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    Thread: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it?
Post: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it?

For simp -> trad, there's google translate. I find the mainland dating show 非誠勿擾 to be quite interesting. It's immensely popular, and is in some ways less shallow than similar shows I've seen in t...
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 94 25,793 2011-06-10, 3:26 am
    Thread: most beautiful anime animations?
Post: most beautiful anime animations?

How come no one has mentioned Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん) yet?
Vaste General discussion 49 21,147 2011-05-23, 2:33 am
    Thread: From a Japanese uni, exchanges with China, Korea, Taiwan
Post: From a Japanese uni, exchanges with China, Korea, ...

kitakitsune Wrote:Since when is Taiwan not China? "China" without qualifications typically refers to mainland China, or PRC. Now, ROC or Republic of China does refer to Taiwan, but that's not what he ...
Vaste JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 14 4,688 2011-05-18, 11:53 pm
    Thread: From a Japanese uni, exchanges with China, Korea, Taiwan
Post: From a Japanese uni, exchanges with China, Korea, ...

I know for a fact that if you're Chinese studying in APU you can go to Europe on exchange, so I don't see why you couldn't go to Asia (or Europe, should you fancy that). If you wanna learn Mandarin, ...
Vaste JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 14 4,688 2011-05-18, 9:20 pm
    Thread: verb conjugation, 連体形?
Post: verb conjugation, 連体形?

So why then, does 新明解 specifically distinguish between the two forms?
Vaste The Japanese language 13 4,090 2011-05-17, 8:56 pm
    Thread: verb conjugation, 連体形?
Post: verb conjugation, 連体形?

a ppt Wrote:* 連体形と終止形は,かつて形態的に対立していた * 中世に進行した日本語の述語全体の大規模な変化の結果,かつての終止形が消滅し,かつての連体形に終止機能が吸収された - 四段活用動詞の場合は古代語から終止形と連体形が同形であったように見える - 古代語では両形のアクセントの型が異なっていた - 現代共通語では,アクセントの上でも両者の区別はない. I'm ha...
Vaste The Japanese language 13 4,090 2011-05-17, 5:10 am
    Thread: verb conjugation, 連体形?
Post: verb conjugation, 連体形?

So, any native speakers here that could help out? Or is someone dating an NHK announcer? :) 新明解国語辞典 第五版 Wrote:また、動詞・形容詞については、終止形と連体形を区別して、この順序に示す。「荒れる[3]:[0]」のように。 Basically, does this imply that 荒れる...
Vaste The Japanese language 13 4,090 2011-05-16, 7:32 pm
    Thread: verb conjugation, 連体形?
Post: verb conjugation, 連体形?

Now, the reason I wondered about this is this note from sinmeikai about pitch accent: 新明解国語辞典 第五版 Wrote:語のあとに、「雨[1]」「雪[2]」のように数字でその語のアクセントの山(「核」ともいう)の位置を示す。[...]アクセントが二つ以上ある場合は、「秋風[2][3]」のように並べて示す。[.....
Vaste The Japanese language 13 4,090 2011-05-15, 11:16 am
    Thread: verb conjugation, 連体形?
Post: verb conjugation, 連体形?

It seems like what you guys say is true indeed: wikipedia Wrote:終止形 犬が走る。 [The dog is running.] 連體型 走ることができます。 [It can do the "Running"-thing. = It can run.] wikipedia Wrote:昨日あの人歩いた。 ...
Vaste The Japanese language 13 4,090 2011-05-15, 11:08 am
    Thread: verb conjugation, 連体形?
Post: verb conjugation, 連体形?

Does anyone know about 連体形? How is it different from 終止形, a.k.a. (i think) ru-form or dictionary form? Does the written form ever differ? Is the pronunciation different although the kana is the same?...
Vaste The Japanese language 13 4,090 2011-05-15, 8:09 am
    Thread: Pitch Accent and How Chinese study Japanese (translated forum thread)
Post: Pitch Accent and How Chinese study Japanese (trans...

Reposted here for convenience. "New Japanese Textbook", Online study room (Beginner) Lesson 2 [thread title] 陌棱 Wrote:Lesson 2 Hello all! Nice to see you again. Today we are going to learn about t...
Vaste General discussion 1 1,202 2011-05-08, 6:58 pm
    Thread: Pitch Accent and How Chinese study Japanese (translated forum thread)
Post: Pitch Accent and How Chinese study Japanese (trans...

Here's a partial translation of a forum thread from a Chinese forum for studying Japanese. In particular, posts saying "Thanks!" etc have been omitted. This thread focuses on basic pronunciation and J...
Vaste General discussion 1 1,202 2011-05-08, 9:36 am
    Thread: Learning only written Chinese... any takers?
Post: Learning only written Chinese... any takers?

yudantaiteki Wrote:名字 = name (technically it's family name but the question asks for your whole name generally) You made me uncertain, so I looked it up! some dictionaries Wrote:名字:姓與名。 名字:名與字號。古代男子一出...
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 10 3,629 2011-05-07, 9:47 pm
    Thread: Read Later Firefox Add-on.
Post: Read Later Firefox Add-on.

ファブリス Wrote:You can also use Read It Later or [...] Actually this is the one linked in the first post.
Vaste Learning resources 5 1,487 2011-05-06, 2:54 am
    Thread: Learning only written Chinese... any takers?
Post: Learning only written Chinese... any takers?

SheekuAltair Wrote:I want to read Ginny and Owen in Chinese, but I don't want to say Ginny/Owen in Chinese. Do you know how I can do that? What? Here they chose to transliterate them as "金妮" and "歐文" ...
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 10 3,629 2011-05-04, 8:09 am
    Thread: Learning only written Chinese... any takers?
Post: Learning only written Chinese... any takers?

