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Originally posted by Floorfiller hmmm well i guess the reason i've had trouble with kanji is because it's mostly just memorization. yes writing them is good like andrea suggested, but just they can be very detailed and there are sometimes only subtle differences between characters ya know?

Use them in English, so you can get used to them. For example... you can write the roots of English words using kanji:

私・好ke・女子s・着'ing・sweaters
(I like girls wearing sweaters)

Sure, it looks clumsy in the beginning, but that's a way of memorising all those kanjis even in English Works for me (in Portuguese)

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Originally posted by Lira Does "turning Japanese" mean "being serious" or "having a wank"? I've read both explanations so far, and they both fit the song nicely

It's meant to represent the face a woman makes immediately prior and during an orgasm. I believe I learned that on Pop-Up Video back in the day...anyone remember that show? :P

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Originally posted by Lira Use them in English, so you can get used to them. For example... you can write the roots of English words using kanji: 私・好ke・女子s・着'ing・sweaters (I like girls wearing sweaters) Sure, it looks clumsy in the beginning, but that's a way of memorising all those kanjis even in English Works for me (in Portuguese)

How does the "like" work? I understand adding 's' for plurality and adding 'ing' to make it a participle, but I don't understand adding 'ke'.

(I BARELY started scratching the surface of Japanese and I was only learning Hiragana... hadn't even started with Kanji.)

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Originally posted by Lira Use them in English, so you can get used to them. For example... you can write the roots of English words using kanji: 私・好ke・女子s・着'ing・sweaters (I like girls wearing sweaters) Sure, it looks clumsy in the beginning, but that's a way of memorising all those kanjis even in English Works for me (in Portuguese)

that's a pretty good idea hehehe...you're gonna be a great teacher

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Originally posted by david.michael How does the "like" work? I understand adding 's' for plurality and adding 'ing' to make it a participle, but I don't understand adding 'ke'. (I BARELY started scratching the surface of Japanese and I was only learning Hiragana... hadn't even started with Kanji.)

I thought it would be weird to have the 好 hanging around all by itself, so I added the "ke" so it could contrast with "好ked" and "好kes"... but it all comes down to personal preference, really - this is all fun and games, after all

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Originally posted by Lira Use them in English, so you can get used to them. For example... you can write the roots of English words using kanji: 私・好ke・女子s・着'ing・sweaters (I like girls wearing sweaters) Sure, it looks clumsy in the beginning, but that's a way of memorising all those kanjis even in English Works for me (in Portuguese)

lira, i do that sometimes...it does help.


my main problem is SPEAKING/HEARINGjapanese...i need to upgrade my confidence because i second guess myself sometimes when i speak it. hearing it... it's worse for me to understand soeone if they're speaking it too fast. i LOVE writing it though... i write in japanese a lot.

how do you guys practice your speaking? i am studying it outside of classes so i have no other japanese students to talk japanese to.

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Originally posted by inconspicuous AndreaCKY772. just. so. dumb.

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 my main problem is speaking japanese...i need to upgrade my confidence because i second guess myself sometimes when i speak it. i love writing it though... how do you guys practice your speaking? i am studying it outside of classes so i have no other japanese students to talk japanese to.

maybe you could find a japanese group to talk with. a lot of times like book clubs...there are groups for that kinda stuff outside of the classroom environment...

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 lira, i do that sometimes...it does help. my main problem is SPEAKING/HEARINGjapanese...i need to upgrade my confidence because i second guess myself sometimes when i speak it. hearing it... it's worse for me to understand soeone if they're speaking it too fast. i LOVE writing it though... i write in japanese a lot. how do you guys practice your speaking? i am studying it outside of classes so i have no other japanese students to talk japanese to.

Go to Japan. I spent a month in Japan while I was learning it (2nd year) and my skills improved 10 fold.

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floorfiller, they do have some japanese class study groups but i think you have to be enrolled in the class. i will be on the look out for others.

bas, yes i definitely intend to go to japan sometime. hopefully within the next two years.

sometimes i wish there was a japanese community which had everything labeled in japanese sso i can increase my kanji/object association. anyhow, it's good to know there are other japanese leaners/speakers on here too! i thought yan was the only other one until i read this thread



do any of you think chinese might be an easier language? i hear they don't have verb agreements or something of the sort? tome it seems easier because it's not hiragana, katakana AND kanji you have to learn but just the characters. i was thinking of maybe learning chinese for business reasons later on (most likely after i attempt to learn korean).

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Originally posted by inconspicuous AndreaCKY772. just. so. dumb.

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Originally posted by AndreaCKY772 how do you guys practice your speaking?

PM me, I've got some stuff that might help you out

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Originally posted by Lira PM me, I've got some stuff that might help you out

Don't favor any students, sensei.

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Originally posted by Yan Don't favor any students, sensei.

I'd post it publicly, but TranceAddict.com does not support File Sharing

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