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    Thread: How to build a strong foundation? Genki? Tae Kim?
Post: RE: How to build a strong foundation? Genki? Tae K...

You can do both Core and prelearning (or learning as you go); just suspend all the cards in Core to start with, and unsuspend them according to the vocab lists that you have for the material you inten...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 15 351 6 hours ago
    Thread: free audiobook on youtube
Post: RE: free audiobook on youtube

(9 hours ago)cophnia61 Wrote: I' using these audiobooks to improve my listening ability and I feel some improvements. But I wonder how are they in order of difficulty? For example the first 6 mins ...
SomeCallMeChris Learning resources 6 563 7 hours ago
    Thread: How long did it take you to finish RtK 1?
Post: RE: How long did it take you to finish RtK 1?

(2016-06-19, 9:30 pm)declan Wrote: Old thread, but still a valid question. I'm about half-way through and I should finish in another 3 weeks or so. I'm unusual since I have some Japanese (from 20 ye...
SomeCallMeChris Remembering the Kanji 39 10,058 Yesterday, 2:26 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-06-18, 11:49 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: Guys, just to make sure, does nobody get the とおり in the sentence below? 県立汐凪第一学園  学園長  あて 県立汐凪第一学園校舎への入校を、次のとおり申請します。 Oh, I forgot to answer that. 次のとおり just...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,732 2016-06-19, 12:47 am
    Thread: Flying Witch!
Post: RE: Flying Witch!

(2016-06-18, 11:26 pm)RawrPk Wrote: Is it just me or does it sorta feel like Harry Potter but Japanese? Especially the scene in the field reminded me of this scene in Harry Potter: Heh, I'm sure th...
SomeCallMeChris Off topic 12 496 2016-06-19, 12:21 am
    Thread: Flying Witch!
Post: RE: Flying Witch!

Oh yes, たりたり was good (and easy to follow). Kind of different from the shows I listed, but kind of the same in some ways. I feel like 部活 is kind of its own genre (or is that just getting way too speci...
SomeCallMeChris Off topic 12 496 2016-06-18, 10:20 pm
    Thread: Flying Witch!
Post: Flying Witch!

Ahh, I just discovered this (current season) Anime, and I'm really enjoying it. It's a tranquil, slice-of-life sort of show that reminds me a whole lot of のんのんびより. If you don't know のんのんびより, you shou...
SomeCallMeChris Off topic 12 496 2016-06-17, 11:31 pm
    Thread: Too much free time !!!
Post: RE: Too much free time !!!

(2016-06-17, 8:39 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: (2016-06-17, 4:34 pm)yogert909 Wrote: Absolutely.  If I had made my own decks targeted towards the vocabulary and kanji that I expected to encounter in the ne...
SomeCallMeChris General discussion 24 1,355 2016-06-17, 10:22 pm
    Thread: My rant for the day....
Post: RE: My rant for the day....

(2016-06-17, 7:48 pm)RawrPk Wrote: 1) his feet swelling from an allergic reaction So what kind of sane person would eat something they're allergic to?! 2) after a brief chat with a senior man, once...
SomeCallMeChris Off topic 22 1,674 2016-06-17, 8:23 pm
    Thread: I need some advice.
Post: RE: I need some advice.

(2016-06-17, 1:24 am)ahmedkamel011@hotmail.com Wrote: I have started to read those books long time ago "real real Japanese "and  it's very interesting.  i will continue reading it online.  and for t...
SomeCallMeChris General discussion 6 419 2016-06-17, 1:30 am
    Thread: My rant for the day....
Post: RE: My rant for the day....

(2016-06-17, 12:25 am)RawrPk Wrote: There is so much more I can say but I will narrow it down to the worst list: no bottle cap opener but they have a random shaved ice machine (restaurant doesn't s...
SomeCallMeChris Off topic 22 1,674 2016-06-17, 1:23 am
    Thread: I need some advice.
Post: RE: I need some advice.

(2016-06-17, 12:48 am)ahmedkamel011@hotmail.com Wrote: Hello, everyone. This is my first time to write a post here but i do study Japanese and i finished the Minna no nihonogo 1&2 and studying ...
SomeCallMeChris General discussion 6 419 2016-06-17, 1:01 am
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

(2016-06-15, 5:39 am)eslang Wrote: その言い回し、なんか変な感じね。 英語で「なんと300万円!」という「なんと」はなんというのですか? スラングだと"It's 300 f**king dollar!"(なんと300ドル!)なんて言えますが・・・ http://oshiete.goo.ne.jp/qa/6229334.html 僕は変な奴だから、僕の文も...
SomeCallMeChris JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,559 2016-06-16, 11:52 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-06-16, 10:39 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: I've started playing a visual novel where the protagonist joins a new school. At one point, he needs to sign a form that reads: 県立汐凪第一学園  学園長  あて 県立汐凪第一学園校舎への...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,732 2016-06-16, 10:51 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

(2016-06-14, 7:32 pm)RawrPk Wrote: = OMG I'm so excited that I understood this entire sentence...not 「老若男女」 though xD なんとRawrPkちゃんは滅茶苦茶に可愛いですよね 老若男女 is one of those phrases that occurs over and ov...
SomeCallMeChris JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,559 2016-06-14, 11:46 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

