/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Get Heisig:Remembering the Alphabet. Helped me, only took four months to memorize all 26. Some of the pronunciations taken together can be rough, though.

Learn Caligraphy first, anyone that tells you otherwise is an idiot.

Really, You can't hope to understand everything. Even the average english adult doesn't know all the words in their language.

>>498003
As an aside, I did learn calligraphy before I learned printed type.

You're just learning English because you want to read X-Men. What a Booawee faggot.

For fucks sake, stop asking /jp/ for advice and just google it.

>>498016

Yeah, Because all you elitist "I'm so English I shit crumpets" assholes are the only people who deserve to learn english.

lol, you guys. Memorising the 26 letters of the alphabet isn't everything. You need to learn some grammar. I recommend Eat Mik's English Guide to English Grammar.

>>497986
Your english seems fine to me...?

>>498041
Double troll 7/10!

>>498029
That doesn't mean you should shit up the front page with YET ANOTHER English learning thread. Just fucking google.

>>498029
Yes we are you fag.

turn on your TV in the morning
watch cartoons
????
PROFIT

>>498046

I'm not the OP. Christ, he was just asking for AN OPINION! I guess he should have known better than to ask 4chan

Ｐｏｓｔｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ，　ｌｏｌ．

>>498056

Ｈｏｗ　ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　ｄｏ　ｔｈａｔ

Palmer Method is epic.

>>498071
Ｉ　ｉｍｐｏｒｔｅｄ　ａ　ｋｅｙｂｏａｒｄ　ｆｒｏｍ　Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ
．

>>498071
Shouldn't you be asking how we tye like THIS?

Lol, the person it inhales. I am master of the English bow before me!

if theres a question to speaking english, why dont you ask your moma!

Well I decided I'm going to (re)learn English. However, I only want to be able to read and understand English, I have no current need for writing or speaking English (no doubt I'll still learn it on the way). Reason? Comics, TV and movie subtitles, and video games, mostly for reading. in before "AMERIKKKAN", my automated response to that: "Fuck off."

Current proficiency:

Can read & write upper-case letters of the alphabet 100%.
Can read & write lower-case letters of the alphabet 100%, and decent enough at translating it.
CANNOT read & write English words at all, outside of numbers.
Is aware of the difficulty of English grammar, levels of politeness, particles etc... but does not know much about it.

Anyone have any decent English-learning links or download resources (textbooks, audiobooks etc)?

I'm currently going through my old high school textbooks and a English for Dummies e-book. I need a decent hardcopy English dictionary though, know a good one?.

Thanks.

どうぞ

>>498097

>I'm currently going through my old high school textbooks and a[n] English for Dummies e-book.

Looking for translators to sub The Simpsons from English to Japanese.

学ぶにはどうすればよいように話す外人ですか？

>>498108

Christ, there's already two groups doing that.
Why don't they ever pick less popular series?

Th-this thread...boggling my mind...

>>498111
I find it funny that House season 4 STILL ISN'T FUCKING TRANSLATED WHAT THE FUCK?!

Hope this helps

LOL ARE WE LEARNING ENGLISH?


Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.

Just compare heart, beard, and heard,
Dies and diet, lord and word,
Sword and sward, retain and Britain.

Hey guys, today at the Shinto Shrine I saw a guy with a motherfucking 24 shirt. Won't people ever try to learn to hide their powerlevel?

wwwwwwww

>>498117
The chinese have the subs already!

>>498132
Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.
Blood and flood are not like food,
Nor is mould like should and would.
Viscous, viscount, load and broad,
Toward, to forward, to reward.
And your pronunciation's OK
When you correctly say croquet,
Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve,
Friend and fiend, alive and live.

Ivy, privy, famous; clamour
And enamour rhyme with hammer.
River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb,

>>498117

It's still airing you dumb nigger. Give them a chance.

>>498119

lol troll

>>498135
Liberty, library, heave and heaven,
Rachel, ache, moustache, eleven.
We say hallowed, but allowed,
People, leopard, towed, but vowed.
Mark the differences, moreover,
Between mover, cover, clover;
Leeches, breeches, wise, precise,
Chalice, but police and lice;
Camel, constable, unstable,
Principle, disciple, label.

