anyone want to learn Japanese?

Reply 120

Sarahftw_

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Original post by Music99

Typo :P.

Ha, oh right :smile:

Reply 121

scorpion95

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Yeah I would like to start learning Japanese along with Korean and Chinese. I have no idea where to go about learning it though think would prefer more of an evening class or something but no idea where does it, online possibly but just not overly keen

If anyone has some suggestions of sites or anything

Reply 122

Sarahftw_

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Original post by scorpion95

Yeah I would like to start learning Japanese along with Korean and Chinese. I have no idea where to go about learning it though think would prefer more of an evening class or something but no idea where does it, online possibly but just not overly keen

If anyone has some suggestions of sites or anything

Look out for language schools. Mine is and we had evening classes. People from outside the school could come as well. Unfortunately, we don't have a Japanese teacher anymore.

Reply 123

Music99

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Original post by scorpion95

Yeah I would like to start learning Japanese along with Korean and Chinese. I have no idea where to go about learning it though think would prefer more of an evening class or something but no idea where does it, online possibly but just not overly keen

If anyone has some suggestions of sites or anything

1). Get remembering the kanji by James W Hesig
2). Check out teach yourself/ Assimil
3). Check out All Japanese All the time
4). Try out Lingq (awesome website).

Reply 124

Hgat

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Asking a British person to learn another language? Don't make me laugh!

No but seriously. I would love to learn Japanese as an anime fan, but it looks so difficult. Even when you've learn't it, you can NEVER fully integrate or understand Japanese people. Their social code is basically impossible to learn.

Reply 125

Music99

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Original post by Hgat

Asking a British person to learn another language? Don't make me laugh!

No but seriously. I would love to learn Japanese as an anime fan, but it looks so difficult. Even when you've learn't it, you can NEVER fully integrate or understand Japanese people. Their social code is basically impossible to learn.

That sentiment is complete rubbish Japanese isn't that hard. The characters are a hurdle admittedly but are fun to learn. There social code really isn't impossible to learn, I don't know where you got that from.

Reply 126

purplerainn

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I didn't mean read the jap subs while watching the anime; not pro enough for that yet lol :biggrin:

It can be read separately with Microsoft Word.

Reply 127

bottled

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Original post by Sarahftw_

I hope so too, and yeah that's true. Idek if i'll watch it if it doesn't get dubbed tbh.

ahh i'm just impatient man. I'm so tempted to not wait for Stein's gate to be dubbed this summer, and i've already seen xros wars.

Reply 128

NOONA.

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Original post by scorpion95

Yeah I would like to start learning Japanese along with Korean and Chinese. I have no idea where to go about learning it though think would prefer more of an evening class or something but no idea where does it, online possibly but just not overly keen

If anyone has some suggestions of sites or anything

Rosetta Stone is really good :smile:

Reply 129

Anime Lover

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Original post by Sarahftw_

I did French while learning Japanese

Japanese is easier in my opinion

I've heard that the actual structure of the Japanese language is much more logical than most languages, it's just the alphabets that are annoying to learn when I'm doing 4 A2s and an AS >.<

Reply 130

Sarahftw_

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Original post by Anime Lover

I've heard that the actual structure of the Japanese language is much more logical than most languages, it's just the alphabets that are annoying to learn when I'm doing 4 A2s and an AS >.<

o.o how many exams do you have?!

Leave Japanese until summer or something!

Reply 131

Anime Lover

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Original post by Sarahftw_

o.o how many exams do you have?!

Leave Japanese until summer or something!

Umm well including General Studies (which actually makes it 5 A2s) I have 11 exams! >.< Yeah, I think leaving it until summer is for the best XD

Reply 132

Sarahftw_

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Original post by Anime Lover

Umm well including General Studies (which actually makes it 5 A2s) I have 11 exams! >.< Yeah, I think leaving it until summer is for the best XD

Woah, good luck :smile:

Reply 133

Anime Lover

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Original post by Sarahftw_

Woah, good luck :smile:

Thanks, I'll need it! :tongue:

Reply 134

Folks

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Original post by Music99

. どうですか？

Through school and now University! I would send you a nice Japanese reply but tsr gets funny with a long string of japanese ごめん

Reply 135

xDreamerx

I've accepted an offer to study Japanese (and linguistics) at Edinburgh university. I'm so excited about learning it, especially after going to the post offer day and meeting the staff and current students who were all very nice.

Will need to brush up on hiragana and then make a start on katakana over summer, which should be fairly straightforward.

Reply 136

RemiMarcelle

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Original post by Music99

Character wise yes, but that's it.

Ahh, okay, thanks!

Original post by seyrose

Spoken they are VERY different.
Chinese is tonal, meaning the way you tone in which you pronounce each word greatly affects the meaning. It's probably the hardest thing about speaking Chinese in my opinion, once you get your head around the grammar it's not so bad.
Japanese isn't tonal. Japan also has 3 different "alphabets" including Kanji which comes from Chinese. Some characters overlap in meaning.

My Chinese friend was telling us about some Chinese words the other week, and it was two words that were the same they just sounded different, and had totally different meanings! It's really complex

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Reply 137

Music99

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Original post by RemiMarcelle

Ahh, okay, thanks!

My Chinese friend was telling us about some Chinese words the other week, and it was two words that were the same they just sounded different, and had totally different meanings! It's really complex

It's okay once you get use to the sounds of the language.

Reply 138

Bambirina

Original post by RemiMarcelle

Ahh, okay, thanks!

My Chinese friend was telling us about some Chinese words the other week, and it was two words that were the same they just sounded different, and had totally different meanings! It's really complex