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    Thread: 大好き vs. 愛してる
Post: 大好き vs. 愛してる

When I read it, 愛してる carries a very strong emotional attachment while 大好き doesn't have that connotation.
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 12 6,758 2011-11-18, 4:19 pm
    Thread: Genki 1&2 Level
Post: Genki 1&2 Level

kainzero Wrote:in community college, genki 1 was first year, genki 2 was second year. Does your college call genki 2 "intermediate japanese"? My does. For some reason it bugs me.
Colof Of Justice General discussion 12 7,006 2011-10-12, 11:34 pm
    Thread: Help! Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet
Post: Help! Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet

Thanks for the responses. I'll start studying them soon. @bcrAn We're just covering the common English sounds. The test will mostly consist of one to three syllables words. Thanks for the link. ***...
Colof Of Justice Off topic 6 2,812 2011-09-09, 3:51 pm
    Thread: Help! Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet
Post: Help! Learning the International Phonetic Alphabet

I'm currently enrolled in Linguistics 101, and I have a test on the International Phonetic Alphabet next Thursday at the earliest. I haven't been able to find any decent websites on the IPA. Does anyo...
Colof Of Justice Off topic 6 2,812 2011-09-08, 11:10 pm
    Thread: PS3 Japanese games via PSN
Post: PS3 Japanese games via PSN

^That's probably one of the new security measures that Sony implemented after the PlayStation network hack.
Colof Of Justice Off topic 21 10,648 2011-06-10, 10:29 pm
    Thread: My japanese isn't improving any suggestions would help.
Post: My japanese isn't improving any suggestions would ...

three22geo Wrote:i thought i wasn't improving Your Japanese definitely has improved dramatically since last August.
Colof Of Justice Off topic 42 10,514 2011-05-21, 2:03 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

@yudantaiteki Thank you so much. Everything clicked after reading your explanation. I don't think I'll be making the same mistake again. :D
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 8,332 1,454,202 2011-05-19, 10:12 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Here's another beginner question. Could anyone please help me to fully understand and translate this please? The red highlighted lines are the ones that I'm really iffy about or don't understand. 私...
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 8,332 1,454,202 2011-05-17, 9:25 pm
    Thread: Revising and studying for exams.
Post: Revising and studying for exams.

I only find anki useful in school for stuff that requires memorization. Like 1)History—The names of events, people, and definitions. I did this for my AP Government class and I never had to cram for ...
Colof Of Justice Off topic 32 7,677 2011-04-12, 9:59 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

What's the 漢字 for かける(meaning to wear something on your face, for example 眼鏡)?
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 8,332 1,454,202 2011-04-05, 1:27 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

yudantaiteki Wrote:Note the typo でこません -> できません Thanks for pointing out my typo. I went back and fixed it.
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 8,332 1,454,202 2010-12-25, 3:37 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Is the 「は」in the following sentence pronounced as ha or wa? 残念ですが、今晩は行くことがきません。 Thanks in advance. I almost forgot, Merry Christmas everyone!
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 8,332 1,454,202 2010-12-25, 4:21 am
    Thread: Why is there a "が” before あります?
Post: Why is there a "が” before あります?

LOL. I had no idea that I made an invisible post lol (first time posting something). I'll make sure not to that again. lol And thank you Asriel for your explanation. It cleared up my confusion. :) Th...
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 7 1,927 2010-11-25, 10:58 pm
    Thread: Why is there a "が” before あります?
Post: Why is there a "が” before あります?

I've been studying Japanese for about a month now. Thus far, I've been able to grab the gist of the language, and I've been able to answer most of the questions out of the textbook correctly. However,...
Colof Of Justice The Japanese language 7 1,927 2010-11-25, 9:27 pm