Petal, panel, and canal,
Wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal.
Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair,

>>498127
But Jack Bauer is so fucking GAR.

>>498127
I know right? Today at school this asswipe in my class was yelling "HEAD TO DA CHOPPA!" like a fucking moron.

>>498137
Face, but preface, not efface.
Phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass.
Large, but target, gin, give, verging,
Ought, out, joust and scour, scourging.
Ear, but earn and wear and tear
Do not rhyme with here but ere.
Seven is right, but so is even,
Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen,
Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk,
Ask, grasp, wasp, and cork and work.

Pronunciation -- think of Psyche!
Is a paling stout and spikey?
Won't it make you lose your wits,

When I was driving home from work I saw this guy cosplaying Horatio Caine. What a fucking loser...

My English is good.
English and master's call.lololololololololol

>>498143
YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

>>498143
What a faggot, trying to sully Horatio's name.

Guys, Robocop is so fucking GAR.

Recommend me some more fucking awesome robot movies.

In before gb2 /m/.

Guys, what's your favorite A-Rock band?

Mine is Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Honestly, do any of you even know about American culture? I'm not talking about any of that pop shit like Britney Spears and Terminator. I'm talking about real culture like pottery and literature. Shit, I bet known of you ever even heard of Twain or Fitzgerald...

>>498154

A-rock is for faggots.
Listen to Dragonforce

I heard consensual intercourse in the missionary position is like saying hello in America.

>>498157
Britain has more culture than America. For many years America never even had famous writers, thinkers, philosophers, or scientists. They invented english!

>>498166
OH GOD THAT'S MY FETISH.

Here we only have rape and incest ;_;

>>498157

Maybe more people would care about stuff like that if they weren't such xenophobic fucks. Christ, did you hear they wanted to build a wall around the entire border of mexico? Not exactly the most welcoming.

Also, inb4 Mexican and American Troll war

>>498171

This is true. Everything America is popular for, they stole it from Britain. Damn cultureless fags.

>>498181

inb4 America vs Britain shitstorm...

Hi people, I am a REAL American here to tell you that no matter how hard you try, none of you will ever become American or be accepted into our culture you fucking freaks.

>>498176
It's pretty simple the US can't maintain it's standard of living if it allows every Mexican who wants to to walk across the border and take up residence. It's a simple concept but Libfags fail to grasp it in any way.

>>498171

gb2/brit/

This show has so many A-culture references. I love that I can get so many of them.

>>498201

Shit sucks. The OP was so badass, but the actual show...just got four minutes into "so you remember that time when" without anything happening, and gave up.

You all should grow up you beeawoos. I moved to America three years ago and am a functioning member of society. Instead of starting these crappy "English" threads, where you try speaking the language, maybe you should learn more about their culture. It isn't all just Brittney Spears and Tom Cruise, listen to >>498157. Find some more initiative to learn the language other than wanting to watch raws of movies and shows.

>>498187
You're doing it wrong. We accept them so hard, they have mcdonalds.

we need an /amer

>>498193
here come the americanophiles

>>498215

Man, Mcdonalds sucks. Have you ever tasted it? The only reason you want to eat it is because you see it in all those shows.

>>498187
proof or gtfo

I bet you've never even been to America! fucking poser

Why doesn't /am/ talk about this show?

>>498236
I love Alvin and the Chipmunks!

What's going on in this thread?

>>498236
All of the good shows are gone, this season is all shit.

>>498236

Go back to /car/ you CNDfag

lol, beeawoos, you are such sheep, I bet you think Americans came up with KFC.

>>498238
Newfag

this thread is great
speaking english is the best

>>498239
>>498252

GUANTANAMO DIDN'T HAPPEN
IT IS IRANIAN LIE

So I finally bought a figurine.

Thanks a lot, you faggots. Now I'll NEVER had a girlfriend.

In during SO LONELY.

I'm so gar for Buraku Samuson.

>>498264

Quick!
Warm Milk!

