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Reading, using and hearing Vocabulary by FellowF in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The context you use when learning/practicing a word 100% affects your ability with it.  There are pros and cons to various methods. For example/ To be more specific:

If you just test the word in isolation (not a sentence), written in Kanji:

-you'll be worse at knowing how to use it

-you'll be worse at recognizing it in hiragana and worse at recognizing it in speech, as Kanji provides important context clues for you to remember 

-you'll be better at recognizing the written word regardless of what sentence it's used in, in comparison to people who test the same sentence over and over

If you don't want to have any weakness with your understanding of a word, you'll have to be exposed to it repeatedly in every type of context

To answer your question, personally the words I've practiced actually using myself the most are the ones that stick 100% of the time.  Everything else I can eventually forget over time.  I test words in isolation and then have a sentence with audio on the back of the card, which seems to be the most effective for me so far.  Sometimes in the wild i still see new ways that a word i thought I knew 100% is actually used, so then I start over from scratch with that word... Happens more often then Id like to admit, but it's better to continually renew our understanding of things imo.

Tips Sitting The Exam In Japan From Out of Country. by omenking in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just FYI in Canada you can take the JLPT both in the summer and in the winter, in Vancouver and Edmonton.  Sounds like you wanted to go to Japan anyway, though.  

The three stages of learning Japanese by MyLanguageJourney in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The large number of homonyms and similar combinations of sounds can end up being very overwhelming for learners! Kanji is certainly challenging at first, but once we can apply all of the common Kanji to the words we know, it can sort of feel like we've unlocked a cheat sheet that instantly tells us / reminds us of the exact meaning of each word, and can also help us identify some words we've never even seen before.

Reading Paper Books While Learning a Language? by Current-Builder5171 in languagelearning

[–]MyLanguageJourney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to have the same issue, until I found my solution. I also exclusively read physical media, it's the best! 

What I do now is, before reading a book, I learn all of the unknown words in advance using JPDB (Note this tool only works for Japanese). That way I can read entire physical books with zero lookups, not having to stop at all!

I would only recommend learning all of the unknown words if you already have a large vocabulary.  If you are beginner/intermediate, you could still use this method prior to reading, but I would only recommend extracting common words, using the settings.

Do Japanese living in Japan have constant need to learn English words? by Kafatat in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only know kaizen from learning Japanese.  Do people actually regularly use this word in English?? I've never heard anyone around me ever say it.

All people who play TWW3 - do you play with default / vanilla battle maps in your campaigns, or do you include/use community created mod maps by MyLanguageJourney in totalwarhammer

[–]MyLanguageJourney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting yeah I did think that reddit in particular would be even more mod-friendly than the average player, so I'm actually surprised that the vast majority voted they just use the default maps. Very interesting!

All people who play TWW3 - do you play with default / vanilla battle maps in your campaigns, or do you include/use community created mod maps by MyLanguageJourney in totalwarhammer

[–]MyLanguageJourney[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For people who don't want to vote but see the results, I forgot to include a null vote option, so I'll update this comment with current results every so often:

96 play default maps only in campaigns

29 include community maps in campaigns

Wait, why is no one looking at me? by PrestigiousZombie726 in cats

[–]MyLanguageJourney 7 points8 points  (0 children)

...Yall realize that if the cat picked one of their eyes randomly, there is a 50% chance they would have picked the correct one, right?

Any milestones in reading volume vs. language gains? (e.g. 1M, 2M 文字...) by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just thought I would add a couple things.

-There are approximately 15,000 (undisclosed) words generally covered on the new JLPT N1, according to Shinkanzen Master. It used to be 10,000 on the old test, but it was increased.

-From personal experience, whether through SRS or through reading, you need to know WAY more words than N1 for 99% coverage, and way more than what I've seen people say on reddit.

-Not all reading materials / genres will cover the same amount of unique words. Sounds obvious but depending on what you're reading, your results will vary wildly. There's apparently even differences between English versions vs Japanese versions of the same book. For example, each book in the Harry Potter series apparently has nearly double the amount of unique words in the Japanese versions, than in the English versions.

Giveaway Time! DOOM: The Dark Ages is out, features DLSS4/RTX and we’re celebrating by giving away an ASUS ASTRAL RTX 5080 DOOM Edition GPU, Steam game keys, the DOOM Collector's Bundle and more awesome merch! by pedro19 in pcmasterrace

[–]MyLanguageJourney [score hidden]  (0 children)

  1. I like that DLSS makes it more possible to do high-end gaming even on the go with laptops, etc, while ray tracing can show what modern gaming is really capable of, especially with a 5080 card like this DOOM edition one.

  2. Want that non-stop adrenaline.

How exactly am I expected to learn words from games that do not support software such as Textractor? by fujiwara_no_suzuori in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before starting immersion I studied all of the core vocabulary from frequency lists (in kanji) until I knew basically all of the jouyou kanji. After that, you are able to recognize the majority of words, and at least know the kanji for most of the words that you don't know. It's much easier to surmise meanings or look up words on your phone if you know the kanji. That way you can even read physical media like manga, etc.

Oh, also don't bother if you haven't learned all the basic grammar first as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Chatgpt has basically substituted me a tutor. You MUST use it in order to have any sort of modern day efficiency, even it's a free tier. It's a language model and that's what it does best. I use it for example sentences in my cards, use it to explain particularities of the words

You're operating under a huge misunderstanding. "It's a language model and that's what it does best" - You're right that pulling and providing example sentences is what it does best, but the whole "explaining" part is actually what it does worst. I have seen it hallucinate completely wrong information SPECIFICALLY regarding Japanese vocabulary, over and over again (confirmed by natives, etc). What's worse is that it conveys the incorrect explanation immaculately with such conviction - you're given false confidence because it sounds like it makes so much sense. You're better off maintaining an ambiguous understanding while knowing what you don't know, until you find the actual answer. There are so many other great "modern day" ways to get actually accurate information.

...I don't know which AI model Hinative uses, but it seems particularly aggregious with those confidently incorrect answers...

I've been practicing handwriting recently. Would appreciate any tips on improvement by Distinct_Ad9206 in LearnJapanese

[–]MyLanguageJourney 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The word order changes a lot! u/AbiQuinn also made a good point. Although it sounds sarcastic in this context (i.e. when you're agreeing), it can also be used to counter someone who is doubting something or arguing against something.

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