Japanese lessons
Posted on June 08, 2004 @ 11:38 in General
Preparing for our holiday in Japan I took some Japanese conversation classes. Liz does too. It's fun and Japan's a fascinating place, but it's not the easiest language for a gaijin to learn. Liz points to a very helpful online Japanese character flashcard tool, while a commenter points out a similar online character tool. Cool :-)
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Just a quick note here. If you are studying at least in part with the aim to have it be helpful in Japan, focus on katakana. I didn't the first time I went to Japan. Many of the signs are in katakana, and (bonus!) because many of the signs spelled out in katakana are "borrowed words," you can often guess the meaning. Very useful both for shop signs, product names, menus, etc.
ガんばって, よ!
In fact, in some ways hirigana, while vital, is the *least* useful of the kana. It's very rare that you run into much written exclusively in hirigana outside of language books and children's books. So, in practical terms, the katakana is really important.
Posted by Alex on June 08, 2004 @ 17:41
"gambatte, yo!" Thanks :)
Good thing Paula speaks and reads quite a bit more Japanese than I do, since she studied it for several years.
Posted by Frank on June 08, 2004 @ 18:11
test test
Posted by Frank on June 12, 2004 @ 14:03
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