as the topic states tips and advice. Currently taking Japanese 101, currently learning hiragana, greetings, time, months, numbers, and etc. Anyways anything that helped you or you think helps facilitate learning the language, besides the obvious studying and practicing.

I swear there was already a thread like this. Meeeeeeh.
Tips: Don't be that one weeabo in the class.

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yeah tried to find it, didnt look too hard though lol. If someone has the link post it plz.

Meeeeh let other people do the work lol

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LAWL, or new ppl could post replies.

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Tips: Don't be that one weeabo in the class.

This.

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Tips: Don't be that one weeabo in the class.

This.

And this.

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You are like the dense main character in a shoujo manga.

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And you will murder someone one day, pika. If you're my daughter.

LOL no, pretty sure theres other hardcore ppl in the class. Some dude called me baca during break i was like lol, then the same person was acting out chapter 417 of bleach. I facepalmed, i was like seriously dude, in public, damn.

Hrmm, well, my advice is resist the urge to read, write, and remember words in their romanized form. If anything, try your best to memorize how the word looks like in it's original form.

Try the other threads, they may be very helpful for you. 🙂
Thread 1
Thread 2
Thread 3

also
Thread 1 - If you're interested in furthering your studies online.

bumping for MOAR posts.

I think that it's totally okay to be weeaboo-levels of anime/manga reference and culture obsession, but you gotta have the skills to back it up. 😀

Incidentally, this site is awesome. Don't be fooled by the title/looks, it will legitimately help understand different dialects.

Pay particular attention to specific phonetic mannerisms such as extended and devoiced vowels (kiiro vs kiro). They are nuances that may seem minimal to the untrained English ear, but as you progress in your studies, you will realize how different they sound to native/high-level speakers.
If you want really good pronunciation, sing songs in Japanese and try to imitate the pronunciation as closely as possible. "Ready, Steady, Go" (FMA Op1) facilitated my awesome pronunciation of devoiced vowels (i.e. "des" instead of "de-su"). Don't be afraid to try imitating characters' speech in subbed stuff.

Try translating your sentences throughout the course of a day ("Man, I want some ice cream" -> "Ah, aisu kuriimu ga hoshiyo...", "Man, that' girl's hot, yeah?" -> "Ku-, aitsu sekkushi dane?") or think up fun/cheesy phrases ("this...is the last crimson rain..." ->"Kono wa...saigo no kurenai ame...") this will also increase your vocabulary as you look up words that you don't know yet and hopefully make you enjoy studying more.

Benkyou suru ni ganbare!

Learning kanji is easier if you already know traditional characters in Mandarin.

Also, don't be a part of the weeaboos in class (there's more than one).

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Also, don't be a part of the weeaboos in class (there's more than one).

Yeah, i just gave an example of one of them, there might be others, really havent talked to them. I think someone said they liked cosplaying. Anyways ppl posted usual information and links, for that I thank you guys. I'll keep checking back for updates on the info.

Watch Japanese tv shows other than anime (nothing wrong with anime, of course) as they're more likely to have more natural speech patterns, common vocabulary, etc. Dramas are available in a wide variety of styles/topics, from silly & fluffy & romantic to gory & serious & tragic and everything in between, and some of the variety shows are really hilarious even if you're not quite sure what the heck they just said. Subbed is good, but even unsubbed shows will help you get a feel for the language's rhythms, patterns, and so forth.

Basically spend as much time as possible listening to the language, spoken by natives, as you can - it will really help. 😃

"[English] not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, clubbed them unconscious and rifled their pockets for new vocabulary."
-James Nicoll, can.general, March 21, 1992

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Watch Japanese tv shows other than anime (nothing wrong with anime, of course) as they're more likely to have more natural speech patterns, common vocabulary, etc. Dramas are available in a wide variety of styles/topics, from silly & fluffy & romantic to gory & serious & tragic and everything in between, and some of the variety shows are really hilarious even if you're not quite sure what the heck they just said. Subbed is good, but even unsubbed shows will help you get a feel for the language's rhythms, patterns, and so forth.

Basically spend as much time as possible listening to the language, spoken by natives, as you can - it will really help. 😃

Do you happen to have any links where i can start with that?