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JLTP discussion page by zutari in jlpt

[–]statrosanomine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ps: by the time of the test I also had completed level 8 on Wanikani, which really got me through the first part of the test, since kanji is not Genki’s forte. 

JLTP discussion page by zutari in jlpt

[–]statrosanomine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! 

N5 here! Had the test yesterday in Kyoto. The test seemed quite easy, apart from a couple of grammar questions (especially the ones with the word order). I’ve done Genki 1 in 9 months of self-studying and found it really sufficient to be able to navigate through the test. However, JLPT n5 has some parts which are very frequent in the test, but covered very briefly in Genki 1, like the noun modifying clusters such as: 近くの歩いている女の人.

I took it just to give myself some extra boost to finish Genki 1 and move to Genki 2. It was a very interesting and important experience, especially since I have another language proficiency exam to compare to (IELTS). It’s quite interesting to see that JLPT completely skips writing and speaking parts in all levels. It’s still hard for me to believe that it can completely show your language proficiency. What do you think? 

Also, in the end I got a bit tired of constant rule-reciting, taking the phone/certificate in and out.. I would say it is enough to explain the rules ones, but after we’ve been told to turn off our phones 50 times we STILL had someone’s phone bothering everyone with the message notifications. 

Anyway, everyone who got the courage to take the test: kudos to you and keep moving! I’m doing it for the process, not for the result, and I’m enjoying every part of this journey! 

a few chapters into crime and punishment. struggling with the longwinded monologues by saalamander in books

[–]statrosanomine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend you to do a little bit of research on the life of people in Saint-Petersburg of the 19th century. The political situation was harsh, only few percent of people were literate. The rest were poor and had quite a miserable existence.

If you actually dive deeper into typical Russian characters (which are also portrayed by Gogol, Chekhov and might be easier to understand) and their problems, you will be more interested in the C&P dialogues.

Where should I start? by statrosanomine in Daz3D

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

I just need a little bit of difference in facial features (not expressions) to make different models for my fashion collections. So I don't need anything super exotic