HOLY FUCK I'M DODGING BULLETS LIKE THE MOTHERFUCKING NEO JESUS CHRIST

So when is this getting a cartoon?

HOLY FUCK, have you guys had a look at how religious America is? I thought Americans would be more intelligent!

>>498260
JEWS DID 9/11

>>498282

Why would you think that?

>>498282
You wish, booawee. Americans have a disgusting culture.

Guys, I've been thinking about moving to America and adopting a little girl.

Are there any restrictions on that? What kind of paperwork would I have to fill out?

It's so wierd seeing American costume players. It makes me remember that these characters are supposed to be Caucasian.

>>498285

Needs context..

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/313/5788/765

Public acceptance of evolution in 34 countries, 2005.

>>498269
Who isn't?

>>498287
Almost none but you will get a little Negro child.

>>498287

Not this shit again. Haven't you been banned enough times yet?

I am a 2chan level booawee, I live in america, I eat Mcdonalds for breakfast, philly cheese burgers for lunch, and steak for dinner. I watch RAW simpsons directly from the fucking satellite, while eating my delicious Doritos.

I wish I was born an Englishman... ;_;

>>498291
Each time this picture is posted, I can't unsee what they have said about his ponos.

>>498308

Kill yourself, Maybe it will come true.

I can do upper case but lower case always gets me. >_<

>>498311

Some of these American fan artists are amazing. They must really know how to draw over there.

the americans stole their fancy alphabet from the romans, anyway

>>498316
Oh, Yuyuko, you.

My friend told me that in order to become an American citizen, I need to have at least one gun. Is this true?

>>498322

Of course it is. You also need an afro.

What exactly are the legends of Paul Bunyan and John Henry about? Are they like demons or kami?

Is it true that America has NO universal healthcare in any shape or for whatsoever?

>>498322
No, but they're really racist, so you have to have perfect English.

>>498291
lol boner

>>498332
No, it's called a Joy with benefits.

>>498332
Yes, so quit your Bawwwwwing.

>>498328
John Henry is Reimu.
Paul Bunyan is Suika.

This a-drama is so awesome.

Only Americans can come up with such awesome games. Face it, there is no way we can compete with them.

>>498332

is good, u should try

>>498317
romans stole it from the etruscans, who stole it from the phonecians

Nice Boat is from 4chan.

>>498355

You've got some balls posting that

>>498355

Those whores screw up our Japanese shows and icons so badly.

I AM KANADIAN, FUCKING AMERICANS ATTACKED US DURING THEIR CIVIL WAR. AMERICANS ARE PIG DISGUSTING AND WON'T ADMIT PAST WAR CRIMES THAT HAPPENED 200 YEARS AGO.


p.s. EVERYTHING America invented is actually from Kanada.

>>498363
nobody cares about canada

>>498363
LULZ but it would be better if it was Australia instead.

>>498372
Disgusting Americans, Kanada is the origin of everything and America should free Puerto Rico.

I'm surprised we haven't had any normalfag trolls from /co/ ITT yet.

>>498349
I know. How the hell do they do it?

>>498373
but then he can't do the C/K switcharoo thing.

I love bipolar girls, but I think Emma Watson is getting typecast these days. When will she a role that doesn't involve DFC and magical powers?

Still, FAPPING LIKE MAD TO HER VOICE.

>>498349

You have terrible taste. Eastern games can be just as awesome, if not more, than western games. You only see the best western games because you don't dig deep into it.

>>498385
Pyron wwww

What happened to the Good Morning America thread?

America - bringing you the best wierd shit since you can even remember.

Hey, does anyone know if there's a 2nd season of "Welcome to the CNN" planned?

>>498394

It got deleted? ADMINISTRATORS=GODS
Thank god that shit finally got banned

>>498401
Subs are out on TennesseeTosho, faggot.

>>498399
What's wrong with ONE Good Morning America thread? I mean, there's a single GMA thread tops on front page and everything else is House or "I LERN ENGLISH".

