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    Thread: Koichiben
Post: Koichiben

Yeah it's Tofugu. It would make sense if that's the case because his blog in Japanese is all pretty basic Japanese, which is part of what makes it enjoyable. Hopefully it's still sounds pretty natur...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 2 704 2009-08-20, 9:35 pm
    Thread: Koichiben
Post: Koichiben

Hi everyone. I've been enjoying reading the blog Koichiben and I was curious if anyone knew of any blogs in Japanese with similar style? Or really just any Japanese blogs in general that you find pa...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 2 704 2009-08-20, 6:21 pm
    Thread: Sticking With It
Post: Sticking With It

So I’ve been studying Japanese now for about a year and a half with a couple breaks, but overall I’ve been pretty consistent. It has been one of the best things I’ve ever done but after starting work...
fingerscrossed General discussion 4 972 2009-04-29, 7:02 am
    Thread: In need of Japanese books/cds/movies?
Post: In need of Japanese books/cds/movies?

So I just moved to New York City and have discovered the paradise of Bookoff and Kinokuniya book stores here in the city. If there is a Japanese book/movie/cd you?d like and don?t want to pay to ship...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 6 1,271 2008-10-14, 10:09 am
    Thread: South Park in Japanese
Post: South Park in Japanese

I know this is a long shot, but I have been looking for a Japanese copy of the South Park movie and I was curious if anyone had a copy that they would be willing to sell. Any DVDs of the show in Japa...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 0 824 2008-10-14, 4:34 am
    Thread: Final Fantasy VI Thread
Post: Final Fantasy VI Thread

Sorry about that. I always just feel like there's some secret club where everyone is getting all these great learning materials. I'll be sure to ask in private if I have anymore questions about it.
fingerscrossed General discussion 22 11,052 2007-10-24, 7:21 am
    Thread: Final Fantasy VI Thread
Post: Final Fantasy VI Thread

Just curious, is there a particular place that is good to find things like Japanese Final Fantasy roms? ADMIN: Please don't ask for illegaly downloaded content on this forum !
fingerscrossed General discussion 22 11,052 2007-10-23, 7:39 pm
    Thread: Studying Kanji While at University/College
Post: Studying Kanji While at University/College

I'm in the same situation as I started studying Japanese at the end of August almost at the same time as starting graduate school. I initially had much less work so I powered through as much kanji as...
fingerscrossed General discussion 11 2,439 2007-10-14, 1:28 pm
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

O never mind you were right. For some reason I though this was book five: http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/49155...me=&seller= but now I see that it's the first one. That would be a shame th...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 45 15,123 2007-10-13, 6:42 pm
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

O, hmmm. I think I found book five used on amazon. Either way,do you happen to have the link for the first two on yesasia?
fingerscrossed Learning resources 45 15,123 2007-10-13, 6:34 pm
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

sheetz Wrote:Woohoo! The second volume was uploaded yesterday so I didn't know about it. Thanks for the heads up! I don't know where to download the books, but you can get them both from Yesasia.com f...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 45 15,123 2007-10-13, 5:20 pm
    Thread: Learning Japanese with Japanese videogames.
Post: Learning Japanese with Japanese videogames.

megaqwerty Wrote:You are infinitely better off buying a copy of the PS1 game and emulating it. I know that there is a Windows version of FFVII, but that would cost a lot as Eidos only printed a few co...
fingerscrossed General discussion 110 39,267 2007-10-12, 10:03 pm
    Thread: Learning Japanese with Japanese videogames.
Post: Learning Japanese with Japanese videogames.

