For the end there are some interesting facts that I wrote myself about Japanese language:
1# It is the only language in the world that doesn’t have a specific major category in which section of languages it is placed. ...
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Hey guys!^^ Been doing anything interesting recently. Well I did something and that’s learning Japanese… The more I learn it, the more I figure out how this language is HARD!
Especially on the way I learn it. But I do have a strong motivation and I am try to learn it even up to 2 hours a day, so I know that I can do it!!
After I learned both katakana and hiragana (and about 50 Kanji, but that’s something else) I went to actually test my reading. And it is not only to learn for example hiragana. No no, I was practicing reading it felt like I am in first grade of elementary school again learning to read alphabet. xD And on top of that, both of these have about the same number of symbols, so I had to learn then those as well. Not all, but those that I need.
So yeah, I did find an awesome site where there are some Japanese stories for kids and they are written in hiragana (with only few of simple kanji). And after each page there are written all new words in the story, so by the way I also learn words and below the text in hiragana there is one in English. Though there isn’t one in Romanji of Japanese, but that’s better because then I really have to check to I read well.
And I also use a site where there is a nice list for learning Kanji and how they should be learned by class and also some lections of Japanese, like some grammatical ones or the recent huge one that I was learning how to say “I love you” in Japanese. That simple phrase takes like several pages in my notebook to learn, with all the extra stuff behind it.
And after some time of practicing, it is getting better and better, thank God. The problem is that it is almost impossible to find pure texts only in katakana, so I have to find some names and titles to practice that, lol. And also I learned one other problem. I have been the whole time learning advanced kanji. That one is pure hardness, it takes me several hours to learn several of them and after that I forget them and have to learn again as well. But I now learn both these and much simpler ones.
The problem that comes with Japanese (and that should everyone watch out) is that there are multiple words which are written the same in romanji, but actually have two different meanings. Like “Shi”. Believe me, you will find SO many translations and phrases with that, or word “Sun” or “Love” have also different words to say in Japanese, and by that I also mean different kanji.
On a positive not, after a while I have understand how to read and think of kanji not only by learning it by always writing and trying to remember. Each symbol has a meaning in a kanji, especially the more complex and advanced ones. But I will leave that for sometimes later. Let’s just say that Japanese have a good sense of logic and thinking.^^
Ooh, and if anyone wants or learns Japanese, I can give you some advices and such. Maybe some of you will also take real classes one day or soon, which is definitely an awesome thing.
I can’t here, but I do try and made plans to do it on my own. :)
Definitely do not think of this post as something as I want to brag about. NO! I want to actually help you all in these small tips which I learn and which you can all easily know that might come in handy. And also I share this with all you because you guys here are one of the motivations that keep me on learning it. So I want to thank you all for that and that's why I share it. I could as well not write all this and keep it to myself. But no, I want to share helpful things with my otaku friends as well.
And oh yeah, I will post in the next post some interesting things (trivia) about Japanese language! :D
Okay, since all of you probably heard me speaking about foxes that usually come here and stuff. Well I just saw one recently, and there was a cat chasing her. I guess that she feared that the fox might attack her kittens.
At the end it seems that she managed to make the fox go away. Talk about some brave cat.^^
I would like if I could take a picture to show you guys, but unfortunately it was too dark.. -_-
Other than that, recently I ordered a vol.3 of Elfen Lied. A more than month passed, it didn't come so I wanted to actually report that and in mean time I ordered a new one from a different seller. Now, just today, the first one came. So I will basically have two of the same volume... Ah well, these things get quite pricy later and it is always nice to have a sealed copy. xD
So yeah, a short random post! :D
Heyos! :D How are you all doing?^^ I hope well, since it is a nice, fresh, sunny day today. Or... is it just me? xD
Well I was happy about accomplishing some things, so I wanted to share them with you all guys here (cause you are all just that awesome :D).
