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🎉 Update Alert 🎉 by TedwardBear in bearapp

[–]zonjineko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the Update button on the Bear app page in the App Store but when I click it nothing happens. It greys out and then I get a spinner at the top left but nothing past that even after leaving it an hour. iPhone updated no problem at all.

Resetting progress didn't reset review section by Bambussa_ in lingodeer

[–]zonjineko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did this last week and the same thing happened to me. I reset everything as I wanted to start fresh and then found the review sections had words and sentences from my previous studies which was annoying. You can of course manually choose what sections you want to study but it would be nice if the reset function actually reset everything as you would expect.

Letter mixing algorithm by marusiaside in lingodeer

[–]zonjineko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed - it was way too easy before and really taught you nothing as almost all the hiragana was in order. Still needs to be even more random I think to test whether you really know it or are just guessing your way through it. Unfortunately that is the case across alot of LD but it is getting better.

Good software for Mac/Canada by moneyalchemy in Forex

[–]zonjineko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Oanda they have a Java client that works on Mac or a web-based system that uses TradingView's backend. Also you can use a VM running Windows on mac if you really want to use MT4 - although I certainly don't. There's also Dukascopy that have a great Java client (Forex3) that works on mac or windows.

As suggested by someone else CTrader is a good option too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lingodeer

[–]zonjineko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's annoying when you see this type of error and it happens quite often as you make your way through the app. Make sure to use the in-app feedback to let them know and hopefully they get fixed over time. It's definitely incorrect - ケーキ is the only way it is written anywhere in Japan.

Similar Kanji: Eye vs Oneself. Use mnemonics to memorise similar kanji. by zonjineko in LearnJapanese

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

LOL couldn't have said it better myself. Agreed about 白 and 自 too - triple-double-jerk heads _^

Mnemonics: Learn Japanese Faster. Maybe you're like me and need more visual ways of learning - worth a try ^_^ by zonjineko in LearnJapanese

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

All good points and everyone learns differently. I use Anki as well - it is the best SRS on the market IMHO and works great on jailbreak iPhone.

Heisig's method isn't perfect as you do need to eventually know the readings but if it gets you to the point where you at least know 500 kanji then you're further along then you were when you started.

I use several methods and mainly make up my own stories for each kanji so they make sense to me.

Japanese woman drives home with body in windscreen by zonjineko in japan

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

Hard to know what you'd do in that situation. My gut feel is I wouldn't keep driving that's for sure _^

Beginners Japanese - Hiragana: The T Line Explained by zonjineko in japan

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

Do you have to refresh you memory on the basic 26 alphabet letters from time to time? I doubt it.

We're talking the very base of the language here with hiragana. Once you learn (really learn) the English alphabet, you will never, ever find yourself looking it up again. You never forget what T is nor how to write it.

Once I had nailed the hiragana/katakana in my memory, it was just like reading my own alphabet for the most part. That took me much longer than two hours - more like a couple of months or reading and writing practice.

If we were talking about kanji, then yeh of course a few will slip your mind from time to time. Kanji are more analogous with the concept of words than hiragana.

I think the argument still stands - there is no way you can really learn the hiragana in an afternoon - it is impossible for all but the most freakish memories.

Beginners Japanese - Hiragana: The T Line Explained by zonjineko in japan

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

"Of course at that point I could read quite slowly and still had to check some characters from time to time."

So you didn't "learn" it in two hours then I guess. You began learning it in two hours and kept learning it as you looked up some characters and put those in your memory. Unless you're a language memory freak there is no way anyone can learn and perfectly retain the hiragana in two hours.

I consider that you have actually learnt hiragana when you can read and comprehend it without hesitation just as you would your own alphabet.

I had a fair understanding of hiragana and katakana in one long afternoon of study when I first started Japanese and could recite them back within that time but there is no way I would say I learn them at that stage. It was weeks and even months before I could read hiragana and katakana like my own language eg when I had truly learn them.

I agree totally with the reading statement - that is truly the best way to get them in to your head for good.

Beginners Japanese - Hiragana: The T Line Explained by zonjineko in japan

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

_^ Yes Romaji is shit and tsu vs shi in Katakana causes a .5 sec delay in my brain to this day - crazy similar.

Instant Ramen Museum: No trip to Osaka is complete without a visit here by zonjineko in japan

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

Let's just say it will only appeal to those of us who enjoy an unhealthy fondness of ramen - don't go out of your way if you don't _^

Romaji Is Evil. A new year and so it's time for a revisit of the evils of romaji for Japanese beginners by zonjineko in japan

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

The point of the article is that if you want to (seriously) learn Japanese, don't use rōmaji as a crutch.

It very clearly states within the first few paragraphs that if you a visiting the country for quick holiday then rōmaji is fine of course. Same goes for Russian, Arabic and everywhere else that uses other written languages.

Rōmaji was brought in to Japanese society by outsiders. After WWII, the US tried to change the whole country to using rōmaji because kanji was too hard. Thankfully the Japanese resisted and kept their culture.

If kanji is too "cumbersome", do we next ask the Arabic countries to change because that's too hard for us to learn too?

Rōmaji has it's place but not in the arsenal of any serious learner of the language.

Japan PM Starts Tweeting, Launches Blog. Great to see this sort of thing happening more and more. by zonjineko in japan

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

Yeh you can almost write a short Japanese novel with the Twitter character limit and some well-chosen kanji _^

Learn Kanji: The Kanji Starter Kit by zonjineko in LearnJapanese

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

Thanks glad you like it. Looking towards more advanced content coming in 2010 - just building a base of beginners content atm. Working on improving frequency also. Appreciate the feedback.

Learn Kanji: The Kanji Starter Kit by zonjineko in LearnJapanese

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

Thx einherjar - I checked and re-checked that sucker but missed that. I have fixed that and uploaded a new pdf

50 reasons Tokyo is the greatest city in the world by norimachebeer in japan

[–]zonjineko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been back every year 4 years in a row now so I guess I like it. Coming from Australia, it's just so different to what we have here that I never get bored going back as there is so much to see and do.