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3/5
issei no sei
Na kumikono itori
bokurawa
If i posted the lyrics right
Na kumikono itori
bokurawa
If i posted the lyrics right
Actually outline more b1rd
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What was that
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Don't just say 3/5; say WHAT you did and WHAT you learned
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Well, last lesson was about prepositions and the particle が and や, for example テーブル の うえ に しんぶん や はな が あります。
Soon I'll look at learning verb conjugations and getting a kanji textbook to study.
Soon I'll look at learning verb conjugations and getting a kanji textbook to study.
Imo at that point it's very useful to start using simple kanji like
上、新聞、花
In the sentences you see so you can start linking kanji to words
You don't need all the readings, just at least one to start
In this case its kun for he first and last and on for the middle two
If you need a kun for shinbun then two words to learn is
新しい あたらしい new
聞く きく hear/listen/ask
Kanji also makes it incredibly easy to find spaces between words. If it's 100% kana it gets a bit hard at times
上、新聞、花
In the sentences you see so you can start linking kanji to words
You don't need all the readings, just at least one to start
In this case its kun for he first and last and on for the middle two
If you need a kun for shinbun then two words to learn is
新しい あたらしい new
聞く きく hear/listen/ask
Kanji also makes it incredibly easy to find spaces between words. If it's 100% kana it gets a bit hard at times
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I've previously learnt about 50 kanji, I know the ones for ue, shita, naka, the days of the week, kikimasu, kakimasu, tabemasu, etc. I guess I might try to implement kanji into my writing and look up the kanji for words I'm using, as well as get a textbook and do a more methodical study of them.
When you write kanji, stroke order is important! but it does not have to be memorised on some large scale basis. Once you know stroke order for a handful of kanji you'll automatically know the pattern for many many subsequent kanji and be able to break them down into their constituent parts.
For example:聞く is just writing 門 then 耳
Alternative example: 魔 looks pretty complicated right? Well I cant think of an example for the top outerpart right now but following that it's just 木 twice then 鬼. To break down oni, after the little tick at the top the big fat part is just written like 田 and the legs like in 見. Then the thing ontop of that right leg is ム which you'll notice is katakana for mu.
For example:聞く is just writing 門 then 耳
Alternative example: 魔 looks pretty complicated right? Well I cant think of an example for the top outerpart right now but following that it's just 木 twice then 鬼. To break down oni, after the little tick at the top the big fat part is just written like 田 and the legs like in 見. Then the thing ontop of that right leg is ム which you'll notice is katakana for mu.
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4/5; more of same + vocab; did an all nighter so missed an hour, finish on Sunday
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5/5
So in my book I've done yuubinkyouku wa ano biru no naka desu, would something like sumisu-san wa niwa desu also be correct?
So in my book I've done yuubinkyouku wa ano biru no naka desu, would something like sumisu-san wa niwa desu also be correct?
Ever had a convo with an actual japanese person or just someone who is fluent? I still feel like this is one of the best and "healthiest" methods of practice. Just wondering.Yuudachi-kun wrote:
If it were me, and was me, there wouldn't be any days off from jp a week. A "day off" is simply having pure fun with jp by writing random useless shit, browsing nico nico, and playing dumb sprite games in jp. No hardcore studying.
BGglass a lot. Cool fucking guy. He knew lots of English and was 40 years old too.Comfy Slippers wrote:
Ever had a convo with an actual japanese person or just someone who is fluent? I still feel like this is one of the best and "healthiest" methods of practice. Just wondering.Yuudachi-kun wrote:
If it were me, and was me, there wouldn't be any days off from jp a week. A "day off" is simply having pure fun with jp by writing random useless shit, browsing nico nico, and playing dumb sprite games in jp. No hardcore studying.
The old japanese lady whose last name was 小林
My mate who lived in Austrailia as a JP person who invited me to lots of weird fucking skype groups where I had to read H-doujin outloud.
Start typing like this!B1rd wrote:
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So in my book I've done yuubinkyouku wa ano biru no naka desu, would something like sumisu-san wa niwa desu also be correct?
郵便局はあのビルの中です。スミスさんは庭です。 Or did you want to write はにはです。in which case I'm gonna have to say no.
Yeah I think it's fine. Although I'd probably prefer to use にある and にいる instead of just です. /shrug
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1/5
What are you studying this week?
johnmedina999 wrote:
What are you studying this week?
Exactly
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can't be bothered writing detailed reports at this current time.
can't be bothered writing detailed reports at this current time.
If you ever feel like practicing writing to someone in Japanese feel free to do so with me. I only know the basics, but it'd be a good practice. Or write to Khelly
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3/5. Currently about 100 pages into my exercise book "Japanese for Busy People". I'll probably order volume two and a kanji book sometime soon.
I'll write some more tomorrow.
