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Thread: anyone else sick of perverted stories? Post: anyone else sick of perverted stories? To dip back in to the discussion, I find the overall condescension in this thread, towards people who may be offended, appalling. If you're free with sexuality & violence, that's great, but it is... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 138 | 45,354 | 2008-06-14, 10:00 am | ||
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Thread: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK Post: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK rich_f Wrote:) I agree that a dictionary and an SRS (Anki?) for the iPhone would rock. I'll second it: f Anki were adapted for iPod Touch (or iPhone), it would be the ultimate language-learning device... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 17 | 3,453 | 2008-06-12, 10:10 am | ||
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Thread: listening and speaking japanese Post: listening and speaking japanese ajishiosean Wrote:If you have the luxury of having Japanese people around...instead of letting your Japanese hold you back (e.g. only talking about the weather because that's all you can do), ask your... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 22 | 3,592 | 2008-06-10, 1:54 pm | ||
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Thread: listening and speaking japanese Post: listening and speaking japanese Savara Wrote:And... try to turn up the volume a bit :) Or use headphones. I do this for all the movies I watch, and I can hear nuances much better with them. |
billyclyde | General discussion | 22 | 3,592 | 2008-06-09, 3:24 pm | ||
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Thread: Osaka-ben in EDICT? Post: Osaka-ben in EDICT? As to textbooks, you have to start somewhere. They're all pretty limited, even for standard Japanese. Like I said, it's nice to have the lyrics to Rokko Oroshi. As to speaking ksb looking "silly," ... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 4 | 3,375 | 2008-05-27, 2:43 pm | ||
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Thread: Live TV Broadcasts from Japan... Post: Live TV Broadcasts from Japan... Any mac options similar to these two players? |
billyclyde | General discussion | 13 | 3,190 | 2008-05-27, 2:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Osaka-ben in EDICT? Post: Osaka-ben in EDICT? My JEdict has kansai-ben words marked by "ksb," 51 in all, so not too many. There are two textbooks I know of; the one I preferred in the store is "Kinki Japanese" by Palter & Horiuchi-Slotsve, m... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 4 | 3,375 | 2008-05-26, 11:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Kanji In Context Post: Kanji In Context I'm not a fan, though several others here like KiC a lot. I've had the books for years and rarely use them, mainly because I find the sentences rather unwieldy for flashcards/SRS. If I'm going to re... |
billyclyde | Remembering the Kanji | 2 | 1,447 | 2008-05-25, 9:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Bridging the Heisig gap with pronounciation Post: Bridging the Heisig gap with pronounciation rich_f Wrote:If you're saying you're 170 kanji into RTK, then you still have a way to go before you should start worrying about readings. It's a lot easier to just finish RTK volume 1, then move on to... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 9 | 1,849 | 2008-05-24, 10:26 am | ||
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Thread: Which Grammar Book? Post: Which Grammar Book? For sentences, I'd recommend only copying from dictionaries sparingly for the reason you mention, that it's repetitive. It's a little easier with, say, copying sentences from Tae Kim's guide cut-and-... |
billyclyde | Learning resources | 12 | 2,402 | 2008-05-23, 4:13 pm | ||
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Thread: Sentences in Anki (Models) Post: Sentences in Anki (Models) I use two fields, sentence & reading/meaning. In the second one, I just throw all kinds of info, including necessary context, readings, definitions of new words, etc etc. Only recognition cards,... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 11 | 5,428 | 2008-05-22, 8:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Finally in Japan! Post: Finally in Japan! Jarvik7 Wrote:Settle for a yukata (which can be found for under $100). Also too late but, the verb to use when asking for a discount is まける. "ちょっとまけませんか？" etc UniQlo has had cheap yukata if you're... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 32 | 6,656 | 2008-05-20, 6:49 pm | ||
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Thread: Anyone reach fluency? Post: Anyone reach fluency? The Interagency Language Roundtable (Foreign Service Institute) has a helpful scale for talking about these things: Elementary proficiency (S-1) Limited Working proficiency (S-2) Professional Working... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 48 | 7,091 | 2008-05-19, 9:45 am | ||
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Thread: Little bit of advice Post: Little bit of advice Actually, take as much time as you need to get through Heisig. It shouldn't be rushed. Just be consistent. Heisig recommends in his introduction to separate learning the meanings from learning the ... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 6 | 1,301 | 2008-05-10, 6:15 pm | ||
