Got my registration number at 1am but so far not yet receive an email to verify my email.. Not sure whether its supposed to take that long for that email to send to me D;

N3 you can understand basic animation. Probably not the whole conversation or what's happening but you could roughly gauge from some of the keywords.

In order to understand animation/ movies/ dramas, vocabulary has to be extensive and you're able to recognize the changes in vocab.

For example, the word "morai-masu" 貰います (to receive) is used in different form depending on the situation and structure of the sentence. It's also "morau", "moratte", "moratta", "morao", "morae" etc. The form changes in accordance to situation and context ie. speaking of future, past, current, one's desire etc etc. If you're only able to recognize the polite form ie. "morai-masu" then its not possible to catch what the characters are saying when they use a different form of the word.

Not to intimidate but managing expectations. These are all the forms that the word "morai-masu" can be changed into:

http://www.japaneseverbconjugator.com/Verb...%B2%B0%E3%81%86

No doubt you learn them layer by layer as you progress in class.

However when you mention the JLPT, even if you're not learning for business/ work, the syllabus encompasses all and it's definitely more academic-driven. If your purpose is to watch animation, chances is, look for something more casual or conversational imo.

Not sure if something like this could meet your purpose but it could be a good start:
https://myfave.com/kuala-lumpur/scape-langu...-sessions-74458

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Sep 21 2020, 09:55 AM

I have registered the JLPT exam via the JLSM portal since 12:30AM midnight but still haven't receive the verification email until now. Thus, I can't proceed with the payment...

Anyone else encounterd the same problem like me?

this android app jsho has conjugation guide

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ric.Jsho&hl=ja

I just registered 15mins ago, yet to receive too.

at least Msia still open this year. Alot of states in Australia cancel the December exam.

Guys, any suggestions that I should go for class or just online self study? Thinking of taking unpaid leave for the class, business slow down tremendously since the pandemic. Maybe this is good time for some personal interest 😅
By the way, any evening class that I can go for? KL area

Any advice on how do you guys improve your kaiwa (conversation) skill?

Self study! Watch a heck lot of anime and dramas and you will be fine for vocabulary and listening.

Same here! Registered on 1AM and yet to receive any emails

Yeah.. I do watch anime and I found some of their pronunciation actually quite similar to chinese/hokkien. I found 2 online self study recommendations on 1st page, which will you recommend? Thanks

Do you watch with subtitles? If yes, is it in english or japanese subtitles?

I'm studying Japanese language too, using textbooks, podcasts, youtube videos specifically on reading/listening comprehension, grammar structures, kanji usage, vocab/grammar nuance, intonation on pronunciation, difference of level of keigo on conversation etc.

I am very curious how to achieve all these learning structures above by watching anime/drama and reading the subtitles ?

no it's not supposed to take that long. there has been a glitch in the system that causing it to not send the confirmation email. so guys, go back to the website and fill up this part




click submit and then click on "verify email" every other 10secs or refresh the page and click on it until you actually got the email. then you can proceed with payment from there.

1. Depends on your intention. Really wanna master the language or only to watch anime?

2. Classes - refer to PAGE #1, POST #1. List of Japanese languages classes in Malaysia is there.

3. You can start learning from basic through [Minato] “Hirogaru Self-study Course (Vol. 1) --> link on Page 1, Post 1. I'll recommend completing the Hiragana & Katakana course first. These 2 are vital. Without the ability to read the characters, it's not possible to progress.

This is very tough. I have issues with kaiwa as well.
There's a website that allows you to connect with local Japanese to converse. You can look for someone who can speak some English, to help guide you on the conversation. They mostly use Skype.

Many options here:
https://cotoacademy.com/japanese-language-e...rning-japanese/

Anime contains a lot of improper Japanese, mixture of slang and improper grammar. We're actually discouraged from watching it.
As for drama - depends on what drama. The ones on NHK is usually fine lol.

through the power of one's own innate self-learning.

On a serious note, agree that it's pretty much impossible to learn proper Japanese through animation. It's possible to learn some vocabularies but proper sentence structure and form changes that i mentioned - impossiburu.

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Sep 21 2020, 07:10 PM

Sadly I don't recall saving any ref number nor am I able to register again so I have sent them an email to assist me. Ahh..

I will take advise from kudoshi, self study!
My intention—>Hoping 1 day can really travel around Japan like locals! I had covered most places around Japan over pass few years, I mean places that foreigner will go. It’s time for me to explore more, without some basic Japanese, it’s quite impossible.
I just found this useful site, how to memorize hiragana https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/
arigatou gozaimasu!

do you recall what time you registered? you could try bruteforcing the ref number one by one lol. that's what my friends did.

here's for your reference if you cant wait for their reply. seems to take ages for them to reply tho.

12.02am - 47862
12.05am - 47876
1210am - 48251
1230am - 48610
0200am - 48703
950am - 49000

all time is approximately.

hope this helps!

All the best. If you have any question, feel free to ask here. There's no silly question, only ignorant fools.

Happy studying!

I registered at approximately 1.30pm. I tried a hundred no. or so. No luck. I wish I learned programming haha.