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A few weeks ago, I posted a plug-in for Firefox that injects Furigana into the web browser when displaying Japanese webpages. Now I get to post one for IE 5.5+ !
jBrowse -- Free Japanese Dictionary Browser Plugin I think the Firefox one is easier to use, if you have the option. For those that for whatever reason don't or can't have Firefox, here's a pretty good alternative! There are other features besides just Furigana display. Check the link and read about it for yourself ^_^ . |
Vey useful Thread.
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Thank you sir =) and thank you to all the other posters as well...some of them are a tad bit more advanced for me, but they will definitely come in handy when I reach there. =) |
Ideas needed
Hi, everyone
I am a newcommer here, if got into a wrong Thread pls exuse me. I am in search for some learning mateials for very small children, under 2 years old, in fact my baby is 1.9 y.o., mixed Japanese. juuust starting talking. My Japaneese husband is of little use here, and we are living in Germany now. Bitte-bitte and Nein! go stronger than Doomo and doozo, and I don't use any Japanese with the baby to keep up my native language. Anyway, if I do speak,it would be a broke language I 'd hate to hear from my daughter. Anythig to help my husband play with the baby teaching her? Any resource you or your friends know with songs,rhymes and finger games? Short picture stories? online international stores? If you posess this sacred knowledge :) would you be so generous to share it with me?:confused: |
From my limited experience in teaching toddlers, I've found that flashcards and stories don't seem to help much unless they already have a basic understanding and are starting to be able to recognize characters.
They best thing to do is simply interact with them in the language, and have the pick up on verbal and audio cues. Maybe your husband remembers some Japanese games he used to play when he was a young tot himself? Some nursery rhymes? Might be too early to do something like "jan-ken-pon" though (rock-paper-scissors). Mabe some songs: http://www.mamalisa.com/world/japan.html At 2 years your child might not have the motor skills to do a lot of the hand-games, but I could be mistaken. One thing I found that worked for basic numbers was using your thumb and pinky fingers to count to 5, then have a "blast-off" kind of thing. Make a lot of noise, etc: -> close your fist and extend your thumb and pinky as far as you can out (for extra silliniess, blow on your thumb and "pop" out your pinky) -> reverse one hand, and connect thumbs to pinkies of the other hand (right pinky - left thumb, left pinky - right thumb) -> count up to five as you walk the fingers on the bottom to the top Silly sounding game, but it does seem to work. But the most important thing would simply be for you or your husband to interact with your child in the language. |
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thank you so much, this link is already helpful:どん ぐり ころ ころ song I have on DVD with some other songs, and they are played at the japanese kindergarten play group twice a month...those doo-yoo songs are followed with a rather complicated series of hand games.If baby recognises the song, she 'd easier follow the group . I am an ESL teacher myself and use the skills to teach the baby my native language. And know that even the mother tounge must be taught, by the simple interaction of everyday chores the variables of the language are not properly trained, and here serve those games and rhymes. How come a man does not remember any? It may be,that too many years of proper training deleted early memories:), I also have to revise them for self. The toddler needs abot 50 times repetition to acquire a new word combination or a skill. Just few phrases in the evening and 1,5 hours once a week in "class" bring little effect. The very funny thing is that the kindergarten instructors are not cooperative to provide any of their learning materials to copy. We are the only couple here with a non-japanese wife.Maybe, they simply don't realise how come we don't know those very basic things. And I have to collect them by little bits. Anything now would help. this is the concept in English Super Simple Songs - Easy English songs for kids. does anything like this exist in Japanese? |
Hey,
there seems to be lots of good free kanji sites, but I was wondering if anyone knows a sufficient, free way of learning to speak Japanese? I found some sites but they are really quiet pricey...help would be appreciated :) Oh, And I apologize if this should be in a seperate thread/sticky :confused: Dx |
Flirting and Dating Japanese Phrases
Not sure how good the translations are but there's some funny Flirting and Dating Japanese phrases at
Pillow Talk Japan In hiragana and romaji so good for reading practice at least!!!! |
Ive posted it before and Ill post it again. Eijiro at http://www.alc.co.jp is the best online Japanese/English dictionary. However it is intended for Japanese users so furigana is limited. I recommend it mostly for Intermediate and Advanced learners. It has tons of definitions and example sentences.
