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[Anonymous No.]

I was studying for my japanese class that starts soon. I just finished Genki chapter 23 and cried like a little girl.

>>そんな悲しそうな顔しないで。
BAAAWWWWWW

>>わかってる。じゃあ、そろそろ行かなくちゃ。
Sniff....sniff.......waaaah


I don't even have an appropriate image to post.....

[Anonymous No.]

It's OK. Mary will graduate and return to Japan.

And then she and Takeshi will contribute to the population.

I'm sure of it.

;.;

[Anonymous No.]

Going back through this book I find it surprising how they can translate the grammar example sentences so well, but so many dialog sentences have awkward sounding translations.

[Sakura !!sCKns1iPkwx No.]

[Anonymous No.]

How are the Genki books?

I don't have a Japanese class anywhere near me, so I'm going to have to rely on self teaching myself.

Are the Genki books really good at doing that?

[Sakura !!sCKns1iPkwx No.]

>>3155880
They're ok, but most of the exercises and stuff they tell you to do with another person.

[Anonymous No.]

>>3155880
I like them. They're pretty much all I've used though, so I can't say for sure whether or not they are the best. Many universities use them though. If you'll be teaching yourself, you probably want to pick up the companion cd and the answers the the practice problems. If you can teach yourself hiragana and katakana, then the genki books are probably a pretty good place to start.

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>>3155899

Alright. I really don't know when I can actually find the time to study for Japanese, with this school year coming around.

I know it'd probably take me a year or two of dedicated studying to actually become decently fluent in Japanese.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm still registered for a Japanese I class. Should I save some money and cancel it? How useful are the lectures compared to self-teaching? I already have a different textbook and both Genki books.

[Anonymous No.]

>>3155907

Yeah, learning the Hiragana and Katakana is pretty much where I'm at right now. I know the basic letters, A, E, I, U, O pretty much.

If you could post any links to sites where I could study the Kana's that be awesome. Or even print out a study sheet.

[Anonymous No.]

>>3155940
Most of my classes were conversations, skits, and interviews. We had lectures in English on hard concepts maybe once every two weeks. I found classes really helpful. It's one thing to read a book and do drills, but language is refined through use, and have a professor (usually a native speaker) there to scrutinize you is valuable. It's kinda nervewracking when you're afraid of public speaking though, and your classmates may range from ok to unbearable.

[Sakura No.]

>>3155940
Low level classes, from my experience, aren't that great. Japanese 101 covered half of Genki I for me. They go pretty slow.

[Anonymous No.]

>>3155975
And as an aside, classes are also good for those with no willpower. I told myself that I would study over the summer, but that's been a joke so far. For some people, forced learning is the best kind.

[Anonymous No.]

>>3155986
That sounds like me. Thanks, Anonymous. I made a similar pledge three months ago...

[Anonymous No.]

>>3155732
>It's OK. Mary will graduate and return to Japan.

Mary is American bro. She'll probably go crazy in Uni.

[Anonymous No.]

God, don't spoil me. I'm only at chapter 12.

[Anonymous No.]

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[Anonymous No.]

WAA~ KIREI NA UMI!