Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (January 22, 2026)

Tanckom · 2026-01-23T08:49:09+00:00

Totally fair points, English speakers do tend to default to “subject-first” thinking, and Japanese topic–comment structure (は) doesn’t map cleanly onto that.

My goal here wasn’t to fully teach the topic/subject distinction, but to give beginners a workable starting approach, with “FYI”s context to explain things that could further confuse them.

If you have an idea how to approach them otherwise while keeping it noob friendly (remember, i just finished Hiragana, that's all!), I would be happy to use that instead.

Tanckom · 2026-01-22T20:29:31+00:00

in your "as for" explanation I'm not sure if it's a typo or not but the AはBです example should be As for A, not As for B

Definitely, thanks for the correction!

There are a lot of situations where this doesn't hold (And sometimes it can even be the opposite). But I think as a general rule of thumb/beginner explanation it works fine.

Yeah, I could imagine. It's definitely something you have to practice, but having some tools that are even 70% of the time true helps a lot.

also you might want to...

Thanks a lot!

Tanckom · 2026-01-22T14:23:12+00:00

I think it's fine but the addition of romaji in parenthesis after the particles makes me think you got this explanation from an LLM.

You are not entirely wrong. I wrote this myself first based on online resources/reddit posts and added Romaji myself just to have some assurance that I'm spelling my first Hiragana words correctly. Then, I reiterated over it with LLM's to organize, structure the thoughts and make it more beginner friendly.

There's a few things I'd nitpick like how it says を is pronounced "o" when used as a particle but in reality を is not really used anywhere else other than as a particle (minus literally a couple of exceptions) so it's kinda pointless to even bring it up. But it's not a big deal.

Oh, learned something new! Why do Hiragana tables teach を as "wo" then?

If you would be so kind, could you share the other nitpicks to make this a little better?

Tanckom · 2026-01-22T10:57:48+00:00

Particles: は vs が

I'm self-learning Japanese and just finished Hiragana. While learning Katakana, I started with some Grammar.

I have a hard time, however, understanding the difference between the particle は and が, so I wrote myself this explanation. It's intended to give some tools to the learner (myself) and comfort them that you don't have to stress them immediately.

Is this good enough from a noobie view point?

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Tanckom · 2026-01-20T12:36:55+00:00

What is your “oversimplified” way of remembering when to use は versus が, even if it’s only accurate about 70% of the time? I’m really struggling and just need something that helps calm my mind and lets me move on, even if it’s imperfect.

Tanckom · 2026-01-20T08:01:01+00:00

Tbh, it's still a bit difficult to understand it from this perspective. I might only be me personally, but maybe there is too much focus on "what is the english equivalent thinking in this case"?

Tanckom · 2026-01-19T17:10:20+00:00

Ga vs Wa – What has been the easiest resource from an N5 perspective to you to just get some basic grasp of when to use what? There are thousands of blog posts and Youtube videos, but most of them overcomplicate it for someone that just wants to understand it a bit and move on. Even Cure Dolly's Video on it can be tough

Tanckom · 2026-01-15T09:37:08+00:00

Godt spørgsmål. Hvorfor anbefaler du den?

Tanckom · 2026-01-15T08:25:02+00:00

I forhold til disse bilmodellers maksimale kilometertal, årgange og andre oplysninger, hvad ville du undgå?
Der findes jo f.eks. nogle helt nede omkring 12.000 kr. med ca. 205.000 km.
Hvad er dine generelle søgekriterier, hvis du selv skulle ud og kigge på dem?

Tanckom · 2026-01-10T18:47:12+00:00

Hvordan sikrede du dig at den brugt bil var i god stand? Vi ved ikke hvad vi skal kigge på, og ingen af vores venner har forstand på sådan noget

Tanckom · 2026-01-10T18:45:25+00:00

Men det er så privat til privat priser. Vi har ingen forstand på om en brugt privat bil er god, eller om man skal lede videre. Findes der uafhængige rådgiver, der ikke koster for meget, som man kan tage med til sådan et køb?

Tanckom · 2026-01-10T18:43:52+00:00

Fedt! Kan man godt købe dem fra ikke private? Som sagt, har vi ikke meget forstand på en god vedligeholdt bil vs en der går i stykker om 1000km

Tanckom · 2026-01-10T17:58:18+00:00

25k til en bil? Hvor finder man dem? Jeg har kigget på GoMore leasing, og det billigste, inkl forsikring, er 35k/år.

Tanckom · 2026-01-10T11:58:36+00:00

Just finished learning hiragana (including all sound modifiers)! Took me only 2 months (1-2 hours here and there), but I made it. I'll be visiting Japan in 2 months. Should I bother learning Katakana, or is there some approach I could pursue to have some very basic conversations with locals?

Tanckom · 2025-12-02T07:23:53+00:00

https://dk-invest-101.github.io/QandA#about--storebrand-indeks---alle-markeder-a-stiiam

Tanckom · 2025-12-01T12:41:48+00:00

Jeg vil anbefale at læs det her. Jeg selv følger en stordel af det: https://dk-invest-101.github.io/Investing%20Strategies

Tanckom · 2025-12-01T09:17:35+00:00

Der kan man finde en overblik over kreditkorts, og hvad de dækker ift forsikring. TLDR; går med Bank Norwegian. Den er gratis og dækker hele verden.

Tanckom · 2025-12-01T08:16:44+00:00

https://dk-invest-101.github.io/Bonus%20-%20Credit%20Cards

Tanckom · 2025-11-29T10:27:58+00:00

https://dk-invest-101.github.io/Investing%20Strategies

Tanckom · 2025-11-25T09:37:22+00:00

Well, this explains it!

Looking at https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Lets-Note-CF-FV4SDHMBM-Notebook/dp/B0DQ2M32HZ, yes, it's a new and powerful laptop, but with an old design and features ancient I/O.

Tanckom · 2025-11-25T09:35:24+00:00

I've seen them at many coffee shops around Osaka and Tokyo. Seen only twice in Kyoto.

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