ta12121
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From: Canada
Registered: 2009-06-02
Posts: 3190
Ok if this is already a thread, then i'm sorry. But I've always wanted to ask this. How do you rate you're skills in Japanese? Take JLPT? all tests from level 4 to 1? Will that mean you have a high level of Japanese? Or living in japan, and understanding being able to function normally in the society means high level ability in Japanese?
For me personally, i've gotten pretty far into Japanese. (maybe high-intermediate, or maybe I'm being too generous too myself....well in terms of at least understanding and reading i suppose) But how would one rate there overall level in japanese? Thanks in advance!
Three months ago after a few months giving tours to Japanese tourists at a spa in Hawaii, I realized I was completely fluent. In December, after arriving in Osaka, I found out people in Japan don't actually speak Japanese. They use some kind of Speedy Gonzales rapid fire type lingo. They don't even bother to pause every few minutes to compliment me on my fluency while smiling ear to ear.
I would have to rate at the same level as リオ様.
Last edited by bodhisamaya (2010 February 02, 1:29 am)
ta12121
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From: Canada
Registered: 2009-06-02
Posts: 3190
@kazelee
Hmmm rate my first language. That would be english of course. It's a hard question. Sure i go to school,work,hang out friends,etc,etc. I guess being able to function in all the same situations as i do in english would probably be a good place to start.
まだまだ俺は日本語....
Last edited by ta12121 (2010 February 02, 1:27 am)
aphasiac
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From: 台湾
Registered: 2009-03-16
Posts: 1036
My Japanese is terrible. I finished RtK and Tae Kim, and am about 200 cards into 2001KO, but my active vocabulary and speaking ability are both so poor I'd say they're almost non-existent.
That said, I'm not very vigilant with studying, especially now I'm on sentences. Life/uni gets in the way.
Last edited by aphasiac (2010 February 02, 4:05 am)
wccrawford
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From: FL US
Registered: 2008-03-28
Posts: 1551
I rate my language level by actually using it and seeing how far it gets me. At the moment, I'm able to read and enjoy shonen mangas. I can't -fully- read them, mind, but I can read enough that I read whole books without a dictionary. (Usually because I'm too lazy to go look things up, though.)
I also keep on-hand a selection of books that I can't read yet, but want to. I've got a couple books (one was on recommendation from here!) that I am very, very close to being able to read without a dictionary/grammar guide.
Speaking, however... I doubt I could keep up with an elementary school student. I judge this by watching TV shows and trying to follow along with and without subtitles. Chi's Sweet Home is still a little rough for me, which seems pretty pathetic when I write it down. lol
Of course, the important thing to remember when judging your skill level is that as long as you never give up, you haven't failed and you will continue to improve.
raseru
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From: california
Registered: 2007-05-23
Posts: 159
ta12121 wrote:
me? 1900-2000? let me check! I'll use this every month and check my progress.
unfortunately, if you keep doing this you'll remember the list rather than it being like an actual test though.
I have actually seen this website like a year or two ago and tried it and got 900ish I think, was kind of cool to challenge it again
That also probably only covers 常用漢字 and there's a lot outside of it like 大袈裟 彷徨う 範疇 蜃気楼 徘徊 憑く from the top of my head, but of course that's 2000 and beyond
Last edited by raseru (2010 February 09, 7:05 pm)
