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Thread: Pop Culture References? Post: Pop Culture References? I would say that popular sayings/catchphrases from TV personalities and comedians are among the most widely used and known pop culture references. Some of the more recent examples I can think of are o... |
jessui | General discussion | 3 | 874 | 2013-03-06, 2:40 am | ||
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Thread: Very casual speech learning resource (website, book) Post: Very casual speech learning resource (website, boo... I was also going to suggest the book that midonnay said above: http://amzn.to/Uzvzxt It goes over all of the shortened forms and casual contractions that you'll run into in everyday dialogue. A reall... |
jessui | The Japanese language | 26 | 8,517 | 2013-01-18, 2:58 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese people and the Chinese language Post: Japanese people and the Chinese language I haven't read it, but there's a comic essay that seems to be inspired by the Darling wa Gaikokujin series called 中国嫁日記, which is about an guy and his Chinese wife: http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E4%B8%AD%E... |
jessui | Off topic | 14 | 2,949 | 2012-09-30, 7:19 pm | ||
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Thread: Anki - mobile version for iphone/ipad - Is it still #1? Post: Anki - mobile version for iphone/ipad - Is it stil... Sorry if this is a newbie-ish question: Is the anki iPhone app meant to be used together with the desktop app? Is it possible to only review with the iPhone app and not use the desktop one at all? Tha... |
jessui | Learning resources | 41 | 27,525 | 2012-07-05, 10:53 pm | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Zon70 Wrote:I think japan is the only country in the world that has parts of train dedicated to only females. Japan is hardly a sexist country. ......... no words. |
jessui | General discussion | 119 | 21,850 | 2012-02-27, 9:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Favourite Final Fantasy? Post: Favourite Final Fantasy? 4 and 6. Have never played anything past 7. Old school ftw :D |
jessui | Off topic | 28 | 4,572 | 2012-01-22, 7:31 pm | ||
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Thread: http://www.japanesemasters.net - Advanced Japanese explanation skills Post: http://www.japanesemasters.net - Advanced Japanese... Super impressive Japanese :O You should do a video or something talking about how you yourself learned Japanese - I'd be interested in finding out! |
jessui | Group study | 9 | 3,143 | 2012-01-03, 6:02 am | ||
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Thread: Dramas based in Nagoya Post: Dramas based in Nagoya Like others said, dramas might be hard to find, but if movies are okay too, you'll find quite a few movies set in locations that aren't Tokyo (and sometimes entirely in dialect). Two movies I've seen ... |
jessui | Off topic | 5 | 1,921 | 2011-12-09, 9:17 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese interpretations of Japanese-speaking Chinese Post: Japanese interpretations of Japanese-speaking Chin... 「アルヨ」 (and I guess in some cases アルネ or just アル) at the end of sentences is part of a stereotype/gag of how Japanese is spoken by Chinese people- you'll see it in anime/manga as well. There are differ... |
jessui | The Japanese language | 3 | 1,101 | 2011-12-06, 7:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Approaches to pitch accent? Post: Approaches to pitch accent? I've always been really interested in this topic, especially after becoming aware of pitch accent :D I'm one of those learners who really only became aware of pitch after years and years of studying J... |
jessui | The Japanese language | 215 | 42,875 | 2011-11-05, 1:46 am | ||
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Thread: Softbank or AU Post: Softbank or AU 通信速度 【SB】下り最大14.4Mbps／上り最大5.76Mbps 【au】下り最大3.1Mbps 上り最大1.8Mbps Why such a gap? ;_; I'm already on AU and I've been thinking about getting the iPhone... |
jessui | Off topic | 14 | 6,414 | 2011-10-05, 7:35 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread That looks like it should be お世話になっている :) |
jessui | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,697 | 2011-10-03, 11:00 pm | ||
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Thread: Methods used by the fluent(ish) Post: Methods used by the fluent(ish) excellen Wrote:I have a question for those of you who are fluent in writing. Are you able to hand write most of the kanji you can read? I have a friend who achieved speaking/reading fluency and he's... |
jessui | The Japanese language | 70 | 17,712 | 2011-09-13, 4:19 am | ||
