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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...

(3 hours ago)sholum Wrote: Core isn't perfect, but you save tons of time using it over making your own decks... Making your own focused decks is pretty quick and easy if you use one of the many tool...
yogert909 The Japanese language 15 261 3 hours ago
    Thread: How to build a strong foundation? Genki? Tae Kim?
Post: RE: How to build a strong foundation? Genki? Tae K...

(6 hours ago)GreenCross Wrote: That is a very interesting concept Yogert909. So in terms of "pre-learning" vocab, what would you suggest? Say I'm looking to read a Manga, do I go through the first...
yogert909 The Japanese language 15 261 5 hours ago
    Thread: How to build a strong foundation? Genki? Tae Kim?
Post: RE: How to build a strong foundation? Genki? Tae K...

(8 hours ago)GreenCross Wrote: I will certainly begin reading once I feel I have roughly a 700 word vocab... Just a suggestion. Instead of doing something like core or another frequency list, why n...
yogert909 The Japanese language 15 261 7 hours ago
    Thread: Baby Steps Anime
Post: RE: Baby Steps Anime

(Yesterday, 11:03 pm)RawrPk Wrote: I also considered maybe reading the manga in English first and then Japanese but maybe that is considered cheating?  I like to do extensive reading when I read man...
yogert909 Off topic 9 392 10 hours ago
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: RE: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Great work.  Won't you start running out of words to add soon?
yogert909 General discussion 1,389 294,021 10 hours ago
    Thread: You know your writing system is complicated when ...
Post: RE: You know your writing system is complicated wh...

(Yesterday, 4:22 pm)gaiaslastlaugh Wrote: The same could be said for English spelling. Or pronunciation. Yes. It seems kanji quizzes in Japan take the place of spelling bees is English speaking cu...
yogert909 General discussion 9 438 11 hours ago
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

(2016-06-17, 7:28 pm)ariariari Wrote: The irony is that I don't even like amusement parts. Which parts don't you like? :D
yogert909 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-17, 7:36 pm
    Thread: My rant for the day....
Post: RE: My rant for the day....

(2016-06-17, 2:01 am)RawrPk Wrote: As for the bottle opening, bf told me about using a strong edge so I'll probably try that for tomorrow's shift. It's best to do this on a soft(wood - not metal) su...
yogert909 Off topic 22 1,639 2016-06-17, 7:35 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

I've been getting a lot of 遊園地 lately too.  Maybe it's global phenomenon involving comet dust and magnetic storms.
yogert909 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-17, 7:21 pm
    Thread: Too much free time !!!
Post: RE: Too much free time !!!

(2016-06-16, 10:34 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: (2016-06-16, 9:12 pm)yogert909 Wrote: I actually think you are doing just fine if you are enjoying reading and watching.  Provided you are understanding most...
yogert909 General discussion 24 1,348 2016-06-17, 4:34 pm
    Thread: Too much free time !!!
Post: RE: Too much free time !!!

I actually think you are doing just fine if you are enjoying reading and watching.  Provided you are understanding most of what you are reading and watching, that's the gold standard there.  I firmly ...
yogert909 General discussion 24 1,348 2016-06-16, 9:12 pm
    Thread: Help in writing the word "ippai"
Post: RE: Help in writing the word "ippai"

Just to elaborate on eslang's excellent answer..   The doubling of consonants in the romanization coincides with the small ‘っ’ in the hiragana version.  They both (small 'っ" and doubled consonants) m...
yogert909 General discussion 3 334 2016-06-16, 1:23 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-14, 10:37 am)Roketzu Wrote: I don't think the subtitle timing is related to the audio recording problem. It's supposed to just record whatever audio is played after hitting the play button....
yogert909 The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-15, 12:31 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

(2016-06-14, 1:42 pm)ariariari Wrote: But I was also out with a friend recently who just passed the N1. He just started memorizing the 4 kanji phrases (yojijukugo). He reads a lot of novels and now ...
yogert909 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-14, 2:14 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

(2016-06-14, 1:20 pm)gaiaslastlaugh Wrote: I swear to God that "word blindness" is a thing. I'll learn a word and be like, "Huh, I wonder why I've never seen that word before" - and then, suddenly, ...
yogert909 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-14, 2:09 pm
    Thread: jmdict vs edict2
Post: RE: jmdict vs edict2

