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    Thread: N2GrammarTest
Post: N2GrammarTest

Hi Guys, I was thinking of purchasing the iPhone app "N2GrammarTest", and was wondering if anyone had tried it, has any opinions on it? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/n2grammar...72905?mt=8 Cheers.
brendanmacdonald Learning resources 0 451 2012-04-09, 9:32 pm
    Thread: Anime on youtube
Post: Anime on youtube

Hi, Does anyone have any recommendations for full anime available on youtube? Any genres, story lines at all. Cheers.
brendanmacdonald General discussion 5 1,923 2011-11-27, 2:49 am
    Thread: Making my OS type in Japanese more conveniently: help.
Post: Making my OS type in Japanese more conveniently: h...

Once the Japanese keyboard is selected (through Alt-Shift, e.g.) you can change the input mode to hiragana by pressing Ctrl-CapsLock. That just goes TO hiragana; i.e. it's not a toggle. Alt-CapsLock...
brendanmacdonald Learning resources 20 2,446 2010-08-21, 7:19 pm
    Thread: Manga on iPhone
Post: Manga on iPhone

Hi, Does anyone have any experience/recommendations for reading manga on the iPhone? Cheers.
brendanmacdonald Learning resources 6 1,334 2010-01-02, 6:05 pm
    Thread: Drilling from English to Japanese...
Post: Drilling from English to Japanese...

I must admit that I have been drilling all sentences I learn from English to Japanese, and Japanese to English, for ages. So, from what you guys are suggesting - am I wasting my time with the English...
brendanmacdonald Remembering the Kanji 16 1,905 2009-03-27, 8:50 pm
    Thread: YesJapan
Post: YesJapan

Has anyone tried http://www.yesjapan.com? Any good / bad reviews?
brendanmacdonald General discussion 2 1,004 2009-03-07, 4:10 am
    Thread: 'R' or 'L'?
Post: 'R' or 'L'?

When you pronounce Japanese words with an 'R' in them, do you guys say 'R' or do you say 'L'? I have been saying 'R' for a while now but have been advised that saying 'L' makes it sound much more nat...
brendanmacdonald General discussion 44 5,895 2008-12-24, 3:27 pm
    Thread: Vocabulary Building
Post: Vocabulary Building

So, I have been studying Japanese for a while and I am always interested in new ways of learning the language. My question is on building vocabulary. If I want to learn 100 new words a week, is it be...
brendanmacdonald General discussion 24 3,512 2008-12-16, 7:09 pm
    Thread: Anyone ever used.....
Post: Anyone ever used.....

.....http://www.e-japanese.jp/index.htm for their JLPT preparations? I notice that this websites JLPT vocab lists for levels 4 plus 3 plus 2 only add up to around 4000 words, and I believe you need a...
brendanmacdonald JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 1 1,251 2008-07-20, 10:38 pm
    Thread: "This level is normally reached after...."
Post: "This level is normally reached after...."

The criteria for all 4 JLPT levels contain the sentence "This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for around...". Level 4 - 150 hours. Level 3 - 300 hours. Level 2 - 600 hours. Level 1 ...
brendanmacdonald JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 14 5,677 2008-07-17, 6:02 pm
    Thread: Do we even need Heisig's book anymore?
Post: Do we even need Heisig's book anymore?

I've been working my way through RTK1 for the past couple of months, and am about 2/3 of the way through. What I have noticed is that approx. 99% of the stories I use are from those supplied by users...
brendanmacdonald Remembering the Kanji 48 11,685 2008-07-02, 3:42 pm
    Thread: Do RTK1, skip RTK2, do RTK3.
Post: Do RTK1, skip RTK2, do RTK3.

For those that have done RTK2 and 3: After completing RTK1, is it possible/advisable to forget about RTK 2 entirely and go straight onto RTK3? And so, get all 3007 Kanji under your belt before moving...
brendanmacdonald Remembering the Kanji 15 5,689 2008-07-02, 4:26 am