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Post by Kirei on Aug 30, 2013 17:11:58 GMT
There has been quite a lot of interest in learning Japanese on the forums, so I'm reviving an old thread I used to run. Welcome to Japanese with AK (that's me!) Once a fortnight I will load a new lesson pack onto this thread and will be contactable via the thread or PM for any specific requests you have! The packs I amusing are derived from the text books that my Japanese tutor recommended and I will also be using this thread to link into lots of FREE resources to help you on your way. So, I'll be loading lesson 1 in a moment. Best of luck everyone! ~Kirei
Resource ListBooks: Games: TV/Films:
- Studio Ghibli (in Japanese) - this is like the Japanese version of Queen's English and great for learning pronunciation and context
- Under 5's Japanese TV is also a good place to start for newcomers to the pronunciation and scripts of Japanese.
- iTunes U's Japanese Kanji (Free Video Podcast)
Videos:
This Alphabet song teaches you pronunciation of the different sounds in Japanese and shows you the hiragana to go with them!
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Post by Kirei on Aug 30, 2013 17:17:54 GMT
Here's what you'll be learning in this week's study pack: - Introducing yourself/Meeting someone for the first time
- Talking about yourself
- Daily expressions
- Japanese writing systems/Hiragana part 1
- Basic sentence structures
- Asking a question
- Negatives and positives
- VOCABULARY: Things around you
This may look like a lot, but the first lesson is always the hardest. Remember, you can always PM me or post on the thread if you need advice on something. PDF: www.mediafire.com/?81l6340b4lvl1c5JPEGs: www.mediafire.com/?mxicjmu08uvcxl2 |
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Post by Kirei on Aug 30, 2013 20:24:40 GMT
This Just came up in my facebook feed and I figured I'd share it with you guys:  |
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Post by Kirei on Sept 14, 2013 11:11:14 GMT
Lesson 2 will be arriving by the end of today!
Please feel free to message me with any comments/feedback/requests you have at any time!
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Post by noodle on Sept 14, 2013 22:31:13 GMT
I've heard that Japanese is similar in structure to the German language, how true is this? and also is the most difficult hurdle in learning Japanese the characters?.
Noodle.
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Post by Kirei on Sept 15, 2013 11:16:52 GMT
noodleHaving never studied German, I couldn't comment on that but in my opinion, Japanese is quite similar to French. It's a syllable based language - so instead of there being infinite combinations of letters/sounds like there is in English, there is a defined set (which stem from the 5 vowel sounds). When you express a description of something it falls under the same logic as a poisson rouge ('red fish' or goldfish) in French. And yes, the characters are the hardest thing to learn for western learners purely because they are pictographic. They are based in Chinese roots, so if you can read Cantonese/Mandarin Japanese should be easy. It is also difficult because of the 3 different scripts that are used. But with practice and patience, they can be learned. 
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Post by Kirei on Sept 15, 2013 11:29:06 GMT
Ladies and Gentlemen, my apologies for the delay - there were some minor technical difficulties (my C drive was full) that prevented me from loading these yesterday. So, without further ado, Lesson 2! Here's what you'll be learning in this week's study pack: - This and That, Is and Isn't
- Ownership and Explanation
- All Hiragana First Look
- Hiragana Practice - Vowels
- Hiragana Mini Practice - a-to
It's mostly writing practice this week, though the first 2 sections will probably take up more time. I advise you find a partner to practice with. Japanese is a lot more fun to practice when you can converse with someone else. Use the alphabet song I linked to to help you with your pronunciation and remember that the sounds of each syllable don't change when they're in a word! PDF: www.mediafire.com/download/3ppwoktq2eiby4l/Japanese_With_AK_Week_2.pdfJPEGs: www.mediafire.com/download/jo3yo40dwoza5f9/Japanese_With_AK_Week_2_JPGs.rar |
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Post by noodle on Sept 15, 2013 22:14:10 GMT
Having never studied German, I couldn't comment on that but in my opinion, Japanese is quite similar to French. I've never studied German either but I did live there for 7 years where ironically I did study French. When I've got some time I'm going to have a look at what you've posted as I've always had an interest in foreign(to me) languages. Noodle. |
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Post by Kirei on Sept 23, 2013 16:27:28 GMT
UPDATE:
The next lesson will be delayed due to me moving house. I will update as soon as I'm set up and have a net connection at the new place!
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