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Thread: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan... Post: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan.... Javizy Wrote:One tip: if you don't want to smell like Akihabara on a humid summer afternoon, bring some deodorant with you, because the stuff here - for ￥500+ no less - is completely useless. This. I... |
SendaiDan | General discussion | 24 | 6,750 | 2013-04-05, 2:29 am | ||
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Thread: How to make friends? Post: How to make friends? Javizy Wrote:Getting a girlfriend in Tokyo is easy. Just follow the latest pickup trends http://tokyo.craigslist.jp/acc/3715711150.html Dodgy... |
SendaiDan | Off topic | 5 | 1,152 | 2013-04-01, 8:49 am | ||
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Thread: How to make friends? Post: How to make friends? As hard as it may be, force yourself to leave the house and go join something - a club, friendship group, whatever. Fairly straightforward. |
SendaiDan | Off topic | 5 | 1,152 | 2013-04-01, 8:48 am | ||
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Thread: prepping as much as possible for the jump to native material Post: prepping as much as possible for the jump to nativ... Stansfield123 Wrote:I understand "the Japanese" just fine. That's why I watch variety shows: because if you know the context well enough, the spoken language becomes easy to understand. I disagree wit... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 67 | 12,910 | 2013-04-01, 8:46 am | ||
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Thread: prepping as much as possible for the jump to native material Post: prepping as much as possible for the jump to nativ... Tzadeck Wrote:NightSky Wrote:I'm somewhere around N1, can read plenty, understand a fair bit, and last night I was out with a Japanese speaking friend and could speak fairly quickly, although not eleg... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 67 | 12,910 | 2013-04-01, 8:39 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Tzadeck Wrote:お客様からの電話を、課長に取り次いだ。 Does this means that he told the 課長 about what the customer said in the call, or that he connected the call to the manager? I'm a bit unclear on the word 取り次ぐ. I lo... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,990 | 2013-03-28, 2:23 am | ||
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Thread: Questions re particles Post: Questions re particles Sometimes in Japanese it can be easier to actually write what you want to say rather than try to imply it, if that makes sense. I know it is the opposite to what we hear about using Japanese where so ... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 10 | 3,554 | 2013-03-27, 7:25 am | ||
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Thread: Common Traits of an "English/American Accent" Japanese Perspective Post: Common Traits of an "English/American Accent" Japa... I have always had trouble with りょ. It's like a weird mix of り、ろ and よ. I don't think I have any trouble with the ん sound like in 店員 or 千円. I've always said it like tehye-in or sehye-en. It's really h... |
SendaiDan | General discussion | 31 | 14,606 | 2013-03-22, 7:48 am | ||
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Thread: Practice reading and pronouncing Hirigana/katakana words Post: Practice reading and pronouncing Hirigana/katakana... yudantaiteki Wrote:On the phone I heard people saying すみませんです～ all the time; I think lengthening desu on the phone is normal for some reason. Agreed. If they weren't talking to the boss then nine time... |
SendaiDan | Learning resources | 19 | 4,831 | 2013-03-22, 7:23 am | ||
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Thread: Bad Habits Picked Up? Post: Bad Habits Picked Up? chillimuffin Wrote:For quite a while now I've been saying うん instead of "uh-huh" most of the time when confirming. I don't even know when it started. Totally unconscious. The funny thing is my husband... |
SendaiDan | General discussion | 33 | 8,768 | 2013-03-22, 7:21 am | ||
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Thread: Practice reading and pronouncing Hirigana/katakana words Post: Practice reading and pronouncing Hirigana/katakana... In the Japanese company I was working for I often heard staff say ですう when speaking to bosses and sometimes when calling me on the phone. Also in things like Xと申しますう。 I actually caught myself doing it... |
SendaiDan | Learning resources | 19 | 4,831 | 2013-03-22, 6:52 am | ||
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Thread: Youtube video practicing my japanese - please check! Post: Youtube video practicing my japanese - please chec... First mistake is that you didn't choose the curly wurly. And just a couple of minor things I noticed. When mixing the ingredients it should be 混ぜます not 混ぜります. And when it's finished cooking usually 出... |
SendaiDan | General discussion | 18 | 3,453 | 2013-03-20, 4:35 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Stian Wrote:Another dictionary question: や‐しょく【夜食】 １ 夕食後、夜遅くなってから食べる簡単な食事。《季 秋》 What does 《季 秋》 mean? Notice that 季 is bolded. 季 (き) means season and 秋 (あき) is autumn. Therefore I'd say it's a seas... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,990 | 2013-03-14, 5:06 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese level determining system Post: Japanese level determining system Arupan Wrote:Saying that it doesn't matter is pretty naive. I don't think they were being naive, I think they were being sarcastic... |
SendaiDan | General discussion | 20 | 5,107 | 2013-03-12, 6:03 am | ||
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Thread: Meanings of 正 Post: Meanings of 正 Given that arabic numerals (0-9) didn't exist in China/Japan until the influence of the West arrived, they used kanji to express mathematical values. Similar to how we wouldn't right all the digits ou... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 2 | 707 | 2013-03-10, 8:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Output neglected Post: Output neglected I agree that output is extremely important. To a certain degree I think input is more important in the beginning stages - you need to have a solid foundation of words so that you can grasp the basic m... |