The great thing about this dictionary is that you can look up more than one word at once. For example if you want to know the Japanese meaning of an English phrasal verb. Most dictionaries wont allow for two or three words like "put off" or "get away with". However with Eijiro it's not a problem:) |
Tim's Takamatsu Home
mostly grammar but extremely useful. it can teach you how to say basically anything Nihongo o narau great vocab section but try the site up above for grammar |
Japanese podcasts. It's not intended for Japanese language assistance but you could no doubt learn from this. Most podcasts feature an interview with Japanese in Australia and something interesting about what they do. (I recommend it for intermediates)
SBS Podcasting |
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KanaQuest.com
Resource to help you to learn Hiragana, Katakana, and Japanese words quickly and easily. |
I don't know if anyone already mentioned this: good site
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not sure if it's already been posted but Learn Japanese - Japanese Language >> i found it very easy to use for the basics.
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Auto Translation of the Japanese Web site
Here is a translation site to translate English to Japanese.
英語翻訳 - Infoseek マルチ翻訳 To make translation from Japanese to English, follow this instruction below.  (This image was generated by the translator itself.) With other option, you can translate Japanese to Korean, Chinese, French, German, Spanish or Portuguese. Redards, RK |
Jgram.org is a really helpful site on japanese grammar.
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NEW & FREE Japanese course on line
Hi,
I just heard this site frim my French friend, and now it is translated to English, too!! English version ( British Flag ) TERAKOYA : Cours de JAPONAIS IE only!! Plenty of vocab and Kanji in ilustration and it is just so funny to look through. Lessons seem to be about translated from French and not completed the whole lessons however, it is WORTH to have a look and follow, I guess. My friend sent some mails to the webmaster, and he got the nice reply on the topics or the questions. I quite like this kind of humour on learning...:) |
NEW & FREE Japanese course on line!!
Hi,
I just heard this site frim my French friend, and now it is translated to English, too!! English version ( British Flag ) TERAKOYA : Cours de JAPONAIS IE only!! Plenty of vocab and Kanji in ilustration and it is just so funny to look through. Lessons seem to be about translated from French and not completed the whole lessons however, it is WORTH to have a look and follow, I guess. My friend sent some mails to the webmaster, and he got the nice reply on the topics or the questions. I quite like this kind of humour on learning...:)[/quote] |
Well for portuguese speakers
Nihongo It helps you to learn japanese in a easy way I hope that it helps someone |
Does anyone know any resources devoted to Informal Japanese?
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But look on youtube, they've got some really nice things so go there... I've even found unpolite things:D hahaha so I wish you good luck |
Another Japanese learning resource
Hi guys,
Great subject, and lots of useful resources. We just launched a service called Japanese Accelerator which focuses on helping you acquire conversational Japanese. It does cost money, but it is a very useful tool. There are currently more than 50 simulation lessons which are broken down into categories such as "business," "friends," and "small talk." We add new lessons frequently. Here is the website Japanese Accelerator won't really help you if you are looking to master Kana or Kanji but it is proven through university research to help increase conversational fluency and listening skills. We'd appreciate any feedback you have for us! :vsign: Aaron |
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iKnow.com is a decent source if you want to learn vocabulary. It's for any level, beginner to expert. (if it has already been mentioned, please ignore the sucky explaination about it below)
It's pretty good at helping you memorize the vocab, as well. It gives you the words to study, in kana, kanji, and romaji (plus the translation). It gradually tests you on them, using the kana, kanji, romaji, AND the translation (for example, it will give youthe kana and ask fro a defination, and later it will give you the definition and ask for the kanji) And for informal Japanese, I'm not too sure, but if you don't already, watch a lot of Japanese shows. Also, I've always heard that you can download podcasts from iTunes (in the Japanese section) that are free. When I say podcast, obviously I don't mean they're going to be teaching you Japanese. They're going to be speaking it! There are childrens podcasts, for those beginning to learn. As well as sections for comedy and whatnot, for more advanced speakers. |
Kantango
A REALLY GOOD Kanji reference guide, type in any hiragana (even romaji!) and it will look up the Kanji equivalent! iKnow Japanese From the site: iKnow! : Personalized Learning iKnow! is a new way to learn a language based on scientific research into memory and psychology: it trains your brain in the natural ways that accelerate learning. iKnow’s patented learning algorithms generate a personalized learning schedule based on your learning history. What this means is that items you’re having trouble with will come up for review far more frequently than items you know well. It’s like having your own private teacher who knows what you need to focus on. If you made it this far, I've also devised a just-for-fun one all my own; I call it NihonGO! Check it out on my signature!!! ;) |
Hey, I made this Japanese dictionary as a personal project and added some new bits to the interface. I've found it really useful for looking up words I've heard but don't know how to spell exactly, and I hope you can find it useful too!
