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    Thread: How do YOU work with RTK ?
Post: How do YOU work with RTK ?

I have a pretty similar routine to what geminimonk does, just without those extra tests in the study section, and it proved itself to be the most efficient. I did in one sitting even the longest "hand...
rfv14 Remembering the Kanji 7 1,385 2015-06-21, 6:43 pm
    Thread: how long until you're able to read manga
Post: how long until you're able to read manga

Aikynaro Wrote:Anyone recommending Zero no Tsukaima as a first novel has either skipped a step, or is talking from the point of view of continuous dictionary lookups. That is far from the easiest stuf...
rfv14 The Japanese language 38 5,774 2015-04-11, 4:05 pm
    Thread: Using native materials to really advance your language ability?
Post: Using native materials to really advance your lang...

Quote:"Providing", unless you mean she's using you to provide ~. thx Vempele! I really appreciate that kind of corrections. If there are too many mistakes in a post then just point out the most striki...
rfv14 Off topic 25 4,079 2014-09-06, 3:39 am
    Thread: Using native materials to really advance your language ability?
Post: Using native materials to really advance your lang...

What I'm about to say may seem a bit heartless (sorry man :) ), but I would like to be able to point out grammatical mistakes in He4rtl3ss' post, but not just missed "hases and haves". I would say tha...
rfv14 Off topic 25 4,079 2014-09-05, 7:57 pm
    Thread: Using native materials to really advance your language ability?
Post: Using native materials to really advance your lang...

After reading your post Stansfield123 I'm no longer so sure, that I have really spent enough time on these things to expect tremendous results. I have read perhaps a dozen novels, watched a few season...
rfv14 Off topic 25 4,079 2014-09-03, 6:11 am
    Thread: Using native materials to really advance your language ability?
Post: Using native materials to really advance your lang...

Yeah, the truth is that I'm just disappointed that the learning of languages doesn't take care of itself and always demands your effort. Perhaps my expectations were too high. I guess I have no choice...
rfv14 Off topic 25 4,079 2014-09-02, 7:34 pm
    Thread: Using native materials to really advance your language ability?
Post: Using native materials to really advance your lang...

The other thread has been closed, but I'm still interested in one issue that has been brought up in response to my post: Lival Wrote:Once you reach a certain level in a language, it's wise to ditch th...
rfv14 Off topic 25 4,079 2014-09-02, 6:31 pm
    Thread: [CLOSED] Is anyone else studying another language in addition ...
Post: [CLOSED] Is anyone else studying another language ...

I'm still learning english passively (watching american tv show, reading books etc.), but it seems to me that I'm not making any progress as English grammar still bugs me :/. Hopefully japanese won't ...
rfv14 Off topic 53 6,139 2014-09-02, 3:59 pm
    Thread: Diphthongs in japanese
Post: Diphthongs in japanese

I have already learned from more than one source, that "vowels あいうえお are never pronounced as diphthongs". I understand that, and I know how to say "青い". However the way I hear it, there seems to be an...
rfv14 The Japanese language 2 1,051 2014-08-12, 3:48 pm
    Thread: How important are the details?
Post: How important are the details?

Unless you want to learn japanese calligraphy, you really shoudn't bother yourself with such details as difference between 唱 and 口昌. You won't mistake them in their printed form. For me the lower part...
rfv14 Remembering the Kanji 8 1,691 2014-07-30, 4:02 pm
    Thread: visiting a home, meeting the parents
Post: visiting a home, meeting the parents

It would be really great if you could shower just before meeting them.
rfv14 General discussion 19 5,289 2014-07-14, 11:20 am
    Thread: How many reps?
Post: How many reps?

I write kanjis with my finger during reviews. It helps me to determine whether I remember the character correctly.
rfv14 Remembering the Kanji 10 2,012 2014-07-14, 11:13 am
    Thread: RTK1 for Non-native English
Post: RTK1 for Non-native English

As a non-native english speaker I am especially worried, that despite my feeling, that I understand the meaning of a particular word very well, there still might be something I'm missing. Consider 現. ...
rfv14 Remembering the Kanji 21 5,438 2014-06-16, 4:01 pm
    Thread: RTK1 for Non-native English
Post: RTK1 for Non-native English

cześć :) I'm also learning kanji going through RTK and using this site for SRS. My advice is simple - try using english as much as you can to avoid confusion, even if you are willing to change the key...
rfv14 Remembering the Kanji 21 5,438 2014-06-15, 3:54 pm