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    Thread: Any guides on etiquette?
Post: Any guides on etiquette?

I don't know of anything too in depth. But when I did all the lessons in Erin Ga Chousen, there were in each lesson parts about typical Japanese life. They are called: What's this, Let's see and Let's...
raluca General discussion 10 2,023 2015-08-06, 3:59 am
    Thread: Learning to speak Japanese before learning kanji?
Post: Learning to speak Japanese before learning kanji?

I believe it is possible. I've met ~20yr old Brazilian expats at school here in Japan. They have been living in Japan since they were children (6-7yr) and learned Japanese only by interacting with fr...
raluca The Japanese language 45 6,201 2015-07-27, 5:41 pm
    Thread: studying at a language school on a 90 days tourist visa
Post: studying at a language school on a 90 days tourist...

thanks for noticing, edited.
raluca JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 4 1,247 2015-05-24, 11:57 am
    Thread: studying at a language school on a 90 days tourist visa
Post: studying at a language school on a 90 days tourist...

Hi, I applied to study at a Japanese language school for the summer. I did not bother with a visa since it's a 4 week class and some information on their website gave me the impression that I did not...
raluca JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 4 1,247 2015-05-24, 8:30 am
    Thread: 2013 Reflections and 2014 Resolutions
Post: 2013 Reflections and 2014 Resolutions

Let me join in on the fun. 2013: - improved my reading ability in Japanese (by reading NHK news web easy and 8 manga volumes) - forgot how to write by hand elementary kanji (I made the mistake of dow...
raluca General discussion 55 13,397 2014-01-05, 7:21 am
    Thread: Language course in or around Tokyo
Post: Language course in or around Tokyo

This site seems to have good reviews about it: http://www.languagecourse.net/reviews/ku...tokyo.php3
raluca JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 2 996 2013-08-23, 11:39 am
    Thread: How to avoid burning out?
Post: How to avoid burning out?

I've come to learn that each of the language skills comes with a different level and they are not necessarily related unless you make a point of practising it. To give a personal example: I studied re...
raluca The Japanese language 16 4,186 2013-07-07, 10:17 pm
    Thread: 読書メーター A site that tracks/manages your reading
Post: 読書メーター A site that tracks/manages your reading

Here I am: http://book.akahoshitakuya.com/u/341738 This is actually my first profile on a Japanese SNS. I've spent one hour just reading through the menus. It's definitely a lot of language practice...
raluca Learning resources 53 17,622 2013-04-07, 2:37 am
    Thread: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅
Post: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅

Thanks for your help. Most of the Kanji in Daily Life parts seem focused on cultural concepts unique to Japan. I'm at lesson 10 right now and the kanji words are: 御中元 and 御歳暮. The previous ones were e...
raluca The Japanese language 8 2,961 2013-03-19, 12:33 am
    Thread: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅
Post: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅

Thank you for your help. I believe I understood most of the text, but I'm having trouble with a couple of sentences. First: 並より上が、上より特上の方が、質がいいか大きいか豪華です。 what I believe it says is: Special is better...
raluca The Japanese language 8 2,961 2013-03-11, 12:37 am
    Thread: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅
Post: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅

Thank you for your replies. Here is the passage from the textbook: これらはどちらも飲食店のメニューでよく見る漢字です。一つの品物についての質、大きさ、豪華さなどについてのランク分けに使われます。並より上が、上より特上の方が、質がいいか大きいか豪華です。 松・竹・梅は、どれもいい意味を持つ木の名前です。松は一年中緑の葉をつけていま...
raluca The Japanese language 8 2,961 2013-03-07, 1:07 pm
    Thread: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅
Post: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅

I started watching the NHK Japanese language class Nihongo de kurasou. They have a section called Kanji in Daily Life and the first lesson was about some ranking?? system with these 3 characters: pine...
raluca The Japanese language 8 2,961 2013-03-07, 1:11 am
    Thread: Tadoku 多読
Post: Tadoku 多読

Can't wait for it! I've already started my own tadoku, just to get really for the real thing.
raluca General discussion 12 3,227 2012-12-24, 6:48 am
    Thread: verb + suru
Post: verb + suru

Thank you for clearing this up for me. As I'm still learning, I can't quite distinguish between native and non-native Japanese.
raluca The Japanese language 16 3,199 2012-11-17, 12:06 pm
    Thread: verb + suru
Post: verb + suru

Can someone explain the structure verb in the dictionary form + suru to me? Or just point to some links that explain it? I've encountered it with the verb 開く, as in: 新しいタブで開くするにはどのようにすればよいか? but then...
raluca The Japanese language 16 3,199 2012-11-16, 1:44 pm