SendaiDan | Learning resources | 55 | 8,171 | 2013-03-07, 6:12 am | ||
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Thread: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅 Post: Nihongo de kurasou - 松・竹・梅 You really need to supply a link to the video/website so we can actually watch it and then comment. It would be much more helpful :D |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 8 | 2,961 | 2013-03-07, 5:43 am | ||
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Thread: Bringing a family member to Japan Post: Bringing a family member to Japan Sorry to hear about your father. I would ask directly to the Japanese immigration office in your city as they are the only ones who can give you an accurate answer. On the basis of other countries I w... |
SendaiDan | Off topic | 4 | 1,183 | 2013-03-01, 7:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers are arrogant? Post: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers a... Sometimes Japanese learners over-estimate their ability and really should eat a slice of humble pie and take on the advice and criticism of more advanced learners and native speakers. |
SendaiDan | Off topic | 77 | 17,685 | 2013-03-01, 3:37 am | ||
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Thread: 就職活動 Post: 就職活動 I have Japanese friends doing it in Japan. It's really tough they said (no surprises there). Most of them started 12 months in advance and some have still had no luck. |
SendaiDan | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 23 | 5,842 | 2013-03-01, 12:54 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Marumaru Wrote:What is a 馬入れ道? Maybe, something like a road that can be traversed by horses? There are hardly any hits in google, but it seems to just mean a track (eg through a forest, field). I don... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,990 | 2013-02-27, 6:53 am | ||
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Thread: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes Post: Dealing with simple grammar mistakes Arupan Wrote:yudantaiteki Wrote:The problem with this is that った and る both work here, they just mean different things. I don't know why but only yudantaiteki pointed out that る and った are both possib... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 42 | 7,080 | 2013-02-27, 6:49 am | ||
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Thread: Leaving Japan, dealing with stuff Post: Leaving Japan, dealing with stuff I'm sure there is something you have to do with health insurance too. I remember going to the ward office a few days before leaving to pay something-or-rather but can't recall the specifics - sorry. |
SendaiDan | General discussion | 15 | 4,160 | 2013-02-22, 2:44 am | ||
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Thread: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan... Post: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan.... I received an 80,000 yen scholarship each month for a year. I could easily survive on this, but once I started going to a few more nomikais or wanted to travel a bit further away on day trips etc I ha... |
SendaiDan | General discussion | 24 | 6,750 | 2013-02-20, 7:15 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Marumaru Wrote:Does this expression ルールはルールだから means "rules are rules" by itself alone (or does it need something else)? If I'm wrong, how do you naturally say "rules are rules"? I would say it means ... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,990 | 2013-02-20, 2:14 am | ||
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Thread: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers are arrogant? Post: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers a... TheVinster Wrote:vix86 Wrote:TheVinster Wrote:My personal pet peeve, and I don't think it's an arrogant thing to say, is when people try to type in romaji. Full sentences of romaji. Makes me want to b... |
SendaiDan | Off topic | 77 | 17,685 | 2013-02-20, 2:10 am | ||
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Thread: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers are arrogant? Post: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers a... I've just come back from signing up to the Japanese club at my graduate school. It's the first time I have ever joined a Japanese club, and I am interested to see what the general level is of the memb... |
SendaiDan | Off topic | 77 | 17,685 | 2013-02-20, 12:46 am | ||
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Thread: Words I can't read Post: Words I can't read yudantaiteki Wrote:I hate kanji :) I couldn't agree more somedays. I think as long as Japanese people continue to make mistakes with kanji readings we should be allowed to as well ;) |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 10 | 2,135 | 2013-02-19, 7:45 am | ||
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Thread: Reason why I can't get myself to use AJATT Post: Reason why I can't get myself to use AJATT egoplant Wrote:Nope, something like: 可愛い ーーーー かわいい (adj-i) cute What I meant was, I feel like I'm the only person that does vocabulary, and not sentences. If you want to read sentences, it seems lik... |
SendaiDan | The Japanese language | 93 | 21,667 | 2013-02-17, 5:27 am | ||
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Thread: JLPT December 2012 Statistics Released Post: JLPT December 2012 Statistics Released Guoguodi Wrote:Really interesting statistics. The number of N1/N2 test takers dropped noticeably from 2011, which matches what I saw in terms of activity on this forum and other sites (e.g. # of posts... |
SendaiDan | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 8 | 5,109 | 2013-02-14, 7:09 pm | ||
