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    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hi, I've been trying to get back into the swing of reading Japanese and I kept seeing this phrase at the beginning of sentences: 「そういや」 The latest source was from Yotsuba! (vol. 01, pg.7): 「そういや明日から夏...
skeeter3 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,624 2010-09-30, 10:34 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks for the help! Yes, that's the exact punctuation. I've never seen many other Japanese sources punctuated like that either. It's a children's book, meant for about 3rd grade kids, on the life of ...
skeeter3 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,624 2010-05-26, 6:48 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hey everyone! I'm having a little trouble with a sentence in the book I'm working through. あなたが、四つになるまで、あそんだ森や川です。 I understand the 「あなたが}」。 The part with 「四つになるまで」 means something about four things...
skeeter3 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,624 2010-05-26, 11:39 am
    Thread: Lazy Kanji Method
Post: Lazy Kanji Method

Awesome! Good to know that someone else has had some success with this.
skeeter3 Remembering the Kanji 43 17,459 2010-05-07, 12:53 pm
    Thread: Lazy Kanji Method
Post: Lazy Kanji Method

After reading the posts above I think I'm going to give this method a shot. It seems like it would make the reviews easier, quicker, and (hopefully) more fun. I finished RTK with the Heisig method aro...
skeeter3 Remembering the Kanji 43 17,459 2010-05-07, 12:30 pm
    Thread: science! grit, sleep, speech, music, evolution, & listening
Post: science! grit, sleep, speech, music, evolution, & ...

Tobberoth Wrote:The multiple-sense article seems kind of unneeded. Sure we look at someones lips when they are speaking... but it makes almost no difference. If it did, how could we possibly have radi...
skeeter3 Off topic 16 4,913 2009-08-24, 12:42 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

I finished reading a short story "ウサギと亀". Not much, but it's the first real Japanese ever read. :D Now, I gotta work on a manga or something. lol
skeeter3 General discussion 1,389 294,675 2009-08-21, 9:31 am
    Thread: Translation for a personal ad please?
Post: Translation for a personal ad please?

Hmm...what do you think nest0r? Are you an ad bot since you have a registration date that spans back? With that criteria maybe I'm one too. :P Anyways... As for rice cookers, if you're in Paris I woul...
skeeter3 The Japanese language 24 4,691 2009-08-12, 6:53 am
    Thread: Japanese Subbs
Post: Japanese Subbs

I do believe that http://kitsunekko.net/ has a bunch of Japanese subs for download. Hope that helps. I'll be on the lookout for more if I come across them.
skeeter3 General discussion 4 1,444 2009-08-08, 9:33 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

First, I want to apologize since I somehow skipped a page worth of posts in this thread when I posted my question. I like the idea of breaking the cards up to start and not worrying about the vocab an...
skeeter3 General discussion 176 48,604 2009-08-05, 11:23 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

Blackmacros, being a jobless college student as well, I am looking at adding a little KO2001 to my study during this last month of summer before school starts again. I posted earlier with the successf...
skeeter3 General discussion 176 48,604 2009-08-05, 4:31 pm
    Thread: Lion King JPN dub on YouTube
Post: Lion King JPN dub on YouTube

Many thanks for the uploads! I will work on getting the stuff I have up.
skeeter3 Learning resources 57 22,411 2009-08-04, 4:17 pm
    Thread: Confused and unsure of what to do...
Post: Confused and unsure of what to do...

An update(and maybe bit o rant :P) : Read through Tae Kim's site very concise and informative. Started to do the iKnow site's lists. Hated the seeming randomness that came with the frequency list it ...
skeeter3 Learning resources 21 3,666 2009-07-29, 11:51 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

This method of switching back and forth worked great for me this week. I made a few modifications to suit my learning style as the week went on. Instead of doing a set number of cards for each review ...
skeeter3 General discussion 176 48,604 2009-07-26, 1:02 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Ahhh! Finally finished with RTK! Took 6 weeks of intense, brain-melting study, but it was worth it. Congrats to all who've completed it as well!
skeeter3 Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,759 2009-07-26, 12:49 pm
    Thread: Confused and unsure of what to do...
Post: Confused and unsure of what to do...

Wow, great advice from everyone! My thoughts on some: nest0r Wrote:I recommend going through Japanese the Manga Way or a similar basic grammar guide, adding the sentences for each grammar point to An...
skeeter3 Learning resources 21 3,666 2009-07-25, 12:19 pm
    Thread: Confused and unsure of what to do...
Post: Confused and unsure of what to do...

Hinode Wrote:ETA: You can always add sentences from real sources in combination with pre-made ones. Or set yourself a certain point from where you start using real sources (for example after Core2000,...
skeeter3 Learning resources 21 3,666 2009-07-24, 1:35 pm
    Thread: Confused and unsure of what to do...
Post: Confused and unsure of what to do...

thermal Wrote:I personally believe you want to use as little learner material as you can get away with. If I was you I would read through parts 1,2,3,4 of Tae Kim, but don't study it. Just get an init...
skeeter3 Learning resources 21 3,666 2009-07-24, 12:52 pm
    Thread: Confused and unsure of what to do...
Post: Confused and unsure of what to do...

Thanks for the great responses so far! I have looked at Tae Kim, and really like it compared to the Genki textbook that I used for the whole week I attempted formal classes. Couldn't take them! Tae Ki...
skeeter3 Learning resources 21 3,666 2009-07-23, 8:54 pm
    Thread: Confused and unsure of what to do...
Post: Confused and unsure of what to do...

Hello everyone! I am finishing up RTK at the end of this week(Yay ^_^), and I want to jump into the next thing to boost my Japanese along. I've been hit with information overload on this forum. It see...
skeeter3 Learning resources 21 3,666 2009-07-23, 2:04 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

Ah! Just wanted to drop a quick message that this "new method" worked wonders for me today in my trial run. I was able to double the number of kanji(still doing RTK) learned. I managed 92 kanji in the...
skeeter3 General discussion 176 48,604 2009-07-19, 10:59 pm
    Thread: Kanji Odyssey 2001
Post: Kanji Odyssey 2001

Wow, I will definately take to heart many of the suggestions made here. I am almost done with RTK, and I've bought the KO2001 series in anticipation of this. However, I can't wait until finishing RTK ...
skeeter3 Learning resources 16 4,881 2009-07-19, 12:19 am
    Thread: Sentence mining - collections?
Post: Sentence mining - collections?

I am not new to RTK or to RevTK, but I've been quietly reading the posts on the forum for a while. This thread caught my interst. In regards to what MeNoSavvy mentioned: MeNoSavvy Wrote:I think what w...
skeeter3 General discussion 28 8,933 2009-07-15, 5:57 pm