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[Anonymous No.]

Quick question for the people of /jp/


I'm learning Japanese through Rosetta Stone and I have a quick question.

Say we have the sentence "karera wa oyoide imasu."
That means "They(group of people) are swimming." Right?

Now it shows the same group of people in their swimsuits standing by the pool and says: "karera wa oyoide imasen."
Does that mean "They(group of poeple) are [getting ready] to swim."?

I think it does, as it shows a child sleeping (kara wa nete imasu) and it shows a sleeping looking boy playing with crayons(kara wa nete imasen).

Any help on the subject would be awesome. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.]

>Does that mean "They(group of poeple) are [getting ready] to swim."?
It means they arn't currently swimming. Which could imply they are getting ready to swim.

[Anonymous No.]

Scratch that. I think the "imasen" part turns out to mean "not".

ex) the little boy is not sleeping.

[White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ No.]

YOU LADIES SHOULDA OUGHTA BROUGHT SOME MENFOLK WITH YA.

[『五角场之無名氏』 No.]

Friend, I would heartily recommend you NOT to use Rosetta Stone.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829407

Thanks for the help! It does indeed mean that aren't currently doing what the sentence says.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829414
Why's that, good sir?

[Anonymous No.]

>ローマ字

Enjoy failing you stupid cunt.
Learn to read real Japanese.

[Anonymous No.]

anata wa not really benkyoing nihongo
anata wa ooki bakabakashidayone

[(″･ิ_･ิ)っ-̾ No.]

ERECTIN' A DISPENSER.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829432

If this was directed at me, I would have you know I am learning it this way currently to be able to speak it. The way it's written really helps a first time learner.

After I have a solid base, I plan on learning to write it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829431
Because from this thread, it's obvious that it's shit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829492
Actually what really helps a first time learner is to take a fucking class. Rosetta stone is just another get rich quick scheme adapted to language learning. It's a great way to waste time and, if you manage to stick with it long enough, develop a totally fucked understanding of the language. But it's certainly not a good way to develop any real proficiency.

[Anonymous No.]

omae should benkyou honmono no nipponnese.

Rosetta Stone?! wtf.
Go and buy Berlitz.

also, romanji suck.

[『五角场之無名氏』 No.]

>>2829514

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829514

Is it really that bad? When I was required to learn Spanish it seemed to help quite a bit. Granted, it's not a replacement to a class, but when you are learning this language for kicks it seems to be the solution. Am I mistaken?

I don't want to waste my time :(

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829393
"karera wa oyoide imasen." means "they are not swimming"
imas/arimas is doing
imasen/arimasen is not doing

[『五角场之無名氏』 No.]

>>2829533
Can't you see how different the writing and reading systems of English and Japanese are compared to any romance or germanic language?

[Anonymous No.]

DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829663
XD

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829524
>>2829432
I don't understand what you're saying; RS has all kana, kanji, and kanji+furigana modes. It's up to whoever's using it what they use.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2829533
It's not bad, and it won't teach you the wrong things as long as you're actively trying to figure out what is meant for the entire time something is being introduced. It certainly can't stand alone (to me, it seems like it's only good for getting the "feel" of the language and learning basic-medium grammar deeply enough to not have to think about it every time you see it, plus some basic vocab), but for what it does, it does it well.