You just thinking too much.

Nana have two means:
1. Person's Name
2. Seven

Hi, would like to add a note that the links at the front page ain't working... Sorry if I didn't look through it thoroughly....

ermm this tread this alive? anyway. a question here.. i want to take Japanese class at local U, so is it hard to learn ?? and i cant read or write chinese word.. so will i struggle abit??

I'd recommend you to just take the Japanese lesson in your local uni. I'm a banana and don't read or write any chinese characters as well, but that shouldn't stop you from learning Japanese. Imagine those from West who doesn't know a single Chinese but can still work in Japan, speak the language and write. I do agree it's a huge challenge esp for those who doesn't have prior knowledge of Chinese characters, since Kanji is similar, it was really tough for me too (even now) but if you really like Japanese, then that should not stop you.

Maybe you should try a semester and see whether you wanna continue or not. Btw, may I know what's the reason of your interest in Japanese? For me, I watch lots of Japanese dramas/movies/anime, love the culture and listen to J-music too. I think reading manga and watching their shows really help in improving your understanding (I'd say my listening is better than reading/writing atm).

So all the best and I hope you enjoy your lessons!

Thanks! yeap we do have the same interests lol, kinda interested with Japanese culture, watch animes, dramas and J-POP. Well, what i know in animes they doesnt use formal Japanese right, but still can get the idea of it and ofcourse it does help thanks again

Hi.

May I kindly seek a recommendation for any Japanese classes that I can take for working adults? I work with staggered hours, so I may have problems attending.

Advice?

i juz finished my beginner class...(well initially was planning to go all the way to advance but..i wanna try see if my interest is there)

i hv no idea how read any chinese character too....it gonna take plenty of memorization and stuff like that(remember how u learn abcd? yea) so juz keep practicing..hahaha though i still hv problem with conversation...well anyway have fun! that important too =D

It's definitely possible to self study japanese. I started out self studying with genki textbooks. The only classes I took were twice a week, which I attended for 2 weeks before I decided that I could learn much faster on my own. Of course there would be times where you need to ask questions, that's what the internet is for

Like you, I too work odd hours. Apart from the 2 week class I took, the rest of my studying has been self study

yep. I have problem in understanding this: 残せし者

which one is the most correct/closest translation?

1. People who still remains (Orang yang masih tinggal)
2. People who being left (Orang yang ditinggalkan)
3. People who left (Orang yang meninggalkan)

This post has been edited by XPAWNED01: Dec 1 2014, 06:21 AM

It sounds more like 1.

Need Help ASAP can anyone tell me where can i get JLPT N5~N2 textbook in PJ or KL area because i duno any kanji word>.<lll and i have to rush to get N2 this year.

kinokuniya

How's your japanese? (other than not knowing kanji?) Not to discourage you or anything but if you're starting at N5 and trying to pass N2 in 1 year you're gonna have to quit your job/studies and do nothing but study japanese. And as xenoxi mentioned, Kinokuniya is the place to go

1) I would like to improve my listening skill for japanese. I do not know if my vocab isn't strong enough or my listening skill is bad. mostly I can hear the noun(仕事、学生、学校、みんなさん） ,adverb（でも、　それから、なかなか、本当に、どんどん） and overused phrases（ありがとうございました、こんばんは）。It is like I have never heard of verb or adjective from listening. And i can hear ...ですか/ます but cant hear what was the word before.. For listening material, I would say so far variety show suits me most. i can hear clearly and the voice is not boring and i can hear for 2 hours continuously on 1 shot. I am hearing そうだったのか on my ipod downloading as mp3 from youtube and i like the voice of the host. Just found out he worked as NHK reporter before. Even though i can only catch the main word like noun, adverb and like 10% of the conversation but i still listen anyway. So any of you have any other nice japanese variety show so that I can download and hear from time to time?


2) For those who have passed N2 and above. I want to know if you do the mock tests for N3 and N4 even if you don't take it and memorise all the vocab in N3 N4? I am self-studying and currently I have finished N3 material by myself and I plan to take N2 this July. What I mean is should I waste time on N4 and N3 material before going to N2 material or should I finish my N2 material and do all the mock tests of N2 out there? Since I am taking N2 test and i think most of the kanji and vocab won't come out much from N3 or N4 material so it is better I focus all my vocab on N2? I would say my listening skill is the worst among all section because I don't watch japanese drama nor anime. So for listening I would do every test out there for N4,N3 and N2.

This post has been edited by SkyHermit: Feb 3 2015, 08:18 AM

Results are out for 2014 Dec JLPT intakes.

I passed my N2! :DDD

When does JLPT Malaysia send the official result slips?

grats

is it more effective to learn by yourself or should we attend a language school for it?

Definitely language school cause you have a proper mentor.

These days I'm picking up a few phases from the Animes I watch. Lol

haha, i will watch back pokemon xy from now