Anki's database is sqlite, so if you import anotherjohns deck into another user account, you automatically have an sqlite database.   But yea, the first option is the easiest and more likely to work....
yogert909 General discussion 15 632 2016-06-13, 2:44 pm
    Thread: jmdict vs edict2
Post: RE: jmdict vs edict2

(2016-06-11, 4:08 am)Roketzu Wrote: I have built a somewhat large vocabulary deck in Anki, 99% of which has the English definition taken from EDICT (not sure if it's 1 or 2), and I'm wondering if th...
yogert909 General discussion 15 632 2016-06-13, 1:00 pm
    Thread: jmdict vs edict2
Post: RE: jmdict vs edict2

jimeux, thanks for the info. It's much appreciated.
yogert909 General discussion 15 632 2016-06-11, 2:43 am
    Thread: jmdict vs edict2
Post: jmdict vs edict2

Does anybody know the difference between jmdict and edict2?  They both seem to be actively maintained by edrdg.org.  They say edict2 "contains almost all the information in the JMdict file."  What is ...
yogert909 General discussion 15 632 2016-06-10, 8:43 pm
    Thread: 日本語で気持ちを伝える。 Express Your Feelings In Japanese DECK!
Post: RE: 日本語で気持ちを伝える。 Express Your Feelings In Japanese...

Thanks to you and the original uploader!
yogert909 Learning resources 28 8,922 2016-06-09, 8:18 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-09, 8:01 pm)CureDolly Wrote: I was wondering where these mysterious sentences came from since Rikai doesn't include a sentence database! If you want example sentences from the tanaka corpus...
yogert909 The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-09, 8:12 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-09, 7:27 pm)CureDolly Wrote: While we're on the subject, does anyone know how/if the $s sentences token works? There aren't actually sample sentences in Rikai are there? I tried includi...
yogert909 The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-09, 7:42 pm
    Thread: how to write kanji
Post: RE: how to write kanji

(2016-06-09, 2:15 pm)debrucey Wrote: It does take a minute or two to dry depending on the temp/humidity so that can be annoying.. Try keeping a hair dryer plugged in nearby and it won't be so annoy...
yogert909 Learning resources 15 752 2016-06-09, 4:30 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-09, 3:42 pm)RawrPk Wrote: This is pretty much Rules #1 and 2 in the 20 rules of formulating knowledge article by Supermemo. Quote: Do not learn if you do not understand Learn before you...
yogert909 The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-09, 4:24 pm
    Thread: Studying abroad in Japan
Post: RE: Studying abroad in Japan

I always suggest extremely targeted study towards what you expect to do while you are in Japan.  I would skip the textbooks and memorize the kanji for the place names you plan on visiting.  Go through...
yogert909 Off topic 5 571 2016-06-07, 8:57 pm
    Thread: Anki App Issue
Post: RE: Anki App Issue

There is a thread already for Anki questions. Is your phone synced with the anki website?  If so, simply link your new phone to ankiweb and it will download everything to your new phone.
yogert909 General discussion 1 287 2016-06-07, 5:16 pm
    Thread: Anybody had any success generating an RSS for News Web Easy?
Post: RE: Anybody had any success generating an RSS for ...

try this: https://www.reddit.com/r/NHKEasyNews/.rss
yogert909 General discussion 4 398 2016-06-07, 12:52 pm
    Thread: Making Learning Japanese Fun
Post: RE: Making Learning Japanese Fun

(2016-06-04, 8:57 pm)RawrPk Wrote: (2016-06-03, 8:42 pm)chamcham Wrote: Another option is to download Japanese subtitles for anime and study them. I wrote a Python script to take a text file and l...
yogert909 General discussion 43 2,817 2016-06-06, 2:18 pm
    Thread: Making Learning Japanese Fun
Post: RE: Making Learning Japanese Fun

(2016-06-03, 8:42 pm)chamcham Wrote: I don't know if they exist, but if it is possible to download all the text for RPGs, you can figure out all the kanji that appear in the RPG. If someone wanted ...
yogert909 General discussion 43 2,817 2016-06-03, 8:55 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

(2016-06-03, 3:37 am)henachoko Wrote: Worst thing I ever did was sign up to his program. I asked for a refund in Feb 2014 and my last payment was 5th October 2014. and I think one of the last refund...
yogert909 Off topic 529 102,404 2016-06-03, 3:06 pm