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Thread: A small (success?) story Post: RE: A small (success?) story Great stuff! I would really recommend speaking to Japanese people as a way to improve your listening. When you talk in Japanese, the other part will expect to be understood. This additional pressure i... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 19 | 5,560 | 2015-12-13, 8:09 am | ||
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Thread: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE Post: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE Hahaha! :D |
Zorlee | General discussion | 96 | 30,122 | 2015-06-27, 11:50 am | ||
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Thread: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE Post: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE Thank you guys so much for your help! :) Yeah, slogans do tend to sound like crap, so I think I'll just tell him to go for a simple one instead. I tried to tell him in a nice way that "dude, you live ... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 96 | 30,122 | 2015-06-27, 4:38 am | ||
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Thread: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE Post: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE A friend of mine is making a t-shirt for his restaurant with this slogan: 「絆づくりで人と街を豊かに彩る」 Now, he wants an English translation of this as well. Since I'm not a native speaker of English and general... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 96 | 30,122 | 2015-06-26, 3:55 am | ||
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Thread: Giongo even after all these years Post: Giongo even after all these years Nope.. I have like 10-20 i use actively and wing the rest when I hear them. I heard ぽくぽく the other day for the first time, and I asked a friend of mine what the hell and she was like "木魚を叩く音やで!" and l... |
Zorlee | The Japanese language | 4 | 1,002 | 2015-04-20, 1:54 pm | ||
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Thread: My thoughts after 9 years of on/off study with no real progress Post: My thoughts after 9 years of on/off study with no ... I have just the same experience as mezbup. I found the first year of immersion with little to no understanding of the language to be absolutely awesome. The small wins, like recognizing a kanji or wor... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 119 | 19,199 | 2015-04-11, 7:58 am | ||
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Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here mezbup Wrote:Translated my first long and technically complex document. http://www.koiki-kikan.jp/contents/20140926_rfc_01.pdf Fun stuff. Never thought I'd use Japanese for this kind of stuff haha. ... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 1,389 | 294,112 | 2015-04-09, 1:54 pm | ||
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Thread: Preparing for Trip to Japan Post: Preparing for Trip to Japan Hitchhike! No, seriously, it's awesome and DEAD EASY in Japan. Step 1: Get to a parking area on one of the main highways. Step 2: Put up a sign with "大阪/名古屋/whatever方面 - 日本語できます！" and smile Step 3: Ge... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 12 | 2,287 | 2015-04-01, 3:23 pm | ||
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Thread: The Wall of Listening Comprehension Post: The Wall of Listening Comprehension Talk to people. Seriously. I know you want "passive fluency" (is there even such a thing?), but all you do now is staying passive. If you talk to people, you have to stay ACTIVE, because people, unlik... |
Zorlee | The Japanese language | 55 | 9,623 | 2015-03-28, 9:29 am | ||
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Thread: This may sound stupid but Post: This may sound stupid but john555 Wrote:Here's a question related to exercise: how many guys on this site can do chin ups i.e., start from a standing position on the floor then reach up hold a bar and pull your whole body up ... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 14 | 1,862 | 2015-03-21, 10:41 am | ||
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Thread: New song played on Hang / Ocarina Post: New song played on Hang / Ocarina Made a new song if anyone's interested: [Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epSm1IuWR4k] :) |
Zorlee | Off topic | 6 | 1,804 | 2014-11-29, 6:00 am | ||
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Thread: ブログ始めやした Post: ブログ始めやした すごいな！俺、５月からダイエットのため禁酒してるからビールが恋しくて仕方がないのよ！なんで、なかなか興味深いわ、これ！w 続きを楽しみにしてます！ |
Zorlee | Off topic | 27 | 8,244 | 2014-11-02, 12:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sentences -- harder? Post: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sente... Arupan Wrote:>>OP Don't worry. There seem to be people out there who still can't use them properly even after learning the language for 10+ years :D This. Don't worry. Read up on them every now ... |
Zorlee | The Japanese language | 12 | 2,313 | 2014-03-25, 8:36 am | ||
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Thread: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sentences -- harder? Post: Qualifying は/が particle uses from individual sente... Regarding コーヒーは好き. It is not incorrect to use は with 好き sometimes, but using が with 好き is common like you said. However, in questions like コーヒーは好きですか？ and when contrasting things like コーヒーは好きだけど、カフェイン... |
Zorlee | The Japanese language | 12 | 2,313 | 2014-03-25, 5:23 am | ||
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Thread: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) Post: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) drdunlap Wrote:@Zorlee 敬語なりすぎ！(笑) あはは！自分の投稿を読み直したら気持ち悪いな〜と俺も思ったわ！w そうだね、関西に住んでる外国人の場合だけじゃないよね。 俺もたぶん最初は結構調子に乗ってたと思うけど、今は逆に「僕！日本語できるよ！友達になってください」とアピールする変なノルウェー人（実際結構いるんで！笑）だと思われたくないから、ノルウェーで日本人と会った時まず... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 237 | 101,077 | 2014-03-01, 8:20 am | ||
