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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Not exactly a 'What's this word/phrase?' question, but I really didn't want to start another thread for a potentially silly question but... I was watching 東のエデン and the soundtrack that goes with the ... |
phoenix | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,234 | 2010-01-04, 10:23 pm | ||
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Thread: Kana help - feeling insecure! Post: Kana help - feeling insecure! Tobberoth Wrote:mezbup Wrote:I wouldnt say its just an extended O sound cos theres definately a u sound to it, its just subtle. Indeed. it's the same when い is a lengthener. せんせえ and せんせい are obviousl... |
phoenix | The Japanese language | 15 | 2,335 | 2009-08-07, 10:53 am | ||
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Thread: Sentence Question (there should be a sticky for these :P) Post: Sentence Question (there should be a sticky for th... A long time ago, as is known (as has been told), a rabbit and a turtle raced (litt: competed) to the top of the mountain. |
phoenix | The Japanese language | 26 | 6,850 | 2009-06-24, 11:00 am | ||
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Thread: Spelling of 下さい Post: Spelling of 下さい Sure but why then would a person write both version in the same context in one text? That's some serious lack of consistency :P Besides that the 'lazyness' idea doesn't make that much sense anymore ... |
phoenix | The Japanese language | 8 | 1,519 | 2009-03-14, 6:52 am | ||
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Thread: Spelling of 下さい Post: Spelling of 下さい I thought that I had finally figured out when 下さい is written with kanji and when without as ください. Generally if ください is used as a verb meaning ' to give' it's used with kanji, while when used with the... |
phoenix | The Japanese language | 8 | 1,519 | 2009-03-14, 6:29 am | ||
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Thread: New 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji) added recently Post: New 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji) added recently Rael89 Wrote:then what's the new name gonna be? I'm hoping it will be 公用漢字 They'll have the rhyme thing going on, touyou, jouyou, kouyou... and semantically it's almost identical to the previous two n... |
phoenix | The Japanese language | 35 | 13,483 | 2009-02-20, 8:21 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... I finally did it! Took me 7.2 months, but it's there kanji 2042! Btw, was I the only one who immediately added 璽？ I couldn't stand the idea that I still had a missing jouyou kanji :P |
phoenix | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,660 | 2009-02-17, 11:42 am | ||
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Thread: Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary: Thoughts? Post: Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary... the guide I have to Classical Japanese, though technically not about Classical Japanese, is 'A descriptive grammar of Early Old Japanese Prose' by John R. Bentley, nice grammar though the guy is a bit... |
phoenix | Learning resources | 11 | 3,596 | 2009-02-17, 5:40 am | ||
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Thread: Academic papers on Japanese linguistics Post: Academic papers on Japanese linguistics http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/ulcl/facult...er/jvoice/ A page full of lovely articles on voicing in Japanese. |
phoenix | General discussion | 5 | 1,093 | 2009-02-08, 8:20 am | ||
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Thread: Being discriminated against because of Heisig... Post: Being discriminated against because of Heisig... esgrove Wrote:"That's great. I know a few foreigners who seem to think that learning the meaning of a kanji is important. They're so stupid. Even I don't know the meaning of most kanji. They don't hav... |
phoenix | Off topic | 77 | 13,548 | 2009-02-06, 8:55 am | ||
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Thread: When word is hiragana instead of kanji? Post: When word is hiragana instead of kanji? I'm taking spelling in the meaning of 'how to write words' not so much how to write the sound of the words. Although I've been told there's still people around who write いる as ゐる I've never seen that ... |
phoenix | General discussion | 38 | 11,675 | 2009-01-26, 7:15 am | ||
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Thread: When word is hiragana instead of kanji? Post: When word is hiragana instead of kanji? I'd say it's not always a good thing to use google as an indicator of the use. We have to realise that the Japanese use their IME just like we do. It's easy for them to select kanji rather than hiraga... |
phoenix | General discussion | 38 | 11,675 | 2009-01-24, 8:04 am | ||
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Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Made it to 1531 today! Another month or so, and I'll be done! |
phoenix | Remembering the Kanji | 462 | 138,198 | 2008-12-31, 12:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Defaulting to L2 Post: Defaulting to L2 I've had this. I also know that one of my Russian professors, sometimes accidentally defaults to Dutch, when he's teaching in English; but never to Russian. multiple second languages are likelier to m... |
phoenix | General discussion | 17 | 1,974 | 2008-12-16, 8:19 am | ||
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Thread: Sexy Japanese example sentences Post: Sexy Japanese example sentences samesong Wrote:alyks Wrote:See, you need a lot of context here... Exactly. So tell her just spouting out sentences is going to do you no good, and this is certainly a job that will require you videota... |
