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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/fjgwey on 2024-10-12 12:45:41+00:00.

I'll give three examples which all occurred because I never bothered to look them up and just tried to use them from having heard it.

1. I thought it was 〜て方がいい instead of 〜た方がいい (I still make this one here and there lmao)
2. I thought 了解 (ryoukai) was pronounced 四回 (yonkai)
3. I thought it was おまかせしました, not お待たせしました

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/striggleclench on 2024-10-12 01:53:44+00:00.

Hey, everyone. As the title states, I'm just wondering if you have any good horror novel recommendations. (Already read 変な家、 変な絵　and 変な家2) Thanks!

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/Fit_Meal4026 on 2024-10-11 23:44:47+00:00.

I read that you can modify a noun with a conjugated noun. As in "gakusei jyanai hito" How do you do that for the plain form. To say "person who is student" for example.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/No_Wasabi1307 on 2024-10-11 06:51:44+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/Gnome_Hats on 2024-10-10 21:55:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/StorKuk69 on 2024-10-08 16:43:40+00:00.

So I'm reading a light novel (やがて君になる 佐伯沙弥香について) and either this author made it their life mission to fuck with japanese learners or these "usually written using hiragana" words are like never usually written using hiragana and Jisho is playing games.

I assume, it being a drama light novel, to be quite an easy read since the target audience is probably between 14-20 years old.

Question: should I be adding these "usually written using hiragana" words into my anki with the kanji.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/niemandasked4 on 2024-10-08 18:35:09+00:00.

I use this site to study Korean and it's very useful. It breaks down the sentence and explains it word by word.

Do you know of a site that does the same for Japanese?

Thank you.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/ManOfBillionThoughts on 2024-10-08 14:06:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/fjgwey on 2024-10-08 07:32:03+00:00.

ちょっと長くなってしまえば残念ですけど、最初にコンテクストを説明してみたいと思います。実は僕の日本語力はあんまり高くないので今も間違えてることが多いかもしれませんが、日常会話レベルの日本語ができます。でも普通に日本語を書いたり、読んだりしたことないです。書くときに、日本語のしゃべり方に比べたら文法と言葉の違いはたくさんあるんだと知ってますが、最近は単語とか漢字のレベルを増やすために時々日本についての動画を見たり、コメント読んでみたりしてます。

それより、ハーフなので日本語が全然完璧じゃなくてもよく聞かれたことがあって、文法の理解は日本語学んでる外国人の一般より高いと思ったんですけど、先の経験は僕を見直させました。その動画とコメントの話題は日本と中国の微妙な過去についてなので、ここで書かなくて方がいいと思います。コメントを書いた少し後でいくつかの答えを受けて、「何回読み返しても意味が分からないです。」とか「グーグルで翻訳してください」という返事がありました。それ以外に理解できながら答えててくれた人もいましたので、今「理解できにくいほど書きましたかな?]って考えてます。

話題のせいで返事は失礼なように馬鹿にする可能性があるんだと思うんですけど、ちょっと複雑なので、よく間違えた可能性もあります。普通に日本語で書くときは、言いたいことをちゃんと伝えるために使いたい言葉を調べて使うことがあります。辞書を使うことのせいで間違える確率は高くなってると思うんですけど、片言で理解できづらくなるほどかどうかわかりません。だからここまで書いてたことを読んで訂正してもらえば嬉しいです。英語か日本語かどっちでもいいですが、書き方や単語などについてアドバイスあればやさしくて教えてもらいたいです！ありがとうございます。

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/viptenchou on 2024-10-08 01:41:51+00:00.

I read an NHK easy news article daily and just got to a more recently posted one and saw they've changed the layout.

Seems they aren't colour coating names/places/companies anymore? I guess it's not necessary but it was quite helpful in reading. They've also removed the definitions (the underlined words where you could hover to get a definition in Japanese and see if you could figure it out from that). Seems like overall a step down for new learners? But maybe better for a bit more advanced learners.

Anyone else sad or am I alone? lol.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/kone-megane on 2024-10-07 21:06:31+00:00.

I don't know what the hell it is with this show.

But I can't understand shit.

It's like if they're talking a different kind of Japanese than everybody else.

Does anybody else feel the same?

I feel like sometimes Japanese it's so hard to understand without kanji.

In case anybody it's wondering about my level idk how to explain it. Let's say I can watch something like this and understand 100% without much effort:

I will be taking N1 in December and I've doing some mock tests and I find it to be rather easy, I'm consistently getting high scores. I don't wanna brag and say I'm super-duper fluent because I'm obviously not since I still struggle with things like this. But I'm not a beginner either.

Watching this makes me genuinely frustrated. It's even worse because I've read the manga in advance. I guess I'm just putting too much value in what my Japanese ability and let it dictate my value as a person because I genuinely feel like crying and worthless when watching this show and it's not a metaphor. I'm not used to have this happen to me when I watch things in JP.

After searching in google I've seen that there are even Japanese people saying this. やっぱり there is something weird about this show.

And there were even more examples:

10/15　「ヒロアカのアニメのセリフが聞き取れないんだよね」と夫に言ったら「字幕つけて見ればいいじゃん」と言われて目から鱗。

「そんな…アニメに字幕を付けて見るだなんて、邪、邪道だ！」とか一瞬思ったけど、元々字幕映画が全く苦にならないタイプなので試しにやってみた。

…ものすごく、見やすくなった。字幕って提供とかが入ると一時的に出てこなくなるんだけど、意外と邪魔にならずに見ることができる。

And another: …でも、前からだけど、何故かこの『ヒロアカ』のアニメ、セリフが上手く聞き取れない。

And I've found more examples of Japanese people saying this. Maybe I'm just making excuses, but it is just weird.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/InternetsTad on 2024-10-07 15:04:58+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/mark777z on 2024-10-07 14:08:23+00:00.

