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Recent content by BobSmith

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    Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Japanese

    Okay, since my last thread didn't last, I'll try a new one. I want to devote this one to kanji, hiragana, katakana, and Japanese all in one thread. If anyone has any words to say, please tell which category it is in. It would be equally helpful if anyone had any websites that would help learn...
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    Besides the language, does anyone have anything else that is interesting about Japanese culture?
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    Ok, so I know i'm triple-posting, but I'd like to keep this on the first page so people will reply to it. What happened? We were going so well...I would still like some help please.
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    OK, I'm using this site for information of Japanese grammar, and I was wondering what everyone's opinion about it is. Is it correct? And do you think it would help a lot? I've taken about 14 pages of notes off of there, and I've found it extremely useful. Just wondering. This is the link...
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    Since it's also a part of Japanese, does anyone understand Kanji? (that's something else I think I should learn)
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    I was excited there for a moment...I had never had a thread that was on page 5.....so much for that
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    eeto...could anyone help me with particles? I halfway understand them, but I need some extra help.
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    My problem is I know how to say some words and phrases in Japanese, but I can't spell them (I used audio tapes to help me learn)...Got any ideas that could help?
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    OK, now that we're off subject, does anyone know any useful Japanese that will help someone communicate in Japan (or somethin along the lines like that)?
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    How long does it take you to fall asleep.

    sorry... or 3)I wake up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason and feel completely refreshed
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    How long does it take you to fall asleep.

    Well, on average, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to fall asleep...usually I stay up and listen to my radio beforehand. I can usually sleep through the whole night, unless 1)I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night... or 2) I take a nap during the day and I'm not too tired or 3)
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    No disrespect intended, but why would I have to compromise my beliefs to learn a new language or to go to the country?
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    Would I be able to do something like that at my age, to go to a community college?
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    I want to learn Japanese!!!!!

    The language itself seems easy (except for the alphabet and the kanji and all that stuff)...In my opinion, the only downside to it is that the sentences are longer. But besides that, I think it would be pretty easy to learn. Right now, I'm trying to learn the grammar and sentence structure (just...
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    ABC's of things you find irritating

    dumb questions (like ones that result in "Here's your sign" jokes