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Thread: I could have talked to a few Japanese guys today. Post: I could have talked to a few Japanese guys today. Dustin_Calgary Wrote:quark Wrote:Out of curiosity, what city in Canada do you live in? I'm Canadian too, and I see lots of Japanese people around. If you're in a big city like Toronto or Vancouver, t... |
quark | Off topic | 37 | 7,134 | 2014-05-11, 10:26 am | ||
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Thread: I could have talked to a few Japanese guys today. Post: I could have talked to a few Japanese guys today. It depends on the situation. I dunno if I would approach a group of people as they're walking down the street (they might be in a rush to get somewhere) but there's nothing wrong with striking a conv... |
quark | Off topic | 37 | 7,134 | 2014-05-11, 1:36 am | ||
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Thread: Where can one watch anime /without/ subtitles? Post: Where can one watch anime /without/ subtitles? Netflix has been getting a lot of anime on their streaming site (at least in Canada, anyway) and most of them have the option of turning off the subs. I've been watching B Gata H Kei on there without... |
quark | Learning resources | 17 | 7,243 | 2014-04-02, 10:08 pm | ||
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Thread: Anki Evangelism Post: Anki Evangelism Okay, wait, so if a person doesn't want to use Anki, that means that they're unmotivated, not really interested in self-improvement and unwilling to put in a daily effort and work hard? That's the im... |
quark | Off topic | 37 | 7,315 | 2014-03-31, 2:19 am | ||
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Thread: What are good ways to study besides SRS? Post: What are good ways to study besides SRS? learningkanji Wrote:I have not tried those. What are grader readers? Also any recommendations for books that have an accurate translation? Graded readers are books designed for learners of a second la... |
quark | General discussion | 13 | 5,783 | 2014-03-15, 11:36 am | ||
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Thread: Tobira vs Minna no Nihongo 2? Post: Tobira vs Minna no Nihongo 2? I like Tobira because it doesn't use the standard business/school settings that most texts do. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of Japanese culture, which makes going through the lessons mor... |
quark | Learning resources | 6 | 1,396 | 2014-03-15, 11:33 am | ||
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Thread: Of course you can learn 40-60 words a day. Post: Of course you can learn 40-60 words a day. *shudder* No thanks. I'd rather move at my super slow pace and enjoy my Japanese time rather than have to slog through an Anki deck. |
quark | The Japanese language | 101 | 24,323 | 2014-03-10, 11:29 pm | ||
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Thread: Good books translated to Japanese Post: Good books translated to Japanese Try searching on honto.jp or amazon.co.jp for book titles that you'd like to read. Chances are there's a Japanese translation, especially if the book is popular. Personally I own translations of the T... |
quark | Learning resources | 7 | 1,424 | 2014-03-01, 8:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Why I've stopped doing soely J-J definitions Post: Why I've stopped doing soely J-J definitions I tried using J-J definitions and didn't like it. Reading the definitions in Japanese was time consuming and only left me with a vague understanding of the word. Even worse, if a definition contained... |
quark | The Japanese language | 32 | 5,599 | 2014-01-11, 12:15 pm | ||
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Thread: Starting reading practice with yotsubato Post: Starting reading practice with yotsubato Aikynaro Wrote:There are easier manga out there than Yotsuba too. The first series I found that I could read freely was 'Life' (ライフ) after a few months of studying. I think a lot of simple drama/roman... |
quark | General discussion | 15 | 8,222 | 2014-01-02, 11:53 pm | ||
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Thread: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese the same thing? Post: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese t... Admittedly I haven't used Approach to Intermediate Japanese, but I have worked about halfway through Tobira and quite like it. Each chapter is devoted to a different aspect of Japanese culture, which... |
quark | The Japanese language | 9 | 4,092 | 2013-12-16, 12:59 am | ||
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Thread: Burnout - need a new strategy Post: Burnout - need a new strategy phybron Wrote:Aikynaro Wrote:Quote:On the flip side, when I do go looking for comprehensible input it's not easy either. Children's books are not interesting when you're not a child any more. Why do y... |
quark | General discussion | 60 | 11,124 | 2013-11-30, 11:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Burnout - need a new strategy Post: Burnout - need a new strategy dtcamero Wrote:I don't understand why you would need to delete your anki deck 5 years after rtk 1 & 3. even if it took 2 years to finish rtk then there's 3 years for reviews to wind down to nothin... |
quark | General discussion | 60 | 11,124 | 2013-11-30, 12:20 pm | ||
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Thread: Burnout - need a new strategy Post: Burnout - need a new strategy JapaneseRuleOf7 Wrote:I'd also suggest you stop Anki. It's almost like an addiction, and if you're not careful you can spend time doing reps that would be better spent reading or watching movies with ... |
quark | General discussion | 60 | 11,124 | 2013-11-30, 1:47 am | ||
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Thread: Tolerance Post: Tolerance toshiromiballza Wrote:Racial purity, nasty Muslims, bla, bla, bla, bla. I'm not a 'far-leftist'. Believe it or not, I have some problems with Islam. Islam, but not Muslims. Anyway, I'm not going to ... |
quark | Off topic | 38 | 7,221 | 2013-11-21, 9:06 am | ||
