Author Topic: Any1 Taught Themselves Japanese? (Read 6225 times)

beetlebreakfast · « **Reply #20 on:** March 23, 2007, 06:12:17 AM »

i dont kno n e japanese but ive bn teaching myself mandarin^^
any1here shuo zhong wen ma?

wo xue xi zhong wen man man^^

ggliff · « **Reply #21 on:** March 23, 2007, 01:34:03 PM »

Quote from: Bullets R Scene;335943

^ i dont have permission...yet. :MKevil:

Oops, sorry Bullets, didn't notice the post count. Won't be long now with nice threads like this.

Until then here's a link to the first few lessons from the best audio course:

Pimsleur - Japanese I - Lessons 01-10.zip

Enjoy

Bullets R Scene · « **Reply #22 on:** March 23, 2007, 03:16:14 PM »

um i clicked it...and nothing happened, do i need to register?

guyyee · « **Reply #23 on:** March 23, 2007, 03:21:41 PM »

tried to, gave up... need to get those rosseta stones cds

ggliff · « **Reply #24 on:** March 23, 2007, 03:23:47 PM »

Quote from: Bullets R Scene;336389

um i clicked it...and nothing happened, do i need to register?

No, should open a megaupload window, no reg required ?? Just tried it and works fine.

here is the link, left click this or paste into browser
http://www.twitter.com/?d=Y0WCLEPJ

karcharrat · « **Reply #25 on:** March 23, 2007, 07:33:43 PM »

Quote from: ggliff;336397

No, should open a megaupload window, no reg required ?? Just tried it and works fine.

here is the link, left click this or paste into browser
http://www.twitter.com/?d=Y0WCLEPJ

And once you're there, you enter the three letters it asks for, and click the box. Once you've done that, a little countdown will appear in the same area and tell you your download will be ready in 45 seconds. After those are up, it'll say "Click here to download", which is pretty self-explanatory.

Not trying to be condescending, just trying to help as you seem unfamiliar with megaupload.

Bullets R Scene · « **Reply #26 on:** March 23, 2007, 07:46:48 PM »

i look like an idiot trying to look all over for that code. ;;>___>

ggliff · « **Reply #27 on:** March 23, 2007, 08:04:35 PM »

Quote from: Bullets R Scene;336576

i look like an idiot trying to look all over for that code. ;;>___>

Ha Ha, not really bullets, you sound just like me when going to web sites/building flat pack furniture/installing software/hardware/etc, jump straight in and read instructions later

sometimes works, sometimes ends in disaster.

Better get used to the fileshare sites as when you get asshole access there is a world of goodies for download

Gblue · « **Reply #28 on:** March 23, 2007, 08:41:01 PM »

what is that kanji book, ggliff?

ggliff · « **Reply #29 on:** March 23, 2007, 08:53:48 PM »

^
Its a pretty good book. Has lots of intro stuff about the origins of kanji, then a load of lessons on how to write it. Starts very easy and gets to some real complicated stuff. Here's an example of the first lesson, shows you the symbol, then which order to do the strokes which you can then do in the spaces provided. It also has tests etc. Very nice resource I think.

edit
think I'll post this on the thread so others will know.

Gblue · « **Reply #30 on:** March 23, 2007, 08:55:55 PM »

ooh cool. whats the book called? since i dont have a printer (or really know anywhere i can get away with printing 460 pages, and my computer hates pdfs) it's gonna be easier to buy it

ggliff · « **Reply #31 on:** March 23, 2007, 09:10:23 PM »

Not sure of its name, front cover missing from pdf

Gblue, to stop a thread hijack here, please post on the asshole thread

I prob should have as well, sorry bullets

marktobias · « **Reply #32 on:** April 03, 2007, 02:29:58 PM »

I've just realised that I really need to resume learning Japanese. I was properly serious about it for only two months but my Japanese friend was quite impressed at what I'd managed to learn in such a short space of time. Unfortunately now I've forgotten most of what I've learnt....

...but if the "Japan Plan" goes ahead I'll be spending a lot of time there from the end of this year onwards. So I'm going to go through the Pimsleur stuff again and see how naturally I remember any of it. Fingers crossed!

I think a good way to learn is doing a bit of everything simultaneously. A bit of sentence structure, some useful phrases, some kanji, then it doesn't become as frustrating and it will all flow into one as you grasp the basics of each.