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Advice on Learning Japanese?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ohayo-gozaimasu dept.

Piroca asks: "During the last years, a huge amount of (modern) Japanese culture has invaded the Occident, mostly in the form of anime, video games and TV shows. Part of that content can't be understood completely due to the complexity and subtleties of the Japanese language. Due to that, it seems the interest on learning Japanese is steadily growing, specially for anime addicts. Much of the problem stems from the fact that Japanese is not an easy language, being classified as very difficult by most standards (of course, this depends on one's native language). I'm searching for courses and material that can help me to learn Japanese without attending to classes or hiring people to teach me. I've found things like Pimsleur and japanesepod101 but I wonder if other people in the Slashdot crowd have not passed through this process before and have useful hints to share."

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  1. ummm.... by Lxy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Advices on Learning Japanese?

    How's abouts ya learn English first?

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    1. Re:ummm.... by CurbyKirby · · Score: 2, Funny

      IM DONT MATH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
      <FreshBrew> HELL FUCKING YES
      <kolby> you still in english?

      ( http://www.bash.org/?4602 )

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    2. Re:ummm.... by Guppy06 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Actually, considering how much the Japanese mangle English (I thought that was our job!), I'd say it's a good thing that more poor speakers are learning Japanese so that we can have our just revenge. :)

  2. So you want to lean Japanese? by Hikaru79 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is definitely my reccomended first reading. Beware ;-)

  3. Turning japanese? by secolactico · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the inmortal words of Dave Barry, the best way to learn japanese is to be born japanese and raised by japanese parents in Japan.

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    1. Re:Turning japanese? by computational+super · · Score: 3, Funny
      the very next best thing is to get a Japanese girlfriend

      I tried that approach, but my wife was opposed to it.

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  4. Easy by rlp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Get Dragonball Z on DVD. Start watching in Japanese with English subtitles. About half-way through the battle with Freeza (episode #5259) turn off the subtitles.

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    1. Re:Easy by sabit666 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Been there. Done that. I now have constipation and constantly threatening my co-workers about dire consequences from not obeying my wishes.

    2. Re:Easy by Stephen+Williams · · Score: 2, Funny

      All I learned from DBZ was the Japanese for "hhhrrnnnnggggghhhhhh!"

      (It's "hhhrrnnnnggggghhhhhh!").

      -Stephen

  5. Re:typing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean to tell me that they don't use keyboards like this then?

  6. Re:Do not... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    What if your primary reason to learn it _is_ games and anime?
    Kill yourself.