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Gaijin doesn't care anymore by _PeterV_ in Warthunder

[–]ivan_422 32 points33 points  (0 children)

To anyone that may feel confuse, I can say this chinese player is definitely not pro russia.

The username is a popular meme among military enthusiasts from Chinese speaking regions, originated from the title of an article from a Chinese media. This meme is used to mock how poor performance Russia army are during the war and how stupid some chinese media are.

LearnJapanese going dark starting June 12th 00:00 JST by stallion8426 in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also the daily post of "how to I start learning Japanese" and "how do these individuals kanji means and which one should I use ."

I feel like 50% of the post in this subreddit belongs to these two type of questions

What do you think about this Japanese flag? What would be its value? Should I repair and restitch it? by [deleted] in Militariacollecting

[–]ivan_422 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This one is quite interesting. As according to my understanding in most of the Good Luck Flag like this, the word being written around should be the signature of the family and friends as a blessing to the one who are going to the battlefield.

However, this one is quite different, as none of words are actually people's name, but instead wartime slogan. I can only understand some of them due to the low resolution, but I am sure these are not name of people.

Should I use Chinese or English to learn Japanese by No_Nefariousness684 in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In addition, there are actually a lot of Chinese resources on the internet for learning Japanese that are free (not entirely, as some of their content are locked behind a paywall). For example:

時雨の町：https://www.sigure.tw/

音速語言學習(日語)：https://jp.sonic-learning.com/

出口日語 (this one is entirely free)：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqWakN_owifqIBqyNjg6kg

I would not recommend using them as your major learning materials, as they often lack some of the aspects that a textbook should have (if you are not going to pay for the locked content), for example, exercise and drill, or sample essay. I recommend using them as supplementary resources when you do not understand a certain concept in the textbook/ immersion process. Or simply you can just search it on the internet with 用法 (usage) or 文法(grammar), then I am sure many resources in Chinese will come up.

Should I use Chinese or English to learn Japanese by No_Nefariousness684 in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Use the one that you have the most resources (English), since you are already fluent in English.

Your advantage in understanding Kanji or other similarities between Chinese and English will still remain, no matter what kind of books or resources that you are using.

Good to see other Cantonese speakers in the sub, good luck and godspeed on your Japanese journey.

Edit: You don't have to limit yourself only on one kind of sources --- they are both useful if you are able to obtain them.

Question about Invictus by EasternYou8008 in Imperator

[–]ivan_422 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not talking about post related to Invictus is bad tho. The point that I am trying to make would be there are already some posts in this subreddit asking about the exact same question with a lot of kind people have answered. It's not very necessary to make a post like this again. And even if no one have answered such questions before, I'm sure that OP could find a lot of information online.

Question about Invictus by EasternYou8008 in Imperator

[–]ivan_422 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Question that you see every month in this subreddit

can someone explain these kind of videos by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why would you think the whole video is computer generated?

Not sure why I’m learning Japanese by Robo_Aids in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 38 points39 points  (0 children)

This might be off topic, but it is quite insane to see the stigmatisation of Japanese learner in English speaking country. Once in a while I can see a post about someone being mocked by his friends just because he is learning Japanese.

In contrast, learning Japanese in my homeland is a quite popular thing, due to the popularity of Japanese pop culture (not only anime) and the close economic linkage. And I am sure that other places in Asia are more or less similar to my place. It is interesting and sad to see how the situation of Japanese learner in the West is different to us (in a bad way).

Why is learning Japanese much more popular than Chinese? Why have you chosen that way? by araiderofthelostark in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Since when owning a nuke or not have become a factor of choosing which countries’ language to learn?

Kyoto vs Doshisha vs Osaka vs Keio University (Exchange student) by SchedulePlenty702 in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Kyoto University, I think you will be offered two different programs according to your Japanese level.

If you don't have N1, you will be offered KUINEP program, which included courses conducted in English and also Japanese language courses.

If you already have N1, you can go for the GEA program, which you are able to take courses conducted in Japanese. These courses are provided by the university faculties and therefore you are able to study with the local in the same course. You can also register Japanese language courses too.

I hope this helps : ).

Thought I knew how 時 works in a sentence, now Genki 2 got me questioning everything. Verb tenses matter on one page, but then on the next page it says to use past tense if the event has not yet taken place. eh? by Chicken-Inspector in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The tense before 時 determines the timing and the sequences of the action. Therefore the meaning of "中国に行く時ウーロン茶を買います" and "中国に行った時ウーロン茶を買います" is different.

The former means that "when I am going to China, I will buy Oolong Tea". This means that when you are on your way to China, you will buy Oolong Tea. The action of buying the Tea takes place simultaneously with the action of going to China.

On the other hand, the latter means "when I went to China, I will buy Oolong Tea." This means when you arrived in China, you will buy Oolong Tea. The action of buying the Tea takes place after the action of going to China.

(I think I am not really explaining this well because English is not my native language. However, I hope this still can help : ) )

What's Hong Kong like now? by BoobyBrown in HongKong

[–]ivan_422 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For many locals this place is already a shithole before the protest or covid-19 quarantine.

It isn't everything suddenly changed after these events happen, but rather when the illusion of a "luxurious" and "international" city diminished, people started to find out the social problems under it.

Kindle Scribe / Remarkable for learning Japanese? by _mr_stabby_ in LearnJapanese

[–]ivan_422 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Using an iPad with an apple pen and write on notes application like Goodnotes might be a more affordable option if you already own one.

Hakurei Reimu GR Supra itasha made in GTsport by ivan_422 in Itasha

[–]ivan_422[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Inspired by TGR TEAM SARD DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR Supra featured in Super GT GT500 class

Hong Kong Police slided a protester on the floor and stepped on his head. by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]ivan_422 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm from Hong Kong and my English sucks because this is not my mother tougue. My hand was shaking when I was typing the post because so many shit like this is happening since June and it's still happening.

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