learning japanese

[ShougunX]

へ is for directional verbs like 行く　来る　帰る　戻る　etc. で is for at (a place) etc バス亭で待ってます - waiting at the bus stop. で also implies 'by', eg, バスで帰る, returning by bus. Think u shud have learnt all these basics.

って　おります basically implies an action that will be done in the near future. N ya, ur sentence is correct.

N no, my level is not high. Can be easily reached and surpassed by anyone that has studied diligently for a yr....haha.

 

[ivenoair]

Japanese school?

I heard there is a good japanese language school run by japanese in town.
They do karaoke session, they do student exchange program...

any ideas?

 

[surfuz]

Hi Shougun X,

Thanks for your explaination again! I really appreciate it.
I think maybe we will learning "waiting at xxx" in Basic 2. Cos I haven't learnt it at all in Basic 1.

Don't be so modest! I am sure you study very hard to reach your level too.
If only we could go to Japan to learn. If you take their intensive courses, u can pass JLPT 1 in less than a year. No need to struggle here then.

 

[WillieTan]

hey guys, my company is giving incentive for personal development, meaning $100 each to buy books.
I'm planning to use them on getting Japanese Textbooks... so anyone knows any recommended titles? hopefully comes with Audio CD

 

[PingJun]

For me, I had bought several textbooks. As for CD / audio, I had to buy separately.

 

[surfuz]

PingJun,

Mind telling me what textbooks you have acquired? Thanks!

 

[PingJun]

I have bought Total Japanese 1 (Now searching for its CD / audio tapes). This is the textbook I used during Polytechnic.

Now using Minna no nihongo (Something like that). This is for my course now.

I have also bought Japanese for busy people 1 several yrs ago.

 

[PingJun]

Btw, I have also bought some Japanese learning books (not textbooks) as well

 

[surfuz]

Japanese for busy people workbook is rather good but very expensive! I think it is $58 or $38. Certainly not for poor people like me but I manage to get a very old copy of it. It is rather good. May consider checking out.

You guys should consider getting some japanese learning videos to watch and not just audio tapes. Those are pretty effective.

 

[PingJun]

I also have bought Japanese for busy people 1 workbook.

 

[rokugo]

hey guys, my company is giving incentive for personal development, meaning $100 each to buy books.
I'm planning to use them on getting Japanese Textbooks... so anyone knows any recommended titles? hopefully comes with Audio CD

Here are some books for sale:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1399702

Not exactly textbooks, but item 3 especially is very useful for practical application of Japanese (unless your intention of learning it is just to watch animes... )


Actually if there's one book that every serious learner should buy, it has to be "A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar":

http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Ba...=pd_bbs_1/102-9952986-2783347?ie=UTF8&s=books

 

[rokugo]

Speaking of japanese language books, this site has an extensive list, with descriptions/writeups for each book.

http://www.trussel.com/jap/jbooks01.htm

 

[PingJun]

Hi seniors.

How do I pronounce the small "tsu" ( つ )? I keep trying but find that it is difficult to pronounce.

Can give some advice? Thanks.

 

[ShougunX]

Hi seniors.

How do I pronounce the small "tsu" ( つ )? I keep trying but find that it is difficult to pronounce.

Can give some advice? Thanks.

it's along the line of the mandarin word 吃.....

 

[surfuz]

hmmm...my sensei said that when we see the small tsu. we pause a bit before saying next sound. No need to pronounce the small tsu. And in shows, I don't hear the japanese saying the small tsu either.

 

[PingJun]

it's along the line of the mandarin word 吃.....

This is not what I mean. What i mean is, how to pronounce it like 800 or 600 in Japanese Lang, when it is a small "tsu" ( つ ) ?

Quite difficult for me to hear the sound like ropyaku or roppyaku as they sound familiar.

 

[ShougunX]

hmmm...my sensei said that when we see the small tsu. we pause a bit before saying next sound. No need to pronounce the small tsu. And in shows, I don't hear the japanese saying the small tsu either.

small tense means shorten the vowel. mate n matte is diff. of course, it wud sound the same to non-japanese learners....n 'u' n 'o' is used to lengthen the vowel

 

[ShougunX]

the sound difference is veri subtle......can't explain with words. as long as there's a small tsu, u try to shorten the sound.

 

[JoySakurai]

for the 'mate' n 'matte' example,
take it as one is 'ma-te' another is pronouce as 'mat-te'. cutting short the 'ma' sound to make it sharper.
or sth like dat.. ^^;;

 

[PingJun]

Seniors, check with you.

For the word "ja, ju & jo", are there 3 words (1 word for each) or 6 words (2 words for each)?