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    Thread: Lazy sentence input method
Post: Lazy sentence input method

Hey there, I have been using the core2k/6k for a while now. I am extremely lazy as just want to be presented with sentences, but I think it is time to emerge out of my comfort zone and add my own. I j...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 6 1,104 2015-05-23, 11:05 am
    Thread: Different pronounciation for same spelled words
Post: Different pronounciation for same spelled words

Hey everyone, I have hosted in my house a Japanese girl this week. She told me there is a difference between the pronouncation of the following words: 帰る 蛙 all sound like "kaeru" And also: 箸 橋 端 all s...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 8 1,200 2015-04-10, 5:55 am
    Thread: I really don't know how to incorporate Kanji into my studies.
Post: I really don't know how to incorporate Kanji into ...

Hey there Shlomi, fellow Israeli here. As the others have said here, try to take a look at RTK. It's a good method that has been tested by quite a few people and found effective (including myself). ...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 14 3,188 2014-10-27, 5:43 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

I started reading my first 小説!(Novel) It feels great. Although I don't understand big parts from it, it is based on the movie "Night in the museum" with Ben stiller. It's great watching the movie and ...
Z30G0D General discussion 1,389 294,574 2014-08-30, 3:51 pm
    Thread: Learning Arabic
Post: Learning Arabic

Here in Israel we are obliged to take is through junior high school up to the 10th grade (there's also an option to extend it). I took it for several years and found it quite easy since it is very sim...
Z30G0D Off topic 5 1,372 2014-04-08, 3:33 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

What does this phrase means? これ見てたらできる気がしてきた. something along the lines of "please take a look at this"? The context is posting in facebook about a video of a teen speaks over 20 languages (Timothy D...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,286 2014-04-08, 6:00 am
    Thread: Wearing off RTK...
Post: Wearing off RTK...

Yea, I write them quite fast. I think your last offer was really good.. But I really don't have time to edit these things. I just do my reviews, +10 new words and immerse as much as possible. I just w...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 15 3,808 2014-01-20, 1:56 pm
    Thread: Wearing off RTK...
Post: Wearing off RTK...

thank you all. usually it's a problem with the keyword being mixed with another keyword, or misplacing a certain radical. really small problems. if you show me the kanji I will be able to recognize i...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 15 3,808 2014-01-20, 12:17 am
    Thread: Wearing off RTK...
Post: Wearing off RTK...

Hey, long time reader =] It's been a great ride so far. I started learning Japanese last march. since then I finshed RTK, Tae Kim and right now I am plowing through core2k. but...(there's alwatys a bu...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 15 3,808 2014-01-19, 4:14 pm
    Thread: Do you speak/learn any other languages?
Post: Do you speak/learn any other languages?

I live in Israel since birth hence I am fluent with Hebrew. I would define my English level as fluent as well due to the fact that I can function like an adult and sound almost local in English speaki...
Z30G0D Off topic 32 6,733 2013-10-09, 11:32 am
    Thread: Learning Routine
Post: Learning Routine

Hey guys, First of all I would like to thank you guys. It's really amazing to see the help you give one another, way to go to all participants! =] I am studying since the end of march and already c...
Z30G0D The Japanese language 2 702 2013-08-19, 12:59 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

finished! after 3 months and a week (I thought it would take me 2 months and a week or two, but apparently I am not so good with time estimating =]) I have finish RTK1 (without the supplement). It wa...
Z30G0D Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,682 2013-06-29, 9:36 am
    Thread: Learning resources on the go
Post: Learning resources on the go

Hello everyone, first time poster =] first of all, I am about to finish RTK1 in a couple of days after 3 months (yay). second, I would like to get you recommendation on resources like dictionaries to ...
Z30G0D Learning resources 10 2,558 2013-06-25, 1:10 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Ha! My first message! finally reached half way point. feels great! been doing this course for a month already. I took off the 100 reviews limit only today =[ So I had like 400 reviews today which su...
Z30G0D Remembering the Kanji 616 180,476 2013-04-22, 11:32 am