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Thread: JLPT 2012 Results! Post: JLPT 2012 Results! 4 points shy of passing N3. I didn`t expect to pass it at the time and I didn`t - only 4 points shy. Now I`m trying to decide whether it`d be possible to step it up a notch and aim for that N2. |
callmedodge | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 96 | 25,549 | 2013-02-05, 9:27 pm | ||
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Thread: How many times have you restarted learning Japanese? Post: How many times have you restarted learning Japanes... Personally, I think too much emphasis is put on RTK. Initially it helped me understand the subtle differences between kanji but it soon began to take up too much of my time - I am living in Japan and... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 14 | 5,048 | 2012-09-26, 8:20 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread What`s the difference between 体 and 身体, if any at all? Apparently 身体 can be pronounced しんたい and からだ。Is there a difference in meaning between the readings or can they be used interchangeably? |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-09-24, 10:50 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Just wondering what the difference between 売上 and 売れ行き are. I`m assuming that 売上 refers to sales that have already been made and are definite sales whereas 売れ行き are potential sales that may or may not... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-09-21, 12:13 am | ||
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Thread: Furigana in Katakana - Increasing exposure Post: Furigana in Katakana - Increasing exposure I was thinking about replaying FF7 in Japanese as I`m already familiar with the storyline or maybe 8. Is the Japanese level pretty high in those games? Might be the best way actually. Cheers! |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8 | 1,605 | 2012-09-02, 9:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Furigana in Katakana - Increasing exposure Post: Furigana in Katakana - Increasing exposure I`m in a pretty immersive environment - living in Tokyo - but katakana words still aren`t that common in my daily life. It`s just moreso to get practice reading the symbols more so I can increase the ... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8 | 1,605 | 2012-09-02, 7:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Furigana in Katakana - Increasing exposure Post: Furigana in Katakana - Increasing exposure I was just thinking there of starting to put all of my furigana in Anki into katakana. Katakana is still one of those things that eludes me. I can read it fine but at a rate that is about 3 or 4 times... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8 | 1,605 | 2012-08-31, 4:47 am | ||
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Thread: Taking Holidays From Working With A Japanese Company Post: Taking Holidays From Working With A Japanese Compa... The thing is, there isn`t really a workload for me here. Me being here causes more of a workload on people than me not being here, I think. I`m here mostly to get a handle on the Japanese said of thin... |
callmedodge | General discussion | 5 | 2,108 | 2012-08-24, 1:22 am | ||
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Thread: Taking Holidays From Working With A Japanese Company Post: Taking Holidays From Working With A Japanese Compa... It`s getting near that time when I should be worrying about booking flights for Christmas. Mostly, my company is very accommodating with regards this. I`ve been in Japan for 9 months now and, contract... |
callmedodge | General discussion | 5 | 2,108 | 2012-08-23, 9:35 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Tori-kun Wrote:@callmedodge: If you decide to use 何故なら at the beginning of the sentence, at the end ～からだ has to follow :) i.e. 何故なら夜が暗くて恐怖に満ちあふれているからだ。 ※ Note also it's "～に（満ち）溢れる". Ah, great! Thank... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-08-05, 9:45 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I am trying to translate "For the night is dark and full of terrors." however I am stumbling over what exactly to use for "for" and "full of". So far I`ve got this: なぜならば夜が暗くて恐怖で満ち溢れている。 Any help ... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-08-01, 3:04 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread yudantaiteki Wrote:callmedodge Wrote:リブートというのは、パソコンをさいき再起どう動するということです。 This is a sentence in Tae Kim`s guide used to describe how to use use という to describe anything. I`m trying to wrap my head aroun... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-07-02, 5:04 am | ||
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Thread: Casual Abbreviations Post: Casual Abbreviations I`m not sure how it got started but it`s definitely being propagated by Tae Kim as he constantly mentions that ちゃ is a girly sound. I can try to confirm this with some actual Japanese people unless ... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 16 | 4,180 | 2012-07-02, 5:01 am | ||
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Thread: A different culture expresses things differently. Post: A different culture expresses things differently. The problem with not learning "word-for-word" or "chunk-for-chunk" is that you are then limited to learning sentences and paragraphs with an entire context that will certainly not be applicable to any... |
callmedodge | General discussion | 40 | 11,019 | 2012-07-02, 3:05 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread リブートというのは、パソコンをさいき再起どう動するということです。 This is a sentence in Tae Kim`s guide used to describe how to use use という to describe anything. I`m trying to wrap my head around the second one in particular. Surel... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-07-02, 2:53 am | ||
