Lunna Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 40 минут назад, surimi сказал: Thanks for the link, I think I'll go and check it. Just curious, do you get good results when you use Google translate? Because eventhough I'm also a speaker of a Slavic language, whenever I try to use google translate I get incredible nonsense. Granted, I only use it to read FS related blog posts and articles which are definitely not normal vocabulary, but still. It's an incomprehensible mess. I translate only to English not to Russian (it's a mess) - it makes sense in short sentences at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzi Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 ごんばわ,私は安子です。私は中國の留学生,私がアメリカに留学する。As I started to focus on Hanyu two months ago, I decided to learn Japanese. I believe the best way to understand a specific social culture is to learn its linguistic context. THAT"S WHY I AM HERE~ Nice to meet you guys!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliverpooh Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 On 6/20/2018 at 2:34 PM, Anzi said: ごんばわ,私は安子です。私は中國の留学生,私がアメリカに留学する。As I started to focus on Hanyu two months ago, I decided to learn Japanese. I believe the best way to understand a specific social culture is to learn its linguistic context. THAT"S WHY I AM HERE~ Nice to meet you guys!!!! Nice to meet you as well :). Are you learning by yourself or in a course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzi Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, Deliverpooh said: Nice to meet you as well :). Are you learning by yourself or in a course? I am learning by myself, which to some extent is more challenging than enrolling in a course. But I think it's a good way to train myself with the ability of systematical self-learning. I have been struggling with Japanese grammar rules, which I think are pretty interesting! For me it more likes a game rule and you need to figure it out by yourself so you can understand and play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydroblade Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 So i had an oral examination this past saturday... And i improvised because i've been veeeeeeeery busy and didn't have time to prepare something... Of course i talked about figure skating and why i like Yuzu so much. And how that's a motivation for me to study japanese. AND I PASSED!!! That gave me a lot of confidence in my skills, being able to improvise about something, in japanese, for five minutes? I can barely do that in spanish I'm sooooo looking forward to the next semester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 @Hydroblade すーげ!おめでとう!がんばれ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydroblade Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, wingman said: @Hydroblade すーげ!おめでとう!がんばれ! ありがとう!頑張り続けます Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliverpooh Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Some of my favourite animals in Japanese: 鯨 - kujira - whale 海豚 - iruka - dolphin 麒麟 - kirin -giraffe 章魚 - tako -octopus Because they're useful: 蜘蛛 - kumo - spider And basically because I can't remember the words: 蚊 - ka - mosquito 雀蜂 - suzumebachi - wasp (or hornet?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliverpooh Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I found this sentence in a study app and thought it sounded like something figure skating fans might say: 彼女は細いわりには体が丈夫だ. Although she is skinny, she is strong. わり has a meaning similar to "unexpectedly" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunna Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I passed N5 though my scores are far from the best... not Yuzu level more like falling all over the place Kolyada Will try N4 next, not sure about December though... to many FS events in November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surimi Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 20 minutes ago, Lunna said: I passed N5 though my scores are far from the best... not Yuzu level more like falling all over the place Kolyada Will try N4 next, not sure about December though... to many FS events in November Congrats! I've registered for my N5 in December. I'm awaiting it with some trepidation because I suck big time at listening exercises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xen Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 So um, now I'm also probably going to be joining you guys. Work place is providing japanese lessons at lunch break, twice a week, so I'm now enrolled in that class. I still suck at IDing Katanaka characters (hiragana is so much easier). And japanese kanji is just....there are so many characters that are no longer used in Chinese, so when I see some kanji, I always want to read it as something similar in Chinese, to be told the meaning is totally wrong. Actually, how the language works, makes me think that I'm trying to say something following the mannerisms and grammar rules of 10th century chinese. It really feels like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunna Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 час назад, surimi сказал: Congrats! I've registered for my N5 in December. I'm awaiting it with some trepidation because I suck big time at listening exercises. Yeah, that's the hard part cuz you only have one take at listening, so you must be very observant from the beginning, even if I understood almost all dialogues to choose right answer was challenging in part of them (same problem with reading part plus really little time). For N4 I must do more tests beforehand that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murieleirum Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Xen said: So um, now I'm also probably going to be joining you guys. Work place is providing japanese lessons at lunch break, twice a week, so I'm now enrolled in that class. I still suck at IDing Katanaka characters (hiragana is so much easier). And japanese kanji is just....there are so many characters that are no longer used in Chinese, so when I see some kanji, I always want to read it as something similar in Chinese, to be told the meaning is totally wrong. Actually, how the language works, makes me think that I'm trying to say something following the mannerisms and grammar rules of 10th century chinese. It really feels like that. Yay! Join us, we have mochi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydroblade Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Xen said: So um, now I'm also probably going to be joining you guys. Work place is providing japanese lessons at lunch break, twice a week, so I'm now enrolled in that class. I still suck at IDing Katanaka characters (hiragana is so much easier). And japanese kanji is just....there are so many characters that are no longer used in Chinese, so when I see some kanji, I always want to read it as something similar in Chinese, to be told the meaning is totally wrong. Actually, how the language works, makes me think that I'm trying to say something following the mannerisms and grammar rules of 10th century chinese. It really feels like that. WELCOME Also aaah i'm jealous of you guys, i'm taking the N4 next year but i'm pretty sure i'd pass it should i take it this year. I don't want to take any chances, though, so i will wait and take my school's prep course for the N4 I'm already studying way over my level with some books i bought because i don't want to limit myself to a "level" haahahahaha and i study kanji like a madman i just want to get to a point where i feel more comfortable with my skill as fast as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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