Some courageous souls seems to want to attempt to learn only to read Chinese. Sounds intersting! Here's lesson one from Wikibooks' Mandarin course, without pinyin: 金妮:你好。 歐文:妳好。 金妮:我叫金妮。你叫什麽名字? 歐文::我...
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 10 3,629 2011-05-04, 5:54 am
    Thread: Learning to read without learning to speak/understand speech?
Post: Learning to read without learning to speak/underst...

Betelgeuzah Wrote:I figured it would be easier when there is always a pictograph involved (with only one meaning, as far as I'm aware). Haha, yeah right. There's typically only one pronunciation for e...
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 10 4,138 2011-05-04, 4:03 am
    Thread: Stroke order for 凸 and 凹
Post: Stroke order for 凸 and 凹

LucidFaia Wrote:Just try to remember that both have 5 strokes. That might help. How does that help? All variants I listed (except the last one) are 5 strokes! six8ten Wrote:I never really understood ...
Vaste The Japanese language 13 5,627 2011-04-30, 8:52 pm
    Thread: Stroke order for 凸 and 凹
Post: Stroke order for 凸 and 凹

Here's the order from the Ministry of Education in Taiwan: 凸:[Image: http://stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu....s/A559.png] and 凹:[Image: http://stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu....s/A557.png] In Chi...
Vaste The Japanese language 13 5,627 2011-04-30, 12:01 pm
    Thread: Happiness + learning Japanese makes you happy?
Post: Happiness + learning Japanese makes you happy?

pudding cat Wrote:It doesn't matter though because I love books! I just wish they were cheaper :) Have you considered studying Chinese? Chinese Amazon Wrote:译文名著文库066:动物农场 乔治·奥威尔 (George Orwell)... ¥...
Vaste Off topic 14 2,323 2011-04-26, 10:05 am
    Thread: Traditional vs Simplified: The Little Differences List
Post: Traditional vs Simplified: The Little Differences ...

Typically traditional characters (especially the MOE font) are more conservative about differences in etymology. It's wrong to say that 母 and 每 are "unchanged" (unless you're thinking that traditiona...
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 13 5,153 2011-04-25, 6:21 am
    Thread: Depression
Post: Depression

Don't know if this is relevant. うつ病治療常識が変わる Note: it'll be deleted soon.
Vaste Off topic 76 10,210 2011-04-23, 10:29 am
    Thread: A few basic phrases I picked up...
Post: A few basic phrases I picked up...

Also, just to be clear 實嗎 is wrong (是 like mentioned). Other fun ones to listen for: 不是 不可能 不會吧 走開! 怎麼回事? 為甚麼?
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 9 1,887 2011-04-21, 4:43 am
    Thread: 項鍊 vs 项链
Post: 項鍊 vs 项链

Actually, it seems that 鍊, 練 and 鏈 are all possible for 項鍊(项链), though perhaps 練 is "wrong"... 鍊 and 鏈 are similar in meaning (though 鍊 seem to have some meanings that 鏈 doesn't). Some statistics (# ...
Vaste Chinese and Hanzi 6 1,261 2011-04-19, 7:39 am
    Thread: China bans time travel for television
Post: China bans time travel for television

This is what they want instead: Chinese SARFT Wrote:遵照中央精神,為慶祝中國共產黨成立90週年,各級電視臺要積極籌備,努力推出一批生動再現中國革命、建設和改革開放歷史畫卷、真實反映各族人民在黨領導下實現民族偉大復興奮鬥歷程的優秀作品,為建黨90週年獻禮。 In the respectful spirit of the Central gover...
Vaste Off topic 12 3,050 2011-04-18, 1:01 am
    Thread: China bans time travel for television
Post: China bans time travel for television

Chinese SARFT Wrote:近幾個月,全國報備劇目的總體態勢是好的,但我們也發現一些不正確的創作苗頭:個別申報備案的神怪劇和穿越劇,隨意編纂神話故事,情節怪異離奇,手法荒誕,甚至渲染封建迷信、宿命論和輪迴轉世,價值取向含混,缺乏積極的思想意義。 對此,希望各製作機構端正創作思想,要弘揚中華民族優秀傳統文化,努力提高電視劇的思想藝術質量。 另外,近期申報備案公示的涉案劇數量有所回升。 在...
Vaste Off topic 12 3,050 2011-04-17, 10:56 pm
    Thread: Most failed Kanji
Post: Most failed Kanji

Tzadeck Wrote:The other three, I dunno. I definitely remember failing 案 a lot my first time through. Which is funny because I think I could always right it when given the word 案内, just for some reas...
Vaste Remembering the Kanji 30 8,559 2011-04-15, 6:04 am
    Thread: Chinese or Korean? (Or other!?)
Post: Chinese or Korean? (Or other!?)

JimmySeal Wrote:ghinzdra Wrote:So the Host has to step up . ) Dude, what's with the spaces before all your punctuation? Where did you learn to type? I've seen similar problems before, so at first I...
Vaste Off topic 49 12,878 2011-04-13, 11:55 am
    Thread: Android apps
Post: Android apps

TwoMoreCharacters Wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_unifica...characters There's a link that shows some major differences. The font that's on my HTC is one of the two leftmost in the chart, simp...
Vaste Learning resources 157 85,756 2011-04-13, 8:47 am
    Thread: Android apps
Post: Android apps

I remember seeing that one can add custom fonts to an app, so maybe future versions of Ankidroid will include Japanese fonts, or read ones from the SD card (if possible)?
Vaste Learning resources 157 85,756 2011-04-11, 5:36 am