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    Thread: Anki - mobile version for iphone/ipad - Is it still #1?
Post: Anki - mobile version for iphone/ipad - Is it stil...

caivano Wrote:It's not a bug but it's a pretty big annoyance. I get out of sync about twice a week, every week. It's mostly because the desktop automatically syncs when closing, but the iPhone never c...
thatkidpercy Learning resources 41 27,518 2012-05-14, 11:54 pm
    Thread: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!
Post: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!

I found the JLA podcast (http://www.voiceblog.jp/japaneselistening/) invaluable in improving my spoken Japanese. They just record a natural conversation between friends and then transcribe it (very ac...
thatkidpercy The Japanese language 22 4,793 2012-04-30, 11:23 pm
    Thread: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?
Post: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?

ThomasB Wrote:people are a bit too busy with work and that Japan offers very limited career opportunities (for me). I would imagine these two things are similar in Korea. Yep! I don't know what field ...
thatkidpercy Off topic 26 20,635 2012-04-24, 8:46 pm
    Thread: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?
Post: How fast can I learn Korean if I know Japanese?

howtwosavealif3 Wrote:after a while you notice people just say the same things over and over or say it in a similar way but in korean they have a lot more ways of expressing I agree! While it'll take ...
thatkidpercy Off topic 26 20,635 2012-04-24, 1:35 am
    Thread: Those who have "Remembered the Hanzi"...
Post: Those who have "Remembered the Hanzi"...

louischa Wrote:Weird, this chick on YouTube learning Korean speaks about the Hanja - and the problematic is exactly what we were discussing. [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckygcEIbLUM] 1 han...
thatkidpercy Chinese and Hanzi 23 5,605 2011-11-07, 1:29 am
    Thread: Learning Korean after Japanese
Post: Learning Korean after Japanese

I'm doing this. After 4 years of Japanese (around JLPT 2 level - could have been higher I know!) I moved to Korea. Been studying Korean hardcore for about a year now and knowing Japanese definitely he...
thatkidpercy Off topic 10 8,566 2011-02-07, 1:20 am
    Thread: a short film
Post: a short film

That was great, thanks for sharing!! I was in London last year though and I'm sure some of these guys are still knocking about on Oxford Street... This is the equivalent here in South Korea - these g...
thatkidpercy Off topic 13 2,030 2010-10-19, 10:40 pm
    Thread: Pepsi Voting Campaign
Post: Pepsi Voting Campaign

Would have voted anyway but the axolotl definitely sealed the deal! Good luck...
thatkidpercy Off topic 15 2,683 2010-09-30, 4:13 am
    Thread: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?
Post: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?

resolve Wrote:thatkidpercy: I downloaded your deck and after about 1 file it told me you were missing media - the file da3965... is missing. Thanks. I'm not sure exactly what did the trick in the end ...
thatkidpercy Learning resources 401 86,882 2010-06-04, 7:33 pm
    Thread: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?
Post: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?

resolve Wrote:When it gets stuck, try rotating from landscape to portrait or vice versa a few times. Please let me know if that helps. Just tried that but unfortunately it made no difference. I have n...
thatkidpercy Learning resources 401 86,882 2010-06-04, 2:46 am
    Thread: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?
Post: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?

Is it possible to copy media directly to the ipod? Only asking as I can't seem to download through the app - it says "Downloading media" but gets stuck at "191 media left" and doesn't do anything.. I ...
thatkidpercy Learning resources 401 86,882 2010-06-04, 2:18 am
    Thread: 한국어
Post: 한국어

I started studying Korean seriously about 6 months ago and most of the materials I use are in Japanese (not that my Japanese is amazing, probably around the old 2kyuu level I guess) - as far as online...
thatkidpercy Off topic 4 1,973 2010-04-29, 1:46 am
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

Evil_Dragon Wrote:This might be stretching the topic a little, but.. is there any dope Korean Hip-Hop out there? I'll echo the reccommendation for Drunken Tiger. My favourite DT track is 편의점 ([Video: ...
thatkidpercy General discussion 762 217,257 2010-04-25, 8:04 pm
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

