Good Outside Sources to Learn Japanese?

Fox1

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I really want to learn japanese, not kaji or anything because I know that will take my entire life, anyone know of any outside reading material/interactive computer or tv stuff that they personally have found very good? I would like to go to a class to learn it, but with my past experiances with language classes I really dont want to because (no offense) most language teachers really bite.
 
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Lastblade said:
A Japanese Girlfriend! :D
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Really? Didn't seem to work that way for me.. Actually after 5 years (next month), I have picked up some Japanese. I could probably have tried harder to learn.
 
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Lastblade said:
A Japanese Girlfriend! :D
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Thats the easiest and most fun way :P Worked for me. In the last month or so, i've picked up some conversational Jp -- but I cant read shit.
 
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have a japanese girlfriend and ask her for her old kokugo books from primary school and best would be with youchien (kindergarten) books too .

the way japanese children learn is the best way
combine that with a stay in japan and you re done
worked for me :)
 
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Howdoin said:
Defintely a good idea... wish my wife would let me have one :glee:
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You just have to ask... can't hurt... wait, can it??
 
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Lastblade said:
You just have to ask... can't hurt... wait, can it??
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I asked already... she is against japanese twins now, I am not even allowd to come close to japanese twins :lol:
 
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xRealNinjuzx said:
Sir, I think it's time to move.

-Kris
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If I'm ever not with the girlfriend(not Japanese) I'm dating now moving seems like my only option if I want a Japanese girl.
 
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Howdoin said:
I asked already... she is against japanese twins now, I am not even allowd to come close to japanese twins :lol:
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Ask her can you have a japanese boyfriend.
 
Fox1

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um...ok a japanese girlfriend sounds great, but heh, i mean books and such (kindergarden books sound good) any others?
 
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Fox1 said:
um...ok a japanese girlfriend sounds great, but heh, i mean books and such (kindergarden books sound good) any others?
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Me.

But I'm not a Japanese girlfriend. :D

If you want language instructor, I live in Princeton, you live in Lawrenceville, 10 minute commute, what more could you ask?
 
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bokmeow said:
Me.

But I'm not a Japanese girlfriend. :D

If you want language instructor, I live in Princeton, you live in Lawrenceville, 10 minute commute, what more could you ask?
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A plane ticket to Princeton :p
 
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Seriously speaking:

look into Pimmsleur's Japanese kit. It's $50 for like 8 CDs, which will get you speaking Japanese in no time. It's just the beginners course. They have other packages for intermediate and advanced. All can be bought on ebay. I think I have the email still of a woman that sold bootleg copies of the cds, but a little pricey for boots. :-/

Thing is, it only teaches you to talk. That's how kids learn. Kids don't fuss over reading until they already know how to talk.

We fuss over reading in highschool language courses and ultimately fail to grasp the language.

Coincidence? I think not.
 
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Honestly, I had a tough time getting into Japanese until I took it at the local college. A course is really the best way.

You could always tune into Radio Prizm Dash though. Ol' Drifty knows practically all the words to every J-Pop song EVAR!!!1!!!1
 
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EvilWasabi said:
Seriously speaking:

look into Pimmsleur's Japanese kit. It's $50 for like 8 CDs, which will get you speaking Japanese in no time. It's just the beginners course. They have other packages for intermediate and advanced. All can be bought on ebay. I think I have the email still of a woman that sold bootleg copies of the cds, but a little pricey for boots. :-/

Thing is, it only teaches you to talk. That's how kids learn. Kids don't fuss over reading until they already know how to talk.

We fuss over reading in highschool language courses and ultimately fail to grasp the language.

Coincidence? I think not.
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Cool, i'll look into that, thanks for the info, can ya pm the email if ya find it?
 
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I have a few japanese text books and shit that I used one time or another that I tried to sell on the forums. I happent to still have them, so If you are interested in a purchase or maybe a trade, PM me or AIM me and we can make a deal.

-Kris

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This is true. Language and poon
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:lol:
 
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this book - link

and someone to use the stuff you learn with (preferably 3-10 hours a week).

combined with a good dictionary like a canon wordtank or this online one - link

should get you to basic - average daily con level within 6 months or so.

from there it becomes much easier to teach yourself. you MUST have someone/anyone to talk to though, JUST studying will get you nowhere and is very hard to keep up anyway.

oh yeah and take the time to learn at least HIRAGANA. it will make the range of texts and learning materials available to you much broader...

that is what i suggest :D

(this might help you too snairdogg!!)
 
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beelzebubble said:
this book - link

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Wow, one to two months to ship? And I thought Media Mail was bad. But anyway, I too really want to learn Japanese. I'm starting high school next year and I'm praying to god that they'll have a Japanese course of some sort. Otherwise... well, that sucks. I have a Computer program to learn Japanese, but quite fraknly, it sucks I was expecting to learn how to read Kanji or something, but it's only for learniong how to talk, Plus, you need a michrophone to use it, to tell you if you're saying it right, which I don't have..
 
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Thanks guys, this is some useful information. I'm definitely going to be buying some more Nihongo books and I'm going to work up some balls to talk to some of the hot Japanese girls on campus. Thanks!:drool_2:
 
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bokmeow said:
Me.

But I'm not a Japanese girlfriend. :D

If you want language instructor, I live in Princeton, you live in Lawrenceville, 10 minute commute, what more could you ask?
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Actually I am the one that lives in Lawrenceville....
 
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Lone_Monster said:
Wow, one to two months to ship? And I thought Media Mail was bad. But anyway, I too really want to learn Japanese. I'm starting high school next year and I'm praying to god that they'll have a Japanese course of some sort. Otherwise... well, that sucks. I have a Computer program to learn Japanese, but quite fraknly, it sucks I was expecting to learn how to read Kanji or something, but it's only for learniong how to talk, Plus, you need a michrophone to use it, to tell you if you're saying it right, which I don't have..
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you can also buy it from kinokuniya and indeed any bookstore that has a good range of japanese text books. try giving some local ones a ring with the isbn number maybe?
 
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