Genki would not be the same without Tokini Andy! I was struggling to get through them alone. A must for self learning. Thank you for sharing your routine ❤

@NihongobyAmanda

Ай бұрын

I’m so happy I discovered him

At first, I really struggled with learning Vietnamese. But once I started using Immersive Translate to supplement my language learning that was when everything changed. I use Immersive Translate to generate subtitles to my Netflix and KZread, and this has been a great way for me to immerse myself in my target language. I’m making progress every day and couldn’t be happier.

Catching words and phrases that you learned in a content you watch is always so fulfilling ^^ It definitely keeps you more motivated :) And stickers are a whole vibe 🐈‍⬛

@NihongobyAmanda

4 ай бұрын

So true! 😄

that duolingo owl flickering over the screen scared me more than it should have 😂

@NihongobyAmanda

4 ай бұрын

Haha sorry about that 😂

I have watched 1000+ hours anime but i didn’t know anything about japanese

@marsimplodation

Ай бұрын

that is probably because you watch with english subtitles. People who advocate for input based learning call this passive input, which they want you to do active input, japanese only and paying attention to the language, if you do this, in addition to doing vocab and grammar, you will learn

"I'll see you in my next video. Sayounara!" I laughed. Wiktionary: *This term has strong connotations of finality, so this is not used when departing a place such as one's home, unless one intends not to return in the foreseeable future.* When I was using the audio CD from a textbook (maybe Genki), I found it amazingly difficult to listen to some tracks at full speed. Even slowed, it was so hard to hear all the sounds, which I decided was because of pitch changes. Basically, speakers of non-tonal languages have to learn to pay attention to tones, even if they're just an accent in Japanese and not really essential to meaning. I never got to try it, but a method that sounded really good to me was to basically learn entire TV episodes or movies, using Japanese subtitles (and a dictionary, looking at the raw subtitles for ease of input) so you know what words you're pronouncing. An easier step might be to just pick a short scene in each episode you watch, maybe 5~20 seconds long, and repeat the scene until you can pronounce all words in the scene at full speed. An easier step before that, since it might be hard to rewind within full-length episodes, could be to learn the theme song for One Piece (I assume each season has separate theme songs, like with other shows). It's a lot easier to find subtitles (English, romaji, and kanji) for a theme song than for a full episode, and a song is less likely to have bits of ridiculously fast talking.

one piece is the best!

I love your tattoos!!!!

@NihongobyAmanda

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😄

Great channel Amanda , I recommend for learning asian languages to get into the world of Mnemonics ( memorization techniques ) to recall the kanjis and the japanese words , techniques like memorizing by association and the memory palace techniques are amazing for japanese language , I studied 3 months of mandarin chinese and these techniques really help me ,( I had to quir mandarin due to full work )but you can find , these techniques here in yt , take care great channel and content.

@NihongobyAmanda

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes, mnemonics is something I use regularly. It has helped me remember kanji tremendously. I hope you can soon pick up mandarin again :)

random but your tattoos are so beautiful

I am against using ANKI or any kind of flashcards. There are many disadvantages with flashcards: 1. They are time-consuming. It may take a long time just to write them. Then you have to read and keep repeating until you get the answers correctly. That can also take a long time. 2. They are boring, tedious, you may lose motivation. 3. They take the words out of context. It is much harder to memorize and understand them. Flashcards are completely inefficient compared to just reading. 4. The fact that you can answer all flashcards correctly doesn't mean you have learned the subject. Why not just read a book? In the same time you create and read flashcards you could just read a book. In one hour you can read several pages of a book. In the same hour how many flashcards can you write (and read)? Flashcards are much more time-consuming than just reading. Or, if you are studying something like Physics or Mathematics, you should just solve a bunch of exercises from a textbook. Most textbooks have plenty of exercises for you to practice. All you have to do is solve them. The book author already prepared all the exercises for you, you don't need to write them, unlike flashcards. If you are learning a foreign language you should read as much as possible. Reading is the best way to acquire vocabulary. You consult the dictionary for the words necessary to understand the text. Reading is much more fun, entertaining, engaging and pleasant than using flashcards. By reading you always see the words in context. In the case of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) you should buy specific books for it. There are books on sale that specifically help you for the test, offering a bunch of exercises similar to the JLPT questions. It is a much more efficient way to study than flashcards created by someone you don't know. Even if you nailed all the ANKI flashcards, there is no way to know if the flashcards are actually related to the JLPT. Textbooks on the other hand will base their exercises on the actual questions that appear in the exam. I have been studying Swedish for 3 years now mostly by translating song lyrics. I have translated almost 500 songs. I listen to the songs while reading the lyrics, I get vocabulary and pronunciation at the same time. It is a lot of fun and pleasant, I never get bored. I don't worry about memorization, I only care about understanding the lyrics. In the beginning I was barely translating one song in one hour. Now I can translate more than 8 songs in one hour. And I never study more than one hour per day.

@NihongobyAmanda

3 ай бұрын

Det som funkar för mig kanske inte funkar för andra. Men jag håller med att läsa är det bäst sättet att lära sig nya språk, hands down :)

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