(2016-06-14, 5:56 pm)pm215 Wrote: Don't forget 焼肉定食... 老若男女 made Trivia no Izumi's list of the top 10 hardest phrases for newscasters to pronounce... トリビアの泉を教えて下さってありがとうございました
SomeCallMeChris JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,559 2016-06-14, 6:40 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-06-14, 4:39 pm)Kuroro Wrote: Another question, what does いくつか mean in terms of quantity? Because my dictionary gives few, some and several as definitions so I'm a bit confused Here's a senten...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,732 2016-06-14, 5:22 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

(2016-06-14, 3:31 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: 4 kanji? How about 逆行性健忘症? Heard this one yesterday in a visual novel. But of course, 記憶喪失 is more commonly used. :P Well, that's a 6 kanji word and a 4 kanji ...
SomeCallMeChris JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,559 2016-06-14, 5:07 pm
    Thread: RTK 1 6th Ed. Anki Deck Problems
Post: RE: RTK 1 6th Ed. Anki Deck Problems

(2016-06-13, 1:17 am)jman0076 Wrote: I think I may have gone some way in answering my own question this morning, as I have finally figured out what the number of "steps" means when referring to a "n...
SomeCallMeChris Remembering the Kanji 9 736 2016-06-13, 9:18 am
    Thread: RTK 1 6th Ed. Anki Deck Problems
Post: RE: RTK 1 6th Ed. Anki Deck Problems

(2016-06-12, 11:03 pm)jman0076 Wrote: Hi, I've just stumbled across this forum recently, and it looks like there is a lot of really useful information here. I'm about 60% of the way through 'Nihongo...
SomeCallMeChris Remembering the Kanji 9 736 2016-06-13, 12:05 am
    Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig?
Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn...

(2016-06-12, 11:36 pm)kameden Wrote: I think RTK is a useless method. A much more efficient method would be to just Anki vocabulary without learning kanji beforehand. You do NOT need to memorize th...
SomeCallMeChris Remembering the Kanji 61 3,887 2016-06-13, 12:00 am
    Thread: Yesterday I couldn't study, and today is just as busy. What do I do?!
Post: RE: Yesterday I couldn't study, and today is just ...

(2016-06-11, 11:44 pm)NinKenDo Wrote: There is no reason not to drill keyword to Kanji. Heisig is actually BAD if you do it Kanji to Keyword, as you're settinhg up a really shitty mental association...
SomeCallMeChris Remembering the Kanji 22 1,316 2016-06-12, 12:05 am
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-11, 11:02 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: I've already tried the drop down menu thing, but unfortunately it didn't work. While I was able to find a page with several hook codes, Planetarian was nowhere...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 114 7,536 2016-06-11, 11:41 pm
    Thread: Yesterday I couldn't study, and today is just as busy. What do I do?!
Post: RE: Yesterday I couldn't study, and today is just ...

Mars Prism Makeup Wrote:Random question but should I be recognition from the kanji, the keyword, or both? Because my deck asks both. It'll quiz on what the keyword is, showing the kanji and it'll also...
SomeCallMeChris Remembering the Kanji 22 1,316 2016-06-11, 11:31 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-06-08, 4:42 pm)Kuroro Wrote: I need some help with a sentence from this short paragraph, about a guy almost getting punched in the face: グーだ。ノーモーションで操り出されるグー。これでもかというくらいに見事な握り拳が俺の頬を掠めていった I ...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,732 2016-06-08, 6:06 pm
    Thread: how to write kanji
Post: RE: how to write kanji

Many people here learn through James Heisig's book 'Remembering the Kanji'. On this same site at 'kanji.koohii.com' is an SRS flashcard system that can be used to review the kanji you've learned. As...
SomeCallMeChris Learning resources 15 798 2016-06-08, 5:46 pm
    Thread: Good grammar deck
Post: RE: Good grammar deck

(2016-06-07, 8:22 am)debrucey Wrote: Nah, personally I find it very distracting. Its difficult to not automatically look at the rōmaji first, even though I don't mean to and then, when I look at the...
SomeCallMeChris General discussion 10 737 2016-06-07, 9:08 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-06-07, 12:24 am)HolyKotor Wrote: Ahh, ok. That makes sense. I guess I didn't really understand それで. That's a really good explanation, thank you! You're welcome.
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,732 2016-06-07, 12:50 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-06-07, 12:00 am)HolyKotor Wrote: それでこそ私の兄だ! I don't think I've ever really heard of or at least recognized それでこそ before, is it basically the same thing as using さすが in this sentence? I suppo...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,732 2016-06-07, 12:13 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" threa...

(2016-06-05, 7:17 pm)HolyKotor Wrote: I have a question about this sentence: 皆様にご迷惑をおかけしまして大変申し訳ございません. I'm assuming the おかけしまして is one of the 50 uses for かける, but when I asked if it should be おかけて...
SomeCallMeChris The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,732 2016-06-05, 7:26 pm