/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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ITT Language thread. Post anything as long as it's Japanese language related. Questions welcome (as long as you use Google before asking).

So charge your engines sirs and post like mad! >.>

わっしょいわっしょい！！

[Anonymous No.]

>>207023
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>>207027

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[Anonymous No.]

So, who here's taken the japanese language proficency test (any level)? what was your opinion? was it hard?

[Anonymous No.]

>>207023

[Anonymous No.]

Does Rosetta Stone actually work for learning Japanese?

[E-mouse !LNaFATMuso No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>207055
IMHO Rosetta stone sucks compared to spaced repetition (anki, flashcards) and good old grammar books. But I tried the german version, not the JP one.

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>207047

I'm taking it this year in December but just for the hell of it (not for any reason in particular, don't even plan going to Japan btw). Level 4 is relatively easy while 1 is supposed to allow you to communicate with others clearly (enough).

One of the biggest mistakes people who learn Japanese do is base their whole language education on JLPT difficulty levels, which is a bad idea IMHO. Exams are out there to test the skills on a practical level, not to provide the shortest and most optimal way.

[Anonymous No.]

scanlate Tora Dora.

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>207050

AGE　＜。＜

>>207055

Well find out, see for yourself. Just don't buy anything if you can't find a cracked version, because you can get everything that software contains for free on the internet (tons of it).

[Anonymous No.]

>>207058
Oh shi-

[Anonymous No.]

I'm bored. I'll converse with anyone in Japanese on IM. Leave your Googletalk info.

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>207189

The software I use requires me to add the person first. Post your email first. I promise not to spam it or post it on /i/ FOR TEH LULZ. ^____^

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/index.html

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>207197
Interesting, haven't seen that yet.

[Anonymous No.]

>>207055

Stay away from Rosetta stone, you can find a torrent for it, but it's the worst piece of shit I've ever seen.

[Anonymous No.]

>>207108
>[...]while 1 is supposed to allow you to communicate with others clearly (enough).

Which is funny because Level 4 is infamous for its ability to stump even native speakers.

[Anonymous No.]

>>207574
Oops, I meant Level 1.

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>207588

Focus your attention on the best not on the worst. It "stumps" people who clean toilets and and flip burgers in マクドナルド.

When you look at things this way, why learn at all? It's demotivating to compare oneself to losers because you're not leaving any space for improvement.

[Anonymous No.]

>>207073
Tried anki... the program and the system it's built around could be very powerful... but right now it's buggy as hell and missing important features (it just recently acquired 'save as', and their is no 'reset' for individual decks)

[Anonymous No.]

So what is up with not using spaces for their moonrunes?

[Anonymous No.]

>>208005
... not really necessary
To be more descriptive - once you can tell the different grammatical structures apart from each other you don't even realize they're gone

[Anonymous No.]

どすこい！

(ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ==== ┻━━┻

[Anonymous No.]

>>208014
well the kanji act as decent word boundaries. however the number of homonyms in japanese is ridiculous. 'ka' for example has 100 possible kanji.

[Anonymous No.]

>>208014
Ok, figured just as much. It was just something that's been bothering me every time I look at a bunch of jap text.
I've been working on memorizing Hiragana, and now Katakana before working on Kanji and Grammar.
Anyways, are there any good dictionaries aside from JLookUp?

[Anonymous No.]

>>207228
>>207161
Of course, I had no intention of paying for it. I only use my money on gas, anime, and manga. Shit's also WAY too fucking expensive to pay for even if I was told that it was really good for learning Japanese.

[Anonymous No.]

>>207023
Do you know of any internet sites in Japan that are easy to read. With easy I'm talking on blog level.

[Anonymous No.]

>>208049
http://jisho.org/words/

[Anonymous No.]

Is there any decent games for the DS which teach grammar? Or any good ones for kanji and such?

[Anonymous No.]

>>208400
I use "kanji sono mama"

[Anonymous No.]

>>208400
kanji sonomama rakubiki jiten is my electronic dictionary

[Anonymous No.]

whats the best way to actually figure it out, its fairly daunting as is. and im actually living in japan so it can make for some pretty adventurous days.

I'm learning bit by bit each day and its nice to have the positive re-enforcement from my neighbors and what not, i just wish there were more classes near base, which surprisingly there isnt, other than the please and thank yous they dont offer much at all from what i can tell

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>>208496
study moar?

[Anonymous No.]

>>208519
well i ment like programs and what not ive tried instant immersion and i cant really figure it out and ive heard alot of good and bad about rosetta stone but its not helping much with the understanding of kanji, kana and hiragana. though when i get stuck augmenting securty forces i get good hiragana practice with the license plates

[Evilhead No.]

>>208535

While you are in the country just work on your speaking. There are thousands of Japanese people all around you. Talk to them. I'm sure they'd be willing to teach you if you taught them English in exchange.

[Anonymous No.]

>magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>208307

LOL read stuff like this (archived from 2ch)
http://mobile.seisyun.net/cgi/read.cgi/game11/game11_famicom_1181706175

things like that is easy to read IMHO not because of the sentence structures only the familiarity of the subject. >:3 And with perapera kun or hiragana.jp kanji are no longer a (big) problem.

Just read about things you're interested in. If you want extra simple text just type stuff in かな on google.

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>>208496

>and im actually living in japan so it can make for some pretty adventurous days.

You live in japan and you're asking us on gaijins on 4chan how to learn japanese? Get outta here, I mean seriously, how low can you go.

[Anonymous No.]

>>208612
hey i know alot of folk from cons and junk who'll go along way to learn it...lotta weabos are crazy like that.

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>208496

> other than the please and thank yous they dont offer much at all from what i can tell

Other people are good at reviewing knowledge and checking how the skills work in practice, they won't do your homeword for you.

>>208597
I'm glad you like it. ^.^

>>208535
>>208619

> hey i know alot of folk from cons and junk who'll go along way to learn it...lotta weabos are crazy like that.

Dude, you're lower than low, weeaboo or not. Maybe work on your English first.

[Anonymous No.]

I recommend this; http://lrnj.com..

I've been using it for a while now. While I doubt that it could teach you Japanese as a whole, it has greatly helped me learn Katakana, Hiragana and small amount of Kanji.

Updated quite rapidly too (well during the last few weeks at least).

[Anonymous No.]

>>208641
http://chaosforge.org/taw/jrpg/

Similar, but no pay version and it gives you 1700 kanji for free rather than just 300.

[Anonymous No.]

>>208655
Thanks. I'll have to give that a try too.

[Anonymous No.]

>>208458

Thanks, I'll d/l it then

[Anonymous No.]

>>208629
^.^

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>208703

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[Anonymous No.]

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[Myon !Cqhrqm5cBg No.]

I want this rabbit to play with

[Anonymous No.]

DAJORIN DARIDARI DARIRIN CHO

DACHUDACHUDACHUDACHU DACHUCHUCHUCHU RIN RIN

[Anonymous No.]

>>207023
op, i have a question for you! how can i buy online a prepaid credit for webmoney.jp?

[magic_usagi !!kiz/5qGLJ1y No.]

>>6469465
yes I have anxiety but I'm not on medication for it, although I am thinking about it because it's getting worse, however I am short under 5''4 so its really hard for me too loose weight, and I'm not overweight but I find they help me loose it faster, I do still eat carefully and I don't eat chips or candy mostly healthy foods and I dont drink pop just mostly tea and water but my problem is that I don't like going to the gym or doing physical activity other then dancing lol. It's just If I can loose 10lbs in 2 weeks I rather do that with pills then wait a month

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>>208849
No idea.