Here's the link: http://www.nihongodict.com. p.s. I'm always looking to improve the interface if anyone has suggestions! |
>Here's the link: http://www.nihongodict.com.
It is very nice. However, could you regard "tu" as same as "tsu"? Thank you. |
Technical Scientific Japanese Language Resources
Dear Everyone,
Could anyone help to find some resources to learn the proper Kanjis, Expressions and Grammars needed in Technical Scientific realms of study in Japanese ? Please help me, and I'm really thankful to you all .. |
"If you have any questions, email me" oh how suprised is he going to be when his inbox is bombarded with kawaiipockysugoi? でもいいアイデアですね |
Hello, here is my contribution, This website is a Flash Card/Dictionnary.
I need contribution to help the website to be better, i also need feedback on it. JPN DATABASE You can search words, add words in the dictionary, and then add them to your learning list. So you can learn any kanjis or vocabularies through Flash Cards. cya. |
Learning Japanese
I have a few suggestions.
Get a good textbook and then stick with it even if it is difficult. I have spent way to much time trying to find learning materials rather than actually studying! Don't get to crazy about studying Kanji. My teacher always said it is better to learn how to say a word before you learn the Kanji. Many people know Kanji, but not how to pronounce it properly. I often remember the meaning, but don't actually know how to say it in Japanese. Study what you are interested in. I love gadgets so I always to to read websites about the topic. It really motivates me to study. I guess what I am saying is, don't worry to much about how many resources you have. Find some good ones and then just set a good study pattern for yourself. By the way, my two main resources for studying are Jim Breen's WWWJDIC and my D.S. Lite with dictionary software. |
RIKAICHAN : a mozilla/firefox add-on
-> really useful and convenient for browsing japanese site just install the addon to your browser ( together with the dictionary ) |
http://www.humanjapanese.com/
Currently running the program. It's beautiful to look at and starts of with teaching Hiragana and mixing it with some History/Geography then continues onwards. I haven't came that far yet (started with Katakana as of tonight) and I haven't tried any other "study site" but I think Human Japanese looks like a good product. It's a free trial with no time limitation that is free until Chapter 13. |
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JLPT Practice - Home
They allow you to take tests that they have made online (the system is really good! Just like the real thing!), and you can see the answers right away. They even have the listening sections of the test! They have tests for JLPT level 2, 3 and 4. They also have many links and resources (practice sheets, etc...) for taking the JLPT and a bit for Japanese in general. |
audio and video recording of japanese
Very useful video text books are
1) YesJapan, (Japanese language, video) [AVI] Author: Yesjapan.com Language: English, Japanese This video series. This video sketches that are largely comic nature would be useful to people who can already read at the hearing Japanese and English speech. But those who nicherta do not understand, believe me, will get great pleasure from hohm TV =) Video Format - AVI Video Quality: 320:240, XVID, framerate - 29.917 Sound Quality: 64 Kbps Size: 411 MB Deposit Files 2) AOTS - Shin Nihongo no Kiso II - The new base rate of the Japanese language [1993, MP3] Shin Nihongo no Kiso II - The new base rate of the Japanese language Year: 1993 Author: AOTS Genre: audio book to Publisher: 3A Corporation Format: MP3 Quality: 128 kbps Size: 443 MB Deposit Files 3) AOTS - Shin Nihongo no Kiso II - The new base rate of the Japanese language [1993, PDF] Shin Nihongo no Kiso II - The new base rate of the Japanese language Year: 1993 Author: AOTS Genre: Tutorial Publisher: 3A Corporation Format: PDF Quality: Scanned Pages Description: The second part of the Japanese language textbook ... The archive contains three parts of the textbook: - Shin nihongo no kiso 2 honsatsu - in Japanese, actually - tutorial - Shin_Nihongo_no_Kiso_2 grammatica - English. language Size: 22 MB Deposit Files |
Phrases for Dating and Flirting
Just thought Id add another Japanese language resource that I stumbled apon.
Is a bit light hearted but I laughed out loud a few times at some of the phrases!! Pillow Talk Japan - Dating and Flirting in Japanese They seem to have up to date listings of Jobs in Japan, Apartments and classifieds too but it was the Japanese Phrases section that cracked me up!! |
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