Japanese is a bitch to learn . . .

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 3:40 pm

I think I have 699,950 to go

So you want to learn Japanese, yeah so what if it's old, it's still funny.

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 3:46 pm

English Sentence:
Jane went to the school.

Same Sentence In Japanese:
School Jane To Went Monkey Apple Carbeurator.

Garylisk · Post by **Garylisk** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 5:31 pm

Heh, that why not to learn japanese page is funny

I've been studying Japanese for 4 years now, plus 2 years before that I was picking apart words in anime. As far as linguistics go, I do very well, so I actually consider myself fairly fluent.

AUGH! I wanna go to Japan so bad!! But I'm poor AND afraid of flying. (And yes, I was afraid of flying LONG before 9-11

- I'm scared to death of heights, falling, crashing, death, etc.... things one with my mindset would associate with flying... heh...)

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 6:50 pm

"It's not so much the falling that I'm afraid of, it's that sudden stop at the end." - someone

Tsuji Mania · Post by **Tsuji Mania** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 12:09 am

Don't be a friggin weiner. Go to Japan. The only bad part about the flight is if you get some dumbass kid next to you for 13 hours.

MAS PRODUCTIONS · Post by **MAS PRODUCTIONS** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 8:50 pm

Thanks for everyone's feedback on the subject. Especially Zarxrax for given the link. ^-^

Alucard_FoN · Post by **Alucard_FoN** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 11:18 pm

I'm taking it this semester, and so far, I'm really enjoying it. I actually look forward to going to class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That's like... unheard of for me ^^.

Wooho0 · Post by **Wooho0** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 11:17 pm

can anyone give me a site where I can learn all the words using english letters?

I know how to write in Japanese just not speak it...

Tsuji Mania · Post by **Tsuji Mania** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 11:36 pm

How can you write if you cannot speak? I find it highly illogical to have memorized the Hiragana and Katakana without knowing how each is pronounced. Or you inferring that you can write utilize several thousand Kanji but cannot pronounce them? Are you Chinese? In that case you may want to go back to basics because the Japanese system has made many changes to the Chinese tzu. The word for "I" polite for instance in Chinese would be read as meaning "selfish"

ErMaC · Post by **ErMaC** » Wed Oct 23, 2002 3:36 am

Or how in Chinese Kanji "Big Strong Husband" becomes "alright" (Daijoubu)