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Thread: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed in Japan? Post: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed i... vix86 Wrote:We rarely ban people here, and even though I find his rhetoric incredibly hateful and spiteful, I don't think it constitutes a ban in my book. Their his ideas and opinions, even if I think... |
quark | Off topic | 123 | 30,611 | 2013-11-20, 11:33 pm | ||
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Thread: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed in Japan? Post: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed i... yudantaiteki Wrote:It's nothing new, this is almost all that person posts here. It's better if people just ignore him. Agreed. I'm actually curious how he's not been banned, since his diatribes seem ... |
quark | Off topic | 123 | 30,611 | 2013-11-20, 10:58 pm | ||
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Thread: Tolerance Post: Tolerance Preaching to the choir, gotcha. Believe me, there's some lefty stuff out there that drives me insane too, mainly anti-science causes. Tzadeck covered it pretty well above. |
quark | Off topic | 38 | 7,221 | 2013-11-20, 9:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Tolerance Post: Tolerance HonyakuJoshua Wrote:toshiromiballza Wrote:I'm intolerant of leftist ignoramuses who think everything can be explained through sociology and nothing is genetic because "we are all the same." I tried ta... |
quark | Off topic | 38 | 7,221 | 2013-11-20, 9:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Realistic Goals? Post: Realistic Goals? You mentioned trying RTK again for the 3rd or 4th time. I'd suggest maybe skipping RTK for now and just jumping straight into learning the kana, vocab and grammar from a textbook, because it seems li... |
quark | The Japanese language | 10 | 3,181 | 2013-11-18, 3:24 pm | ||
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Thread: Finished RtK! What should I do next? Post: Finished RtK! What should I do next? Just out of curiosity, wouldn't it be redundant to do both Core10K and KO2001? Don't they both cover essentially the same material? For grammar other than Tae Kim, are you open to using textbooks? W... |
quark | The Japanese language | 6 | 2,064 | 2013-11-01, 10:38 pm | ||
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Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order? Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ... adam_invers Wrote:NightSky Wrote:People *need* it to break through the fear barrier of Kanji. That's it. Everything later gets constantly reinforced anyway as they learn thousands and thousands of wor... |
quark | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,523 | 2013-10-27, 11:47 pm | ||
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Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order? Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ... Vempele Wrote:NightSky Wrote:Quote:You go on and on about opening people's eyes to other method, *methods everyone here already knows about*! Do I? What methods? I'm only really discussing Heisig, I d... |
quark | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,523 | 2013-10-27, 3:17 pm | ||
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Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order? Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ... Nothing to see here, people. Apparently I'm too dumb to find the 'delete post' button. |
quark | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,523 | 2013-10-27, 12:33 am | ||
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Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order? Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ... uisukii Wrote:Ooh, wow, a meme! It's not a matter of people not handling that someone likes something different than them. It's a matter of a complete beginner acting like he knows better than people... |
quark | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,523 | 2013-10-25, 1:18 am | ||
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Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order? Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ... Istrebitel Wrote:2 quark It's insulting, because you're not even far into using Heisig, but you're stating that your way of learning is the superior method. You actually said that other methods are 'b... |
quark | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,523 | 2013-10-24, 8:30 am | ||
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Thread: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in a different order? Post: I wonder, how are they actually learning Kanji in ... This thread is pretty insulting, honestly. For someone who is only 180 frames into the book to come here and say that people who don't use Heisig (including native Japanese learners) are using illogi... |
quark | Remembering the Kanji | 89 | 12,523 | 2013-10-24, 8:02 am | ||
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Thread: Recommendations for a first light novel? Post: Recommendations for a first light novel? rich_f Wrote:Some of the novels aimed at Elementary School kids have a lot of furigana, and are pretty easy reads. The plots aren't necessarily the greatest ever, but good enough. The only publisher ... |
quark | The Japanese language | 39 | 11,221 | 2013-10-23, 8:05 am | ||
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Thread: Guests! Post: Guests! ashman63 Wrote:quark Wrote:Another tortoise here. I'm been learning Japanese for 3 1/2 years, am currently reworking my way through KO2001 (I'm around the 950 mark), ... ...And if a method doesn't ... |
quark | Off topic | 31 | 8,703 | 2013-10-19, 11:19 pm | ||
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Thread: Guests! Post: Guests! undead_saif Wrote:Haha! Let me give some motivation :D I started learning Japanese around the time I signed up in this website. That is over four and a half years ago! And guess what? You are way ah... |
quark | Off topic | 31 | 8,703 | 2013-10-19, 6:20 pm | ||