Wow, that site is definitely a great find. For some reason when I try to view it though, it is just gibberish. I have had a similar problem with a couple other Japanese sites. Pretty much everythin...
fingerscrossed General discussion 110 39,267 2007-10-12, 1:22 pm
    Thread: Typing the dot between katakana words
Post: Typing the dot between katakana words

Haha, no problem at all Mcjon. Thanks for the quick response!
fingerscrossed General discussion 5 6,893 2007-10-11, 5:55 pm
    Thread: Typing the dot between katakana words
Post: Typing the dot between katakana words

I'll have to be honest that I'm not exactly sure what IME mode is, but when I hit the backslash key in hiragana input mode it just types a backslash.
fingerscrossed General discussion 5 6,893 2007-10-11, 5:04 pm
    Thread: Typing the dot between katakana words
Post: Typing the dot between katakana words

I'm sure this has been asked before but how do I type the dot between katakana words like ハリーポッター?
fingerscrossed General discussion 5 6,893 2007-10-11, 3:46 pm
    Thread: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation
Post: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation

Jjanicen the book I am using is Understanding Basic Japanese Grammar. Here is the link on amazon.co.jp: http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/47574...475740168X
fingerscrossed General discussion 18 7,011 2007-09-24, 8:26 pm
    Thread: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation
Post: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation

No you didn't make things less clear. I want to have an idea of things like that so I don't develop bad habits as I'm learning. so を and お are generally pronounced the same?
fingerscrossed General discussion 18 7,011 2007-09-22, 12:13 pm
    Thread: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation
Post: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation

Yeah I just started with a great book I got that is basically just a list of increasingly complex sentences grouped by what grammatical piece is being introduced. It's a great book but it makes absol...
fingerscrossed General discussion 18 7,011 2007-09-22, 9:03 am
    Thread: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation
Post: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation

thanks :)
fingerscrossed General discussion 18 7,011 2007-09-21, 9:23 pm
    Thread: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation
Post: Rule of thumb for ha versus wa pronunciation

What is a good rule of thumb for when to pronounce は as wa instead of ha? Is it always wa when it follows a possible subject? For example, in the sentence: 学校は9時に始まります。would it be wa or ha? My init...
fingerscrossed General discussion 18 7,011 2007-09-21, 7:35 pm
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

ok, i think i'll save it for after i have some grammar under my belt but will browse through it occasionally for reading practice and to see how much i recognize. reading along with the audio book so...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 45 15,123 2007-09-12, 1:33 pm
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

ok, i see. do you think it would be possible for someone who is a complete beginner to break apart the sentences to look up? or would this end up being too difficult/time consuming? thanks for the ...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 45 15,123 2007-09-12, 6:00 am
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

i'm hopefully going to be finishing with RTK and moving to sentences in a couple weeks and i was curious how possible it would be to take sentences from harry potter? it is, for the most part, the si...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 45 15,123 2007-09-11, 2:33 pm
    Thread: japanese dvds
Post: japanese dvds

thanks for all the quick responses :) shopping for fun japanese stuff is such a good way to procrastinate studying for my quiz tomorrow morning. i completely forgot about yesasia. i stumbled upon...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 20 3,047 2007-09-10, 12:51 am
    Thread: japanese dvds
Post: japanese dvds

actually i read through that when i was trying to figure things out and apparently methods like that, that bypass the initial restrictions might harm the drive or void the warranty. not sure if that'...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 20 3,047 2007-09-10, 12:15 am
    Thread: japanese dvds
Post: japanese dvds

i was looking to order the japanese toy story dvd and i originally figured that even if it won't play on my dvd player, it will atleast play in my computer. after some research i saw that this might ...
fingerscrossed Learning resources 20 3,047 2007-09-09, 11:46 pm
    Thread: SRS Input
Post: SRS Input

great, thanks for the quick reply. that website made it very easy.
fingerscrossed General discussion 2 1,026 2007-09-05, 12:10 am
    Thread: SRS Input
Post: SRS Input

I was just curious how most people input Japanese characters into an SRS that isn't copied and pasted on the computer. I use a Mac and from what I've read, Microsoft Word can be used as a Japanese wo...
fingerscrossed General discussion 2 1,026 2007-09-04, 11:23 pm