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Thread: Memorising chunks of text Post: Memorising chunks of text Hey there, at the moment I have to memorize a lot of text, but unfortunately, I completely fail at it. I don't know how to get it into my brain. Usually, I can memorize quite well, but this is not fo... |
Silith | Off topic | 4 | 928 | 2011-06-13, 12:20 pm | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... TheTrueBlue Wrote:Silith Wrote:My (japanese) boyfriend taught me exactly that (even though there are some more syllables of the ありがとうございます left when he says it). He says it to cashiers and the like wh... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,669 | 2011-05-27, 12:25 am | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... Javizy Wrote:Can't go wrong with あざーっす. My (japanese) boyfriend taught me exactly that (even though there are some more syllables of the ありがとうございます left when he says it). He says it to cashiers and th... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,669 | 2011-05-26, 1:19 am | ||
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Thread: Do you conjugate the -te form from -masu or dictionary form? Post: Do you conjugate the -te form from -masu or dictio... Thora Wrote:I like that one. Although I probably wouldn't have figured out さむらい→士→十一. My Japanese homestay sister used to count knuckles and spaces between. (ie short months were spaces and 7 and 8... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 18 | 7,733 | 2011-04-15, 12:32 am | ||
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Thread: Which JLPT level? Post: Which JLPT level? I wanted to participate in the December round of the JLPT this year, but I have absolutely no clue of which JLPT level I should try - I'm considering the N4 and the N3. However, I can't gauge my japan... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 5 | 3,791 | 2011-04-02, 10:36 am | ||
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Thread: Sticky notes all over your house? (Real life, physical, SRSing?) Post: Sticky notes all over your house? (Real life, phy... I did this for a couple of things in my house (like: 絵、写真、居間、浴室、寝室、テレビ、壁), kanji + hiragana. At first, it helped me remember the kanji, and then it helped me learn 3-4 new vocabulary words I didn't kn... |
Silith | Learning resources | 8 | 3,357 | 2011-02-06, 9:45 am | ||
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Thread: Living in Tokyo for 3 months Post: Living in Tokyo for 3 months Egads, I didn't plan do overstay, I know how the Japanese are with immigrants. The 6 months thing is what I meant; I know that you can either a) apply for it beforehand or b) apply for it when already... |
Silith | General discussion | 13 | 6,095 | 2011-01-06, 1:22 pm | ||
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Thread: Living in Tokyo for 3 months Post: Living in Tokyo for 3 months At the end of this year, I'll be staying in Japan for three months (in Tokyo, most likely). I have to cover all living expenses myself (doing an unpaid internship) and I'm already fretting about where... |
Silith | General discussion | 13 | 6,095 | 2011-01-05, 8:08 am | ||
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Thread: Question: When you see Kanji, does the Keyword come to mind? Post: Question: When you see Kanji, does the Keyword com... Hmm. I have made 3/4 of my way through Heisig but I still can't recall most keywords when I see a kanji. Most of the times I can only say "yeah I learned that one..." without having any other connecti... |
Silith | Remembering the Kanji | 15 | 4,283 | 2011-01-05, 6:14 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese numbers: 5 & 7 Post: Japanese numbers: 5 & 7 Jarvik7 Wrote:All Japanese characters have a kakijun, so they expect other characters to as well and so they have been standardized over time. That includes the alphabet. In fact, my japanese boyfrien... |
Silith | General discussion | 43 | 9,258 | 2010-12-20, 12:23 pm | ||
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Thread: 2011 JLPT study thread Post: 2011 JLPT study thread Maybe I'll take the N4 or N3 when I'm in Japan next December. I haven't quite decided if at all, and I don't quite know which of them, but it's in the back of my head as a goal. |
Silith | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 506 | 139,953 | 2010-12-06, 1:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Characterizer(Kanjilish) New Version Post: Characterizer(Kanjilish) New Version Thanks for the heads up! I've waited ages for an updated version of this, and now it's here! Yay! Now if only there was a working Google Chrome version... but until then, I'll go back to Firefox. Th... |
Silith | Learning resources | 4 | 4,058 | 2010-11-22, 7:01 am | ||
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Thread: University placement test - how to prepare? Post: University placement test - how to prepare? Just to finish things - I did the placement test and failed it, oops. It's okay though, since they were testing for the second YEAR, not the second semester, which would have been too hard for me anyw... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 9 | 4,630 | 2010-10-24, 5:15 am | ||
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Thread: "Just not understanding it" Post: "Just not understanding it" I've felt the same way, so I stopped reading Tae Kim's Guide. At first I thought that maybe all the new kanji were confusing me, but now I think it's simply not made for me. Now, I wait until I encoun... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 18 | 3,997 | 2010-10-11, 11:53 am | ||
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Thread: University placement test - how to prepare? Post: University placement test - how to prepare? Thanks. :) I should have added that there is no other language course other than the first one available this fall at the university, so if they'd let me skip this one, I'd have the semester free to ... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 9 | 4,630 | 2010-09-26, 3:48 pm | ||
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Thread: University placement test - how to prepare? Post: University placement test - how to prepare? I have been lurking around here for a while now, so - hello all :) I am starting studying Japanese at university this fall, because a couple of months ago I thought that this was the only way to prop... |
Silith | The Japanese language | 9 | 4,630 | 2010-09-26, 3:26 am | ||
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Thread: The Encouragement Thread Post: The Encouragement Thread truando Wrote:Man, it's endless. I add and add and add, but it just never seems to come to an end. Feeling low for the first time. I'm at 867 and the last 200 have been hard. 助けて！ I had that feeling... |
Silith | Remembering the Kanji | 908 | 186,164 | 2010-09-14, 7:19 am | ||