Akya Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Learning it is hard especially not all words use katakana - only non-Japanese words.I had an iPod mini when I was learning it and what I did was changed the settings to Japanese and most things were in katakana! (eg ミュージック for music)Obviously it's a lot harder to do now since iPhones/iPod touches use a lot more Kanji just cos there are a lot more features. But if anyone still uses an old school iPod classic or mini or nano etc, it's definitely a great way to learn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWL Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 I notice katakana is really common in popular fashion magazines and anything youth-oriented as well as in technical documents because of the large number of loanwords coming from English. It is used in some native Japanese words such as names of animals and plants (in scientific contexts) as well as for emphasis and sound effects (like italics in English). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame6089 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 That's a really great idea. I used to know katakana when I was younger, I mainly used flash cards to learn it though. If I ever decide to get back into it, I will definitely try this idea. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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