If any other beginner Japanese students want to chat with me, please do! I'd love to… - Feed Post by DigitalBun
If any other beginner Japanese students want to chat with me, please do!
I'd love to hear any study tips or just talk about how you're doing with your efforts.
I'd love to hear any study tips or just talk about how you're doing with your efforts.
posted by DigitalBun
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I'm not exactly a beginner, but I am really out of practice so that's almost the same thing... One tip I can give you is to check out the NHK Radio News podcasts and News in Slow Japanese on Youtube. Even if you're not fluent, it's still good to get exposure to how the language sounds, and gradually you'll start to be able to identify words or sentences as your vocab and grammar improve.
How much progress did you make before you fell out of practice?
The News in Slow Japanese tip is great! I've been listening to Japanese music for years, but it's way too fast for me and it's hard to hear pronunciation clearly in most of it.- Oh, I was actually taking Japanese classes and had learned several kanji and verb conjugations and, y'know, grammar things. But then I graduated from college and had to get a "real job" and now I'm trying to get back into the saddle again. I still couldn't hold a conversation above the level of, say, an elementary school student, though. But, I'm getting better with exposure and practice.
- You're so lucky to have taken a class~ I've only ever tried on my own, which has failed several times. Luckily, I'm in a trade school right now which has less classes, half of which are hands on, so I have more time/focus to really try my hardest on learning the language.
- The nice thing about having a class instead of doing it on your own is that you have a support system right there. Other students are a great resource sometimes, even if it's just to have someone to talk to that's at the same level as you are. Online is okay for some of the interactions, but it's not the same as getting the visual cues to know when you've totally messed up a pronunciation and managed to somehow call the person an eggplant by mistake or something.
I am learning by myself and I highly recommend the Genki textbook for beginners and the workbook.- I don't have any extra money for resources, is there a free version?
- There is no free version of the Genki series. A good free site for beginners is nihongomaster.com.
jisho.org is a great site if you cannot find or afford a printed dictionary.
Do you have a Skype? Search "souljabri557" on Skype; that's me. I'm not exactly a beginner, but an early intermediate and I wasn't a beginner too long ago. I'd love to help you out with any questions you have.
This offer stands for anyone :)- Nihongo Master looks like a great resource, I just made an account there~
SoulReturns; I'd actually like to practice speaking more as I progress, but my personal computer recently stopped working so I have very limited internet access.
I'll add you when I get a new laptop ヽ(^。^)
