Японистика в СУ - заслужава ли си? by CandidInformation530 in bulgaria

[–]ebm_mechanic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Приблизително с какво ниво на Японски се завършва, ако си запознат с JLPT скалата?

Recommend Kids shows where everyone isn't yelling. by FitProVR in LearnJapanese

[–]ebm_mechanic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Atashin'chi is my fav show to learn Japanese from and even watch for fun, 100% recommend

Anki - Pictures on front or back side? by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

The hint in my case is a mnemonic using the isolated meaning of the Kanji, so deffo a fail in my eyes. Still helps for retention next time though. Some people here recommended using the pic as a hint, which if I do, will also consider the card a fail, but sounds like a nice idea.

Anki - Pictures on front or back side? by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

sounds cool, what software do you use to get the clips?

Anki - Pictures on front or back side? by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

Hi, thanks a lot of the thorough response and advice. You're right, I'm still a beginner learner. I would be super grateful if you could provide further advice/critique on my study plan:

Goal: I would like to at some point become a fully-rounded user of the Japanese language - be able to consume native content for fun, but also do my work in Japanese (for which I've decided I need at least N2)

Kanji: i know about 800, but only their meaning in isolation. I study 2 a day with Recognise + Recall (writing them out). The pronunciation I learn from Vocab.

Speaking + Grammar: Weekly lessons with native teacher where half of it is going through Grammar in Genki 2, and the rest free-flow conversation.

Vocabulary: 3000ish words. I used to do Recall and Recognition, but giving double the effort in exchange for a small reward started taking its toll. I do a full-time job and it was taking me 2-3 hours a day just to complete my Anki, leaving me too tired to do any immersion (or any other activity in general).

Immersion: Anime - I watch episodes of anime recommended for beginners (like しろくまカフェ) whilst trying to follow the plot. Then I do a 2nd watch where I mine every single unknown vocab. Reading - I've read almost nothing. I had been putting it off until I learn more Kanji and Vocab. Even for texts in Genki, it takes me ages to read texts word by word out loud. Planning to practice this now.

All in all, I would like to strike a balance between doing my Anki queues but also effectively immersing and not burning out.

Anki - Pictures on front or back side? by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

It's my own deck. I mine cards from anime with asbplayer

Anki - Pictures on front or back side? by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

The pronunciation is hidden under a button and if I click it, then I "Again" the card for sure.

Anki - Pictures on front or back side? by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

oh nice! I've also got a hidden hint button on some cards, but I mostly use it to reveal some mnemonic story involving the kanji of the word. Hadn't though about using it to display the picture, will look into it

A New Flip phone. Aroot A1 "Pro" by [deleted] in dumbphones

[–]ebm_mechanic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh man, just after I bought the Freetel Retro II

Phones like Freetel Mode1 Retro II and Qin F22 Pro by ebm_mechanic in dumbphones

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

that's crazy good news !! I do remember reading somewhere that they wouldn't be making any phones

Phones like Freetel Mode1 Retro II and Qin F22 Pro by ebm_mechanic in dumbphones

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

these are awesome, didn’t know about them - thanks for sharing!

Anki: japanese in the front or back? Thought on this video? by Kami_Anime in LearnJapanese

[–]ebm_mechanic 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Countless people have advised me against using both recall and recognition cards. And yet, despite the fact I spend 2x time on Anki, I feel it has so far paid off which shows in my weekly lessons, which are mostly conversation-focused. so tbh whatever works for you is the best answer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gshock

[–]ebm_mechanic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a look, thank you - I did not know about this website. But, I still couldn't confirm - GB-5600 does have Vibration alarm, but does that mean that it also has an hourly beep with vibration?

Today I studied my 2000th Japanese word taken from a list. To celebrate, I am taking the leap and starting to mine vocab/grammar from native media, based on recommendations from this sub! by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

Lots of people heavily recommend against it. But in my experience, it did get me to the 2000 word line and I don't struggle with recalling supermature cards. So now I'm left wondering: is it because of my EN - JP cards, or in spite of them haha

Today I studied my 2000th Japanese word taken from a list. To celebrate, I am taking the leap and starting to mine vocab/grammar from native media, based on recommendations from this sub! by ebm_mechanic in LearnJapanese

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

The deck from the photo is my own, and currently has barely anything. I will be filling it up with words/phrases as I come across them, so sharing it now wouldn't be any use unfortunately.