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best way to learn japanese, /jp/? [pic unrelated]

>> No.7636909

transplantate a japanese brain into your head.

>> No.7636912

Consume the brain of a Japanese person.

>>>/lang/

Who am I kidding, it's sion time, Imma go play League of Newerths

>> No.7636923

Since this thread is off topic I might as well post this off topic question i've had for a long time in the back of my head.... If someone learns a language, possibly to the point that it becomes the main language they speak (or the only language they speak), do the think in that language? Do humans think in a language or is it just a figment of our imagination that we think in a language?

>> No.7636938

>>7636923
generally speaking you keep your core but switches do happen. i dream in french

>> No.7636998

>>7636938
I kinda think that I know what you mean. I personally am too lazy to become fluent in a language other than english but I do know some french, italian, spanish, russian, german (a little bit of high and low german) and a tad bit of Japanese (im horrible at memorizing kanji). Anyways back to my point, sometimes I think in another language and then sometimes Im like... wait... what the hell was that. Then I realize it wasn't english and of course I do know what it was.


Speaking of languages, one of the reasons I don't speak with people is I have a speech impairment. Some sounds are off and always will be, not to mention I have no pitch control, its either monotone or the pitch is all over the place... not to mention it often sounds like im asking a question when im not (pitch rises at the end of a sentence). Anyways, the way some sounds are off makes people think I've got an accent. I am Canadian... i might have a tad bit of an accent but nothing unusual in my area. However, I've had people think that I have one of the following accents: English, Scottish, "british" (they need to learn about accents), Irish, texas (I really dont know how they thought that one) or once even a russian accent. For a "multicultural" country they sure are ignorant about other countries and their accents. Im no pro on accents but I can safely say that If I had one I would know.

>> No.7637031

>>7636909
>>7636912
Well which is it now, can we get some kind of consensus here

>> No.7637034
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>>7636923

This post serves only to void your sage.

>> No.7637070

Why do people want to learn more than one language? It's ridiculous. It's certainly not edifying. The only reason I can think of is to want to be part of another culture. Trust me, they're all the same. There is NOTHING to learn from other cultures. You have NOTHING to gain. There are no rewards; no boundaries to cross, no knowledge to be extracted -- NOTHING!

>> No.7637076

>>7637070

It helps getting a job. I speak 4 languages, that looks very nice on a CV.

>> No.7637080

1. Download anki ( http://ankisrs.net/ )
2. Install/Open, File-->Download-->Shared Deck
3. Get the 'Japanese Kana' deck and the 'Kanjidamage' deck
4. Memorize the Kana 1st, then the Kanji
5. Then learn the grammer ( http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar )

On proper pronunciation, this will tell you how to pronounce the A, I, E, U, O. The rest are pretty straight except the R's.

A, I, E, U, O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZEA54VJEdE

R's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2wzUuGm7yw

>> No.7637081

>>7637070
What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks a bunch of languages? Multilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks only one language?

American!

>> No.7637082

>>7637034
no... it didn't.... >>7636998 's post did.

>> No.7637085

>>7637081
I want to make a come back with a rhetoric but I can't...

>> No.7637097

>>7637081
HA HA HA. You got me there.

>> No.7637092

>>7637070
In a country that has more than one language (canada in my example), you can be ignorant and know only french and not be able to to talk to a large majority of the people (in canada and in the world) or you could know only English and live fine (i do believe they teach some french in schools these days). None the less by knowing french as well as English you would get payed more for most jobs.

I do believe however If the Quebecois want to speak French (their version of French none the less) they should just separate from Canada. I kid you not that 98% of fraud comes from Quebec. Instead of a normal 5 minute check for fraud at my work when dealing with a normal client we have to spend about 1 hour to two hours if they client is based in Quebec.

>> No.7637115

>>7637081

You speak as if the majority of the USA doesn't speak a combination of english, spanish and / or portuguese.

>> No.7637119

>>7637081
I would normally call this post /int/ quality, lowbrow and racist, but goddamn if I didn't laugh.

>> No.7637125

AGTH + TA + VNs every day.

WWWJDIC and Google for various articles on Japanese grammar.

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>>7636885
Thats how I did it:
1.Buy Heisigs Kana + Kanji books.
2.Register at http://kanji.koohii.com/ for the Kana book and review like a madmen.
3.Register at iknow.jp for 10$ a month. It's very easy to lern new words + you hear sample sentences.
4.Register at japanesepod101 for hundreds of podcasts, again for about 7$ a month.
5.Buy The Genki Grammarbook.

>>7637080
I don't think you can learn japanese with just anki and grammar.
But everybody is different I guess.

>> No.7637141

>>7637121
>2011
>paying to learn

>> No.7637151

>>7637121
For podcasts download itunes, change location setting to japan. Free podcasts everywhere.

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>> No.7637278

>>7637141
You are right.
I don't have to.
But it makes things easier. Not that much money anyways.
And since I still live with mommy like everyone on /jp/ I have money to spare.

>> No.7637289

>>7637278
(Not sure 'bout the rest of /jp/ but I'm there cus I don't have money to afford own place)

>> No.7637295

>>7637125
When use JParser pay attention to structure of sentence and verb ending form. It increase understanding easily.

>> No.7639540

Kodansha's Kanji Learner's Dictonary
400-dollar electronic dictionary from Japan.
2 years of evening classes in adult colleges.
Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.
Eight-dollar grammar book that would've cost forty.

Can't get the practice, though. Fucking Anglosphere!

>> No.7639551

>>7639540
Nice bump.

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