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    Thread: うち/いえ (家)
Post: うち/いえ (家)

So, the general consensus is that you write 家 (いえ) for someone else's house, and うち for your own house? So, any time 家 comes up it is always いえ unless in a compound? (within reason, I am sure there ar...
skylarth General discussion 6 4,552 2008-06-15, 9:28 pm
    Thread: うち/いえ (家)
Post: うち/いえ (家)

So, I have been entering sentences and I came across 家に帰ったら、すぐパソコンを使いたがる (from Tae Kim) I have been told いえ means more like "house" as a building, whereas うち means home in the more personal sense....
skylarth General discussion 6 4,552 2008-06-15, 3:39 pm
    Thread: Tanuki
Post: Tanuki

Well, it seems to have sped up somewhat. There is now a noticeable delay, but it is pretty fast. It probably is my computer. Thanks resolve!
skylarth Learning resources 33 11,332 2008-06-15, 1:48 pm
    Thread: Tanuki
Post: Tanuki

Hm. Maybe it is just my computer. Resolve, is there some sort of indexing that goes on the first time you open a big deck? My computer is usually fast enough with Anki that I have never thought about ...
skylarth Learning resources 33 11,332 2008-06-15, 12:52 pm
    Thread: Tanuki
Post: Tanuki

So for now I will probably just assume that the file is good until we hear otherwise... In trying out the anki file in tanukicorpusmod, i find that it takes a really long time for anki to respond to ...
skylarth Learning resources 33 11,332 2008-06-15, 10:58 am
    Thread: RevTK Donation Drive
Post: RevTK Donation Drive

donated
skylarth Off topic 43 10,110 2008-05-29, 11:50 am
    Thread: Japanese Tv Shows (With no English subs)
Post: Japanese Tv Shows (With no English subs)

i know this is being picky, but is there anywhere with Japanese subtitles?? i find that my understanding probably triples with japanese subtitles... does amazon.jp shows have japanese subtitles? or d...
skylarth Learning resources 8 4,536 2007-10-25, 5:01 pm
    Thread: korean
Post: korean

So, I have been really enjoying my Japanese studies, but I am thinking of trying to learn Korean alongside. I take Japanese classes in college, but I have a good deal of Korean international friends, ...
skylarth General discussion 7 1,907 2007-10-20, 12:29 pm
    Thread: Kanji Kentei Shiken (Kanken) in J-Drama!
Post: Kanji Kentei Shiken (Kanken) in J-Drama!

Well, its pretty much the equivalent of adults showing off their piece of paper that says they passed a spelling test. Its nice that you can spell, but *especially* in this electronic day, it would ma...
skylarth JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 5 4,059 2007-10-08, 2:02 am
    Thread: Anki?
Post: Anki?

so what about this: instead of having a pause button, why not have a scheduled break feature. so, you say: in 10 days, im going to be gone for 5 days. so, Anki starts phasing out the newer cards that ...
skylarth Learning resources 999 230,449 2007-10-02, 5:33 pm
    Thread: Mixing Mandarin with Japanese
Post: Mixing Mandarin with Japanese

meolox Wrote:I usually study 10-11 hours a day, this includes various language forums and watching J-TV so in reality it's around 4 hours of SRS or RTK, I'm on my second week of RTK and I'm at 300 wit...
skylarth General discussion 23 4,990 2007-09-20, 7:33 am
    Thread: RTK1 together with kun-yomi?
Post: RTK1 together with kun-yomi?

So, I'm still working my way through RTK1, but my advice would be to hold off on any readings and just blow through RTK1 as fast as you can.. I personally, could have finished it this summer if I had ...
skylarth Remembering the Kanji 7 3,399 2007-09-20, 7:23 am
    Thread: Mango
Post: Mango

yeah, i just looked at it today... i didnt work too far into it, but i wasnt all that impressed.. it didnt seem like a really viable way to learn stuff.. like is there a srs review built in? or are yo...
skylarth Learning resources 3 1,409 2007-09-19, 8:34 pm
    Thread: Using the Japanese IME
Post: Using the Japanese IME

WolfErrant Wrote:Maybe I'm wrong about this but ティ in my head sounds like "ti" not "te followed by little i". I go with the nearest approximation. I know I can type the various characters with various...
skylarth The Japanese language 81 60,523 2007-09-14, 10:45 am
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

JimmySeal Wrote:JLPT3 isn't enough to read Harry Potter with a dictionary in hand, but it is enough to read it without a dictionary. by that do you mean that you wont be able to understand the things ...
skylarth Learning resources 45 15,125 2007-09-14, 9:58 am
    Thread: Using the Japanese IME
Post: Using the Japanese IME

