Learning Japanese on our own! (self studying)

[krim]

Anime Dad wrote:

I just found an awesome site for learning Japanese....... they have downloadable audio lessons featuring American and Japanese speakers. http://www.japanesepod101.com/index.php

Thought i posted this before... I have all the lessons, except for the intermediate... though i haven't had time to properly listen, and if you have a iPod, they have katakana, hiragana and romaji in the comments section you can read through.

[tabana]

The comments tag in the mp3?
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[krim]

yup, the mp3s should have vocabulary in the comment section. twice on the center button on the iPod.. not sure about other mp3 players.

[tabana]

Cool, thanks. I'll check that out. I have an iPod, 3G IIRC.
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[krim]

the culture classes are pretty informative and most of the eps are funny. Doch picked up some bits for his trip from the Survival phrases.

[Anime Dad]

krim wrote:

Thought i posted this before... I have all the lessons, except for the intermediate... though i haven't had time to properly listen, and if you have a iPod, they have katakana, hiragana and romaji in the comments section you can read through.

Sorry k-san, you may have. I didn't search before posting I thought it looked like a good site anyhow.

[krim]

no worries, i dont remember if i posted in the right thread anyways... but yeah, it's nice if you have an ipod and you have time to listen and read the notes.

[Anime Dad]

Another site with learning Japanese resources:

http://www.hickorytech.net/~nic111/

Hope i'm not duplicating someone's post!

[tabana]

Yet another one. Vocabulary and grammar section. Basic stuff.

AJALT
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[IsCloud]

I think most probably I'm going to start self-studying japanese after reading so many posts. Wish me good luck!

[kokakola]

good luck IsCloud!

starting to learn japanese, so far only learnt hiragana..just started on katakana~

[Keru-chan]

I also wish you good luck!
I think it's hard to force oneself to study. For me it is.
But nevertheless I won't give up, because I love japanese languages and I want to understand all the dramas, movies etc and I want to go to Japan and being able to communicate in Japanese there.
I started learning with a book, but longtime, I didn't do it now, because it takes much time. Also I can't force myself to learn Hiragana and Katakana.
Now, I'm not really learning much, I try to remember vocabulary and pronounciation by watching J-Doramas, I think, it's very useful.
I want to study Japanese after school at university, but until then, I want to contunue learning by watching Doramas and movies, because it makes learning be fun ^_^

[shinshin]

I haven't touched any of my Japanese language books (and audiobooks) for more than half a year now because of school. But since holiday vacation's here, I think I should touch up on that again so I won't completely forget what I learned Instead of "periodic learning" though, I'm planning to save up so I can study in Japan for a year after I graduate from college two years from now. I think that's the most efficient way to learn a language. I just hope that I can actually make it happen
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[Keru-chan]

I also think so. And I also want to study in Japan for one year later.
It's sure the best way of learning a new language.
Maybe I also should continue with my book a bit in my holidays.^^��

[natsume]

I also started the self-studying thing, with books, and free internet resources, and thanks to the dramas I can practice listening too! ^^ This site has helped me to learn the Kana (hiragana and katakana), I still forget them sometimes but this site is good for random reviewing:

http://www.gyford.com/japanese/

Now I've started learning the Kanji, and I don't think I've ever had to learn something this hard, I honestly sometimes feel like a masochist taking this up, but it's the principal way of writing so I guess it can't be avoided...

[bablu]

Minasan konichiwa,

Can anybody guide me for selecting book? Which book is the best book for intermediate japanese? yorosiku onegai itashimasu.

With regards,,
Bablu

[kuroxoxo]

i tried learning from a book once but.......it was soo hard! i cant seem to study on my own! i need a teacher!

[AnnaSJ]

I'm self-stuying Japanese. It's not impossible, not as long as you love learning Japanese! ^^
Learning hiragana and katakana takes forever but being able to read it is awesome! hang in there! everybody can do it!
watch LOTS of doramas! you learn loads from it.
http://japanese.about.com/ is a very good site that has taught me a lot.

I'm going to Japan for a year after I finish school. I can't wait!

[sparkylinked]

Hey guys I'm putting together some self study lessons, which concentrate on using Hirigana, Katakana, and Kanji from the first lesson. Check it out and let me know what you think www.japanlinked.com/real/index
Thanks and enjoy!
Any comments are always welcome
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[shinshin]

kuroxoxo wrote:

i tried learning from a book once but.......it was soo hard! i cant seem to study on my own! i need a teacher!

Having a teacher would be nice, but cheap as they are, my school doesn't even offer a Japanese language course Self-studying requires a great deal of discipline and will, both of which I don't really have right now. The only thing I've done recently is watch dramas after another
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