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    Thread: Well, I finally tried out A n k i....
Post: Well, I finally tried out A n k i....

I found it impossible to learn new Japanese words using just the Core deck and Anki - they just wouldn't stick. Tai Kim's grammar sentences worked better, but that's because I was more relaxed on the ...
aphasiac Learning resources 23 3,594 2014-06-16, 11:06 am
    Thread: Advice for crash course in Mandarin
Post: Advice for crash course in Mandarin

I studied using the Core 5000 mandarin decks and the Chinese red/blue/green decks found here on the forum. Made ok progress learning words and sentences, but didn't make proper functional progress i...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 1 5,356 2013-09-04, 11:39 pm
    Thread: Interested in a LINE Cafe Group?
Post: Interested in a LINE Cafe Group?

Tori-kun Wrote:Erm, is LINE in any way different than WhatsApp?? I don't get the difference. It's the same but has cute icons, so is more popular in Asia. I can confirm LINE is pretty huge in Taiwan,...
aphasiac Off topic 22 6,611 2013-02-13, 10:39 pm
    Thread: The "Valid/Invalid Reasons for Learning Japanese" phenomena
Post: The "Valid/Invalid Reasons for Learning Japanese" ...

No one should be judging you for learning a new language. If anyone thinks your reasons are somehow "invalid", they should be laughed at / ridiculed for being so being judgmental. I do think this pos...
aphasiac Off topic 61 15,311 2013-01-20, 10:09 pm
    Thread: thoughts on Anki 2
Post: thoughts on Anki 2

Unfortunately I do a majority my studying via Ankiweb, so not syncing is not an option. Also annoying is that the new developer doing the new version of the plugin has his own ideas, and seems to be ...
aphasiac Off topic 19 8,261 2012-11-15, 12:19 am
    Thread: thoughts on Anki 2
Post: thoughts on Anki 2

I really want to upgrade, as my 1.2 deck is getting slower and slower as i add more cards and media. It's painful how long it takes to review the first card from startup! However, I can't take the pl...
aphasiac Off topic 19 8,261 2012-11-14, 11:48 pm
    Thread: Anki 2 is out!
Post: Anki 2 is out!

resolve Wrote:Technically it's still a release candidate rather than a final release which is why I haven't made an announcement yet, but it's stable enough for daily use provided you don't use a mobi...
aphasiac Learning resources 60 22,291 2012-10-03, 8:45 pm
    Thread: Anki 2 is out!
Post: Anki 2 is out!

Anki 2.0 is finally out of alpha and is now available for download. New users are being told to install the new version, old users are advised to upgrade: http://ankisrs.net/anki2.html Changes: http...
aphasiac Learning resources 60 22,291 2012-10-02, 10:21 pm
    Thread: 'Foreign' Japanese native speaker
Post: 'Foreign' Japanese native speaker

delta Wrote:Check [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg4BjOcitlY] Fishy. He sounds far from even somewhat native and I think he is reading, I think I can see his eyes moving, but maybe I am wrong...
aphasiac General discussion 20 5,175 2012-09-21, 9:46 am
    Thread: 'Foreign' Japanese native speaker
Post: 'Foreign' Japanese native speaker

Brian Burton Lewis, presenter on Japan music TV, is a white American born and raised in Japan (his parents were Christian missionaries) Wikipedia: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ブライアン・バートンルイス Speaking...
aphasiac General discussion 20 5,175 2012-09-20, 10:37 pm
    Thread: Finding "Remembering Hanzi" in China
Post: Finding "Remembering Hanzi" in China

I bought my copy of RTH2 direct from the publishers (Hawaii Press). Took about 2 weeks to arrive at my place in Taiwan, reasonable price for delivery. Oniichan Wrote:The alternatives are the decks on...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 2 2,279 2012-08-21, 10:39 pm
    Thread: Mnemonics for tones
Post: Mnemonics for tones

I have found colourizing the hanzi / pinyin using anki's Chinese plugin, when learning vocab and sentences, helps me remember them. I now remember certain words are certain colour combinations through...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 6 2,682 2012-07-19, 10:07 pm
    Thread: Learning Chinese without grammar.
Post: Learning Chinese without grammar.

bflatnine Wrote:The single biggest problem most Taiwanese people have is that they try to translate Chinese into English in their heads as they go, so you get sentences like "I have ever been to Ameri...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 11 1,987 2012-07-18, 12:08 am
    Thread: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji
Post: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji

If you plan to live in Asia and want to be independent, you need to learn to write, simple as that. Living in Taiwan (and I can't see how Japan will be any different), you have to hand-write stuff *al...
aphasiac The Japanese language 130 29,665 2012-07-15, 11:19 am
    Thread: Practical Audio-Visual Chinese
Post: Practical Audio-Visual Chinese

i had done any in ages (laziness), but i started with the first book, and for each lesson I: - added all unknown vocab to anki - made sure i could understand the dialog. - did the workbook writing ex...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 16 4,934 2012-07-11, 11:34 am
    Thread: Learning Chinese without grammar.
Post: Learning Chinese without grammar.

hey, Welcome to the board and thanks for the insightful post! Interesting perspective - don't worry about grammar. I actually believe the same thing - learn words and sentences from context, your b...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 11 1,987 2012-07-10, 10:39 pm
    Thread: What's the Purpose of RTH?
Post: What's the Purpose of RTH?

