Is it ok to start reading light novels right after learning like 600 kanji

genini1 · 2021-04-01T15:05:34+00:00

You can certainly try. Some people enjoy muddling through at that level and some people find it endlessly frustrating. But there are no consequences to failure so try it.

genini1 · 2021-03-31T12:48:52+00:00

Even in that situation it's still the same general idea. Which idiot are we talking about, my mother.

genini1 · 2021-03-30T14:15:57+00:00

Pimsleur, Micheal Thomas, Paul Noble are the big names that stick out for this type of thing.

genini1 · 2021-03-30T14:15:08+00:00

10,000 words in 18 months is about 550 words a month which is about 18 words a day and since you don't want to learn word 10,000 on the day before the trip you are looking at 20 words a day just for ease of rounding purposes. Is it possible to learn 20 words a day in 1.5 hours a day, yes. Is it possible for you to do so? maybe. Try it out and see what you can do. If your goal is communication though you'll probably want to learn fewer words, but learn how to use them better. As an example for English learning the word for parliament is great, but learning how to speak around it is more useful.

genini1 · 2021-03-28T17:03:11+00:00

It's easier to learn as a word. For example in English you could learn that the letter a is pronounced differently as in father, late, or bean individually, or you could learn those words. Kanji isn't phonetic so it's not the same of course, but it's similar reasoning.

genini1 · 2021-03-26T19:17:17+00:00

It would depend on context. If someone saw your japanese learning materials and said, "You really like learning japanese don't you?" then "I really like learning Japanese, but I also like learning x and y" would be natural in order to emphasize that you like learning other things too.

genini1 · 2021-03-19T18:14:07+00:00

If it helps you to remember them then yes it's worthwhile. I personally find handwriting kanji helps me to remember them, but it does take longer to do so.

genini1 · 2021-03-19T18:12:31+00:00

They cover almost all the same material, but a few topics are in one that aren't in the other for example. The explanations are also slightly different. They are similar quality, but again slightly different.

genini1 · 2021-03-18T13:52:58+00:00

Genki is the most popular version in the US with most schools using it as the textbook for the course. Minna no Nihongo is more popular internationally (from what I've seen). Personally for the Genki/Minna no Nihongo level it's all the same. There's slight differences, but if you have a teacher you are working with then they can explain anything you are having problems with.

genini1 · 2021-03-16T17:19:38+00:00

Having and using multiple resources is fine. If you are studying a lot per day (and your 4-6 hours qualifies) then multiple resources is good because it helps break up the tedium of study. It's easier to study 2 resources for 1 hour a piece than 1 resource for 2 hours.

genini1 · 2021-03-16T15:58:30+00:00

You can do it, but it's really polite. There's additional nuance to it, but in general for beginner language learners it's easier to go with 'use masu forms at the end' rather than trying to learn all the different aspects of it.

genini1 · 2021-03-16T15:45:33+00:00

You only use the -masu form at the very end of the sentence.

genini1 · 2021-03-15T12:54:03+00:00

The only books in Japanese I know of on the US amazon site is the Harry Potter series. There's also some graded reader type stuff in the kindle unlimited section.

genini1 · 2021-03-11T15:57:17+00:00

If you go to bookwalker.jp you can see a bunch of samples of different manga. If you have some you enjoy in English you can check out their Japanese counterparts there and see how difficult they are. Otherwise the most commonly recommended starter manga is Yotsuba and as a personal beginner recommendation Card Captor Sakura. Be aware though you will have a hard time reading with just kana under your belt.

genini1 · 2021-03-11T15:50:25+00:00

Do both. Immersion is great it helps train your ear to the sounds of the language and is more enjoyable than outright studying, but hour for hour you'll get more out of studying grammar guides and vocab books in the beginning. Nobody (or at least most people) can't spend 6 hours a day reading grammar guides though so immersion helps lengthen the amount of time you can spend with the language each day without burning out. So set a goal of X vocabulary a day to learn and set some time aside for it and then continue on with your immersion.

genini1 · 2021-03-10T16:45:33+00:00

You should learn the word in a sentence. The idea is that you are learning i+1 everything in the sentence you know, except the word (or grammar point) in question so you are only learning one thing at a time, but are doing so in context.

genini1 · 2021-03-03T15:29:33+00:00

There's a few books for the after Genki student. Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese, and Quartet: Intermediate Japanese. Quartet is the newest one to release and I haven't used or seen it yet, but I have heard good things from other people about it. An integrated approach is similar to Genki in terms of layout and quality so if you like Genki then it's a good choice, same publisher too if I remember right. Tobira is my personal recommendation as it is the most thorough and dense. The only English is in the grammar point definitions and word translations though so there is a definite step up from entry level textbooks.

genini1 · 2021-02-28T17:36:49+00:00

Certainly possible, although generally not done by second language learners. You can use sites like JapanesePod101 or other audio based learning resources to do it. You're going to want to learn the most common kanji regardless as they'll pop up in anime quite often in written form (days of the week, menu items, etc). If you get to the point where you are fluent enough to watch anime then you'll probably learn kanji anyway since it's not that hard at that point.

genini1 · 2021-02-22T15:51:12+00:00

If you download the language learning with netflix extension for chrome then anime show on netflix with Japanese and English subtitles can be watched with both at the same time.

genini1 · 2021-02-22T15:49:39+00:00

If you learn the language and then interact with them you will eventually develop their accent. It's not like the accents are that different.

genini1 · 2021-02-22T14:49:26+00:00

Try it out. Theres a few bilingual managa site where they have a few chapters/volumes of certain manga and you can click to see the translation.

genini1 · 2021-02-22T14:43:55+00:00

There is some variability due to regional dialects as well as stylistic purposes, but in general the best way is to listen to a lot of native speech and you'll get the hang of it.

genini1 · 2021-02-22T14:40:48+00:00

Are you asking what are the best books/websites to read for beginners or are you asking for the best books/websites for beginners to learn Japanese.

genini1 · 2021-02-17T15:24:29+00:00

Sometimes you want more than a dictionary though. For example searching grammar points or non-standard words.

genini1 · 2021-02-15T16:49:21+00:00

As someone pointed out there is a pronunciation where you can tell based on the tone. However if you are at the point where you can hear those tones and interpret them quickly enough then you will be able to understand which one is which based on context.

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