phoenix | General discussion | 10 | 5,261 | 2008-11-22, 1:02 pm | ||
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Thread: Er...my text-to-speech software is not reading kanji correctly... Post: Er...my text-to-speech software is not reading kan... First time in my life I've seen someone write arigatou in kanji, outside of my dictionary. It one of the things that annoys me about Khatz' writing, overuse of kanji. The way kanji are used, or rather... |
phoenix | General discussion | 10 | 1,741 | 2008-11-14, 10:14 pm | ||
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Thread: kuzushiji flashcards or learning resources Post: kuzushiji flashcards or learning resources I have no idea of any resources on the web; But I would be very interested in the deck if you get to make it. |
phoenix | Learning resources | 3 | 2,913 | 2008-11-11, 5:16 pm | ||
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Thread: iKnow Post: iKnow activeaero Wrote:Why is that a "ridiculous" order? I'm learning Japanese so I can function as an adult in Japan, not as a preschooler so if certain words are more common and frequent in ADULT daily l... |
phoenix | Learning resources | 599 | 117,001 | 2008-11-10, 8:56 pm | ||
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Thread: Experiences with langauges after Japanese Post: Experiences with langauges after Japanese Tobberoth Wrote:2. Nerdlove for Japanese 3. Japan creates an enormous amount of media. Similar to English, it's not difficult to actually immerse yourself completely in the language 24/7. It's not co... |
phoenix | General discussion | 12 | 1,838 | 2008-11-04, 9:05 pm | ||
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Thread: anki with other languages... Post: anki with other languages... Do it! Works great, I'm using it for Sanskrit at the moment. I'm having some problems with displaying the correct fonts, but that shouldn't be a problem for Spanish. Once I 'finish' with Japanese, I'... |
phoenix | General discussion | 48 | 5,330 | 2008-11-04, 8:55 pm | ||
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Thread: Trouble with sentence Post: Trouble with sentence QuackingShoe Wrote:I'm not trying to argue with you, because the original point is pretty, well, pointless, but I wanted to make sure you know that 公園に歩く means walk TO the park, and you have to say 公園... |
phoenix | General discussion | 21 | 3,141 | 2008-11-03, 7:04 am | ||
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Thread: Trouble with sentence Post: Trouble with sentence samesong Wrote:Just remember that Google is your friend: get an idea of how to use a particular pattern by searching for it, with astricks used as wildcards. First, thanks for the lengthy explanation;... |
phoenix | General discussion | 21 | 3,141 | 2008-11-02, 9:43 am | ||
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Thread: Trouble with sentence Post: Trouble with sentence I'm having a bit of trouble with the following sentence: 元は、外国語だったけれども、今は、もう日本人が毎日使う日本語になってしまった言葉を外来語といいます I get the meaning of the sentence: "Originally words that came from foreign countries but ar... |
phoenix | General discussion | 21 | 3,141 | 2008-11-02, 8:14 am | ||
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Thread: Half way! Post: Half way! I'm halfway! Finally :D |
phoenix | Remembering the Kanji | 616 | 180,468 | 2008-10-28, 10:10 pm | ||
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Thread: What language are you going to learn after Japanese? Post: What language are you going to learn after Japanes... zazen666 Wrote:phoenix Wrote:. And I'd really like to learn Okinawan. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that one yet :D Well, about 90-95% of what they speak in Okinawa is standard japanese, unless ... |
phoenix | Off topic | 51 | 9,082 | 2008-10-28, 1:27 pm | ||
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Thread: What language are you going to learn after Japanese? Post: What language are you going to learn after Japanes... Modern Standard Arabic has top priority. Took it as a minor last year, but didn't pick up that much. I'm eager to try the 10.000 sentence method. After that, or simultaneously, I'd like to actually b... |
phoenix | Off topic | 51 | 9,082 | 2008-10-27, 5:52 pm | ||
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Thread: question about sentences Post: question about sentences Though not really the 'official' AJATT way, I personally keep a vocab SRS file besides my sentences. For words that I find particularly useful to be able to produce; I add to that file. Words I find l... |
phoenix | General discussion | 9 | 1,159 | 2008-10-27, 5:25 pm | ||
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Thread: The RtK list of kanji. Post: The RtK list of kanji. I wish he had added some Outside of jouyou kanji in RTK1, like 誰、and 俺. They might not be jouyou, but they're definitely very common. |
phoenix | Remembering the Kanji | 10 | 2,461 | 2008-10-26, 11:34 am | ||
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Thread: Horror Stories of Japanese Class? Post: Horror Stories of Japanese Class? kazelee Wrote:phoenix Wrote:Wow this all sounds pretty horrible. Over here in the Netherlands, I think you're expected to know all the jouyou kanji by the end of your first year. And in the third (and... |
phoenix | General discussion | 221 | 36,156 | 2008-10-19, 9:59 am | ||
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Thread: Horror Stories of Japanese Class? Post: Horror Stories of Japanese Class? CaLeDee Wrote:At least you guys have classes. There are no Japanese classes in my country. Not at university, college or high school. ZERO :/ If your profile is correct and you are from the UK; I'm su... |
phoenix | General discussion | 221 | 36,156 | 2008-10-18, 2:46 pm | ||
