I’ve added a bunch of links in the links section of my journal here. I’m just doing some mad browsing at the moment. Trying to look for book recommendations before I go comb through used bookstores.
Learned something new today at proverbs of the day:
鬼も十八、番茶も出花
おにもじゅうはち、ばんちゃもでばな
(Even ogre is pretty at 18, and even cheap tea smells […]
It’s highly unlikely I’ll be writing in Japanese soon, but this writer looked into encoding Japanese with a lang attribute, to tell Google and audio readers like JAWS that what is there is Japanese. At least in 2003, it was too early, read Encoding Japanese.
Instead he finds a solution by wrapping Romaji in […]
This is an interesting debate, as one writer, Jimmy Akin, weighs the pros and cons of learning German or Japanese. What’s interesting is the perceived advantages of Japanese, and also the warnings. The comments are as helpful as the post itself. Somethings I had heard before, such as ‘hai’ meaning yes among other things.
Good […]
(edited: it’s romaji, not romanji)
This Amazon reviewer made a whole self-study syllabus, full of recommendations. “Learn Japanese with fluency by avoiding romaji!!”
“To gain fluency in the Japanese language, you simply MUST avoid romaji (the printing of Japanese words and sounds with the roman alphabet). It’s a crutch in every way, shape and form, and […]
As Joshua and I set this space up, I’d like to look more at others who are using blogs or online journals for their own language learning. Especially at this point- different tools, tips for setting up the site. I’m thinking along the lines of an Audio RSS feed.
Here’s one example of a online […]
This great article gives an overview for the newbie Japanese learner. The author also discusses his own language learning experience.
Japanese lanaguage overview by Peter Payne
“My point in writing this article is to provide a) a very basic “quickie” overview of the Japanese language, which will hopefully reduce the shock factor for anyone preparing to […]