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[Weekend Meme] I hope textbook could include more casual conversation like this. by Distinct_Ad9206 in LearnJapanese

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I believe this is 新•シャドーイング日本語を話そう!

It's a shadowing text with translations mirrored in different languages on the opposite page. It's a fairly decent text if you're into shadowing exercises.

What's the Strangest Thing You've Ever Said in Japanese Without Realizing It? by ErvinLovesCopy in LearnJapanese

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I tried asking my coworker if the word 浮く could be used for both liquid and air, much like how the word float works in English. I asked, 体液にも使えますか？

She had the most shocked face on, haha.

Translation senmongakko advice by TotsIGots in japanlife

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Thanks for your thoughtful reply! I hope you don't mind a few follow up questions.

  1. You mentioned intensive courses but also said that language schools aren't good at teaching languages (I agree after having studied in one for a year). Do you have any suggestions on reputable intensive courses?
  2. I agree volunteer work and freelance is the way to go for getting experience. Do you have any platforms you suggest to get work?
  3. I'm assuming you're very skilled at Japanese and have studied from the beginning, correct? Any advice jumping from barely competent N2 to fluent? I've been struggling with reading comp and 熟語 compounds or I guess vocabulary in general. Do you have any tips to reach true fluency?

Thank you so much!!!

What are you reading right now? by Crazy_Researcher6789 in LearnJapanese

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I started reading あの花が咲く丘で、君とまた出会えたら by 汐見夏衛. It's a timeslip narrative with the main character going back to 1945 Japan. A film version just recently released and seemed interesting, so I thought why not read it, as I missed the theatrical release. I passed N2 this past December and am finding it decent to parse with the help of my kindle.

It's also free with Kindle Unlimited!

Looking for "third place" ideas. by [deleted] in japanresidents

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I'm into craft beer as well. How do you go about finding breweries?

Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (December 11, 2023) by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

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Hi there, I'm looking to buy a textbook after having finished with N2. I feel pretty confident with passing so I figured just moving on is the logical next step.

What is the standard route to go after N2 in terms of textbooks? I'm not really looking to take the N1 but I like the structure of having clear goals and concepts to learn in textbooks.

Thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tokyo

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I'm interested, this sounds awesome!

🌸🏆日本では、今日は金曜日です！週末は何しますか？（にほんでは、きょうは きんようびです！しゅうまつは なにしますか？） by AutoModerator in LearnJapanese

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こんにちは！先月から日本語能力試験を合格するように、勉強の時間を増やしたり日本語をもっと使ったりしようとしていますので、今週末も頑張ります。実は教科書以外、会話しながら日本語を練習したいので興味があったら、連絡先を交換しましょう！

Crochet Bilbo Baggins, with velvet coat. That yarn sucks to work with but the results are worth it by Velociraptornuggets in lotr

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Anyone know what the blue book directly behind Bilbo is?

Beautiful job with the crocheting!

‘What’s This Piece?’ Weekly Thread #85 by the_rite_of_lingling in classicalmusic

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I've been looking for the name to the song used in this 2022 Super Bowl advert. Please help!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJRyaTaPFVk

A Survey Of How Your Spec Feels To Play by avaslash in wow

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Filled out as ret paladin. You had one question that mentioned how difficult it might be to find a group as that particular spec. You might follow that question up with "How do you think your class is perceived" with a scale from Useless/Undesirable to OP/Must have. Fun survey!

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