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Thread: Goodbye Sentences Post: Goodbye Sentences Another extremely helpful thing you miss from sentences is reverse cards, that is going from meaning+kana -> kanji compound (or just meaning -> word). I usually add cards going in both directio... |
Matthew | General discussion | 123 | 46,561 | 2009-12-10, 6:49 pm | ||
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Thread: SRS sucks! Post: SRS sucks! yudantaiteki Wrote:Matthew Wrote:The idea that any native speaker would only know 1000 kanji is beyond absurd. Are you just talking about highly educated native speakers, or all native speakers? Ther... |
Matthew | Learning resources | 111 | 18,162 | 2009-10-17, 12:39 pm | ||
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Thread: SRS sucks! Post: SRS sucks! yudantaiteki Wrote:Matthew Wrote:yudantaiteki Wrote:There are plenty of people, as I said, who have become "fluent" without making extensive use of flash cards or SRS. 2500 kanji is a pretty high num... |
Matthew | Learning resources | 111 | 18,162 | 2009-10-16, 8:27 pm | ||
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Thread: SRS sucks! Post: SRS sucks! yudantaiteki Wrote:Matthew Wrote:Can someone please point me to an example of a person who learned the ~2500 kanji and ~15,000 vocabulary words required to be fluent "naturally"? There are plenty of p... |
Matthew | Learning resources | 111 | 18,162 | 2009-10-16, 6:59 pm | ||
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Thread: SRS sucks! Post: SRS sucks! Can someone please point me to an example of a person who learned the ~2500 kanji and ~15,000 vocabulary words required to be fluent "naturally"? Also consider the fact that in just about every count... |
Matthew | Learning resources | 111 | 18,162 | 2009-10-16, 5:36 pm | ||
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Thread: JLPT1: How do/did you prepare? Post: JLPT1: How do/did you prepare? Tobberoth Wrote:(From what I know, the grammar used on JLPT1 is more or less identical to the grammar used on JLPT2. If you know all the grammar for JLPT2, you should thus be more or less guaranteed t... |
Matthew | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 20 | 8,561 | 2009-10-10, 4:10 pm | ||
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Thread: Targeted learning to read novels? Post: Targeted learning to read novels? yudantaiteki Wrote:That's a little bit of an exaggeration, I think, and I don't think most universities' Japanese courses would progress far enough in a semester to allow someone to understand all the... |
Matthew | The Japanese language | 16 | 3,848 | 2009-10-04, 2:39 pm | ||
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Thread: Targeted learning to read novels? Post: Targeted learning to read novels? The amount of material covered in any of the Pimsleur courses (all 3 levels) is less than what would be covered in a single semester at a decent university. Not that I'm trying to knock Pimsleur or s... |
Matthew | The Japanese language | 16 | 3,848 | 2009-10-04, 11:55 am | ||
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Thread: When do you start flying on kanji, and Japanese? Post: When do you start flying on kanji, and Japanese? I think the answer is never. As with anything, if you stop practicing you will eventually lose the ability. Even Japanese who have been living abroad start to forget kanji and vocabulary. Either ... |
Matthew | The Japanese language | 35 | 5,269 | 2009-10-04, 11:42 am | ||
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Thread: clueless with IT loanwords Post: clueless with IT loanwords rrrrrray Wrote:The Japanese have got to stop borrowing words from other countries!! You mean like China? |
Matthew | General discussion | 16 | 2,787 | 2009-08-29, 4:08 pm | ||
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Thread: Don't sit the JLPT Post: Don't sit the JLPT thecite Wrote:have listened to Japanese media for a good 18 hours a day for the last 2 months, You do anything for 18 hours a day, you are going to see some improvement. This just highlights why I th... |
Matthew | General discussion | 121 | 20,859 | 2009-08-19, 12:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Don't sit the JLPT Post: Don't sit the JLPT montecristo73 Wrote:Thora Wrote:I don't recommend a long stint at a conventional Japanese company if you are the individualistic type (as most of you are I think). It's odd how many people learn Japan... |
Matthew | General discussion | 121 | 20,859 | 2009-08-16, 11:44 pm | ||
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Thread: Don't sit the JLPT Post: Don't sit the JLPT nonpoint Wrote:Matthew Wrote:Also, I really don't understand why AJATT gets so much play here, since the vast majority of people I have seen try to learn that way spend a lot of time getting nowhere, ... |
Matthew | General discussion | 121 | 20,859 | 2009-08-15, 11:07 am | ||
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Thread: Don't sit the JLPT Post: Don't sit the JLPT Having worked in Japan before, I can say that having L2 definitely helped me get the job. The common objection I here most often is, "but I know someone who works in Japan and they don't really need ... |
Matthew | General discussion | 121 | 20,859 | 2009-08-14, 11:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Love in Japan... Post: Love in Japan... I would divide Japanese women into three categories: 1) "Typical" Japanese. Overall content with Japan and Japanese guys, not really familiar or interested with living in other countries. Not that ... |
Matthew | General discussion | 578 | 67,333 | 2009-07-14, 3:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Finished RTK1, but overwhelmed with methods for RTK2 Post: Finished RTK1, but overwhelmed with methods for RT... I'd generally recommend against reading books translated from English. The reason is that it's almost like reading English with a thin Japanese facade draped over it, as if I can almost see what the ... |
