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Post by Jembru on Nov 12, 2013 9:26:42 GMT
Yey! That worked. Thank you!! ^^
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Post by Bokusenou on Nov 13, 2013 0:33:34 GMT
JembruHmm, was it ALC? It's great for searching for phrases. I should note, it's only really good for E-J search. It's J-E search results can be kind of off.
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Post by 魔 on Nov 25, 2013 0:49:50 GMT
Here is a website I just found - Kanji ConcordanceYou can use this page as an example if you like - txt.tyo.ro/archives/I was looking for a long page to use, then realized if I didn't click on anything the page itself was pretty long. 日 年 月 are the highest. Although they would be because every post has a date above it. It's interesting that some of the 1 kanji aren't all obscure ones. Some are common. I bet there are a couple weird outdated kanji that were used more than some of the frequent ones. Could be useful for putting priority on which kanji to learn.
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Post by Jembru on Dec 2, 2013 1:07:52 GMT
Hey, I just want to plug a youtube channel for a friend I made on lang-8. She has put so much work into her videos so I really hope people will watch, like and subscribe. Of course, they're aimed mainly at beginners right now, but I'm sure as her channel grows, she'll add something for everyone. I actually never saw the kanji for kasa until now, so I've already started learning from her. I think I'll be adding that to my favourite kanji list! www.youtube.com/channel/UCzk0EHzQIsebJrZWdZKH4og
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Post by MidoriAbby on Dec 2, 2013 23:49:26 GMT
JembruThanks for the channel reccomendation! I have a reccomendation for beginners- it's a Youtube channel called JapaneseJoshi which has grammar/vocab videos for beginners that really put the concepts in an easy to understand way, and the video format seems very colorful, fun, and professional.
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Post by 魔 on Dec 4, 2013 13:46:16 GMT
Checklist. A to do list of what to study and then tick it off. link
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Post by Jacob on Dec 7, 2013 17:46:56 GMT
Ideas for me for Xmas... my parents want to know (probably no textbooks), any other learning resources... (ik that this is a hard question)...
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Post by Jembru on Dec 7, 2013 20:34:03 GMT
Ideas for me for Xmas... my parents want to know (probably no textbooks), any other learning resources... (ik that this is a hard question)... Why not textbooks? Well, how about... -japanesepod101 subscription (don't forget to tell your parents to cancel the direct debit if they only want to pay once: you could download and save as much content as you're able to before your access runs out, if they don't want to pay for it long term.) -Pimslear -Earworms (pimslear and earworms are both audio CD's: pimslear is much more expensive and teaches basic sentence patterns/survival phrases, and earworms is basic phrases chanted to music to make them easier to remember. Earworms works on the same principle that makes certain songs get stuck in your head, even when you don't like the song. I've only ever tried the German version, but it was pleasant and did seem to work!) -Minecraft (lol) (totally off topic, but I was watching the yogcast's latest yoglabs on youtube and heard Simon yell 'Kill the gaijin!!' It was a tea spurting from nostrils moment ^^)
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Post by Bokusenou on Dec 7, 2013 22:58:22 GMT
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Post by Jembru on Dec 8, 2013 0:11:38 GMT
Oh I thought he just wanted non-textbook ideas? I definitely second the suggestion of 'Core words'. I have her other book 'basic connections' and used to always have one or the other in my study bag that goes everwhere I go ^^.
I also really like 13 secrets, I don't have my own copy but I'm tempted to treat myself (or ask JP Claus to slip one in my stocking). From what I've seen, it's mainly things I already instinctively do, or have descovered myself through trial and error, but it might have a few tips to make the techniques work even better. It's definitely great advice for those who don't naturally use similar techniques.
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Post by Bokusenou on Dec 8, 2013 1:05:34 GMT
Oh, I didn't think of them as textbooks (more like supplementary books...they are more like reference books, while something like Genki, Nakama, or Minna no Nihongo are what I think of when I hear the word "textbook"), but if reference books are covered under textbooks in this case, then maybe just get some manga volumes or movie/anime dvds from series or authors you you like.
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Post by Jembru on Dec 8, 2013 4:23:43 GMT
Ah, I see! For some reason I just took it as no books at all. Lol
Also.. what about notebooks/stationary for studying? I couldn't imagine studying Japanese without special notebooks and pens kept aside only for that. I have a great new set coming from Santa.. I can't wait to show them off when I get them!
My notebooks are always sickly girly, but what about a stylish filofax? Something you can add pages and sections too. They usually have a section for squared paper too, so you can practice writing kanji on that, plan your study sessions with the diary, and write notes about grammar, or example sentences in the section with lined paper. Many even have pockets that you could store flashcards in.
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Post by Jacob on Dec 8, 2013 20:12:56 GMT
oooOOOaahhh a special notebook sounds good! Thanks for the suggestions! Jembru and Bokusenou
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Post by Jacob on Dec 8, 2013 20:21:27 GMT
I love that you can add pages to the filofaxes
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Post by Jembru on Dec 8, 2013 21:31:21 GMT
Yeah, I wish I'd thought of it much sooner. I'm kinda stuck with what I use now. I don't have a filofax, but I use a notebook with pop-out dividers for keeping a journal. I good tip, is to take a blank divider and write either kana (if you can't write them from memory yet) or 20 or so kanji you're currently practicing on it. Then you can use it to keep your place, but also pop it out and refer to it while you write a journal in Japanese.
Mine has everyday kanji and compounds such as 考 私 最近 and so on.. things I usually know how to write but might sometimes forget and will most likely need at some point during a journal entry. I then take 4 or 5 kanji related to the topic I am writing about and write them in the title space at the top of the page. I can then keep referring to the kanji while I write. I usually have to look up a few characters in my dictionary, but more often than not, I just write them in kana if I can't remember how to write the character.
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