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Tsuchinoko

Well, since I've seen all kinds of threads on here, on various topics ranging from My Little Pony, to Anime/Manga, and even bad English grammar, I thought I'd create a topic of my own to maybe talk about something a bit more academic.

One of my biggest loves is the Japanese language, and it is what originally got me interested in coming to Japan (where I currently live). As some of you on this site may know, I don't watch anime, or read manga, but instead my interest in Japan came from my language studies (I also study French and occasionally Russian, but that's pretty rare for me these days).

I would love to be able to talk about this topic, and maybe share conversation in this thread. I can give (or accept, please if you know things I don't, help me out too!) advice on Japanese.

Please, only two requests: that this topic be kept civil and clean, and no politics, unless it relates to the topic of language study. Only light conversation please!

I hope others on this site are interested in language exchange, or just a discussion or the language, and that we can have fun together.

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Hokori

Sweet! I don't know if I could teach you anything though I'm sorry. But I would be happy if you taught me stuff.
I know this'll sound awful, but one of the reasons I watch anime is to learn the language, I have subs on, but I know it's not going to be 100% accurate, but I think it has helped a bit, I'm more at the stage of learning words and not phrases...
But I'd do know this phrase "Ai Shitteru"

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Mieu-Fire

yea i wanna learn japanese

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Tsuchinoko

@LordOtakWiiU That's not horrible. The opposite is what irritates me though. "I want to learn Japanese so I can watch anime". Sadly I've heard that too many times.

Well, if you want to learn, or you know things, talk about what you know/want to know. This is an exchange, anything is okay.

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Wheels2050

Would you have recommendations on how to learn the language? I'd like to be able to at least get a basic understanding of my Japanese video games, since I don't think I have the time to understand the language thoroughly.

I used to have a blog link here. I'll put it back up when the blog has something to read.

LordJumpMad

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Hokori

Tsuchinoko wrote:

@LordOtakWiiU That's not horrible. The opposite is what irritates me though. "I want to learn Japanese so I can watch anime". Sadly I've heard that too many times.

O.o how does that work? I was watching anime before I knew any Japanese, or is it they wanna watch in Japanese without subs?

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Tsuchinoko

@LordJumpMad Are you referring to something in particular with that?

@Wheels2050 What kind of recommendations are you looking for? If you're learning Japanese just to understand your video games I don't really think I can help you there. I've been studying it for about 5 years now, and I'm not sure about learning a language selectively like that.

@LordOtakWiiU I guess the point would have been to watch without subtitles, or to watch anime that hadn't been translated yet, which I think takes the hobby too far. I don't like the idea of learning a language as a means to an end like that.

Edited on by Tsuchinoko

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Spagem

The bad english grammar is my topic. * proud *

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I do want to learn japanese too. But Im to busy learning html launguage.

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BlueToad

At school, this term, I have started to learn the very basics of hiragana.

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Tsuchinoko

@MarioTheLegend Do you have Japanese type enabled on your computer. This is the place to practice it, that's why I set the thread up!

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LordJumpMad

@Tsuchinoko
Must not have translated well
This is what I meant; あなた怒って?

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Hokori

Oh wow I just got what LJM said.... I feel like a FAIL
I am mad about it BTW

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Tsuchinoko

LordJumpMad wrote:

@Tsuchinoko
Must not have translated well
This is what I meant; あなた怒って?

@LordJumpMad No, the first one was correct. I just wanted you to elaborate.

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Electricmastro

This is what happens when you make a literal translation from Japanese to English without editing it:

Skip to 6:21 to see what I mean:

Edited on by Electricmastro

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Tsuchinoko

@Electricmastro Honestly I've never played Pokemon, so I don't know how far away these translations are. Its okay though, I've seen bad Japanese all the time from other foreigners here.

I'm not a fan of literal translations either, even with editing, especially when the cultures are so different. I've seen poorly done subtitles, even ones professionally done, on plenty of DVDs when I was living in the States.

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Hokori

Editing can be bad especially when you turn a rice ball into a doughnut... Thank you 4Kids dubbing we westerners have no idea what a rice ball is...

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theblackdragon

@Tsuchinoko: lol i helped LJM with that the other day, so i'm pretty sure anything else you get out of him will be straight from Google Translate :3

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Electricmastro

Tsuchinoko wrote:

@Electricmastro Honestly I've never played Pokemon, so I don't know how far away these translations are. Its okay though, I've seen bad Japanese all the time from other foreigners here.

I'm not a fan of literal translations either, even with editing, especially when the cultures are so different. I've seen poorly done subtitles, even ones professionally done, on plenty of DVDs when I was living in the States.

Believe it or not, in the official American English version, they were talking about coffee instead of alchohol.

Engrish is bad, but admittedly enjoyable.

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