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Thread: Ｆｕｌｌ ｗｉｄｔｈ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ Post: Ｆｕｌｌ ｗｉｄｔｈ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ KanjiCrosser Wrote:ａｎｄ ｍａｋｅｓ ｏｎｅ’ｓ ｉｎｎｅｒ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｖｏｉｃｅ ｓｏｕｎｄ ｗｅｉｒｄ ａｎｄ ｄｅｔａｃｈｅｄ． Ｔｈｉｓ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｓｏ ｔｒｕｅ．Ｉｔ’ｓ ｊｕｓｔ ｌｉｋｅ ａｎ ｅａｒｌｙ ｍａｃｈｉｎｅ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｖｏｉｃｅ．Ｗｈａｔ ａ ｗｅｉｒｄ ｅｆｆｅｃｔ． |
spideymike | Off topic | 27 | 5,775 | 2013-10-20, 12:18 am | ||
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Thread: Reasons I'm studying Japanese: Can I even put my finger on it? Post: Reasons I'm studying Japanese: Can I even put my f... NickT Wrote:Trust me, just about every Japanese person you ever meet will want to know, "Why do you speak Japanese?", so you'd be wise to have an answer. Most people who have asked me that seem to acc... |
spideymike | Off topic | 19 | 4,302 | 2013-10-13, 4:34 pm | ||
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Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course) Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ... Tzadeck Wrote:Reviving this thread to recommend the song トイレの女神様 by 植村花菜. If you type the title of the song into Youtube you can find it easily. I was just listening to that this morning. While think... |
spideymike | Learning resources | 106 | 32,713 | 2013-07-16, 3:51 pm | ||
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Thread: Words you have a mental block about? Post: Words you have a mental block about? I found 経済 easy to remember by using the short name of 日本経済新聞 (NIKKEI) as a shortcut. |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 38 | 9,777 | 2013-03-19, 4:26 pm | ||
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Thread: Recommend a Japanese Novel! Post: Recommend a Japanese Novel! I rather enjoyed the ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖 series by 三上延. It seems to be taking off lately with anime, drama, and two manga adaptations all coming out recently. (I'm curious how does one manage to sell the ma... |
spideymike | Off topic | 31 | 8,166 | 2013-02-26, 6:43 pm | ||
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Thread: Ever Met Any Famous Japanese? Post: Ever Met Any Famous Japanese? Once when we were on the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Hiroshima I wondered why there were so many police officers on the train. The platform at Tokyo had also been full of them. Then while we were stopped... |
spideymike | Off topic | 23 | 5,548 | 2012-10-02, 12:11 am | ||
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Thread: Is this an invitation? Post: Is this an invitation? 職場のFriendが****のPhotograph見たって言ってたよ 尾張旭のお店にあったらしい Might it be 会った? Maybe the work friend saw a photo of you and said they had met you before at "a (club,bar,whatnot) in Owariasahi." Which would lead... |
spideymike | General discussion | 17 | 3,645 | 2012-03-21, 1:30 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Tzadeck Wrote:Well, grammatically it's either modifying 「いち、に、さん、し」や、「ひとつ、ふたつ、みっつ、よっつ」, or it's modifying 言葉 You are right, of course. I should have said 言葉. I was probably thinking about it semantic... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,533 | 2012-03-16, 1:31 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I'm pretty sure Tzadeck is right that the よりも is contrasting the ages. "These words have been in use even longer than those words." I'm also pretty sure that SomeCallMeChris has it right that 数をあらわしたり... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,533 | 2012-03-16, 12:33 am | ||
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Thread: Glomaji Post: Glomaji Tzadeck Wrote:A change provides no benefit to a native speaker of the language. All that it would accomplish really is destroying the cultural roots of the language, which wouldn't be good for Japans... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 157 | 14,951 | 2012-01-19, 1:48 am | ||
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Thread: Glomaji Post: Glomaji Betelgeuzah Wrote:Lots of mad in here.. Heh. It is the internets after all :> Betelgeuzah Wrote:Either way they can do anything they want with their language, but the fact is it could be vastly be... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 157 | 14,951 | 2012-01-19, 1:42 am | ||
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Thread: Glomaji Post: Glomaji Betelgeuzah Wrote:It's kinda sad that they seem to know that their language could be vastly improved but they lack the willpower and resources to give enough of a damn. Really? The only reason the Jap... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 157 | 14,951 | 2012-01-19, 1:04 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Zorlee Wrote:I might be wrong, but I guess that's a typo for: 適当に考えといてください If I'm right, then I'd recommend her a typing course :D I was thinking it might be: 適当に考えといえさせてください Which means she would ... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,533 | 2011-09-16, 5:17 pm | ||
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Thread: Favorite Japanese Blogs Post: Favorite Japanese Blogs Robots. http://www.getrobo.com/getrobo_blog/ |
spideymike | General discussion | 10 | 4,817 | 2011-05-27, 4:25 pm | ||
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Thread: most beautiful anime animations? Post: most beautiful anime animations? I remember 王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼 having a really nice look back in the day. |
spideymike | General discussion | 49 | 21,149 | 2011-05-24, 5:30 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread FooSoft Wrote:「少々話も長引きそうですし、この件は一旦クラス委員の俺が預からせていただく、ということでどうでしょうか!? 放課後に用事のある者もいますし、また明日の朝にでもゆっくり解決するという方向でご検討下さい！」 My translation: "This conversation is dragging on a bit. I, as the committee membe... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,533 | 2010-09-19, 12:05 am | ||
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Thread: Kanji -> keyword? Post: Kanji -> keyword? The reason that most recommend against going from kanji to keyword is that the keyword is not the desired end-result when starting from the kanji. The reverse direction really isn't to go from kanji t... |
spideymike | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,441 | 2009-11-22, 6:52 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread She's using 自分 rather than 私 because she is talking about a third party's perception of self rather than her own. In English we would tend to write it as something like "Surely they never dreamed that... |
spideymike | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,533 | 2009-10-26, 2:15 pm | ||