The 2008 (and 9) weaboos learning Japanese thread *chairs are thrown at miles*

I studied Jap a little while back. I took the 3rd lvl proficiency test so..I guess I know around 500 kanjis. I've been wanting to get to a Jap class in college but it is ALWAYS full. Also I don't want to take Jap 1...again. I would suggest exposure. I completely do not agree as to how they teach foreign languages at most schools. Learning the grammar first is... uh..complete bull. No language speaks perfect grammar. If you stay in Japan, you'll hear totally different sentence structures.

And just for the heck of it...my favorite jap words are:
mendokusai - it usually used when you feel lazy to do somethin
bimyou - this one is hard to explain...took me a couple of months before I could use. It kinda means like so-so but to a negative connotattion
maji - same as hontou

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Cetra

t has become a completely private hobby simply because I never want to be associated with 'that group.'

Yeah I know this. The Jap Org in my college is a bunch of anime fans. I don;t take that against them because I was one too until I saw games. tHe thiong I did not like was how they based ALL of their subjects on anime anime anime anime...There are actually some of us who joined to know about japan..not about anime.

Originally Posted by Little Shithead

True, there's no such thing as "perfect grammar" in a language, however, learning the prescriptive grammar is the only way you'll ever actually be able to form understandable sentences. You can't just combine everything you want any old way, they have to be used in the ways that they are supposed to. This is especially important in formal speaking and in writing (which tends to always be a bit more formal than spoken language.)

I guess you're right...hehe got a little too carried away. I know people who just takes the grammar in and not the words. Well I'll still stick with exposure. My classmates sure helped me read manga Except I learned Japanese fit for the streets....my teachers were shocked when they heard me speak like that (laughs).

For those studying..and don't mind using the internet, I suggest this site (kanji romaji hiragana convert) I use it to help me translate articles.

There's nowhere I can't reach.