For me the best Japanese hip hop producer by far is DJ Mitsu - he's put out several albums under his own name which mainly feature English-speaking artists, but he also produces for his brother (Hung...
thatkidpercy General discussion 762 217,257 2010-01-21, 5:00 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

LegionOfDeicide Wrote:じいちゃんから何度聞かされても、忘れてしまう。 聞かされても <--------- I think it means "If whenever I hear" or something. I am not sure what exactly 聞かされても means, like conjugation wise. I did researc...
thatkidpercy The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,059 2010-01-16, 7:18 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Quote:「あのレストランで送別会しない。」「あそこ50人入れるほど広かったっけ。」 I don't get the あのレストランで送別会しない actually... Or at least I don't think I do. Does it mean: "That restaurant doesn't do farewell-parties" (I know it's not dire...
thatkidpercy The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,059 2010-01-13, 7:17 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

To me, あの人は、アメリカへ行ったきりだ reads as 'That person went to America (and stayed there)', with the きり following the past-form of the verb showing that the state continued unchanged. Don't have a grammar book...
thatkidpercy The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,059 2010-01-11, 4:58 pm
    Thread: Japanese learners in London, UK - unite!
Post: Japanese learners in London, UK - unite!

The calligraphy looks interesting - I took a beginners level 書道 class in Japan, and although I was shite I did enjoy it! Would definitely like to give it another go. I'm in Oxford but might make a tri...
thatkidpercy Off topic 13 5,007 2010-01-10, 6:48 pm
    Thread: So I bought a ticket to Tokyo...
Post: So I bought a ticket to Tokyo...

When I was in Japan I traveled between Kyoto and Tokyo on the cheap with http://www.123bus.net - I think it was about 4000yen one way, but it might be slightly different now. It's mainly night buses a...
thatkidpercy Off topic 12 1,748 2010-01-05, 6:03 pm
    Thread: Korean Learning Resources
Post: Korean Learning Resources

the japanese site you linked that explains korean grammar looks useful! i'm trying to learn some korean at the moment through japanese (as the grammar is so similar in a lot of respects) so i'm sure t...
thatkidpercy Off topic 21 16,743 2009-08-05, 6:30 pm
    Thread: The "What I just did to make my Environment more Japanese!" thread
Post: The "What I just did to make my Environment more J...

And if you want to use Ubuntu in Japanese, you should get the localised 日本語 Remix version from http://www.ubuntulinux.jp rather than the main site - it comes with Japanese input, fonts and encoding al...
thatkidpercy General discussion 106 19,519 2009-04-25, 4:13 am
    Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course)
Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ...

Ryuujin27 Wrote:GAGLE YES! This is the exact thing I have been wanting for ages.. I listen to a lot of Tribe, Slum Village etc. but this is the first time I've heard anything even remotely similar in ...
thatkidpercy Learning resources 106 32,705 2009-02-17, 5:56 pm
    Thread: How do you set up your reading environment?
Post: How do you set up your reading environment?

iSoron Wrote:rtk search that looks useful - is it a script you wrote yourself or is it available online somewhere?
thatkidpercy General discussion 26 5,257 2009-01-21, 6:43 am
    Thread: Festive Learning Material
Post: Festive Learning Material

that's great! no doubt people found it already, but here's a youtube link for the song - [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0E8etMZ5jw]
thatkidpercy Learning resources 9 1,409 2008-12-08, 11:16 am
    Thread: Japanese tongue twisters
Post: Japanese tongue twisters

隣の客はよく柿食う客だ となり の きゃく は よく かき くう きゃく だ The customer next to me often eats persimmons..
thatkidpercy General discussion 11 6,194 2008-04-10, 5:17 am
    Thread: Stroke order for 夢, por favor
Post: Stroke order for 夢, por favor

http://yamasa.cc/members/ocjs/kanjidic.n...3?OpenForm is a decent place to check stroke orders.
thatkidpercy Remembering the Kanji 5 3,105 2008-04-02, 9:15 pm