
Hi louischa, Thanks for the reply! A lot of what you've said seems like great advise and makes a lot of sense. With the sentence I gave, though, the vocabulary for that sentence is "今年", so should I... 		khalhern The Japanese language 22 4,114 2012-05-31, 8:20 am
    Thread: New learner questions
Post: New learner questions
Hi buonaparte! Thanks for the reply. Just to clarify a bit more, I mean more specifically to do with the Core(2k, 6k, and other variant) decks that exist, and how I can use them to learn from (i.e. t... 		khalhern The Japanese language 22 4,114 2012-05-31, 7:28 am
    Thread: New learner questions
Post: New learner questions
Hi guys! Sorry if the majority of what I am about to ask is obvious to a lot of people, but I am still quite confused as to exactly what I'm supposed to be doing with my decks, so any help would be a... 		khalhern The Japanese language 22 4,114 2012-05-31, 6:51 am
    Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Thanks, netsplitter! Nukemarine: Thanks so much for the effort put into the decks and information on this thread! The new deck looks cool and just what I was looking :D! 		khalhern The Japanese language 712 401,384 2012-04-29, 3:30 pm
    Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Netsplitter, how do you get your Anki interface to look like that? Is it through Windows or through Anki settings? And I really like the style :D 		khalhern The Japanese language 712 401,384 2012-04-27, 9:36 am
    Thread: Studying in London
Post: Studying in London
aphasiac Wrote:It's a well established institute, and the qualifications are as well respected as any bricks and mortar uni. Is there any way to know this for sure? I've been curious about these kinds... 		khalhern Off topic 5 1,013 2012-02-28, 12:13 pm
    Thread: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
Post: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
Actually it kind of sucks, but I just delete by hand. If it's a long text that probably isn't viable, but if you know the root, you might be able to figure out the ending, I guess, because you can alw... 		khalhern Learning resources 52 27,774 2012-02-28, 10:20 am
    Thread: What is the best background music for studying
Post: What is the best background music for studying
Might be a bit overpowering, but something from Two Step From Hell ( http://youtu.be/SZ1GbBlS9wM ) might be good? I love the Homeworld 2 soundtrack as well ( http://youtu.be/_Jv8ajtP7TM ); not sure i... 		khalhern Off topic 40 11,124 2012-02-27, 4:57 pm
    Thread: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
Post: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
Hi derDeja, Sorry, but I can't help with how to follow these instructions in Mac OS :( But if you have the Japanese plug-in installed, there should be a directory called "mecab" within the directory... 		khalhern Learning resources 52 27,774 2012-02-27, 3:56 pm
    Thread: Writing While Reviewing
Post: Writing While Reviewing
Thiel Wrote:Heisig was talking about learning a character for the very first time in that section. In the beginning of the book he says this about reviewing previously added kanji: Quote:Second, the ... 		khalhern Remembering the Kanji 28 7,101 2012-02-20, 12:15 pm
    Thread: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre
Post: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre
Nuriko Wrote:As a reminder to anyone who wants Tokyo Local episodes (the old ones with Manabe and Kakki), there are 80 episodes in my dropbox. PM with your email and I'll invite you. :) Hi Nuriko! How... 		khalhern Learning resources 200 212,234 2012-02-15, 11:37 am
    Thread: Feynman on learning Japanese
Post: Feynman on learning Japanese
AlexandreC Wrote:As smart as Feynman was, he probably made the mistake of expecting too much logic from language. That seems to be what discouraged him. And while that, as such, is indeed discouraging... 		khalhern The Japanese language 6 3,107 2012-02-14, 11:33 am
    Thread: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)
Post: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)
Hey ta12121! I have an iPod Touch too, and I love the Japanese apps for it. I'm sure there are good apps for Android too, but the prices are comparable if you can live with the fixed memory of the i... 		khalhern General discussion 26 3,799 2012-02-13, 12:11 pm
    Thread: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
Post: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
Hi digitlhand, which OS are you using? In both XP and Windows 7 it's accessible by right-clicking on My Computer and choosing Properties, then: If it's Windows 7: Click on the link on the right hand ... 		khalhern Learning resources 52 27,774 2012-02-12, 9:00 pm
    Thread: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
Post: "Learning With Texts" software + Japanese?
In which directory do I put the input.txt files? I keep getting "No such file or directory" no matter where I put it :( 		khalhern Learning resources 52 27,774 2012-02-10, 3:05 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Thank you very much :D It's a strange feeling; I can't wait to finish to see how good THAT feels! 		khalhern Remembering the Kanji 526 167,131 2012-02-09, 7:44 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Zgarbas Wrote:Who's bright idea was it to put 90 kanjis in this lesson? This, plus: ROAR for me too! 		khalhern Remembering the Kanji 526 167,131 2012-02-09, 5:03 pm
    Thread: PSP srs software
Post: PSP srs software
I haven't tested it but maybe this will help? http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/node/155 Although, it looks like it could be more just a flash card app, with no SRS... you'll have to test it because I d... 		khalhern Learning resources 2 881 2012-02-03, 1:35 am