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Thread: Turning Vocab words into Sentences Post: Turning Vocab words into Sentences @ Ryuujin27 - IIRC, Wakan's sentences come from the Tanaka corpus, which means that it has some mistakes/unnatural sentences. |
Jonathan | Learning resources | 13 | 4,337 | 2008-09-04, 9:58 am | ||
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Thread: Reccomended anime/manga? Post: Reccomended anime/manga? Here goes some of my favorites (kind of grouped by genre and in no particular order): Big hits worth checking out: Death Note; The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; Neon Genesis Evangelion; Code Geass -... |
Jonathan | Off topic | 20 | 3,566 | 2008-09-04, 9:53 am | ||
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Thread: 2001 Kanji Odyssey - how to get it? Post: 2001 Kanji Odyssey - how to get it? The books just arrived. I browsed them for a bit and it seems like they are better than I had expected. Also, I'm thrilled! Just looking at the kanji on the mail package already got me like this. I o... |
Jonathan | Learning resources | 7 | 10,003 | 2008-09-02, 3:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Why Japanese? Post: Why Japanese? @ plumage - Man you summed up my own thoughts! I just couldn't agree more with you on this one. I started to study English a long time ago (I'm a native Portuguese speaker) because I thought the langu... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 63 | 8,713 | 2008-08-27, 10:26 am | ||
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Thread: Inconsistent Kanji markings in the book. WHY? Post: Inconsistent Kanji markings in the book. WHY? @ Wisher - It's funny how I took some time when I was starting with RTK to figure out that Japanese - as pretty much any language - as handwritten and font versions of characters that sometimes look p... |
Jonathan | Remembering the Kanji | 8 | 2,231 | 2008-08-23, 6:06 pm | ||
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Thread: Making the most of my time Post: Making the most of my time I second alyks's recommendation of Pimsleur, especially if you are a beginner. If you are an intermediate student, then I would say to try something else 'cause it will probably be too easy for you. ... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 15 | 2,327 | 2008-08-23, 5:53 pm | ||
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Thread: 2001 Kanji Odyssey - how to get it? Post: 2001 Kanji Odyssey - how to get it? Hi everyone! I've finished RTK 1 for quite some time now, I will be finishing Pimsleur's Japanese III this Monday and I have gone through Genki 1 and 2 by myself about a month ago. What is really ham... |
Jonathan | Learning resources | 7 | 10,003 | 2008-08-23, 10:39 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese books - good resource? Post: Japanese books - good resource? shakkun Wrote:They also have a scanned (non OCRd) Haruhi book, but not the first one (涼宮ハルヒの憤慨). I have the first one in hardcopy but I'd kill for a txt formatted version. watashimo Wrote:BTW, I have ... |
Jonathan | Learning resources | 25 | 6,851 | 2008-07-25, 10:49 am | ||
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Thread: Pitch accent Post: Pitch accent While we're on topic again, I figured I would post this link: http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/reso/onchou.html It might be useful for those interested in pitch accent, especially if anyone here is using... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 127 | 33,863 | 2008-07-14, 10:32 am | ||
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Thread: Exact Japanese subs for dramas and anime Post: Exact Japanese subs for dramas and anime wrightak Wrote:shakkun Wrote:Windows Media Player Classic appears to be the only player that can handle the Japanese characters. VLC player, BSPlayer and ZPlayer can't. If anyone knows any other playe... |
Jonathan | Learning resources | 55 | 64,729 | 2008-07-09, 10:37 am | ||
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Thread: Is there a good website where i can find japanese anime scripts? Post: Is there a good website where i can find japanese ... nac_est Wrote:Anyway, what I'm about to say may be unpopular, but I think that the less one relies on Rikaichan the better. That's just to comfort you :) . I agree with you. Although I love Rikaichan ... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 14 | 5,586 | 2008-07-07, 2:29 pm | ||
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Thread: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat me! Post: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat... furrykef Wrote:I can explain this: -eru and -iru verbs are always written with the last two syllables as okurigana (that's the name for the kana that are attached after a kanji), hence "taberu" is 食べる... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 31 | 6,953 | 2008-07-07, 10:18 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Congratulations guys, keep up the good work! Shibo - out of curiosity, what do you plan to do regarding your Japanese studies from now on besides RTK3? |
Jonathan | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,609 | 2008-06-30, 10:14 am | ||
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Thread: Is this the normal way to do it? Post: Is this the normal way to do it? Ryuujin27 - Thanks! Although I'm already at a level where I can communicate quite well in English, I still find myself making some mistakes here and there, as well as finding some words I don't know. ... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 24 | 3,297 | 2008-06-24, 8:28 pm | ||
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Thread: Is this the normal way to do it? Post: Is this the normal way to do it? Ryuujin27 Wrote:Haha, I also associate Melancholy with Haruhi. I also associate "group" with Haruhi too (can't type the kanji as I'm on my phone). For Melancholy I don't put Haruhi into my story, but ... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 24 | 3,297 | 2008-06-24, 11:53 am | ||