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Thread: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) Post: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) 皆さん、すごい奇麗な日本語を使っていますね！僕もこれでため口をやめておきます！笑 Drdunlap: あはは！俺も同じコメント受けたことあるよ！ww Arupanさんのおっしゃってることは分からなくはないのですが、日本語の学習者にはそれぞれの勉強の仕方があり、その中で音楽を勉強する人と同じように、耳を使って日本語を覚える、いわゆる「耳コピー」を中心に日本語を学習する人がいます。僕もどちらかと言い... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 237 | 101,077 | 2014-02-28, 6:26 am | ||
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Thread: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) Post: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) それもあるかもしれないね！笑 |
Zorlee | General discussion | 237 | 101,077 | 2014-02-27, 1:25 pm | ||
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Thread: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) Post: 日本語中級会話 (Japanese Only) 俺、このスレッドに一回も投稿したことないから、前の俺の日本語力に比べようがないけど、昨日オスロにいる日本人と喋ってたら「ゲイルの日本語、訛り混じってない？」って言われたw ま、勉強したのは標準語だけど住んだのは関西だけだからそうなっちゃうだろうね。今のところは正直何が標準語なのか何が関西弁なのかよくわからない状態なんだよね。たぶん、文法的に言うと俺が使ってる日本語は９０％以上が標準語だと思うけど、... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 237 | 101,077 | 2014-02-27, 4:49 am | ||
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Thread: New song played on Hang / Ocarina Post: New song played on Hang / Ocarina Jumpluff13: Thank you :) Definitely check it out! The ocarina is actually one of the easiest instruments to start out on - you can make it sound pretty good very fast! Fabrice: Thank you so much! The ... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 6 | 1,804 | 2014-01-13, 6:41 am | ||
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Thread: Moving to Japan to Learn (not study) Japanese Post: Moving to Japan to Learn (not study) Japanese Based on my experience - definitely learn as much as possible BEFORE moving. This way you'll get much more out of your stay. I've met people who have live 10+ years in Japan still struggling with basi... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 28 | 9,087 | 2014-01-12, 5:12 pm | ||
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Thread: New song played on Hang / Ocarina Post: New song played on Hang / Ocarina Hi guys! Long time no see! :) Just wanted to share a new song of mine. I arranged it for the Ocarina and the Hang (usually called Hang drum). I play the both, so I figured - why not arrange the song f... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 6 | 1,804 | 2014-01-12, 5:09 pm | ||
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Thread: Pronunciation issues (chi, ji, zi-sounds) Post: Pronunciation issues (chi, ji, zi-sounds) This might help: http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/...-chinese/4 This is written for Chinese pronunciation, but the Japanese chi and ji are identical to the Chinese qi and ji (to the left in th... |
Zorlee | The Japanese language | 22 | 6,403 | 2014-01-04, 5:07 pm | ||
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Thread: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed in Japan? Post: Why did Christianity succeed in Korea but failed i... During my year at Kyoto University I read this short story by 芥川龍之介 called 神神の微笑. It's really interesting in regard to why religion like Christianity never got a foothold in Japan. The story revolves ... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 123 | 30,610 | 2013-11-19, 3:52 am | ||
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Thread: I LOVE MCHN DRM Post: I LOVE MCHN DRM Thanks :) Yes, I was. I've been 1 year in Osaka, then did the MEXT Japanese Studies program at Kyoto University and came back to Norway 1 month ago. Love being a Norwegian again, but miss Japan every ... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 9 | 1,767 | 2013-10-17, 6:02 am | ||
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Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story) Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st... Thank you very much for writing this. I really enjoyed reading it. I think everyone can attest to your Japanese being awesome, and it's always interesting to read about how someone skilled practiced i... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 104 | 37,077 | 2013-10-17, 6:00 am | ||
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Thread: I LOVE MCHN DRM Post: I LOVE MCHN DRM Thank you guys! Really appreciate it. We went for a really electronic "cold" sound, so I really had to keep things simple and not play too much. Even though it was hard to play tight like a machine wh... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 9 | 1,767 | 2013-10-16, 9:03 am | ||
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Thread: I LOVE MCHN DRM Post: I LOVE MCHN DRM Hi guys! Me and a buddy of mine just finished recording a couple of videos of our new music project "I LOVE MCHN DRM". Please have a listen and let me know what you think :) [Video: https://www.youtu... |
Zorlee | Off topic | 9 | 1,767 | 2013-10-16, 8:41 am | ||
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Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months? Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months? ktcgx Wrote:dizmox Wrote:dtcamero Wrote:the grammar section is full of archaisms that one never comes across in actual written japanese. all the questions basically come down to the splitting of seman... |
Zorlee | General discussion | 856 | 195,387 | 2013-10-08, 3:22 am | ||
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Thread: Do you speak/learn any other languages? Post: Do you speak/learn any other languages? Speak: Norwegian (native) English Japanese Studying: German :) |
Zorlee | Off topic | 32 | 6,728 | 2013-10-06, 11:15 am | ||
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Thread: Manzai! Post: Manzai! Looks like a cool movie! Thank you :) |
Zorlee | Off topic | 7 | 1,912 | 2013-09-20, 4:37 am | ||
