Shinken Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 I'm trying to learn Japanese, and it's going okay. I go to a couple of sites now and then, and they help, but I was wondering if anyone had their own links that help one learn Japanese (I already go to [url]www.phrasebase.com[/url] and [url]www.kanjisite.com,[/url] so please exclude them from recommendations). I'm sorry if this thread counts as advertising for another site. If so, feel free to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 [url]www.noated.com[/url] I am also trying to learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrist cutter Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 When you get a little more advanced I really recommend: [url]http://www.timwerx.net/language/jpverbs/index.htm#contents[/url] But before you use this, you have to be very familiar with basic language. The site basically covers the various ways that verbs can be used to convey different things in the sentence. But by far the most useful site to anyone who wants to learn Japanese is: [url]http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~thoureau/japanese.html[/url] I would recommend books before I'd recommend a website though. One last thing, once you learn to read Japanese (hiragana, katakana and about 500 kanji at least), one of the most useful places to learn is a Japanese website.... I mean, that's the source right there. You learn a lot better when you figure things out on your own anyway, as opposed to having some book/website tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Mage Prince Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I know alot of Japanese. I learned it in school (FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS), cool or what? My school also goes over to japan every two years and I have been two times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Another idea, you might want to find a tape that has the proper pronunciations spoken. I am trying to learn too, and I can tell you there is no substitute for a tape you can rewind until you learn correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadClown Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 From my experience, I wouldn't recommend trying to learn Japanese on your on. If you can take it at school then I would. It's hard to learn it properly if you aren't hearing it. However, IF you'r going to teach yourself, I HIGHLY recommend doing the following: 1. Watch SUBBED anime only, dubbed defeats the purpose. 2. Listen to Japanese music 24/7! =D 3. Read manga, once you've learned Hirgana and Katakana becuase a knowledge of kanji is not needed sence all manga have the furigana next to their kanji. Ganbatte! =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenstorture Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 [color=darkgreen][font=gothic]My sensei gave us the link [url]www.webjapanese.com[/url] to help us with our kanji. The kanji lessons there are quite well done - you can change the backgrounds on the Kanji Worksheets to test your stroke order, pronunciations and english translations etc. I agree with SadClown, though, a teacher is the way to go. There are so many questions that can't be answered on paper. [/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 For teaching yourself a language, I highly highly recommend tapes. People are built to learn languages through listening and repeating in a situational context (*not* from reading). I personally like Pimsleur, though it's quite expensive. -Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emme888 Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I'm trying to learn my native language, Korean. OMG it's so hard trying to figure out the stackings of the characters of the Hagul language and uh...I know how you feel. It's a little overwhelming at times but stay with it. I hope you succeed in learning Japanese...What worked for me is books, tapes, and websites. Just keep looking for them, and maybe if you're lucky enough to have an Japanese friend, they can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 [size=1]...it is? I had no trouble with it, lol. I go to a Korean School every Saturday to learn "Hangul" and Korean culture. Korean is very easy compared to Chinese and Japanese. Chinese is like ten millions knives shooting into you all at once. O_o If you are already know Korean, then Japanese is a tiny-bit (TINY TINY TINY) bit easier. Korean language also has a strange sentance structure when compared to english. Ex: English: Sam went to the library. Korean: Library to went. So, I guess that would help me. A little bit. If at all. [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadClown Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 ^^ Japanese is the same way. The sentence structure is Subject-Object-Verb where as english is Subject-Verb-Object. E: I eat a hamburger. J: I ,a hamburger, eat. From my experience, it is much easier for people who speak english to learn Japanese rather than Korean mostly due to pronunciation. Korean has a lot of compound consanant sounds like this: "Chamjinsulro" whereas Japanese uses all vowels with the exception of "n". Much easier on the month in my opinion. The only draw back is that Japanese has some LONG words. For example: "Ikanakerebanarimasen" - "must go". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrist cutter Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SadClown [/i] [B]The only draw back is that Japanese has some LONG words. For example: "Ikanakerebanarimasen" - "must go". [/B][/QUOTE] Well first off it's two words. And second of all, both of them are derived from two rather short words: "iku" and "naru". It's just that there are a lot of verb adjustments necessary, which as you can see add up. And it looks a bit nicer if you speak in plain Japanese: ikanakereba naranai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadClown Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Yea, but even with plain form it's only one charector shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InuyashaDeamon Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Thier are computer progams out thier that will teach jsut about any spoken language. Spanish, german, french, italian, russia, and japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batosai20 Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Mezzu= Water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patronus Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 [size=1][color=700000][b]Like [i]that's[/i] going to help him. >> Anyways, I usually try to find a translator online and put in random words, read them, and then memorize them. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. Leh[/b][/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 [size=1]"Mezzu=water"? / Erh, yeah. I think the original question has been answered pretty well. [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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