>>498409

We wouldn't have so many LERNIN ENGLISH LUL threads if you faggots didn't post those GMA threads. They attract the wrong kind of crowd.

MARVEL>DC , anybody who says otherwise is a low level darkhorsefag.

>>498416

THIS STORY IS TURNING INTO COMPLETE BULLSHIT
DONT WORRY LOL, WELL JUST RETCON EVERYTHING THAT CREATES A PROBLEM

Stan Lee is overrated.

Does anybody here watch Scrubs?

I LOVE SCRUBS!

I have everything up to season 6. I'm just waiting for season 7 to finish before I watch the rest. It's also helping me a lot with my english!

Casual Engineer
65.12.51.4
Need 4 more

LOL, American perception of us!

>>498429
>>I'm just waiting for season 7 to finish before I watch the rest.


Sucks to be you. The studio said this is probably the last season

Move to Australia they will teach you english since according to them everyone else fails.

>>498435
I meant I was going to wait for season 7 to finish before I watched all of it.

>>498455
England.

>>498472

Guess it's a good thing you're learning your english.

Guess who's making a new "inserter".
Christ, Once again they can't just do it the simple way. I could softsub it in fifteen fucking minutes...

I am from Australia, we are better than any of you. You all suck because Australia rules. You will always be shit because Australia is better than any other country. You all can fuck off.

>>498119

Lawl, this is from an issue of Arms Magazine.

>>497986
ARE YOU TRYING TO TROLL MY ALPHABET YOU FUCKING JAPANESE? YOU BETTER DON'T!

Australia is the greatest country on the planet

Back to op topic, do Americans really use block letters? I mean, I never been taught them in school and I've have always used cursive script.

But of course, my country stole writing from America. I shouldn't complain about their inventions.

>>498581
no one in america uses cursive script anymore

I you want to learn English Australia is the only proper place to learn it. All other English speaking nations are backwards and total failures and can fuck off.

I print block letters so you can read my handwriting.

>>498581
>But of course, my country stole writing from America
wow that sucks

here in England, the origination of the English language, we are taught block lettering until around 8 years old, when we're introduced to cursive (basically to make writing faster) but most people don't do cursive really.

I don't, I have a hybrid writing style

I never knew there were actual Japanese people on this board.

>>498626
Same in California.

everyone in america with a technical background has the same writing. is it like this in england too?

>>498641
fuck no

>>498636

I also don't habeeb it, everyone here is an english-speaking weaboo

Block is superior.

Japanese who collect our comics and don't collect American comics annoy me.

Does it annoy anyone else?

>>498646

>>498651

>>498646

it's called 'print' you faggot, not 'block'

>>498719
Both are acceptable.

>>497986
you learn english by eating hamburgers

>>498781
If this is true I have a PHD in Englsih.

Hehe never seen that people would start fighting over wich is best method of learning english.

Only in 4chan... gotta love it :D

>>498804
My dissertation

>>498823
Fuck yeah 3 days worth of meals in one sandwich!

>>498823
jesus christ that thing is like the holy grail of burger-craft.

>>498843
I especially like how they cut out all the unnecessary salad crap, leaving just delicious meat.

could possibly be improved by adding an egg.

>>498844
enjoy your high cholesterol.

Why is Latin so awesome?

>>498856
nescio lol

>>498856
because it's made of GRIMDARK and EXTERMINATUS

AMERICA!
APOLOGIZE FOR STEALING HAWAII!

>>498941
We have decided to give it back, to Australia however.

what's the matter, too DEEP for you?

>>498953
Reading Cursive is a pain in the ass, printed Characters are much easier to decode.

>>498171
Have you ever heard of Mark Twain and/or Henry David Thoreau? THOSE ARE AMERICAN WRITERS

>>498953
What the heck are those half-assed cursives? Upper-cases look like they were written by some block-fag.

Here are real cursives. Using them since I was 3.

>>498968
>half-assed cursives
islamic calligraphy would like a word with you

>>498984
Good god. Americans write that way? I can't hope to compare!

orz

>>498984
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>>499004
No, only the British write like that, Americans do it like this.

>>499075
I see what you did there.