Author Topic: Learning Japanese (Read 29732 times)

dankles · « **Reply #180 on:** June 14, 2009, 07:19:19 PM »

Quote from: virionspiral on June 14, 2009, 05:17:12 PM

Quote from: dankles on June 01, 2009, 08:39:00 PM
A free gift from my home town:
GPB Education (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Japanese I: http://www.gpb.org/irasshai/term/japaneseI
Japanese II: http://www.gpb.org/irasshai/term/japaneseII

156 videos * ~20 Mins each = 52 hours of free video

They are wmv's so you have to forgive that, plus it was done in the 90's so it can be a little cheesy sometimes, however it's still a huge free resource.

Anyways, another thing that helps me is to use post-it notes with the japanese names of objects then stick them to the corresponding objects in my house. It's a great way to visually remember things.

Note to linux users:
(click to show/hide)
The mms streams don't play very well with mplayer, so you might wanna use xine instead.

Quote from: Semnae on July 26, 2007, 11:24:04 PM
Slime Forest for reading Japanese

Whoa! It's actually working for me! nice!

i've been watching those irasshai episodes. they work really well, it is corny though. now i can write all the hiragana and i'm recognizing a lot while watching japanese movies and anime.

Another thing I do is this:
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com

But yeah, the videos are great too. They don't teach everything, but hey, they are free and professionally made. Plus they come from my home town of Atlanta

heavyoak · « **Reply #181 on:** June 19, 2009, 02:47:05 PM »

Quote from: DropDeadEd on July 27, 2007, 06:48:42 PM

Genki Textbooks - Excellent University resources for japanese study.

I got those books too, but my came from my college class, Japanese 1.

Zayras · « **Reply #182 on:** June 19, 2009, 05:15:52 PM »

Quote from: kyoterry on July 26, 2007, 01:00:25 PM

First off, how did you guys learn Japanese..(for those who speak it)?

Currently, I am using Rosetta Stone software, but what i don't like about it, is the fact that it doesn't tell you what the sentence in english is...
but the good thing is that it helps you remember words a lot quicker..

what software did you guys use, and how long did it take you before you could understand a little bit of anime without the subtitles?

Rosetta Stone works really well along with a class... but so far-from what I've seen-it's crappy. It only teaches you the polite version of the japanese language (i.e. the masu/teimasu/desu/deshita...etc. which is okay, but most japanese talk with the "plain/normal version" of japanese which is actually harder to conjugate (lols), makes a lot less use of the particles and yeah... in short it's more common and you're able to say things-generally speaking-faster

RS is still good though as it contains a ton of vocab and teaches you the grammar.

Anyways, my two cents for other learning sites and I'll make sure to check some of the ones here out:

Awesome Verb Conjugator
About.com - Japanese has a ton of info on grammar, useful phrases, etc., etc., etc.
Don't know a Kanji? Convert it to Hiragana, plus even has an option to give you a definition for the kanji(s)

Tatsujin · « **Reply #183 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:42:16 PM »

...... How come they don't pronounce つ in most of their sentences?

Aneroph · « **Reply #184 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:55:48 PM »

Quote from: Tatsujin on July 15, 2009, 10:42:16 PM

...... How come they don't pronounce つ in most of their sentences?

What do you mean? Tsu is one of the few that does get pronounced most of the time despite having a 'u' in it. Like the difference between tsuki (moon pronounced "dsu-kee") and suki (''like'' pronounced 'ski'). A samll tsu in writing, 'ちょっと’　like in Chotto doesn't get pronounced but stands in place as a stop/break or more technically meaning to pronounce the next syllable twice as long. When you convert the small tsu over to ramaji, it becomes a double letter. chotto - ちょっと　meaning wait, pronounced as 'Cho-to' with a slight pause before the 't'. You will see the small tsu A LOT in Japanese manga because they use it to show how a character is speaking a sentence (like when they are starting a new sentence, when they are ending a sound effect, and whether to end the word/sentence abruptly or not.)

kaitou-san · « **Reply #185 on:** July 18, 2009, 07:43:09 PM »

I'm studying to pass JLPT 2 right now.

I made my own cards to study, which you can download for your own use: http://skimlines.deviantart.com/art/JLPT-level-4-Vocabulary-Cards-129859134

it's help me increase my vocabulary somewhat. I memorize 20-30 cards (words) a day.

Tatsujin · « **Reply #186 on:** July 18, 2009, 07:46:20 PM »

Quote from: kaitou-san on July 18, 2009, 07:43:09 PM

I'm studying to pass JLPT 2 right now.

I made my own cards to study, which you can download for your own use: http://skimlines.deviantart.com/art/JLPT-level-4-Vocabulary-Cards-129859134

it's help me increase my vocabulary somewhat. I memorize 20-30 cards (words) a day.

