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dankles:
Well, I've caped my ftp upload speed to about 18KB/s so that it wont slow down my internet connection. My max up is only like 50KB/s.
So I'm just saying it's going to take me awhile. I don't mind if you post me the episode numbers that you would want now though.

Another tool that I found really helpful is this: http://guidetojapanese.org/ It is the best grammar guide I've seen so far. I know a lot of people shun grammar, but to me it's really helpful, plus with this guide i actually felt like I was learning something rather than make my brain fry.

playstation:
I'm sorry if someone has already mentioned this, but since I only had the patience to read the first five pages or so of this thread, I hope you'll forgive me.

I just wanted to remind anyone who is trying to learn Japanese that learning it directly from anime (as was suggested a few times) and only in that way would not be a really great idea for those who actually wish to go to the country at any point and seriously converse.  Most of the phrasing in anime is terribly impolite, and I hate to admit that I made the mistake of trying this tactic when I took my college Japanese courses.

Needless to say, my attempts at communicating with my teacher as a result of this training ended disastrously and left her very much offended.  Luckily, that made her redouble her efforts to make sure that we, as a class, learned all of the different levels of communication that went with levels of respect.  So just to repeat my point, please use another learning tool besides anime, and try to only use anime to keep the language fresh in your mind once you have gained a reputable knowledge of the proper grammar and vocab.

Personally, I used the Nakama texts, as my teacher was fairly old-fashioned.  If anyone has a Nintendo DS, the "My Japanese Coach" software is pretty good.  It starts you off with romaji (which I never learned, but apparently is easier to start with to some people who are afraid of kana right away), and then works in kana and even some kanji later.  I thought it was great, since it employed games, and had reading, writing, AND speaking involved in it.

I mean no disrespect to people who haven't had the chance to learn Japanese via the classroom, and have therefore taught themselves through anime and whatnot... I just wanted to make sure that those who wished to use it for travel purposes and things like that didn't end up embarrassing themselves by running up to random Japanese people and spouting incredibly disrespectful phrases.

Aneroph:

--- Quote from: playstation on August 12, 2009, 04:13:32 AM ---Personally, I used the Nakama texts, as my teacher was fairly old-fashioned.

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Nakama FTW. Same texts my Japanese teacher is using. The sad part is that I don't need a lot of credits to earn my Japanese minor in college, so I have to pick a route of classes that I want to specialize in. I can go further into speaking and listening to the language, further into the business/professional end of the language, or further into reading, writing, and calligraphy of kana. I want all of those skills :P

ilk3000:
Really? I planned on calling all women obaasan and men ero-jiji and using Dirty Japanese as my bible. I probably wouldn't go that far, but I would definitely want to have some fun if I can get away with it. This site has a few gems, http://koukeisha.net/nihongo-bin/dirty.htm:

Chotto Ima Anne.
"Excuse me, but I'm having my period now."

Oshiri kashite?
"Could you lend me your ass?"

playstation:
I like to just answer every small notification with a loud, overdone

EEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH HHH??????????!!!!!!!

My Japanese teacher didn't like that one either.

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