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Thread: Firefox Download Day Post: Firefox Download Day I don't know if I'm happier because Firefox 3 is finally going to a non-RC, stable version or because Mozilla is going to set a world record. Anyway, thanks for creating this topic, otherwise I wouldn... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 27 | 4,597 | 2008-06-16, 11:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Post: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Well, if mixi is not just for people in Japan I would surely like to join! I don't plan to use it as a primary learning resource, but it could be a really useful supplement to my studies. If anybody i... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 25 | 6,271 | 2008-06-08, 10:04 am | ||
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Thread: Who prefers sentences appear the same as in the book. Post: Who prefers sentences appear the same as in the bo... Isn't the whole point of the so-called "sentence method" to keep you reading and maybe writing correct, meaningful Japanese in a controlled environment? If that's the case, I don't see how producing y... |
Jonathan | Learning resources | 5 | 1,322 | 2008-06-08, 10:00 am | ||
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Thread: Do your friends think you're crazy? Post: Do your friends think you're crazy? Most people I tell I'm studying Japanese say I'm crazy, or that "it's impossible with all those strange characters" or something like that. My family is starting to get used to it though. captal Wrote... |
Jonathan | Remembering the Kanji | 119 | 30,348 | 2008-06-02, 11:50 pm | ||
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Thread: Unlicensed raw manga downloads Post: Unlicensed raw manga downloads This site has both translated and raw manga: http://gotlurk.net/?action=home Its downloads are via IRC though, but I think that won't be a problem for anyone here. By the way, the name of the raw man... |
Jonathan | Learning resources | 5 | 2,196 | 2008-05-31, 8:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Post: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study I just wanted to say a big thank you to all that contributed to this thread. I've already gone through RTKana, I've been doing Pimsleur and reading Tae Kim's Guide. I hope to start with Genki soon. Th... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 25 | 6,271 | 2008-05-31, 8:18 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Hi everyone! What a beautiful day is today! That's because after three months of intense study I finally managed to finish RTK1. I feel... relieved. There were easy days that I just rushed through my ... |
Jonathan | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,609 | 2008-05-21, 11:54 am | ||
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Thread: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Post: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Nukemarine Wrote:However, I think if you did BOTH sentences and vocabulary, you should be good. If you only did vocabulary, your proper word use will eventually go astray. You are probably right. I wi... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 25 | 6,271 | 2008-05-19, 10:48 am | ||
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Thread: RTK internationalization Post: RTK internationalization mentat_kgs: Although I have nothing against your suggestion, I will also give you one: don't translate the keywords. Even though you are a native Portuguese speaker, if you know English, there's no re... |
Jonathan | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 918 | 2008-05-17, 10:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Post: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Thank you all for your replies. I already have the materials I mentioned on the first post. Sorry if I didn't make it clear before. So I already have Pimsleur available (don't worry, I didn't buy it)... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 25 | 6,271 | 2008-05-17, 8:10 pm | ||
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Thread: Why is there two versions of RTK vol 1? WHICH do I choose? Post: Why is there two versions of RTK vol 1? WHICH do I... I did a quick search on amazon and google and it seems that the one with the blue cover that can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-...408&sr=8-1 is the fifth edition and the o... |
Jonathan | Remembering the Kanji | 5 | 1,206 | 2008-05-17, 11:17 am | ||
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Thread: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Post: Help me plan my post-RTK1 study Hi everyone! I'm on frame #1930 right now and expect to finish RTK1 on Tuesday. I'm a bit confused about where to go after that. I know hiragana and katakana passively, having learned them through rot... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 25 | 6,271 | 2008-05-17, 11:05 am | ||
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Thread: Chapter 23 - Who's idea was this? Post: Chapter 23 - Who's idea was this? Lesson 23 is very big indeed, but not so hard. Actually, I find the bigger lessons easier. In some of them, you'll use a primitive so much before you have to learn a new one that it makes memorization... |
Jonathan | Remembering the Kanji | 18 | 3,358 | 2008-05-17, 10:24 am | ||
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Thread: Awesome transformer hooter.. and more kanji ! Post: Awesome transformer hooter.. and more kanji ! Nice video. Those were some amazing poses! What a poor frightened little owl! Is there a video with the other two birds that were shown in the end? If so, could you please post a link to them? Thanks ... |
Jonathan | Off topic | 2 | 1,237 | 2008-04-26, 12:42 pm | ||
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Thread: I wrote a review of RTK1 on my blog Post: I wrote a review of RTK1 on my blog I liked the Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanji one. It made me laugh pretty good. But yeah, the book is great and so is this site and although I haven't gotten to 2042 yet, I have done enough to see that this metho... |
Jonathan | General discussion | 7 | 1,447 | 2008-04-17, 10:19 pm | ||