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Xenoran:
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--- Quote from: Xenoran on October 26, 2010, 10:50:39 PM ---so i went and bought procured .... found ...... obtained a copy of triple play and it doesnt work with my windows 7 ... idk if maybe i just combined the files wrong or did something wrong but it sais its incompatible with my version of windows ..... .... soooooooo .... ya .... idk if the real thing would work or not ....
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Are you using home premium? If yes, no can do...
If using professional/ultimate then you can try compatibility mode.
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i can use compatibility mode and i have home premium i believe ....
Meomix:
--- Quote from: saidin1015 on October 26, 2010, 09:17:35 PM ---Rosetta Stone isn't bad so far (level 1 unit 3) although there are a few flaws.
1) It does not show how to write/draw hiragana and katakana.
2) By its very nature, it doesn't explain counter words http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_counter_word.
--- Quote from: Xenoran on October 26, 2010, 09:03:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: Meomix on October 26, 2010, 08:09:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: Xenoran on October 26, 2010, 03:39:41 PM ---isnt triple play plus kinda old? 97'? still works though?
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It's old but very good! Gives you a blue grid of japanese characters of which you must identify by voice.
When you can read a raw scanlation without twitching your eyes you've won the game.
Gah i forgot, there is Katakana, Kanji then Hiragana ( : :) i don't even know what is the popular manga choice
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thats something i never understood why have so many .... why do you need three? well four if you count romaji
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hiragana is used for particles, endings and some other things. katakana is used for foreign words. kanji is used for regular words.
as far as i know, the above is the norm.
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Ah he's right Katakana is the foreign english looking characters, Kanji is normal japanese mode, Hiragana is extreme. I'm currently studying the Kanji.
Have you got Triple Play Plus Japanese working yet Xenoran?
tomoya-kun:
--- Quote from: kaitou-san on October 26, 2010, 07:29:25 PM ---
--- Quote from: Xenoran on October 26, 2010, 07:43:14 AM ---4-6 years away
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Save up money and go with a tour group. You won't need to know any language.
Or, buy a book and study. I've heard lots of praise about the Genki series, and the "minna no nihongo" book.
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A tour group is quite restrictive in what you can do, a good thing about going without a tour is that you can explore different parts of cities on your own. No way I'm going to Akiba or Harajuku with a tour group.
I recommend against using only software or books. By far the easiest and most efficient way to learn something is by speaking, so if you are really serious then take lessons from a teacher. Then you can supplement with other tools, which does help quite a bit.
I've been to Japan once a year for 4 years, so I've picked up a little bit of the language.
virionspiral:
--- Quote from: Xenoran on October 27, 2010, 12:32:02 AM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on October 26, 2010, 11:46:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Xenoran on October 26, 2010, 10:50:39 PM ---so i went and bought procured .... found ...... obtained a copy of triple play and it doesnt work with my windows 7 ... idk if maybe i just combined the files wrong or did something wrong but it sais its incompatible with my version of windows ..... .... soooooooo .... ya .... idk if the real thing would work or not ....
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Are you using home premium? If yes, no can do...
If using professional/ultimate then you can try compatibility mode.
--- End quote ---
i can use compatibility mode and i have home premium i believe ....
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx
use that if running it in compatibility settings do not work.
BrownMasterV:
I use RS: pretty helpful, actually.
I've put it on hold for a few months, but atm I'm on Level 2, Unit 4, Lesson 4 :3
I can see a difference too, I've learned much.
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