Improving listening skills!

[Yue]

Ok... I'm pretty much listen to music and watch my dramas, I understand bits of whats they are saying (most of the anime) but sometimes I don't understand the quick/fast talking... especially the talkshows like musicstation and Hey hey hey. Just say that I get more confused and lost the plot.

Is there anyway of improving your listening skills?

Sorry if this has been asked before but it's slightly bugging me. TnT

[ahochaude]

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE.

What I've done in the past was to rewind the scene over and over again until you can hear and comprehend clearly on what has been said.
In time, it will become easier to comprehend. Keep in mind that if you do it half ass, you won't learn. It doesn't come over night. It takes persistance and dedication if you are planning on learning another language.

[niko2x]

i second that, aho. either listen to what aho says or just get a JP BF/GF.
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[krim]

i had a jp gf, didn't teach me crap.. not for lack of me asking. I think she just wanted to talk crap about me with the roomy.

[niko2x]

krim wrote:

niko2x wrote: i second that, aho. either listen to what aho says or just get a JP BF/GF. i had a jp gf, didn't teach me crap.. not for lack of me asking. I think she just wanted to talk crap about me with the roomy.

sorry. make that get a GOOD jp bf/gf.
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[krim]

niko2x wrote:

sorry. make that get a GOOD jp bf/gf.

yeah, well, at least she was a cook cook.. and good in... er n/m.

[niko2x]

krim wrote:

yeah, well, at least she was a cook cook.. and good in... er n/m.

while we're talking about skizzizlesi'm sure she had good duck sicking skillz. sorry, couldn't resist. :rofl:Sorry to be off topic. Now, where were we: Oh yeah, just keep at it, brah!
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[dochira]

krim wrote:

yeah, well, at least she was a cook cook.. and good in... er n/m.

Well, that accounts for something.

[tabana]

Yup. It's better to learn the language of love...





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[krim]

niko2x wrote:

while we're talking about skizzizlesi'm sure she had good duck sicking skillz. sorry, couldn't resist. :rofl:Sorry to be off topic. Now, where were we: Oh yeah, just keep at it, brah!

duck sicking?

[tabana]

Better avoid sucking ducks with that bird flu thing going on...
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[krim]

i jsut got it.



i was refering to back scrubbing skills, btw.

[tabana]

back scrubbing skills... sure...
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[krim]

it's wierd, cause she almost never let me shower alone.

and half the time, the roomy would walk in and they'd start talking... about what, i'd never know.. except a few times i could pick out words here and there.

[tabana]

Lucky.

Isn't it customary to take a bath with other people in Japan. If the roommate would have come in the shower too, that would've send me another signal.

Now that's improving your listening skills.
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[krim]

yeah, i started to walk in w/ the gf when she'd go into her bathroom to talk... of course i tried to understand what they were talking about...

once i was successful, they were talking about what kind of miso to make for dinner. I was pretty proud of myself that day.

[tabana]

LOL

At least they were not talking behind your back.
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[krim]

they could have been the other times.

[tabana]

hehe

Yeah... they throw in miso from time to time to make you think they're talking about food.
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[krim]

that dirty kogirl! i knew it.. they jsut said miso, tabete and dotchi just to throw me off!