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[Datura]

??????????? native language??????? lol

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I just started studying Japanese this year. I'm looking for someone to converse with me so it stays fresh for the fall.

 

D: Actually I like teaching random facts about the lesson, too, (plus it also helps me retain the information!) so if anyone has any questions about the language, I could do that, too.

[Vorlen]

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I'd like to learn, any recommendations how I could go about that?

[Datura]

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Lots of motivation, repetition, and preferably a real class. I've learned that using internet sources aren't the best. They can be kind of confusing. Having a real Japanese person or non Japanese whose been trained in the language and has been to Japan is the best for explaining the little nuances and exceptions. Japanese is a very...hm. Well, let's just say that a lot of things are left out when spoken and you just have to infer from what has already been said to understand what is meant.

Plus with a classroom, you'll have more motivation to actually first memorize the hiragana and katakana charts and then kanji because you'll get quizzed on those a lot.

If you don't wanna take a class and want to learn on your own, maybe you should try with a buddy and get a textbook. I recommend Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese and its workbook companion. If you can find them, get the audio CDs... Note: ...they're floating around on the internet. If you can't find them, Just send me a message and I'll see what I can do (:

[hamster01]

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So you speak japanese?

I can only type it :lol:

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That is jp right?

[Datura]

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lol They're Japanese characters if that's what you mean..

[hamster01]

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Yep :)

Good, Star for me *

[Vorlen]

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Thanks Datura, I'll get to working with Genki... it's a bit confusing because I can't read a damned thing, but the same was for coding before so I'll pick it up :)

[Datura]

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Yeah just start with memorizing hiragana first. It'll be the most useful set you learn. But don't slack off for katakana, 'cause there's a lot of that too. It helps when there's katakana for an english word in a sentence or sign 'cause it's easier to figure out what they're talking about >.>

And don't worry (= It's pretty easy

...at first

[Guest Anonymous]

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hmmmmm...all I see are square boxes...I think I dont see the letters properly or symbols ...whatever they are called :/

[Isomerizer]

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hmmmmm...all I see are square boxes...I think I dont see the letters properly or symbols ...whatever they are called :/

All i see are question marks, guess are computers dont support japanese text :|

[hamster01]

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Its a future of windows.

You choose in the beginning of your windows installation if you wan to install eastern languages/fonts.

[Magictallguy]

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[Dave]

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My Pc Supports its