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    Thread: Pitch accent - how to get better at it?
Post: Pitch accent - how to get better at it?

Hey Zorlee. I'm gonna tell you a mundane story: I'm a native Croatian, but I was raised in Vienna. As you might know, both the German and the Croatian language are quite difficult. The Croatian langu...
al4bandi The Japanese language 46 7,555 2012-03-12, 9:34 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

I allowed myself one beer, after i finish it. Hell, I've not been that happy, as i imagined, after i finished it...thought somebody would shake my hand, or at least confess their love to me ... *mutt...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,620 2011-04-14, 8:06 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Finished...! *hick* ... shouldn't drink so much beer...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,620 2011-04-13, 6:01 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

1903...almost there. Thought i would end by Sunday but my motivation was gone... Either way, I reached almost my first big hill of the Japanese language :lol:
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-11, 4:05 pm
    Thread: 相撲=> Sumou / 撲 onyomi ボク. How is this possible?
Post: 相撲=> Sumou / 撲 onyomi ボク. How is this possible?

Thank you for this fast and reliable post =). I stumbled across quite a few of this kanji compunds, and i read about the "ateji" but never knew it's core meaning. Thank you for this quick lesson =)! ...
al4bandi The Japanese language 7 1,839 2011-04-09, 1:57 pm
    Thread: 相撲=> Sumou / 撲 onyomi ボク. How is this possible?
Post: 相撲=> Sumou / 撲 onyomi ボク. How is this possible?

I'm very confused about the Kanji 撲 its Onyomi Readings are ボク. As far as i searched it is only ボク, so how is it possible to appear in 相撲 Sumou without ボク ? Same question about 相 its on readings are シ...
al4bandi The Japanese language 7 1,839 2011-04-09, 1:41 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

*ehem* Sorry, misinterpreted it. I'm taking too breaks...The brain needs breaks, its elemental. After 50 minutes you SHOULD take a break, otherwise the brain is going nuts and berserk, rampaging over ...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-08, 1:15 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

I've had once a big break in summer 2010. I needed time until now to make myself study again. I don't want to risk this by giving me to much space ...have to be strict with myself :/
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-08, 12:45 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Let's see... Right now my back is killing me for sitting too long in front of the desk :lol: Hope I'm finished 'til Sunday to relax a few Days...hadn't that in quite a while :/
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-08, 11:43 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Hello Henrsand, as I see you're new to this Forum, and welcome you on that. I hope you'll get such a good experience as is did. In case of Kanji...not just Kanji, in many aspects of my life I'm a man...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-08, 7:19 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

The last 2 days i was inconsistent and didn't do reviews nor learn new Kanjis. I was slacking off again, and i just reached 1625 :-/. Daily i have to review about 100Kanji's...and today i forgot ab...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-07, 2:01 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

ta12121 Wrote:al4bandi Wrote:*Roooooooooooooooooooooooooar* 1611....don't...have...any....energy...left stop adding for a while and just review and start adding again later on Maybe, but just maybe I...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-07, 12:50 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

*Roooooooooooooooooooooooooar* 1611....don't...have...any....energy...left
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-04-07, 11:51 am
    Thread: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm confused!
Post: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm...

al4bandi Wrote:I'd like to add that i have a book named "Praktische Grammatik der japanischen Sprache" by Martina Ebi, which was really well reviewed . Nagareboshi Wrote:I read the reviews, seems not ...
al4bandi Learning resources 15 2,506 2011-04-07, 10:28 am
    Thread: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm confused!
Post: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm...

Again thanks Naga, makes me feel relieved just reading your post (And of course the sun, i live in Vienna, and the weather is just great). My personal issue is, that I'm focusing on multiple things. ...
al4bandi Learning resources 15 2,506 2011-04-07, 8:26 am
    Thread: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm confused!
Post: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm...

Thanks for the early reply. There is so much stuff,websites,books,learning methods etc going right now through my mind, that i can't even finish the last kanji's. I'm going to deplete eventually -.-....
al4bandi Learning resources 15 2,506 2011-04-07, 7:34 am
    Thread: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm confused!
Post: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm...

Sorry with the late post, i was occupied with some things. First of all thanks for the link, but as i said, i'd like to study in german :-/. The part with the 2 months was rather a question, and if i...
al4bandi Learning resources 15 2,506 2011-04-07, 4:00 am
    Thread: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm confused!
Post: RTK1 almost done...what next?RTK2/compunds?... I'm...

Hello dear Forum, in forward i want to apologize for my unexperienced English. I didn't knew where i should post this, so i decided on the learning resources. As this thread title suggests I'm almost...
al4bandi Learning resources 15 2,506 2011-04-05, 11:30 am
    Thread: Japanese subtitle availability?
Post: Japanese subtitle availability?

As for the linked thread, i just read 2 of his comment's, I am too lazy to read the whole Thread :P. As for the "language issue's". Japanese is de facto much more context based then English. So the l...
al4bandi Learning resources 17 6,599 2011-03-27, 2:55 pm
    Thread: Japanese subtitle availability?
Post: Japanese subtitle availability?

aphasiac Wrote:al4bandi Wrote:You should try Japanese TV shows. I know that most of them are cruel in some or other way. However point is, that most of them have some kind of Japanese "Sub". Due in fa...
al4bandi Learning resources 17 6,599 2011-03-27, 11:23 am
    Thread: Japanese subtitle availability?
Post: Japanese subtitle availability?

You should try Japanese TV shows. I know that most of them are cruel in some or other way. However point is, that most of them have some kind of Japanese "Sub". Due in fact that Japanese has many homo...
al4bandi Learning resources 17 6,599 2011-03-27, 9:50 am
    Thread: RTK in German
Post: RTK in German

Servus. Ja ich benutze auch das "toitsche" Buch und die englische Internetseite, paradox ne?. Bin derzeit bei 1000 (Wiederholt...ich war schon mal bei 1200 und hab für ein halbes Jahr aufgehört). Un...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 10 5,281 2011-03-25, 2:39 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

vonPeterhof Wrote:al4bandi Wrote:Guys,guys,guys...First of all Congrats. I hate to say it, but there are another 100 Kanjis ahead of you =)! Wiki: 196 characters (numbered 1946 through 2141) were ad...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,620 2011-03-14, 5:28 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Guys,guys,guys...First of all Congrats. I hate to say it, but there are another 100 Kanjis ahead of you =)! Wiki: 196 characters (numbered 1946 through 2141) were added in 2010; five were removed at...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,620 2011-03-14, 5:05 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Puuh. Nice Evening. I'm quite new here, and found the site through "coincidence"...one might say. Nevertheless I'm quite acquainted with the Book. I started 1 Year ago, and I learned very fanatic. T...
al4bandi Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2011-03-08, 2:56 pm