Thanks. Once I gain some basic competency I'll look into writing/talking with people, as well as probably paying for an online tutor. Though I think I'm gonna focus on the written aspect.Foxtrot wrote:
If you ever feel like practicing writing to someone in Japanese feel free to do so with me. I only know the basics, but it'd be a good practice. Or write to Khelly
I'll write some more tomorrow.
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4/5. Spent the day revising kana stroke order, vocabulary, and numbers.
Just put myself in debt for the next two decades by buying some new textnooks: Genki 1 and 2 + workbooks, The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering 2300 Characters, and A Guide to Japanese Grammar
Just put myself in debt for the next two decades by buying some new textnooks: Genki 1 and 2 + workbooks, The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering 2300 Characters, and A Guide to Japanese Grammar
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5/5
about 100 pages in and one exercise book filled in.
about 100 pages in and one exercise book filled in.
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1/5
dam, going strong!
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sorta
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2/5
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sorta
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BORING
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My life is boring.
As it seems I've broken my record for sleeping, went to sleep as soon as I got home at about 5pm and woke at 1pm the next day, I missed studying yesterday, but I'll catch up today.
As it seems I've broken my record for sleeping, went to sleep as soon as I got home at about 5pm and woke at 1pm the next day, I missed studying yesterday, but I'll catch up today.
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3/5
No. You MUST comment with more than just a number.
Posting what you learned will be a good idea, as it turns book knowledge into applied knowledge
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5/5. Procrastinated a bit this week so I did 2 hours of study today. I feel more motivated to study when I'm away from home and all its distractions, so I've been going to a cafe.
Writing what I've learned is more boring than studying itself so I'm not gonna do that all the time. But today I did some stuff on いいand な adjectives, and also just general stuff like putting together sentences, for example えいが は ぜんぜん おもしろくなかった です。 (tell me if that's wrong)
And before you get on my case, yes I'll learn the kanji and verb conjugations soon enough. I didn't have the money to buy the textbooks I wanted this week but I'll get them soon.
Writing what I've learned is more boring than studying itself so I'm not gonna do that all the time. But today I did some stuff on いいand な adjectives, and also just general stuff like putting together sentences, for example えいが は ぜんぜん おもしろくなかった です。 (tell me if that's wrong)
And before you get on my case, yes I'll learn the kanji and verb conjugations soon enough. I didn't have the money to buy the textbooks I wanted this week but I'll get them soon.
な adjectives aren't actually adjectives. They're nouns. な is an old form called rentaikei that doesn't exist in jp anymore. In these cases, it stands for だ. That is why it is conjugation with things like だった etc. I guess you're still going to interpret them as adjectives from an English perspective, but they're really really not. "静かな人 Quiet is person. Person that is quiet. Quiet person." I'm assuming at this point you're not used to head nouns so it'll make less sense. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Your sentence is fine but you don't need the です. If you want to be polite, it's おもしろくありませんでした。Look closely at the negative state. " なかった" This is past tense for nai. What is polite for nai? It's arimasen. What's negative past for this? ありませんでした. Exactly.
Yes I am aware that not ending such a sentence with です technically means it's ending with an adjective and not any sort of verb or copula. But I see this happen ALL the time where people end in actual adjectives. If you were to end it with a noun-"adjective", you would definitely need a だ though.
Also it's cool to note that two of your main words are ones that're like 20/80 written with/without kanji. You can basically get away with only using kanji for eiga and no one would bat an eye. Although personally I would use kanji for eiga and zenzen because the less amount of hiragana in a row the easier it is to read.
映画は全然面白くなかった for full kanji.
Your sentence is fine but you don't need the です. If you want to be polite, it's おもしろくありませんでした。Look closely at the negative state. " なかった" This is past tense for nai. What is polite for nai? It's arimasen. What's negative past for this? ありませんでした. Exactly.
Yes I am aware that not ending such a sentence with です technically means it's ending with an adjective and not any sort of verb or copula. But I see this happen ALL the time where people end in actual adjectives. If you were to end it with a noun-"adjective", you would definitely need a だ though.
Also it's cool to note that two of your main words are ones that're like 20/80 written with/without kanji. You can basically get away with only using kanji for eiga and no one would bat an eye. Although personally I would use kanji for eiga and zenzen because the less amount of hiragana in a row the easier it is to read.
映画は全然面白くなかった for full kanji.
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Yuudachi-kun wrote:
No. You MUST comment with more than just a number.
He wrote two.Allmynamestaken wrote:
Yuudachi-kun wrote:
No. You MUST comment with more than just a number.
Allmynamestaken wrote:
Yuudachi-kun wrote:
No. You MUST comment with more than just a number.
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By the way, I might do 10 hours of study this week. I'll pay out $50 if I don't meet that goal.