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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner JKS87 Wrote:It was about JPod but it definitely applies to Pimsleur too. If anything I'd say that Pimsleur is even more of an acquired taste. But I like it a lot. Thanks for the details, as you say at... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-10-09, 8:49 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Aikynaro Wrote:(personally I think you're absolutely right to not be worrying about Jpod etc. now. Drilling words into your skull is going to give much faster and more immediate benefit and will make ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-10-09, 8:45 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner JKS87 Wrote:Any reason why you can't start Jpod now? They have lessons for people who know literally zero Japanese. I started less than a month ago as a near-absolute beginner (~10 Pimsleuer lessons, ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-10-07, 8:11 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Stansfield123 Wrote:tameshi Wrote:How difficult is it to go the other way, as in prep for general understanding and then take the test if needed? If you reach N3 level in a year, and then spend anothe... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-10-07, 8:01 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner timaki Wrote:If you really want to get a jump-start on the learning, I recommend committing the kana to memory immediately (today!) and then consuming vocabulary in parallel with Heisig. I spent about... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-10-06, 8:04 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner First off, sorry for the delay in reply, I'm checking this thread only intermittently, but thanks for all the advice and pointers. Stansfield123 Wrote:As far as the "N3 or equivalent in one year/750 ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-10-06, 7:57 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Satom Wrote:Here's some information about my current progress: I have almost completed RTK lite - All of the N2 kanji. I have completed around 2k words of the core 6k deck, going at a pace of 50 new c... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-10-04, 5:33 am | ||
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Thread: それ vs あれ Post: それ vs あれ yudantaiteki Wrote:Also don't forget that things change slightly if you're talking about information rather than physical objects. There あれ refers to something known to both speaker and listener (you... |
tameshi | The Japanese language | 15 | 1,534 | 2014-10-02, 9:23 pm | ||
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Thread: それ vs あれ Post: それ vs あれ vileru Wrote:The reason for using it is usually to avoid embarrassing yourself or someone else. vileru Wrote:So, yes, you can refer to topics directly, but you risk coming across as blunt and indiscre... |
tameshi | The Japanese language | 15 | 1,534 | 2014-10-02, 8:04 am | ||
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Thread: それ vs あれ Post: それ vs あれ vileru Wrote:Another thing to note about あれ is that it's often used to refer to sensitive or uncomfortable topics, even when it refers to something in the vicinity of both parties. thanks, TIL one mor... |
tameshi | The Japanese language | 15 | 1,534 | 2014-10-02, 7:43 am | ||
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Thread: それ vs あれ Post: それ vs あれ Tzadeck Wrote:this whole confusion wouldn't be possible except because you can drop subjects in Japanese. Tzadeck Wrote:so it's best to have them down pat and not be sloppy about them. Also, it does ... |
tameshi | The Japanese language | 15 | 1,534 | 2014-10-02, 6:19 am | ||
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Thread: それ vs あれ Post: それ vs あれ Tzadeck Wrote:it's really about vicinity. If something is in your vicinity, you call it これ. If something is in the vicinity of the person you're speaking to, you call it それ. If it's not in either, ... |
tameshi | The Japanese language | 15 | 1,534 | 2014-10-02, 4:22 am | ||
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Thread: それ vs あれ Post: それ vs あれ cophnia61 Wrote:If it is equally distant from both the speaker and the listener it is "are". In your example it can not be "are" because the speaker says "kore", so this means it is nearer to him than... |
tameshi | The Japanese language | 15 | 1,534 | 2014-10-02, 2:56 am | ||
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Thread: それ vs あれ Post: それ vs あれ I'm currently reading thru Tae Kim's guide for basic grammar. In Ch 1 (state of being), Q&A exercise, I'm a bit stuck at Q5 (link here): Ｑ５） これ？ Ａ５） ううん、それじゃない。 (object is away from the speaker) ... |
tameshi | The Japanese language | 15 | 1,534 | 2014-10-02, 2:40 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Betelgeuzah Wrote:While playing the video game, I insert new words I encounter that are not totally obscure into my Anki deck, which I then review to get the new words in my long-term memory. However ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-25, 8:04 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner RandomQuotes Wrote:I haven't bothered to confirm this but I've heard through the grapevine that yes it does, and that Trey Parker does the voicing for his own characters. Edit: I checked, Japanese du... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-25, 8:01 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner erlog Wrote:It took me like 6 years or something crazy to figure out how to actually study effectively, but once I found that process I was able to progress fairly quickly. Could you share a few tips ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-24, 12:12 pm | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner wildtanuki Wrote:watching every episode of Friends in Japanese, 15-25 hours of study a week, and a girlfriend who doesn`t speak English. oh... time to look for multi-audio stuff. Any idea if South Par... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-24, 12:03 pm | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner JapaneseRuleOf7 Wrote:Please understand, I'm not trying to discourage you in any way. Rather, I think that people starting out would be well served by understanding the enormity of the task, and being... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-23, 7:46 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner JapaneseRuleOf7 Wrote:On a slightly different note, I'd say it's ambitious, at the least, to lay out a 750-hour plan for something you've little experience with. Better to try out 20 hours or so, see... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-22, 7:53 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Aikynaro Wrote:I have a thread for that Cool, I'll bookmark it for laters. Aikynaro Wrote:Wouldn't know. I made my own deck using subs2srs and anime. I doubt a JLPT deck would be much different from ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 8:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner buonaparte Wrote:Good luck. Thanks for pointing me to the stuff and your words of encouragement. I'll try to keep the whole Hiroshima thing in mind. I don't wanna go *boom* on this plan, I'd rather bu... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 9:57 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Aikynaro Wrote:If you don't actually care about the exam, maybe you should pick a different measuring stick. 'I want to be able to read this book/understand this show after one year of study' is just ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 9:49 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Jackdaw Wrote:For the most part I'd just say read what you feel like reading and if it's too much above your level, read it for what little bit you can muster, then go find something easier to focus o... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 9:14 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner anotherjohn Wrote:Combined listening and reading time of 125 hours is nowhere near enough. It suggests that you intend to do ~2% of your reading/listening practice *in the actual exam* :) Thanks, I g... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 9:05 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Aikynaro Wrote:I think vocabulary is much more important than the weight you've given it in your schedule. No matter how good your kanji-writing is (irrelevant for JLPT, incidentally) or how good your... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 7:42 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner PotbellyPig Wrote:Just start studying. You are just starting out. Don't be concerned with the time it will take and just do it. It is impossible to tell how long it will take because each person is... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 7:35 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner MelonBerry Wrote:I saw you posted this on reddit too, hmmm. Yup, I want to get some opinions on this before I really start out. That's why I liked to this post from reddit too. :) MelonBerry Wrote:I ... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 7:29 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Jackdaw Wrote:I think you can get to N3 in a year if you study for several hours a day every single day. I could potentially pass the N3 after 15 months of study, the first six I maybe could have spen... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 7:21 am | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Thanks for the hint, I know it might be not very realistic, but I want to do it as a challenge to motivate myself to plan and use my time better (and learn something useful along the way). I'm not rea... |
tameshi | General discussion | 57 | 12,022 | 2014-09-21, 5:44 am | ||
