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The Big Ass Superior Thread of Learning Japanese
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shanshan310
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weird question. Does "イギリスのの王室がオーストラリアの文化の継承と発展に果たしている役割。" mean The role of the British Monarchy in carrying out the development and succession of Australian culture? Because to me that makes absolutely no sense in either language. All the words are there, but for some reason the comprehension isn't. (Its a question, by the way. A question which I have no idea how to answer).
I have anki on my phone. Its pretty handy.
I have anki on my phone. Its pretty handy.
Lostconfused
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I haven't found an anki deck that I like, yet. Maybe I am just too used to my flash cards.
shanshan310
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Lostconfused said:
Make your own
I made one out of words I didn't understand in a tv show and in general conversation. I wrote them down and turned it into a deck.shanshan310 said:
I can't bring myself to pay that much. I like the guy's hard work, and I think he has done a great service to the Japanese learning community. However I haven't really used Anki in years, and while I wouldn't mind getting back into it (I need flashcards on my phone because using the computer for it feels arcane, but have other apps, and am quite fond of things like KanjiBox) buying Anki for my phone is a tough pill to swallow.
As to that sentence, what is the context? I come up with a pretty similar interpretation of the sentence as you did. I do know that Australia still recognizes the Queen as their queen, but I don't know of the specifics of that role.
shanshan310
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ivedoneyourmom said:
:s I think I must be doing something wrong then because I've got Anki on Android for free...
There really is no context. I just have to prepare an essay on the the topic "イギリスのの王室がオーストラリアの文化の継承と発展に果たしている役割". Does it just mean talk about the role its had on Australian culture? I got a bit confused at the 継承 bit. =/
shanshan310 said:
Oh, well to me then it sounds exactly like that. The 大辞林 tells me that in the case of 文化 it means to inherit. So I guess just write about the role the crown has had in shaping Australian culture, past and present.
The developer of Anki does a version completely rewritten for the iPhone, but he wants 25$ for it, I'll probably eventually get it, but I'm short on money and currently too lazy to write sentences, so I do vocab and kanji drilling, with reading, messaging, and watching tv, etc. it works, lol.
shanshan310
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$25 bucks?!?!?!??!!?!? I don't think I'd buy it either... If that's the case you'd be better off just buying some of those palm cards on a ring binder and making your own.
I have nothing againt him, he is free to charge whatever he wants. I was just explaining why I have not sprung for it. 25$ is out of my range at the moment, I was not trying to bitch about it, only give perspective as to why I don't use Anki even though I think it is a great piece of software. I also don't begrudge him for only charging iPhone users. They usually have the disposable income and have a track record of buying apps. I have spent a small fortune on software for studying Japanese, and I would continue to do so, if the economy permitted it.Kosh said:
I'll look again at his online browser version, but last time I used it it was not very good, and my Internet connection is very slow, making it annoying to work with flashcards.
bigmit3737
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日本加油
Guys, what does this mean?
It was posted when Japan won an international video game tournament.
Japan's oil?
I understand it's some sort of slang,so can someone break down the literal and slang meaning please.
Guys, what does this mean?
It was posted when Japan won an international video game tournament.
Japan's oil?
I understand it's some sort of slang,so can someone break down the literal and slang meaning please.
shanshan310
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scottnak said:
From Wikipedia:
Jiayou (Chinese: 加油; pinyin: jiāyóu) is a Chinese figure of speech or idiom, meaning "be stronger!"
jiā means "to add", and yóu means oil or fuel. Therefore jiayou literally means "add oil" or "add fuel", as in refuelling a motor vehicle; by anology jiayou is used to encourage someone to put more effort into a certain task.
oooh I wanna learn Chinese now too. >.<
CharliePants
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Anki mobile is well worth the $25, considering it makes almost all other learning "apps" redundant (obviously if you don't have the money for it that's another matter altogether).
Anyway, I followed the Heisig -> Core6000 (anki) method, which I finished in June. Since then I've started the fun stuff (manga / games) and am really surprised by how much I can actually read and understand - a year ago I was having a hard time reading even simple stuff like よつばと. Seems like the last 2000 words or so increased my reading comprehension multiple times over.