JimmySeal Wrote:By the way, the key combo to switch between direct input and "hiragana" mode on non-Japanese Windows is Alt+` (to the left of 1). I dunno about windows, but on os X, if you are in hiri...
skylarth The Japanese language 81 60,523 2007-09-14, 9:57 am
    Thread: Anki?
Post: Anki?

resolve, i just tried it this morning and the graphs showed up fine.. i guess im crazy? oh well, dont worry about it then! :)
skylarth Learning resources 999 230,449 2007-09-14, 9:43 am
    Thread: Using the Japanese IME
Post: Using the Japanese IME

if you type 'texi' you get ティ the x maxes anything small (if it might possibly make sense) i dunno if there is a faster way to type it
skylarth The Japanese language 81 60,523 2007-09-13, 5:29 pm
    Thread: Anki?
Post: Anki?

resolve, i think i have a bug to report. today i added about 70 new cards to my anki deck and i dont think the chart for new cards is working anymore.. like it shows when i added stuff in the past, bu...
skylarth Learning resources 999 230,449 2007-09-13, 5:04 pm
    Thread: harry potter
Post: harry potter

sheetz Wrote:I've also compiled a list of free audio sources for a number of Japanese books and short stories along with their transcripts and translations. Mostly older Japanese authors like Natsume,...
skylarth Learning resources 45 15,125 2007-09-12, 2:01 pm
    Thread: japanese dvds
Post: japanese dvds

Jarvik7 Wrote:aircawn Wrote:skylarth Wrote:i remember reading about it somewhere, but i have an intel mac, and something about the specific dvd player that is in the macbooks, i dont think it works ye...
skylarth Learning resources 20 3,072 2007-09-10, 11:17 pm
    Thread: japanese dvds
Post: japanese dvds

aircawn Wrote:Perhaps an external DVD drive (firewire / USB) that isn't so tight may be another option? yeah, i have thought about it, but i just dont really have the motivation to go and get one.. il...
skylarth Learning resources 20 3,072 2007-09-10, 6:42 pm
    Thread: japanese dvds
Post: japanese dvds

actually, the PPC thing might be the problem .. i remember reading about it somewhere, but i have an intel mac, and something about the specific dvd player that is in the macbooks, i dont think it wor...
skylarth Learning resources 20 3,072 2007-09-10, 10:53 am
    Thread: japanese dvds
Post: japanese dvds

guppy Wrote:I'm using a PowerMac and or iBook. What I've done in the past was to use handbrake. Set the Mac to not automatically read and start the movie upon insertion of the DVD. Then use handbra...
skylarth Learning resources 20 3,072 2007-09-10, 9:49 am
    Thread: LastFm for getting into japanese music
Post: LastFm for getting into japanese music

so, looking at the charts everyone seems to have IMHO good taste in music. :) who is 浜崎あゆみ ? also, does anyone have any good japanese artist suggestions for music on US itunes? i just got a gift ca...
skylarth General discussion 40 7,460 2007-09-09, 10:52 pm
    Thread: Anki?
Post: Anki?

Kurosawa Wrote:So keeping the dictionary seperate was his plan anyway :P sweet. because i think that the pronunciation is what really makes anki stand out in my mind within the SRSs out there, so it s...
skylarth Learning resources 999 230,449 2007-09-04, 8:41 am
    Thread: Anki?
Post: Anki?

decamer0n Wrote:actually, i don't have 200gb. i only have 4gb on my hard drive, in total. please try to have a little pity on me. haha. but actually, that isn't at all why i said something about t...
skylarth Learning resources 999 230,449 2007-09-04, 8:25 am
    Thread: Anki?
Post: Anki?

Kurosawa Wrote:decamer0n Wrote:i guess what i meant when i asked if i was missing something important is exactly that. is the current program very innacurate during bulk usage? is there some further...
skylarth Learning resources 999 230,449 2007-09-04, 7:56 am
    Thread: pimsleur
Post: pimsleur

resolve Wrote:It's ridiculously expensive and I can't advocate buying it :) thanks for the replies! everyone's comments have been very helpful!
skylarth Learning resources 55 14,817 2007-09-03, 7:58 am
    Thread: pimsleur
Post: pimsleur

dilandau23 Wrote:EDIT: And if your not a beginner it can still help with pronunciation and speaking, you will just be able to go through it a bit faster. I had a college semester of Japanese under my...
skylarth Learning resources 55 14,817 2007-09-02, 10:29 pm