Atria35 (post: 1450507) wrote:Byki isn't too bad. I've been learning basic words/phrases through that- and it's free, and I can download as many languages as I want to.
AnimeGirl (post: 1450513) wrote:Ooh, sounds cool! Is it a website?
Rusty Claymore (post: 1450997) wrote:Hmm, one way of perhaps learning Japanese is how Nathaniel Bowditch learned french. Bible translation! Of course, this requires having a Japanese Bible... and a dictionary, since Japanese to/from English is a little different than French to/from English... n.n' Oh, and I guess Bowditch was kinda a genuis... But I'm gonna try anyways! XP
Rusty Claymore (post: 1450997) wrote:Hmm, one way of perhaps learning Japanese is how Nathaniel Bowditch learned french. Bible translation! Of course, this requires having a Japanese Bible... and a dictionary, since Japanese to/from English is a little different than French to/from English... n.n' Oh, and I guess Bowditch was kinda a genuis... But I'm gonna try anyways! XP
Rusty Claymore (post: 1450385) wrote:If you find a cure for the lazyness, shoot me a PM! I find the hardest thing about keeping on is that I don't have anyone to practice with. My only motivation is that some day in the future perhaps I might possibly get to visit Japan on the off chance, and I could perchance need to say something in Japanese.
DangoDaikazoku (post: 1460310) wrote:A fun way to pick up vocab is watch anime in Japanese, ya know, with subtitles. And use Japanese whenever possible. I think I have driven my family crazy saying daisuki, and other words from my limited vocabulary. Speaking in context helps to get you thinking of a picture rather than a word, and you have to know what your saying, because you have to explain it to everyone else in the room, every single time. Also listening to Japanese anime give you a really good accent (I was actually complimented by native, for my "good pronunciation" of, yet again, my very limited vocabulary). Hey, I said it was fun, not fast.
AnimeGirl (post: 1521094) wrote:Man, I forgot about this thread. I should re-read all the suggestions and get back to learning!
Lynna (post: 1521305) wrote:My mom is friends with a Japanese woman, and I keep bugging my mom to invite her over. But noooooo, the house is never clean enough!
Anyways, I was wondering if any one knew of a Japanese manga for children that is mostly hiragana with very, very simple sentences. I just keep thinking about all those super-simplified stories I used to read as a child. If I could get my hands on something like that, it would probably be very good practise!
Otaku Jordan (post: 1521307) wrote:Are you a Brit, Lynna?
Neko-Hime (post: 1521135) wrote:Yes you shooould <3 I can honestly say it is one of the most rewarding pursuits I've ever... pursued. xD As an anime fan, it's so thrilling to be able to watch or read something in Japanese and go "Pfft, they translated that wrong!" or "WOW that is so much funnier in the original language."
AnimeGirl (post: 1521392) wrote:But my main reason is, for a long time, I've wanted to reach Japan. I know lots of missionaries usually give free English lessons to reach out, but there's nothing like hearing about something wonderful in your own tongue, so I want to reach them with their own language ^.^
Lynna (post: 1521305) wrote:My mom is friends with a Japanese woman, and I keep bugging my mom to invite her over. But noooooo, the house is never clean enough!
Anyways, I was wondering if any one knew of a Japanese manga for children that is mostly hiragana with very, very simple sentences. I just keep thinking about all those super-simplified stories I used to read as a child. If I could get my hands on something like that, it would probably be very good practise!
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