It's a great feeling, really, having invested so much time into it, and having it finally pay off.
Anyway, I followed the Heisig -> Core6000 (anki) method, which I finished in June. Since then I've started the fun stuff (manga / games) and am really surprised by how much I can actually read and understand - a year ago I was having a hard time reading even simple stuff like よつばと. Seems like the last 2000 words or so increased my reading comprehension multiple times over.
It's a great feeling, really, having invested so much time into it, and having it finally pay off
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shanshan310 said:
It means add oil. We use it all the time for things like "keep going" "don't give up" "stay strong" "pick up the pace" - things like that.
bigmit3737
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Ahh! Thanks for the explanations.
shanshan310
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bigmit3737 said:
ahaha, all of them
bigmit3737
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I was reading your requests for an all Japanese thread, and as a beginner, my fear is that most you guys will abandon this thread, and us beginners will try to help each other and go in circles.
Though, I do think it's a very good idea for you guys.
Though, I do think it's a very good idea for you guys.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Sorry to bump this, was looking for some help though:
Someone is doing a Lego display and wanted some help to verify their Kanji. Can anyone translate this? They want to make 100% sure they put what they think it means!
Full display of their creation:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/both-sides-of-the-brick/sets/72157628068020585/
Thanks!
Someone is doing a Lego display and wanted some help to verify their Kanji. Can anyone translate this? They want to make 100% sure they put what they think it means!
Full display of their creation:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/both-sides-of-the-brick/sets/72157628068020585/
Thanks!
Sorry to bump this, was looking for some help though:
Someone is doing a Lego display and wanted some help to verify their Kanji. Can anyone translate this? They want to make 100% sure they put what they think it means!
Full display of their creation:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/both-sides-of-the-brick/sets/72157628068020585/
Thanks!
It says, "beautiful" and "dragon".
I might be wrong (I don't practice writing kanji at all, too lazy) but the box at the bottom of the dragon kanji might have a straight bottom, not curved like it is in the photo.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Thank you! That helped her out for sure!
shanshan310
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While the thread is bumped, did we want to make the Thread-In-Japanese thread now that gaf is updated?
I will keep checking this one - I'm subscribed ^^
I will keep checking this one - I'm subscribed ^^
louis89
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美竜 isn't anything in Japanese; it's just two characters next to each other with no grammar. I don't know anything about Chinese though, maybe it works in that language.Sorry to bump this, was looking for some help though:
Someone is doing a Lego display and wanted some help to verify their Kanji. Can anyone translate this? They want to make 100% sure they put what they think it means!
Full display of their creation:
Thanks!
Zoe
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It can be a name.
Bomber Bob
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yeah well the album name on flickr says "beautiful dragon" so...
I think it's a good thing of kanji. You can make your (or a new) word just by combining two characters and others can understand what that word means.
That's terribad.
It's not too bad, they often have an internal logic to them, and while 美竜 might not be a 'real' word, it follows the rules for constructing compound words just fine. Terribad is a good example of something we do in the construction of English new words. (how goes your studies?)
I am also interested in an all Japanese thread, I subscribe to threads so it shouldn't be a big deal adding one more.
shanshan310
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Bumping this thread!
I still think it would be nice to have a Japanese-speakers thread to practice, like the German-speakers do!. There's probably enough people here to keep some sort of conversation going, and I also have a lot of free time until January (when I start working at Fukuoka).
I still think it would be nice to have a Japanese-speakers thread to practice, like the German-speakers do!. There's probably enough people here to keep some sort of conversation going, and I also have a lot of free time until January (when I start working at Fukuoka).
shanshan310
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あたしもそう思うよ！I don't have class again till march and since most of my Japanese speaking friends are leaving the country I need to keep up the practise and stuff.
Will we need Evilore's permission before we make it?
shanshan310
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okashi? It varies where you go (US, UK etc) but usually something like sweets, candy or lollies.
shanshan310
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I agree. Go with snacks.