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Thread: Tae Kim Issues Post: Tae Kim Issues What`s most common with the guide is that he`ll explain whatever method you go through to form certain types of grammar, mention the casual form as an after though and henceforth only contain the casu... |
callmedodge | Learning resources | 18 | 5,393 | 2012-07-02, 1:25 am | ||
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Thread: Casual Abbreviations Post: Casual Abbreviations I`m just looking over the casual abbreviations for "Must do" and "Must not do" and I was just wondering if anyone knows any? All I can find are (for example): 勉強しなくてはだめ。 goes to 勉強しなくちゃ。 ここに入ってはだめ。 ... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 16 | 4,180 | 2012-07-02, 1:11 am | ||
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Thread: Tae Kim Issues Post: Tae Kim Issues First off I just want to say for the most part the guide is great but... I`ve noticed some example issues that have conjugation errors in them, which for a grammar guide just should not happen. I`m j... |
callmedodge | Learning resources | 18 | 5,393 | 2012-07-01, 11:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Rakuten: "Learn English or prepare to retire." by 2012 Post: Rakuten: "Learn English or prepare to retire." by ... I definitely think Rakuten are the black sheep here. It`s a great idea, I think, in order to try to become more effective globally because, like it or not, English is practically the official world la... |
callmedodge | General discussion | 14 | 5,120 | 2012-07-01, 8:41 pm | ||
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Thread: 2012 JLPT Study Thread Post: 2012 JLPT Study Thread Took N4. I did anywhere between failing miserably and kicking ass. A lot of educated guesses. Too many in fact. Ah well. It wasn`t my choice to do it, it was my company`s and I think it`s merely to ... |
callmedodge | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 297 | 78,511 | 2012-07-01, 8:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Best way to study / improve in this situation? Post: Best way to study / improve in this situation? The new Google tablet is only something like $200 I believe and meant to be extremely good. Very affordable for what it delivers. As for studying, just being in Japan and conversing with people ... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 7 | 2,169 | 2012-07-01, 8:26 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread yudantaiteki Wrote:callmedodge: てみる means "try something and see the results" ようとする means "try something" and either not succeed, or it's sort of like "about to do X". Your example sentence is odd be... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-06-29, 12:52 am | ||
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Thread: Rakuten: "Learn English or prepare to retire." by 2012 Post: Rakuten: "Learn English or prepare to retire." by ... Nope, not at all but my company (SMK) has made similar claims with regards English in the workplace. Pretty sure it says it on the website. Being fluent in English is a definite requirement for senior... |
callmedodge | General discussion | 14 | 5,120 | 2012-06-28, 2:31 am | ||
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Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners I`ve been doing 2 and 4 and they`ve been working alright. I guess it`s the only way out of it. Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, I can`t just ignore the word but that`s my problem. Sorry about y... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 712 | 401,455 | 2012-06-28, 1:58 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread 私はお酒を飲んでみる。 私はお酒を飲もうとする。 As far as I know, both of these sentences mean "I try to drink alcohol." but is there a certain nuance that is contained within each conjugation or is one just not correct t... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-06-28, 1:17 am | ||
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Thread: Rakuten: "Learn English or prepare to retire." by 2012 Post: Rakuten: "Learn English or prepare to retire." by ... I came to Japan under the impression that everything in the workplace would be conducted in English and that getting to learn Japanese would be a bonus they`d provide to make living here easier. That ... |
callmedodge | General discussion | 14 | 5,120 | 2012-06-28, 12:34 am | ||
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Thread: 2012 JLPT Study Thread Post: 2012 JLPT Study Thread Tzadeck Wrote:erlog Wrote:After you finish N1....you can begin to learn Japanese. This is bad phrasing. You're trying to emphasize the fact that there is still a lot to learn after you reach N1 level... |
callmedodge | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 297 | 78,511 | 2012-06-27, 10:39 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Just curious if this would be the correct way of phrasing this: 彼はギターを弾いているのについては、気乗りを示している。 |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,572 | 2012-06-27, 5:03 am | ||
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Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners I understand what you`re saying and unfortunately for me, I don`t have the option to add audio as I do most of my Anki in work (it`s ok, I`m allowed). My problem is that some sentences have words that... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 712 | 401,455 | 2012-06-27, 4:35 am | ||
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Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners Maybe I`ve just hit a slump. Maybe I`m just fed up trying to review the same words over and over.. I`m not sure. I really really appreciate all the work that everyone has done creating decks but am I... |
callmedodge | The Japanese language | 712 | 401,455 | 2012-06-27, 12:37 am | ||
