So, you wanna learn the Nipponese, huh? Well, you've come to the right thread. You know the drill; All of the relevant resources are available below. It's not an official list or anything, just an OP I threw together from items taken from previous threads. If you have any suggestions on how this list can be improved, then please don't hesitate to say something.
Learn the Kana. Start with Hiragana and then move on to Katakana. Yes, you need both, and yes stroke order is important. Use Realkana or Kana Invaders for spaced repetition. Alternatively, you can use the Anki deck, but I'd recommend the first two. Tae Kim has a Kana diagram on his website, and you can use KanjiVG for pretty much any character.
You have to learn vocabulary and grammar in order to speak and understand the language. Some will tell you to grind the Core2k/6k deck until you're blue in the face, others will tell you that grammar is more important. Truth is, you need both, but it doesn't really matter which one you decide to do first. You're teaching yourself here, so you move at your own pace and do what you're most receptive to. If you want grammar first, then Tae Kim has a great introductory grammar guide, there are numerous grammar related videos in user's all-in-one-Anki-package, IMABI has an active forums and an abundance of information on grammar, and there's always YouTube if you're lazy. On the other hand, if you want to learn vocab first, then grab the Core2k/6k and grind until you're blue in the face. For mnemonics, see Kanji Damage.
That's what these threads are for aside from the obligatory shitposting. You shouldn't assume that anyone here knows more than you, but there are anons here who are willing to help. Try to find shit out on your own, for fuck's sake, but if you're stumped, then maybe someone will have something to say that can point you in the right direction.
Threadly reminder:
YOU CAN LEARN JAPANESE
old DJT guide: docs.google.com
new DJT guide: djtguide.neocities.org
pastebin.com
Anki: apps.ankiweb.net
Core 2k/6k: mega.nz
Core2k/6k content: core6000.neocities.org
user's Japanese Learner Anki package: mega.nz
Nipponese Learning Thread: バカンティハンター Edition
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Still making threads about not making any more progress are we?
Progress is slow, but it is being made.
That's good, I'm just bustin' balls, I always find that some negative reinforcement helps more than always being positive. I really hope that people can enjoy the same, if not similar, feeling that I have now that I can play games (and other forms of media) in Japanese and enjoy them a lot. That being said, stop posting here and get back to studying - my Japanese teacher in Japan used to chase me around the block on a bike while shouting at me, you guys get to sit at home and be comfy so step up the game.
This is true. A big motivator for me was envy of people who knew Japanese. I just redirected that envy into motivation to learn as well, because if they could do it then so could I.
Try and think of it as a way of improving yourself. Envy will only get you so far man. Even if it's just to play games you're learning a new way to communicate a new way to think changing the patterns in your brain. There are some awesome titles out there that are only JP, and even if you wanna see cute girls well whatever there is so much good shit out there. I just played through a few chapters of ざくろの味 the other day, started recording for that and 魔女たちの眠り so I can start a YouTube play through with subtitles hopeful to get shit out there so I can get people hooked and motivated maybe.
Seems to work for some people, I guess.
Sounds like something out of The Karate Kid.
Uh, does this say that "Western styled living rooms have become absurd?"
I've been meaning to play Custom Robo: Battle Revolution in Nipponese, but I haven't had the time.
The random NPCs had the best dialog in that game. I hope you're revisiting areas you have no reason to go to each day. Lots of fun dialog hidden around.
Of course. That's where the OP screenshots are from.
It says, "the living room was wrecked".
It's from Machi, there are two stories in the game where a real yakuza is mistaken for an actor that looks the same on a movie set so they inadvertently switch places, and this is the actor, who is a total pussy, gets dragged into a yakuza head boss's house because the boss's daughter thinks he is the real yakuza guy and wants to marry him, and he totally pusses out but is then confronted by the lieutenant, who has affection for the daughter, and his men and they force him to drink and when they about to kill him he goes completely ape shit and fucks everyone up.