shinshin wrote:

The books that I used which were very effective were Let's Learn Hiragana and Let's Learn Katakana by Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura. Maybe it'll be helpful to you as well. Afterwards you can move on to Japanese for Busy People to reinforce your kana skills. But seriously, I should be telling myself this... I've slacked off way too much already.

i think i already have the hiragana book.....i've been practicing the character strokes on the first 12 or so...
but lately i've been slacking off too as it is so easy....but still trying.

qilver wrote:

free ones are out there... i am using one, where you pay a membership and it's got more....music etc...i personally like it....

ive been trying to read things from a site....
and im havng a hard time on it...
ill post the site
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/readarticle.php?article_id=158#q4

u think this site is gooD?

ketz11 wrote:

ive been trying to read things from a site.... and im havng a hard time on it... ill post the site http://www.thejapanesepage.com/readarticle.php?article_id=158#q4 u think this site is gooD?

yeah, it looks good....good luck in your studies.

omg... im dying ahah!!!

ketz11 wrote:

omg... im dying ahah!!!

go at your own pace in learning....

try www.japan-guide.com
www.japan-101.com

for info on japan, and they might have stuff on learning, but might not be as extensive in the learning parts as does the website you provided

qilver wrote:

go at your own pace in learning.... try www.japan-guide.com www.japan-101.com for info on japan, and they might have stuff on learning, but might not be as extensive in the learning parts as does the website you provided

ohh thanks but i cant understand the site u gave me... ill stick on
these site maybe... uhmm, thanks for ur help... ^_^
by the way how old are u ???

ketz11 wrote:

ohh thanks but i cant understand the site u gave me... ill stick on these site maybe... uhmm, thanks for ur help... ^_^ by the way how old are u ???

there are probably lots more good sites that i don't know about in learning nihongo...

passing along some good info that i received...from Jdorama forums..

http://www.manythings.org/q/kana.php?u=hiragana
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/hiraganaquiz.htm

and i got more things related to just japan, and ryokan's, Jpop group Morning Musume....and more..

by the way, i am 34.

qilver wrote:

your friend does have an advantage in knowing the basics in Kanji, since the Japanese use it too... i'd say the Kanji is the most difficult, and i will probably learn it last, in character writing....i am starting with Hiragana then Katakana.

also having close to 2000 kanji compared to 46 hiragana or katakana doesn't hurt much either

aznanimedude wrote:

also having close to 2000 kanji compared to 46 hiragana or katakana doesn't hurt much either

*shivers*

Being in a japanese course would be advisable for me if I ever get to that stage. If I ever do, that is. I'm already slacking off in trying to sharpen my kana skills, much less during kanji Being in a class really gets you to study mode and the accompanying stress for the sake of getting good grades.

aznanimedude wrote:

also having close to 2000 kanji compared to 46 hiragana or katakana doesn't hurt much either

right....that is way too much to learn...and more character strokes to memorize.....

shinshin wrote:

*shivers* Being in a japanese course would be advisable for me if I ever get to that stage. If I ever do, that is. I'm already slacking off in trying to sharpen my kana skills, much less during kanji Being in a class really gets you to study mode and the accompanying stress for the sake of getting good grades.

yeah, being in a class, makes you learn at a excelerated rate, and the teacher makes sure you do the hw and test....better learning, but more commitment on the class schedule.

yeah now that i'm done with my pimsleur lessons (finally ), i'm moving on to my kanji and kana book so hopefully soon i can learn at least the kana (all 46 of them)...then begin the slow process of learning the 1945 joyo's x] won't this be fun

Keep on practicing. I forgot all my katakana and I'm starting to forget hiragana.
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tabana wrote:

Keep on practicing. I forgot all my katakana and I'm starting to forget hiragana.

i found a website that has a good online multiple choce quiz so you can test yourself..if you test yourself every so often i'm certain your retention will improve. that ish is pretty dayem nifty if you ask me

http://www.manythings.org/japanese/

There was this kana flash card program that you could download online for free. I had that in my old computer but now I can't even find it online It was very helpful. Is there anyone out there who's heard of this?

shinshin wrote:

There was this kana flash card program that you could download online for free. I had that in my old computer but now I can't even find it online It was very helpful. Is there anyone out there who's heard of this?

the link i posted above has something very similar and some more useful tools as well.

Tu_triky wrote:

i found a website that has a good online multiple choce quiz so you can test yourself..if you test yourself every so often i'm certain your retention will improve. that ish is pretty dayem nifty if you ask me http://www.manythings.org/japanese/

not sure if i have this one....thanks for the info Tu.

qilver wrote:

not sure if i have this one....thanks for the info Tu.

it's a great way to test and learn and re-test your skills...i used it a couple of times...i really enjoy the easy to use format and accessibility of the various language tools and lessons.

shinshin wrote:

There was this kana flash card program that you could download online for free. I had that in my old computer but now I can't even find it online It was very helpful. Is there anyone out there who's heard of this?

I have one called learn kana. It's free, but no longer available online. Only 106kb zipped. You can download it here.

Tu_triky wrote:

i found a website that has a good online multiple choce quiz so you can test yourself..if you test yourself every so often i'm certain your retention will improve. that ish is pretty dayem nifty if you ask me http://www.manythings.org/japanese/

Thanks, I'll check that out. A program to kick my lazy ass and make me study would be great too.
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tabana wrote:

Thanks, I'll check that out. A program to kick my lazy ass and make me study would be great too.