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Thanks for you input! I am the same, afraid I will overdose and then not remember the first five by the time I finish the combined column.
OK, reading the above some more, I am working on altering my study habits. When those of you who said you learned your H in a week, what was the mean amount of time you put into learning it each day? I am not looking for a magic formula, just trying to get a feel for how other people learned and what methods they used. (I ask because I remember spending hours upon hours learning Cyrillic script and I am applying those half-remembered lessons now, and I am trying to incorporate other methods.) To my credit I got those fist 20 Hiragana down cold, yo. ^_^
Hmmm. Maybe my approach has been too cautious and too measured and I should try and knock out the remaining characters in the next two weeks.
Thanks! That seems to be a live feed… I know TV Japan will airing the show today, but my provider does not carry it. Thanks again!
Wow! Someone with a plan! I wish you the best of luck in all of it! Welcome!
What about dramas? I am hooked on NHKs taigas, as well as other dramas. I would think they might speak a bit more “normally” in those. Is that a correct assumption?
I got hooked on Japanese punk/rock back in the 1980′s, so I can make some general suggestions:
1) The Blue Hearts – cannot go wrong with the seminal Japanese punk band
2) Mongol 800 – sort of powerpunk, but you can really make out the lyrics, and pretty much everyone has heard their hit “Chiisana Koi No Uta.”
3) Toyko Ska Paradise Orchestra – grandaddies of Japanese Ska, going strong since the 1980′s
4) 10-Feet – more power punk
5) The Street Beats – a more traditional punk/rock sound
6) Unicorn – the legendary Tamio Okuda!
7) Sambomaster – more of a pop rock sound
8) Dragon Ash – Japanese Nu Metal
9) Thee Michelle Gun Elephant – Garage rock
10) PUFFY – I have always had a soft spot for PUFFY(Ami Yumi)You can find most of these on You Tube, and with a downloader/converter program (found free pretty over at place like CNET) you can burn your own CDs Hope that helps some!
Harkening back to my days learning Russian, it really sounds like you need a conversation partner! I am a total newbie at Japanese, but may I suggest just lurking on the Teamspeak channel for a bit? Eavesdropping is a great way to learn. ‘_^ I used to sit at the table next to the Russian exchange students and do exactly that to practice listening.
Oh, I suspect I will be sucked in…
I sure wish I was fluent in Russian! I am “functional” in Russian and am much, much better at reading than I am at conversations. I hope I did not give you the impression I thought learning Russian was a waste!It was not! I certainly enjoyed it and all that went along with it! I just have always wanted to learn Japanese. And Finnish. I figure I will try Japanese first. ^_^