345triangle
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now, don't consider these 100% official english rules, but when someone says "sweets" to me i either think of specifically candy or the dessert course at a restaurant, and "snacks" connotes something that isn't sweet. as with many things in japanese (like パン, the best translation for お菓子 is usually just to say exactly what you're talking about - and if you need to refer to the overall category, say something like "sweets and snacks and stuff like that"
do other people agree with me? like, in my other example of パン, most people naturally substitute "bread", but it sounds very odd to me when they say "i went to the convenience store and bought a bread". what they mean is "generic baked product" (melon pan, croissant, etc), but there isn't really a neat way to say it.
, the best translation for お菓子 is usually just to say exactly what you're talking about - and if you need to refer to the overall category, say something like "sweets and snacks and stuff like that" do other people agree with me? like, in my other example of パン, most people naturally substitute "bread", but it sounds very odd to me when they say "i went to the convenience store and bought a bread". what they mean is "generic baked product" (melon pan, croissant, etc), but there isn't really a neat way to say it.
追記ありがとう。 パン story is interesting.now, don't consider these 100% official english rules, but when someone says "sweets" to me i either think of specifically candy or the dessert course at a restaurant, and "snacks" connotes something that isn't sweet. as with many things in japanese (like パン
do other people agree with me? like, in my other example of パン, most people naturally substitute "bread", but it sounds very odd to me when they say "i went to the convenience store and bought a bread". what they mean is "generic baked product" (melon pan, croissant, etc), but there isn't really a neat way to say it.
shanshan310
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now, don't consider these 100% official english rules, but when someone says "sweets" to me i either think of specifically candy or the dessert course at a restaurant, and "snacks" connotes something that isn't sweet. as with many things in japanese (like パン
do other people agree with me? like, in my other example of パン, most people naturally substitute "bread", but it sounds very odd to me when they say "i went to the convenience store and bought a bread". what they mean is "generic baked product" (melon pan, croissant, etc), but there isn't really a neat way to say it.
Yeah, I always have problems when translating pan. It tends to bring a much more sugar-y image than the word "bread". It kinda concerns me that a lot of Japanese people have this idea that western people eat bread the way Japanese people eat rice. I remember talking to a woman who was convinced we ate cakes with every meal. I'm sure its partly due to a cultural misunderstanding, but the difference between "pan" and "bread" (despite them being translated as being the same) surely plays a part too.
You guys don't eat pan like the way we eat rice!?!? Shocking (；￣Д￣
By the way, パンて聞くと自分は食パンが一番に思い浮かぶ。
By the way, パンて聞くと自分は食パンが一番に思い浮かぶ。
shanshan310
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You guys don't eat pan like the way we eat rice!?!? Shocking (；￣Д￣
By the way, パンて聞くと自分は食パンが一番に思い浮かぶ。
えええ、あたしはパンを聞くとメロンパンのイメージを考えるww でも、食パンはbreadのイメージだ。
Usually I eat something made from flour or rice (eg. toast/cereal for breakfast, curry for lunch and pasta for dinner) but I'll only eat bread once a day.
メロンパンはお菓子のイメージ
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Deleted member 17706
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Yeah, this is definitely a widespread cultural misunderstanding. So many people in Japan seem to think that most westerners have a side of bread or pastry with every meal.
Yeah, everytime I talk about "pan" with Japanese people I feel it's my duty as a French person to educate them on what "pan" actually is. "No, pan is not sugar-y, yes we tend to have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but not in the way you guys always have rice."
The other thing is that Japan (and many countries the world over, but especially Japan) is thinks eating pastries and sugar-y stuff is a girlish thing to do. In France, the manliest among the manly will have cake and enjoy it. The biggest shock was when I went to Starbucks in Japan with a friend and nearly everyone was female. The only men there were the girls' boyfriends.
Lostconfused
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For some reason north america has a rather utilitarian approach to bread compared to the rest of the world.
Also things written in kana are a lot easier to deal with. Kanji just leaves me bewildered most of the time.
Also things written in kana are a lot easier to deal with. Kanji just leaves me bewildered most of the time.
Or guys with manbags. ;-)
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