Comments on: Random Thoughts on Learning Japanese http://omohide.com/1961/random-thoughts-on-learning-japanese/ "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:11:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: ReshenKusaga http://omohide.com/1961/random-thoughts-on-learning-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-5131 ReshenKusaga Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:32:58 +0000 http://omohide.com/?p=1961#comment-5131 I'm chinese and currently taking Japanese classes in High school Being chinese is a bonus since Kanji comes to me slightly easier, but since I learned english as a first language, the usefulness has been limited to mostly common kanji. A big problem with learning Japanese in school is whether or not your teacher is any good. I've actually been able to learn quite a bit of vocab and slang from anime, as well as some of the simpler grammar patterns. Unfortunately my current Japanese teacher does not teach as well as she could, and she often teaches us the wrong things at times, only to have the heritage learners correct her is another pitfall. I'm probably going to end up turning to self-study this summer to prep for the JLPT and AP test >_> I’m chinese and currently taking Japanese classes in High school

Being chinese is a bonus since Kanji comes to me slightly easier, but since I learned english as a first language, the usefulness has been limited to mostly common kanji.

A big problem with learning Japanese in school is whether or not your teacher is any good. I’ve actually been able to learn quite a bit of vocab and slang from anime, as well as some of the simpler grammar patterns. Unfortunately my current Japanese teacher does not teach as well as she could, and she often teaches us the wrong things at times, only to have the heritage learners correct her is another pitfall.

I’m probably going to end up turning to self-study this summer to prep for the JLPT and AP test >_>

]]> By: maxiewawa http://omohide.com/1961/random-thoughts-on-learning-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-4847 maxiewawa Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:45:30 +0000 http://omohide.com/?p=1961#comment-4847 i was lucky with my Japanese studies. - I had already learnt to read Chinese by the time I got onto Japanese so could read a lot of the 漢字 from that~! i was lucky with my Japanese studies. – I had already learnt to read Chinese by the time I got onto Japanese so could read a lot of the 漢字 from that~!

]]> By: Theowne http://omohide.com/1961/random-thoughts-on-learning-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-4838 Theowne Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:12:18 +0000 http://omohide.com/?p=1961#comment-4838 To be honest, I found them on the internet. I don't know if they're even sold anymore. To be honest, I found them on the internet. I don’t know if they’re even sold anymore.

]]> By: ojisan http://omohide.com/1961/random-thoughts-on-learning-japanese/comment-page-1/#comment-4837 ojisan Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:04:33 +0000 http://omohide.com/?p=1961#comment-4837 I'm in my fourth month of once-a-week evening classes, and still back at the point when I'm pleased to recognize a word in hiragana without first spelling out each of its characters aloud. In short, kanji loom in my near future, and I'll refer back to this very helpful post when the time comes. Hmm, videos from the eighties, though. Will I have to purchase a Betamax? I’m in my fourth month of once-a-week evening classes, and still back at the point when I’m pleased to recognize a word in hiragana without first spelling out each of its characters aloud. In short, kanji loom in my near future, and I’ll refer back to this very helpful post when the time comes.
Hmm, videos from the eighties, though. Will I have to purchase a Betamax?

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