I always find TV commercials to be relatively understandable. QVC is one long commercial. I see it's been mentioned in this forum before but not for a few years. Highly recommended:

And the Shop Channel!:

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/Link2212 on 2024-10-07 12:21:57+00:00.

I've been working in a Japanese themed restaurant for over 10 years. Over the past 2 or so years I've tried to use Japanese with the Japanese customers when they rarely come in. I want to try get to a native sounding experience for them though as I've just been using 丁寧語。 I tried searching online but answer were quite varied so it's difficult to find what I'm looking for.

I do know some formal phrases such as おさげしてもよろしいですか。 To people living in Japan currently, what are the commonly used ways staff ask things such as 'are you ready to order', 'do you need X', 'would you like a drink with this' and so on.

I am aware they won't expect me to be speaking at such a high level, but it's good for my studying since I'll be actively using it, and besides, I think they would appreciate it. I know I do when I go abroad and people try to make it natural for me.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/silverredbean on 2024-10-07 11:42:42+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/selib on 2024-10-07 09:51:15+00:00.

Something that really annoys me, and that I encounter over and over again in the Japanese learning community, is people who act like they speak from a place of authority and claim that the way they learned Japanese is the only legitimate method.

So many people giving advice don't consider that others may have different talents or goals when learning the language.

I have seen countless articles and comments saying things like, "Don't bother learning individual Kanji, it's a waste of time," or "Don't bother with learning mnemonics or radicals, it'll just slow you down."

Personally, I simply cannot remember a Kanji if I don't consciously study its meanings and radicals. And coming up with a fun story or mnemonic is the most enjoyable and rewarding part of learning the language for me!

I can totally see how other people may have very different experiences, but I would never tell someone that the way they're enjoying learning is wrong or inefficient. If someone told me they're learning vocab by studying the dictionary in alphabetical order I might raise an eyebrow, but if they're having a blast doing that, who am I to judge?

The only thing worse than learning a bit inefficiently is quitting altogether because of burnout from sticking to a study method that simply doesn't work for them.

Of course, it's good to share tips and experiences and keep an open mind about areas for improvement, but I cannot stand the 'as a matter of fact', smug tone some people use when telling others that what they're doing is "wrong."

Just learn in the way that’s most motivating and fun for you! It's a marathon, not a sprint.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/not_a_nazi_actually on 2024-10-06 21:29:56+00:00.

I get drowsy while reading or listening in Japanese.

I usually "combat" this with a nap (more like a surrender, but ok) or by switching the medium (if I was listening and get tired, then switching to reading, or trying to switch to something more visually stimulating, like an action anime)

After today's study induced nap, I did a google search and decided to try the pomodoro timer for at least a week (maybe with a 20 minutes study 5 minutes break split).

The thing that bothers me is: "Why am I getting drowsy?" If I was having fun or playing a video game, I wouldn't get drowsy mid-day like this. Is this my body's way of telling me it's bored of learning Japanese, or bored of the things I'm doing to study? Do I need to find more stimulating content to learn Japanese from? Or is this instead my body saying my brain is learning and needs time to rest and process the information?

Can you relate? How do you manage?

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/Mizukami2738 on 2024-10-06 19:05:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/XLeyz on 2024-10-06 12:46:05+00:00.

Hey! So I've been stuck at this awkward stage for the past few months: I've read a few books in Japanese, slugged through them mostly, but I can't get myself to read anything else. It just feels like I can't find books that match my tastes, what I would actually read day-to-day -- I'm a bookworm, I spend all my time reading books, whether it be in English or in my native language (so the linguistic barrier isn't the issue here).

Here's the question: how do you guys find actually good books? I like reading classics, but Japanese classics seem to focus on themes quite different from English classics (or at least, those with themes that'd interest me are probably written pre-1900s). I also like reading contemporary books, fantasy, SF, all kinds of stuff -- but all I see among Japanese novels seems to revolve around depressing, real life themes with absolutely no scope for imagination.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/Finnbhennach on 2024-10-06 10:43:54+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/learnjapanese by /u/japan_noob on 2024-10-05 20:52:30+00:00.

This post isn't meant to throw any shade or start a negative debate but i've been noticing something over the years.

Online primarily, people are really fixated on how people pronounce words in Japanese regarding pitch accent and other sort of things. Not everyone of course but a vocal crowd.

I'm a native English speaker and i've been told my pronunciation when speaking Japanese has gotten pretty good over time after being bad at the start which makes sense.

People who learn English come from very different backgrounds like people who are learning Japanese. They sometimes have such strong accents while speaking English but no one seems to care or say stuff like "You need to improve your English Pronunciation".

I've met hundreds of people the past year and they usually aren't English natives but instead of various countries. For example, I have some Indian, French, Chinese, and Russian, etc friends and when they speak English; sometimes I don't even understand certain words they are saying and I have to listen very closely. Quite frankly, it gets frustrating to even listen to but I accept it because I can at the end of the day understand it.

It's just that I know for sure many people here who are critical about people's Japanese pronunciation probably can't speak English as clear as they believe.

It seems like it's just accepted that people can speak "poor sounding" English but god forbid someone speaks Japanese with an accent; all hell breaks loose.