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Thread: Concerned about RTK Post: Concerned about RTK Triddy, have you been to Japan yet? If not, once you're immersed in kanji top, bottom, left & right, RtK may seem a lot more efficient. When I lived there I had 700-800 kanji "mastered" and was... |
billyclyde | Remembering the Kanji | 17 | 3,929 | 2008-05-07, 9:22 am | ||
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Thread: 日本語で小論文を書かなくちゃけどどうすればいい？ Post: 日本語で小論文を書かなくちゃけどどうすればいい？ MethodGT Wrote:As I went about it, I wrote first in Spanish, then translated everything into English. In doing that, I noticed how horrible my writing was. Not that there were mistakes, and not that... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 21 | 3,853 | 2008-05-02, 8:07 am | ||
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Thread: 日本語で小論文を書かなくちゃけどどうすればいい？ Post: 日本語で小論文を書かなくちゃけどどうすればいい？ pm215's totally right about NOT writing the essays in English first. It'll only trip you up, and adds extra work. If you can't say something in Japanese, you can't say it. Not too sure about the [k... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 21 | 3,853 | 2008-04-29, 4:40 pm | ||
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Thread: 日本語で小論文を書かなくちゃけどどうすればいい？ Post: 日本語で小論文を書かなくちゃけどどうすればいい？ Read small essays, esp. in your field. It might be like the short readings in JLPT, or the ones in textbooks like New Approach. Familiarize yourself with the specialized vocabulary in your field. I... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 21 | 3,853 | 2008-04-28, 10:11 am | ||
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Thread: 「知っている」 Vs. 「知る」 Post: 「知っている」 Vs. 「知る」 EDIT: Typo? I think it's late enough I'm not thinking clearly... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 43 | 11,446 | 2008-03-03, 12:03 am | ||
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Thread: What age are you? Post: What age are you? "Elder" does mean someone older than you, but "elderly" specifically refers to someone quite advanced in age, perhaps in their 70s or 80s. EDIT: omitted verb! |
billyclyde | Off topic | 357 | 73,653 | 2008-03-02, 11:33 pm | ||
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Thread: 俳句！！ Post: 俳句！！ I raise my sake cup to you! In hanami tradition, let me get good & soused, then I'll post one. :) |
billyclyde | General discussion | 1 | 678 | 2008-03-01, 10:59 am | ||
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Thread: 「知っている」 Vs. 「知る」 Post: 「知っている」 Vs. 「知る」 And [kana]shitteiru[/kana] often gets shortened to [kana]shiteru[/kana], like in manga dialogue. |
billyclyde | General discussion | 43 | 11,446 | 2008-03-01, 10:57 am | ||
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Thread: 「知っている」 Vs. 「知る」 Post: 「知っている」 Vs. 「知る」 And you hear [kana]shitteiru/shitteimasu[/kana] all the time, the other, not so much. |
billyclyde | General discussion | 43 | 11,446 | 2008-02-28, 8:11 pm | ||
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Thread: The AJATT Method Post: The AJATT Method Vosimura, I haven't used 2001KO (great acronym) but I have used Kanji in Context, which likewise introduces words based on a certain kanji in batches. I've personally found it counterproductive to do... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 1,517 | 595,019 | 2008-02-27, 7:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Who Introduced you to Heisig? Post: Who Introduced you to Heisig? I can't remember where I heard about Heisig, but I remember picking up a copy of RtK 1 (3rd ed) in a bookstore when I first started studying, and thinking, "where are the readings? This book sucks!" ... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 47 | 13,182 | 2008-02-25, 11:53 am | ||
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Thread: Why so many political stories? Post: Why so many political stories? DrJones Wrote:The only stories about Japanese politicians that arrive here is when they throw chairs at each other. :P I must admit, I've seen them wrestle sometimes. And one member of the Diet is a ... |
billyclyde | Remembering the Kanji | 23 | 4,489 | 2008-02-22, 10:49 pm | ||
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Thread: Why so many political stories? Post: Why so many political stories? Nukemarine Wrote:In addition, some mnemonics are emotionally shocking (gross, lewd or whatever) but not visually shocking which is what Heisig urges you to strive for. The Keyword needs to illicit a ... |
billyclyde | Remembering the Kanji | 23 | 4,489 | 2008-02-21, 1:33 pm | ||
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Thread: What age are you? Post: What age are you? 36 4 months stopped a few years ago 1.5 months stopped fall '06 started again w/RevtK May 07 finished a few months ago, on into RTK3 |
billyclyde | Off topic | 357 | 73,653 | 2008-02-21, 1:23 pm | ||
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Thread: Am I doing the 'sentence method' right? Post: Am I doing the 'sentence method' right? I agree with Vosimura about not putting too much in. In dabidos' example, [kana]ireru[/kana] does NOT mean the 800 things in the huge definition you'll never use. It means "poured in." Everything e... |
billyclyde | General discussion | 27 | 7,077 | 2008-02-19, 12:44 am | ||
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Thread: Chinese New Year Post: Chinese New Year @cangy That makes sense-- if you're trying to catch up to the outside world, then study Western science, wear Western clothes, and use their calendar, too. For baseball, Wikipedia says Horace Wilson ... |
billyclyde | Off topic | 7 | 1,621 | 2008-02-18, 4:49 pm | ||