RTH is a system to help you learn to *write* the hanzi, which is probably the most difficult aspect of learning an Asian language. It also has the bonus effect of helping you tell similar looking ones...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 8 1,914 2012-07-06, 2:29 am
    Thread: thoughts on tokyo nampa
Post: thoughts on tokyo nampa

kainzero Wrote:i thought nanpa is daytime pickup? Yep; nanpa is approaching and picking up random women in the street (quite a difficult task). The blog post linked above is about meeting girls who w...
aphasiac Off topic 69 18,914 2012-05-19, 11:32 pm
    Thread: [Beta] SanjigenJiten Japanese learning game
Post: [Beta] SanjigenJiten Japanese learning game

I downloaded the alpha from the website and had a play with with the learning Chinese mode. Nice graphics/polish, exploring is pretty fun, and it had quite a few words i'd never encountered before (p...
aphasiac Learning resources 10 3,640 2012-05-13, 3:36 am
    Thread: [Beta] SanjigenJiten Japanese learning game
Post: [Beta] SanjigenJiten Japanese learning game

Best to download from the official page: http://sanjigenjiten.com/?page_id=9 There's also a Mac version on there :)
aphasiac Learning resources 10 3,640 2012-05-12, 10:32 pm
    Thread: Practical Audio-Visual Chinese
Post: Practical Audio-Visual Chinese

bflatnine Wrote:I'm glad my recommendation was useful. At Book 3 or 4 level I'd recommend also going through Taiwan Today (今日台灣). It teaches more written-style Chinese, and was seriously helpful for i...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 16 4,934 2012-05-09, 3:21 am
    Thread: Practical Audio-Visual Chinese
Post: Practical Audio-Visual Chinese

Hey, I've started studying using book1 of this series after seeing it mentioned by bflatnine in a few threads. It's really great! I had been studying using core and redblue decks, and had made ok pro...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 16 4,934 2012-05-07, 10:40 pm
    Thread: Anyway to restore a deck that Anki deleted?
Post: Anyway to restore a deck that Anki deleted?

resolve Wrote:Before offering us your opinions how Things Should Be Done, you might want to investigate a bit more. The first issue has been addressed in Anki 2, the second issue is missing informatio...
aphasiac Learning resources 12 14,809 2012-05-03, 2:10 am
    Thread: Anyway to restore a deck that Anki deleted?
Post: Anyway to restore a deck that Anki deleted?

A program should never be able to delete user data without specifically pressing "delete" and then "yes" to a warning. If it is possible to lose data, the program is broken, simple as that. Updating ...
aphasiac Learning resources 12 14,809 2012-05-03, 12:28 am
    Thread: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?
Post: Heisig Hanzi 1 & 2 at the same time?

Each chapter in RTH2 uses the primitives and hanzi introduced in the same numbered chapter in RTH1. So no need to keep track; just finish RTH1 chapter 1, then RTH2 chapter 1, then both chapter 2's and...
aphasiac Chinese and Hanzi 13 2,919 2012-05-02, 10:49 pm
    Thread: Comprehending full sentences
Post: Comprehending full sentences

This problem is solved by having separate sentence and vocab decks. The vocab deck should just contain the dictionary form of the word and possibly a picture, that's all. The sentence deck should only...
aphasiac Learning resources 3 1,145 2012-04-30, 10:52 pm
    Thread: Struggling with core6k
Post: Struggling with core6k

That's not anki cloze delete, as you don't have to type anything. You need to change your card layout to use the full sentence rather than the one with parts deleted. On a side-note, looks like you d...
aphasiac The Japanese language 37 18,768 2012-04-30, 10:23 pm
    Thread: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?
Post: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?

nadiatims Wrote:When Benny goes out on day one, and makes a hundred mistakes is he even really learning from them? His whole philosophy is based around using the language rather than studying it. Goin...
aphasiac The Japanese language 131 43,159 2012-04-29, 12:19 am
    Thread: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?
Post: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?

This discussion and his chinese videos have piqued my interest so much, that I decided to watch Benny's Ted talk. Interesting watch, plus he addresses the main criticisms in this thread: - His whole ...
aphasiac The Japanese language 131 43,159 2012-04-28, 10:46 pm
    Thread: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?
Post: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?

bflatnine Wrote:My conversational ability after three months was better than his, no doubt about it. My pronunciation and tones were miles beyond his, which makes it MUCH easier for people to understa...
aphasiac The Japanese language 131 43,159 2012-04-26, 12:24 am