Anyways, first there was an parents gathering in school and stuff like (not sure if you have that there) and our main professor talks about us, marks and at the end gives the diploma of our finished grade. So nothing special there, as you already know how I went, so yeah, it was kinda nice to see that again.^^
And oh yeah, I just made a today premium membership here. Nothing special about that, cause anyone can do it, but still taking in sight how much I spend time here, it will be actually helpful. xD I just need to get more into that and see all the good things that it offers.
Other thing is that I am slowly getting ready, thanks to my advanced trainings that I am doing (which are going fine by now and I am especially glad with the results), to do one massive training and workout. That one... Is hard, and the hardest on my scale. If I do manage to do it (which is likely that I will fail, but still there is a possibility) I will throw a dance party with you guys here and also tell what I had to do.^^
Other accomplishment is that I am doing pretty well at learning Japanese. I am trying to learn 5 Kanji per day, and by now I know Katakana and I am close to finish Hiragana. I also am watching some anime episodes even up to 4-5 times without the subtitles to try to translate. Right now I know 30 Kanji, but the problem is that by now I was learning mostly advanced kanji and boy was it hard. -_- Just later I found out that there is a list for Kanji's from first to the last grade in Japanese schools, so after I hit 50 with my random ones I will just go with easier ones and then for harder. Wish me luck guys! ^-^
I also have learned some new things here including something from drawings, and cardwallpaper making. Some people here would think that they have not helped much, but thanks for the advice and feedbacks on my cards, I actually went and tried to learn some new tricks with GIMP that I will try to use later.
Aaaand... Oh yeah, there is another accomplishment. I was beating my friends totally at the game Bleach Blade Battlers 2nd, until just last day ago when they started beating me. (LOL) Thing is that two of them play against me and the computer. And let me tell you, that computer is the opposite of team player. He even is sometimes making my fight harder. xD
~Well that's it guys. Sorry that you had to read this with no much meaning to it, but you know how I appreciate all your support, so I did many these things thanks for all your motivation here (especially for some specific persons). Thank you again.^^
Hey everyone!! :D Miss me? LoL, I know that I post yesterday a super huge post, you don't have to be so picky... >.>
Kidding! xD I know that you guys would never say that, right...right?
Well anyways, first I want to say YAY for me getting over 10.000 comments and 1.200 sent PMs. LoL, I could write a book or two with them. But I think that I did with spending time here, you guys are the best and I always had time speaking with you all. :)
What else I wanted to say is that I am planning on putting some new worlds. I have two (or three) different themes that I would like to use with them, but until I get a premium account so that I can have more worlds (since I only have space for one more) I decided to go with an anime themed world. :D Yeah, I know, sounds nothing special, but I thought about posting many things there.
Mostly educational and otaku based ones, and also some other facts about Japan and it's culture and language in general from time to time (since creating separate words for everything else would take... well a lot of space xD).
Lately I have been learning a lot of Japanese language and also it's culture and especially about animesmanga, it's history, style and such.
So I would like to always share that with you awesome people here!! ^_^
Also reading about some anime conventions, I noticed and remembered that soon there will be another one in US (since mostly people here are from US, maybe actually someone will go there from you). It is Anime Expo held in Los Angeles!!! Yup, so maybe some of you will go there and have that awesome otaku fun. I know that our dear member and friend here Hulaberry32 will go, and I wish her luck and much fun, also for everyone else who will be there as well. Also it will be celebrated 20th anniversary there, so it sure seems that there will be something special.
And when you go to these conventions you usually bring costumes, right? Speaking of that, I was just looking at some with my friend here. And wow, we were looking at two sites and one of the almost the same costume was half the prize. Both sites seemed professional at this, though at this more expensive one, it might be because they are costume made, though not sure...
Ah well, I will speak about this in some other posts (probably in those from new world).
~Thank you everyone who had time to read this! P.S. I wanted to put an image or video here, so that the post wouldn't look all text based (because I know how you all like sure classic books xD), but I couldn't find any good, so sorry about that.^^
