Miya

I must be really outdated because I have no idea what a "tweep" is XD

家事 (kaji, housework) 私は家事をしたくない

As weird and nerdy as it sounds, yes. I actually like to write a lot so maybe that's why. Whenever I learn a new language my writing skills are always stronger than my speaking skills. I'm not good enough to write properly in Japanese, but I'm working at it. Also I'm trying to write a story in Chinese right now. It's... hard xD

I'm not fluent enough to have a dream in Japanese completely, but sometimes I'll have dreams where people are yelling out random Japanese words to me. (and according to my roommate I yell out Japanese words in my sleep :ninja:) I dream in English and Chinese all the time though.

Can someone recommend a Korean textbook for beginners? I'm interested in learning but I have to start from the beginning because I have no experience with Korean.

Actually learning a language to earn money (or even to understand porn) doesn't bother me as much as those people in my class who are learning Japanese just for the credits or for an easy grade. They are taking up spots in the class. There are people who are genuinely interested in learning a language but they can't get into the class because these people are taking up their spots. Some people in my class can speak Japanese fluently (they are natives or have lived in Japan) yet they are still enrolled in my class. Why? For the easy A and easy credits. They are setting a bar that's higher than what non-natives are capable of. It's unfair to us learners and unfair to those who cannot take the class.

This means that it's not to late to fix things. Sure, the sheeps might be gone, but you can still fix the pen so that your next batch of sheeps can't escape. This means that we should scared the monkey (the bigger enemy) by killing the chicken (the smaller enemy).

There's this boy in my class who self-studied and he got placed into my advanced Japanese class. He also speaks and understands Japanese better than me. Learning Japanese is hard, but manageable if you put your heart to it. In the end, it depends on how much effort you put into learning the language.

The intonation is different so you don't get the two messed up.

Do you by any chance have the Chinese characters for these proverbs?

Like Lasonax has said, Japanese doesn't have a "L" in their language. The closest we get is "R" sound in ら (ra), り (ri), る (ru), れ (re), ろ (ro). So it's difficult for the Japanese to pronounce the "L" sound. Names like "Lisa" in Japanese are pronounced Risa for that reason.

I understand the basic stuff like "past tense" or "verbs", but things like "conditional...." I don't know. I'm sure I can use them, I just don't actually know what the term means. When I was taught in school, we didn't learn the grammar terms. We just learned how to use it.

Well it's reassuring to know that Dutch is easy because I plan to learn Dutch after Japanese xD Actually when we learn Japanese, we are usually taught the standard dialect (Tokyo dialect). We don't have to worry about other dialects unless we actually want to go to that place and live there. Japanese is a hard language, but I like it a lot so I find it fun. It's definitely challenging though... especially the speaking portions because there are many words that sound the same but have different meaning.

Most definitely. I've been taking 3 years of Japanese and I still get nervous when I speak to people. Even if it's just simple conversation, I'm afraid that I'll make mistakes. My speaking skills are also bad so maybe that's why I'm afraid. If I had the skills, I probably wouldn't be as afraid to speak up.

ゴジラ (gojira, Godzilla) ゴジラに見に行かない？

N E V E R In my opinion, you can never be "done" learning a language. Languages evolve over time. New words are created and old words are faded out. There's always going to be something new to learn. I've lived in America for over 15 years and I am still learning English. I'm fluent as in I can speak, talk, and understand, but there are still times when I mispronounce a word or I don't know the meaning of a word. So I don't think one can ever be done learning a language.

I don't think the word is lost, but very few people use it. For as long as I can remember, I've used "check".

I might have said this before, but after I finish my Japanese studies (which is actually never because I can never learn all the Japanese), I plan to study Korean, Dutch, and Indonesian. I also want to review my French.. which I haven't used for over 4 years, lol.

Welcome! I'm also studying Japanese and I plan to study Korean in the future. Hope to see you over at the forums soon

I'm a Momusu fan too Who's your favorite member?

I think in a mixture of English/Chinese. English when I'm just thinking normally and Chinese when I'm panic thinking

Speaking is my weak point as well. Even if others don't laugh at me, I always feel embarrassed when I make mistakes. I think speaking is hard for everyone who's learning a language, mainly because it's hard to practice speaking. For things like writing, listening, and reading you can practice, practice, and practice and you'll eventually get better. But for speaking... it's not like you can talk to yourself right? (even if you can, it's not like you can correct yourself)

I think all types of books are worth reading. Graphic novels may not be the best language studying material, but they are definitely worth reading because it's a part of culture. So in a way, when we read graphic novels in a different language, we're actually studying their culture.

Believe it or not, it's actually harder for natives to teach English. It's because lots of people don't actually KNOW and can EXPLAIN the grammar rules in their native language. They just know how to use it, but not teach it. Meanwhile a foreginer who is studying English will be able to teach better because he/she will have studied all the grammar rules and know how to explain it to others. Interesting, eh?

I started studying Japanese because of my interest in Jpop and Jdramas. But the more I studied Japanese, the more I started to like it. Now I rarely listen to Jpop or watch Jdramas, but I'm still studying Japanese. I really love the language and the culture. I'm not fluent yet, but I'll be going to Japan in August so hopefully I'll manage.