>>601
Better way is just to write them.
Find sentences written in romaji, and write them in kana. First Hiragana, then the same sentence again in katakana, or vice versa.
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Anonymous2010-12-30 10:31
>>602
That would work well too, but if you are completely new to Japanese, this site is really helpful. It even shows you how to write the characters correctly
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Anonymous2010-12-30 12:25
>>603
Just learn the basic tendencies for the stroke orders. Don't need to memorize the order for each one. For instance, の, め, ぬ, and あ are only slightly different for あ, you write ✝ then の and you get あ. Learn tendencies, not orders. Takes a little bit longer than initially learning the orders, but it pays off, especially when memorizing kanji for the JLPT.
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Anonymous2010-12-30 15:18
Quick question
いきよ or it might be いくよ
Does this mean "Here it comes!" or "Heads up!" or something like that.
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Anonymous2010-12-30 15:58
or いきを、いきは、いくを、いくは
I can't tell... But I'm actually thinking its towards いきは
I'm sure someone knows what I'm talking about...
ex. you're about to throw something at somebody else
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Anonymous2010-12-30 16:30
I'm not sure if the grammar of this Japanese sentence is correct:
「銀行で財布を忘れた訳がないだろう？ていうか、可能性があるけどきっと家にもって来たと覚えている。」
"There's no way I left my wallet at the bank. I mean, it's possible but I definitely remember bring it home"
明けましておめでとう皆
I'm just going day by day grinding my kanji cards, but I wanted to get back into memorizing vocab on the side as well... My problem is I completely forgot what the site was I used.
It's a very popular .tv site that has a lot of different Japanese learning programs on it but I can't for the life of me find it again. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
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Anonymous2011-01-01 21:02
>>610
My favorite is an app called 'Japanese' for iPhone/ iPad. it has 162011 entries, 12734 kanji, several other features that you could look up if interested, and flash cards that you can use in customizable vocab lists, or preset ones, such as grade level, JLPT, etc. With the JLPT lists, there's N5-N1 and you can sort by Kanji, word, or all. quite handy, especially with the flash cards.
>>613
This is the best. I think it costs about $15, but it's extremely worth it. I have had it for 2 1/2 years now and I use it almost daily. http://www.codefromtokyo.com/japanese
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Anonymous2011-01-02 0:50
>>612
Oh herp derp... not .tv... it was indeed Smart.fm
Thanks a lot mate. FOR SCIENCE.
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Albus Dumblefuck2011-01-02 13:12
Ok damn it,
i don't have time to scroll and read right this moment,
so might you all list me the BEST online materials (e-books, sites, etc.)
for learning Japanese ?
i have time now after my semester finals are over,
and id like to use it, taking classes ain't my gig since i learn best alone with my own system,
i just need detailed and well made materials to begin and carry one,
>>620 http://www.readthekanji.com/
I know you requested online materials, but you should also invest in a hardcopy of a colloquial dictionary. Also it's old and probably quite hard to find, but try to get a book called "Practical Japanese" by Naganuma and Mori (1962). It was published in Japan for people trying to learn Japanese. It is extremely good at explaining various hard-to-grasp aspects of the JP language
1. learn kana (1-2weeks)
2. learn kanji (2-4 months)
3. learn sentences (eternity)
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Anonymous2011-01-02 14:08
>>622
| 2. learn kanji (2-4 months)
For how many kanji??
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Anonymous2011-01-02 14:13
>>623
I did the AllJapaneseAllTheTime way so around 2015 i think. In that he recommends Hesig which is what I did and I'm sure a lot of others did as well but it isn't for everyone.
Just learn the joyo kanji.
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Anonymous2011-01-02 19:23
I still recommend grinding kanji with kanjidamage, I think it's more entertaining and easier to make flashcards with it.
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Anonymous2011-01-04 0:21
>>34
Why would you only want to learn how to speak Japanese in a polite way, you're hindering yourself in your studies and you will also come across as a pushover lil bitch.
>>624
2042 kanji, I believe. >>623
It's not as impossible as you might think. I've gotten down 1100 in just over a month, but I've kind of halted for the past few weeks due to RSI issues in my arm (too much writing with a bad pen). If you follow the right methods (i.e. RTK), your biggest limitation should be the strain on your arm.
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Anonymous2011-01-05 0:05
Feel free for hating me for saying this, but one of the reasons (outside of the more legitimate ones) I'm learning Japanese is so that I can read (and perhaps eventually assist in translating, should I eventually become that fluent) untranslated visual novels.
Considering the fact that the only learning I'll have done by the end of January is the completion of Remembering the Kanji 1, roughly how long (in years) do I have until I can (with the help of a dictionary) read a visual novel?
It's not a major goal, but it's kind of a progress post I'd like to aim for if someone could set some sort of realistic time frame for me.
I personally disagree with the method (learning from visual novels only, as opposed to real life, will logically lead to you thinking and writing like an anime-character or an otaku) but will probably incorporate it into my study after the first year working with Core2k and live action shows, movies, and news broadcasts (and hopefully newspapers) in Anki.
If there's any other general advice that the more experienced folk here could give me, it would be much appreciated. I've been trying to scan through some of these threads, but there are many posts. I'm currently following the AJATT method, more or less (except I'm keeping the RTK stories on the back side of the card instead of on the front side).
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Anonymous2011-01-05 1:23
>>630
Visual novels and manga are different. A Visual novel is also commonly known as an eroge. >>631
Anyway, if you're really dedicated, you can do it in a year. Start memorizing kanji from the very beginning.
And also, that whole "watch anime and you'll become an anime character" is fucking stupid, all they do in anime and visual novels is use casual speech a lot of the time, just don't fucking act and you'll talk like a normal person.
I also recommend watching nicovideo.jp broadcasts.
AND FUCK HEISIG. KANJIDAMAGE.COM OR BUST
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Anonymous2011-01-05 3:15
>>632
I suppose it should seem fairly obvious when they're talking like a crazy/cutesy person or whether they're talking casually, in the end, anyway. I still plan to mix things up, though.
Kanjidamage.com seems pretty great in comparison to RTK1, but I've already completed over a 1000 using RTK1. FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU... It would slow me down by at least a few weeks if I were to change now, negating most of the benefits. There doesn't seem to be an offline (preferably Anki) option, either. I'll be sure to recommend it to others as I encounter them, though.
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Anonymous2011-01-05 11:21
Good man. And I've actually seen someone on /jp/ I think that was making an Anki deck for kanjidamage as he went along... It'll be finished when he is I guess. I make all my cards by hand.