Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (April 22, 2024)

11 comments

1. Should I quit learning Japanese?

   I tried learning Japanese for a few weeks, but stopped because it seemed like a waste of time and a lot of work. I’m not passionate about Japanese and I don’t plan on going to Japan any time soon. I guess it would be nice to know so I could consume media in the original Japanese language, but is anime and stuff even that much better in the original language? I’m just feeling really discouraged and disappointed in myself about quitting even though I think it’s the best choice for me. Especially since i’ve only been learning for a few weeks.

2. How can I say “Please watch (movie/series/anime/video/etc)” to my friends?

   みなさん、”WHATEVER” をみるおねがいします。

   This is the sentence that I wrote on my own, but I don’t know if it’s correct or if something needs to be changed

3. what’s the difference between 昏倒　気絶　失神? i think the first one is something like to get dizzy and pass out, the second a general term, and the last is more akin to getting “knocked out”?

   Please correct me / further elaborate!

4. I ran into this sentence and I realized I have no idea what the ending is doing. I looked it up and it seems like と言いますcommon phrase and I can grasp here the meaning based on translations but I’m really not sure why と is being used before 言います. Can anyone please help?

   これはシャケの最強焼きと言います｡

5. Hey guys! I want to start learning Japanese, but I struggle to choose the language of the materials I am going to work with. I’m from Kazakhstan, and I spoke Russian and Kazakh since my birth. I am honestly not fluent in Kazakh language at all, but Russian is my main language and I am decently fluent with it.

   I started learning English 8 years ago, and did so for about 4 years (3 times a week, 2 hours per session with a teacher). Next 5 years up until now, I consumed media almost exclusively on English and somehow managed to get 7.5 Band Score on IELTS (9.0 Listening, 7.5 Reading, 7.0 Writing, 7.0 Speaking) which is equivalent to C1. I probably could’ve done it better, but due to my own laziness I had only 2 days to get ready for the exam.

   Should I study Japanese via materials in English language, or will it be better for me to study in Russian? Does that even matter? If I choose English, could I improve my existing knowledge of the language alongside learning a new one?

6. is memorizing 60 kanjis a week do-able? i used to only have a need to memorize 30, but because of academic reasons, I now need to memorize 60. ill try to memorize all 60 kanjis this week in any case, any advice heavily welcomed.

   (1) 環境 (2) 土壌 (3) 拝水 (4) 笑み (5) 選択 (6) 紹介 (7) 拡大 (8) 縮小 (9) 山岳 (10) 岳 (11) 搭乗 (12) 禍福 (13) 慶長 (14) 弔う (15) 地震 (16) 雷鳴 (17) 遷都 (18) 帰郷 (19) 就職 (20) 俊足 (21) 猛犬 (22) 専門家 (23) 肖像化 (24) 免許証 (25) 一進一退 (26) 大同小異 (27) 美辞麗句 (28) 自我 (29) 麦芽 (30) 師弟 (31) 比較 (32) 捉える (33) 補足 (34) 相違点 (35) 甘えん坊 (36) 甘味料 (37) 坊ちゃん (38) 看病 (39) 勢い (40) 類似 (41) 椅子 (42) 付箋 (43) 痛む (44) 推進 (45) 検索 (46) 特徴 (47) 届く (48) 段落 (49) 振る (50) 沿う (51) 窓口 (52) 僕 (53) 並ぶ (54) 議論 (55) 備える (56) 定刻 (57) 熟す (58) 気象庁 (59) 疲労 (60) 疲れる

7. I passed the N5 exam last year, and I’m hoping to take N3 in December. For vocab + reading comprehension, I’ve been mining with Satori Reader, but my biggest weak point is listening. At my level, what are some recommendations for listening practice?

8. This is a question from a JLPT study book 

   道に迷って困っていた(answer)、親切人に助けてもらいました。

   The answer is ところを, but what’s wrong with ところに?

9. looking at Kanji and there multiple readings a question came up

   I know 心配　「しんぱい」but look at the reading of 配　are as followed Kun: くば.る　On: ハイ

   so why is the word above have a pai sound eg. shinpai anyone know why?

10. Hi there, so I’m almost a complete beginner, Im working on memorizing the hiragana and katakana and had a question about the best way to do it. I have two apps I use, one shows the symbol and I choose the correct sound (in romaji) and the other gives me the sound (in romaji also) and I have to draw the symbol from memory. Is doing only one way more efficient? Or should I continue doing both together?

11. Hey, long time lurker! I am now at a language school where we are doing a wide range of lessons including:
    総合, 漢字, 聴解, 会話, 講読, and 作文 classes. I am late N4 early N3, have used the core2k/6k deck for vocab but moving to WaniKani because it teachers Radicals which are something we discuss in class. Also looking at Bunpro etc, but i want to get into some reading or some games, or vlog styles videos to increase my immersion and practice shadowing so my output improves. I was wondering for that sort of level, does anyone have any reading recommendations? Game recommendations?

    I can read pretty good, but my output sucks. I can’t construct longer sentences off the top of my head even though i know the vocabulary.
    Thanks in advanced!