Can you make a torrent out of it or put it on a regular website to download? I'm not registering to download something to be honest.

kaitou-san · « **Reply #187 on:** July 18, 2009, 07:54:33 PM »

http://skimlines.deviantart.com/art/JLPT-level-4-Vocabulary-Cards-129859134

virionspiral · « **Reply #188 on:** August 09, 2009, 11:30:17 PM »

Quote from: dankles on June 14, 2009, 07:19:19 PM

Quote from: virionspiral on June 14, 2009, 05:17:12 PM
Quote from: dankles on June 01, 2009, 08:39:00 PM
A free gift from my home town:
GPB Education (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Japanese I: http://www.gpb.org/irasshai/term/japaneseI
Japanese II: http://www.gpb.org/irasshai/term/japaneseII

156 videos * ~20 Mins each = 52 hours of free video

They are wmv's so you have to forgive that, plus it was done in the 90's so it can be a little cheesy sometimes, however it's still a huge free resource.

Anyways, another thing that helps me is to use post-it notes with the japanese names of objects then stick them to the corresponding objects in my house. It's a great way to visually remember things.

Note to linux users:
(click to show/hide)
The mms streams don't play very well with mplayer, so you might wanna use xine instead.

Quote from: Semnae on July 26, 2007, 11:24:04 PM
Slime Forest for reading Japanese

Whoa! It's actually working for me! nice!

i've been watching those irasshai episodes. they work really well, it is corny though. now i can write all the hiragana and i'm recognizing a lot while watching japanese movies and anime.
Another thing I do is this:
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com

But yeah, the videos are great too. They don't teach everything, but hey, they are free and professionally made. Plus they come from my home town of Atlanta

gpb irasshai doesn't allow you to view the videos anymore.. you have to buy them if you don't go to school there.

ilk3000 · « **Reply #189 on:** August 10, 2009, 12:19:28 AM »

So, who's got an account info or torrent bundle to upload?

dankles · « **Reply #190 on:** August 10, 2009, 03:29:15 AM »

WOW! That SUCKS! Thank goodness I ripped all of them a few months ago!!

Would anyone be interested in me posting some megaupload links or torrent? we'll have to do it via PM though.

And in total with all 150~ vids plus the pdfs, its almost 20GBs, so it will take me quite awhile to get them all posted.

EDIT:
My upload speed sucks, FYI. But I'm willing to help out anyways

ilk3000 · « **Reply #191 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:02:53 AM »

I'm still happy with Rosetta Stone, but I watched a few of the videos and I liked them. I wouldn't mind watching just the review videos if they cover the lessons.

dankles · « **Reply #192 on:** August 10, 2009, 05:26:15 AM »

Quote from: ilk3000 on August 10, 2009, 04:02:53 AM

I'm still happy with Rosetta Stone, but I watched a few of the videos and I liked them. I wouldn't mind watching just the review videos if they cover the lessons.

I just remembered that i have unlimited disk space/bandwidth on my web host. So I'll push everything up there.
Though it will be slow. Probably like 20 vids a week.
http://archive.dankles.net/pub/Irasshai_I/
http://archive.dankles.net/pub/Irasshai_II/

ange10 · « **Reply #193 on:** August 10, 2009, 07:35:21 AM »

i went to evening classes at college.

virionspiral · « **Reply #194 on:** August 10, 2009, 11:59:40 AM »

Quote from: dankles on August 10, 2009, 05:26:15 AM

Quote from: ilk3000 on August 10, 2009, 04:02:53 AM
I'm still happy with Rosetta Stone, but I watched a few of the videos and I liked them. I wouldn't mind watching just the review videos if they cover the lessons.
I just remembered that i have unlimited disk space/bandwidth on my web host. So I'll push everything up there.
Though it will be slow. Probably like 20 vids a week.
http://archive.dankles.net/pub/Irasshai_I/
http://archive.dankles.net/pub/Irasshai_II/

you are the man.. thank you so much.

dankles · « **Reply #195 on:** August 10, 2009, 03:48:42 PM »

I only have one vid up and all the pdfs from Irassahi I ATM, but I'll probably be able to upload like 5 more over night. (it takes like an hour an episode to upload)

Anyways, its not too big of a deal, cuz I also have some other friends who want these.

Enjoy

PS:
These are public vids by the "Georgia Public Broadcasting System," so its not really like I'm illegally sharing porn or anything.

ilk3000 · « **Reply #196 on:** August 10, 2009, 07:59:44 PM »

The PDF quizzes and answer keys are still free on the website.

dankles · « **Reply #197 on:** August 10, 2009, 08:23:28 PM »

Quote from: ilk3000 on August 10, 2009, 07:59:44 PM

The PDF quizzes and answer keys are still free on the website.

I know, but just in case

And they only total like 30MBs

zorena86 · « **Reply #198 on:** August 10, 2009, 08:52:31 PM »

Ooohh man thanks a lot! You're awesome!

hi-kun · « **Reply #199 on:** August 11, 2009, 08:14:20 AM »

wow, thanks a lot for upping them!
I actually was lucky to get the first part but the second is needed very badly 'coz it's really interesting to watch (learned a lot already - I would be happy if there's a chance to get pt2 soon)

I started to learn it about a month ago on my own and have tried several different things. unfortunately Rosetta Stone doesn't run on my PC so I have to listen to a various audio stuff only.