Matthew | Remembering the Kanji | 39 | 11,464 | 2009-07-02, 12:45 am | ||
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Thread: How to prepare for JLPT 2級 by December? Post: How to prepare for JLPT 2級 by December? Get all the kanzen master books for L2. Put anything you don't know into your favorite SRS and review daily. Some listening practice is a good idea, but it's probably the easiest part of the test, a... |
Matthew | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 74 | 28,916 | 2009-07-02, 12:31 am | ||
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Thread: JLPT 1 in 3 months? Post: JLPT 1 in 3 months? littletimmy Wrote:I love challenges, so I timed myself out of curiosity. It took me a little over 9.5 minutes to learn 20 new kanji. Since some of them were pretty easy, I'll just say 10 minutes to m... |
Matthew | General discussion | 395 | 64,341 | 2009-06-26, 11:43 am | ||
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Thread: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? Post: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? Aijin Wrote:Matthew Wrote:From a career/economic standpoint, no. At my company the official language used in the China offices is English; this is not the case for the Japan offices. I might end up ... |
Matthew | Chinese and Hanzi | 94 | 25,793 | 2009-06-18, 3:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Kansen Master Post: Kansen Master It seems pretty straightforward to me... There are like ~180 grammatical forms in the book. Go through the first one and measure how much time it takes you. Multiply by 180 and there's your answer... |
Matthew | General discussion | 19 | 2,312 | 2009-06-17, 7:44 pm | ||
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Thread: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? Post: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? From a career/economic standpoint, no. At my company the official language used in the China offices is English; this is not the case for the Japan offices. I might end up working inChina for 3-6 mo... |
Matthew | Chinese and Hanzi | 94 | 25,793 | 2009-06-17, 7:40 pm | ||
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Thread: US classes taught in Japanese Post: US classes taught in Japanese I have spoken to several IT* recruiters (in Tokyo), and they've all pretty much told me that they usually aim for L2, and L1 is even more desirable. Sure, some people have managed to get work with on... |
Matthew | General discussion | 9 | 1,449 | 2009-06-17, 12:55 am | ||
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Thread: JLPT 2009 test takers thread Post: JLPT 2009 test takers thread welldone101 Wrote:activeaero Wrote:Kanzen Master I have a question about this book if anybody knows off hand. Does the １級 grammar book contain all the grammar of the ２級 book? Or do I need to study b... |
Matthew | General discussion | 34 | 6,784 | 2009-06-14, 4:59 pm | ||
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Thread: 1級 in 6 months? Post: 1級 in 6 months? Musashi Wrote:I heard that 1級 is even difficult for Japanese people since 古代日本語 related things also appear. No. We really need to put this myth to rest. L1 is a complete joke for native Japanese spea... |
Matthew | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 10 | 2,356 | 2009-06-07, 11:35 pm | ||
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Thread: JLPT 2009 test takers thread Post: JLPT 2009 test takers thread Taking L1... exactly 6 months to go as of today!!! The plan is to get this on my resume to help find a job/move back to Japan. ファイト! 一発！ |
Matthew | General discussion | 34 | 6,784 | 2009-06-06, 1:12 pm | ||
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Thread: Confused about where to go after RTK 1 Post: Confused about where to go after RTK 1 mentat_kgs Wrote:The best way to study for JLPT2 is to study for JLPT1. The best way to study for JLPT1 is study real japanese. The best way to study real japanese is read it or listen to it. Again an... |
Matthew | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 8 | 3,241 | 2009-05-20, 1:15 am | ||
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Thread: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J J-E dictionary Post: Dictionaries, particularly Kodansha's Furigana E-J... I have this dictionary and I think it is very helpful for a beginner. True, the coverage could be better, but it goes up to about JLPT L2 level of vocab, so it should last you several years before yo... |
Matthew | Learning resources | 28 | 12,109 | 2009-05-12, 5:56 pm | ||
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Thread: Learning kanji randomly Post: Learning kanji randomly L3 is only 300 kanji. It would actually be a waste of time to try to use Heisig IMO. Just put them into Mnemosyne or Anki. Then when you feel you know all the material well enough to pass the exam,... |
Matthew | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 3,678 | 2009-05-12, 5:49 pm | ||
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Thread: kanji not in RTK 1 or 3 Post: kanji not in RTK 1 or 3 Well, if you want to go on to take kanji kentei, level 1 covers a whopping 6,000 characters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji_kentei Since you're in Tokyo, I'm sure you can find study materials co... |
Matthew | Remembering the Kanji | 28 | 11,057 | 2009-05-12, 12:08 am | ||
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Thread: What do you think of Kanji Mnemonics? Post: What do you think of Kanji Mnemonics? I just think it's odd they use romaji. I mean, someone is going to spend years to master kanji, but they can't bother spending a couple weeks to learn kana? Also, a huge pet peeve of mine is when pe... |
Matthew | Learning resources | 43 | 9,966 | 2009-05-11, 5:36 pm | ||