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Thread: Methods used by the fluent(ish) Post: Methods used by the fluent(ish) Variety/music shows. This is one of the biggest things that has helped my Japanese ability, in both speaking and listening. Listen to the conversations and interviews closely, and pay attention to the... |
jessui | The Japanese language | 70 | 17,712 | 2011-09-09, 3:17 am | ||
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Thread: White People Can't Read Japanese. Post: White People Can't Read Japanese. I definitely have experience with this :/ The experience that sticks out the most is when I read the name of something off of a menu and got the "omg, you can read katakana?!" reaction from an acquain... |
jessui | The Japanese language | 97 | 19,725 | 2011-08-16, 1:54 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread DevvaR Wrote:Quick question. I kinda choked on this. ロバートのために 予定いれないようにしておくね！ So its something along the lines of I'll plan (in advance) so you don't have to? The 予定(を)いれない part is the key. So basica... |
jessui | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,697 | 2011-08-11, 7:38 pm | ||
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Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop Realism> As for what Japanese people think abut Japanese hip-hop, honestly, I don't think a lot of people know much about it at all/are aware that it exists (especially the artists mentioned in thi... |
jessui | General discussion | 762 | 217,375 | 2011-08-09, 12:04 am | ||
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Thread: Nutsie top 100 songs - Japanese? Post: Nutsie top 100 songs - Japanese? J-1 radio is the best online Jpop radio station I've come across :D http://jp.j1fm.com/ |
jessui | Learning resources | 1 | 2,076 | 2011-07-26, 12:27 am | ||
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Thread: 生きた日本語 Living Japanese, speaking / writing practise Post: 生きた日本語 Living Japanese, speaking / writing practis... Impressive Nuriko! It sounds like you have shadowed many a news program :D I'd be interested to hear a more conversational response as well. |
jessui | Group study | 158 | 41,282 | 2011-06-02, 6:37 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese Dance Music Post: Japanese Dance Music That's a really good question... like you said, the majority of dance/house music from Japan has English lyrics. A couple of artists that came to mind are RAM RIDER and Jazztronik (mostly English lyri... |
jessui | General discussion | 5 | 3,202 | 2011-05-11, 7:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Funny things overheard / said to you. Post: Funny things overheard / said to you. Zorlee Wrote:I was shopping at my local supermarket when a 30ish year old couple saw me and went: "外人だ！" I'm like "WTF?", pointed at them and went "あっ！日本人だ！" They turned red and ran away. ざまみろだ！！ :lol... |
jessui | General discussion | 36 | 9,023 | 2011-04-24, 7:36 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread What I got from that was that the entire phrase 脚を引っ張り合う、気取った is describing the colleagues. |
jessui | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,697 | 2011-02-27, 11:03 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese Fark.com? Post: Japanese Fark.com? I recommend 痛いニュース⇒ http://blog.livedoor.jp/dqnplus/ Lots of weird and quirky articles :D |
jessui | The Japanese language | 6 | 1,469 | 2011-02-23, 7:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Why Do Natives Have Such Strange Ideas on Difficulty? Post: Why Do Natives Have Such Strange Ideas on Difficul... Nagareboshi Wrote:Some pages further in the book, seeing the dialogues for the first time, you are in for a surprise. 山中: oはyoう ございます。 山中: どういtashiまshiて。Yes! In the middle of words roman characters ar... |
jessui | General discussion | 57 | 11,129 | 2011-02-18, 4:25 am | ||
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Thread: Why Do Natives Have Such Strange Ideas on Difficulty? Post: Why Do Natives Have Such Strange Ideas on Difficul... I had a native speaker once go "wow, you can read katakana?!" after I read the name of something off a menu. :o Mind you, this was after we had been having long, full-on conversations in Japanese. Peo... |
jessui | General discussion | 57 | 11,129 | 2011-02-17, 10:34 pm | ||
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Thread: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread Post: 2010 JLPT N1 (一級) Gangstas Only Thread Fellow N1 gangsta here :D I passed Level 1 in 2006, and have been living in Japan since then but haven't been studying Japanese in any kind of structured fashion, so this will be good practice for me.... |
jessui | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 70 | 33,017 | 2010-08-26, 7:27 pm | ||