Comments for iNIHONGO http://inihongo.wordpress.com Just another guy chronicling his journey along the road to fluency in Japanese... Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Update :) by stshores24 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/update/#comment-70 stshores24 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:21:14 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-70 Blacklisting Internet sites is easy in Windows. Quickest way is to edit your C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file in Notepad. Set the IP address to 0.0.0.0, insert one tab, then add the site's domain name (e.g. facebook.com). Once you're done with that, your computer simply can't get to that site. Mac computers should also have a hosts file, but that location will vary. Blacklisting Internet sites is easy in Windows. Quickest way is to edit your C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file in Notepad. Set the IP address to 0.0.0.0, insert one tab, then add the site’s domain name (e.g. facebook.com). Once you’re done with that, your computer simply can’t get to that site. Mac computers should also have a hosts file, but that location will vary.

]]> Comment on Update :) by igordesu http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/update/#comment-69 igordesu Wed, 13 May 2009 00:05:16 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-69 sweet. thank you for the advice. I'll also check out that Yotsuba one that you've been recommending. And...we'll see about the dictionary deal. Maybe I'll still get the DS one. I haven't decided yet, lol... sweet. thank you for the advice. I’ll also check out that Yotsuba one that you’ve been recommending. And…we’ll see about the dictionary deal. Maybe I’ll still get the DS one. I haven’t decided yet, lol…

]]> Comment on Update :) by Burrito http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/update/#comment-68 Burrito Tue, 12 May 2009 21:33:11 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=128#comment-68 Let's see... First off, use learner material for however long or briefly you feel the need to. If you get more enjoyment out of diving into authentic material as soon as possible, then by all means, go for it! Personally, I was able to pick up and enjoy some lighter reading material after step 1 and 2 of iKnow's Core 2000 (which is packed with useful vocabulary and recommended - steps 3 and up on the other hand, uhh...), but I chose to continue digging through learner material such as Tae Kim's grammar guide and NukeMarine and co's 2001KO Smart.fm list all the while. You can most certainly ditch learner's material and move directly to the juicy, succulent genuine goodness and learn everything you'd ever need (I've known plenty of European folks who have learned English from watching American and British TV!). Personally, I get frustrated easily if I can't at least follow the gist of things, so I try and keep a steady stream of fresh vocabulary coming from material such as Nuke's awesome list (which has strengthened my onyomi especially) as well as plenty of authentic goodies such as dramas, movies, manga, anime and (my favorite of all) games. This keeps my motivation and enjoyment factors high, so it works great for me. But, that's just me. By all means, dig into some manga! See how it goes. If you feel the need for additional material to supplement, then find a comfortable balance. The middle path, so to speak. Enjoyment is paramount to learning, after all. As for recommended manga... よつばと！ is still one of my favorite, though I know I recommend it often. <_< A light hearted slice of life manga about Yotsuba, a 5 year old girl, and her neighborhood. Same author as Azumanga Daioh, which is also highly recommended (but sans furigana and geared more toward a high school level of reading, therefore more difficult to read). And finally, as for dictionaries, I have 漢字そのまま for DS and I love it. I doubt you could go wrong with the V90 either, especially if you're looking for some serious 電子辞書. Keep it up! Let’s see…

First off, use learner material for however long or briefly you feel the need to. If you get more enjoyment out of diving into authentic material as soon as possible, then by all means, go for it! Personally, I was able to pick up and enjoy some lighter reading material after step 1 and 2 of iKnow’s Core 2000 (which is packed with useful vocabulary and recommended – steps 3 and up on the other hand, uhh…), but I chose to continue digging through learner material such as Tae Kim’s grammar guide and NukeMarine and co’s 2001KO Smart.fm list all the while.
You can most certainly ditch learner’s material and move directly to the juicy, succulent genuine goodness and learn everything you’d ever need (I’ve known plenty of European folks who have learned English from watching American and British TV!).
Personally, I get frustrated easily if I can’t at least follow the gist of things, so I try and keep a steady stream of fresh vocabulary coming from material such as Nuke’s awesome list (which has strengthened my onyomi especially) as well as plenty of authentic goodies such as dramas, movies, manga, anime and (my favorite of all) games. This keeps my motivation and enjoyment factors high, so it works great for me. But, that’s just me. By all means, dig into some manga! See how it goes. If you feel the need for additional material to supplement, then find a comfortable balance. The middle path, so to speak. Enjoyment is paramount to learning, after all.

As for recommended manga… よつばと！ is still one of my favorite, though I know I recommend it often. <_< A light hearted slice of life manga about Yotsuba, a 5 year old girl, and her neighborhood. Same author as Azumanga Daioh, which is also highly recommended (but sans furigana and geared more toward a high school level of reading, therefore more difficult to read).

And finally, as for dictionaries, I have 漢字そのまま for DS and I love it. I doubt you could go wrong with the V90 either, especially if you’re looking for some serious 電子辞書.

Keep it up!

]]> Comment on SENTENCES = REAL JAPANESE by igordesu http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/sentences-real-japanese/#comment-67 igordesu Tue, 12 May 2009 02:19:50 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-67 haha, yes. I actually own のだめ・カンタービル　：）　It's a good series. haha, yes. I actually own のだめ・カンタービル　：）　It’s a good series.

]]> Comment on SENTENCES = REAL JAPANESE by Alex Elkholy http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/sentences-real-japanese/#comment-66 Alex Elkholy Mon, 11 May 2009 15:35:29 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=125#comment-66 You should watch のだめ if you haven't already, you'd really dig it. You should watch のだめ if you haven’t already, you’d really dig it.

]]> Comment on About by igordesu http://inihongo.wordpress.com#comment-65 igordesu Sat, 09 May 2009 23:16:43 +0000 #comment-65 Haha, quite. No, I'm actually trying to scare away the people who really have no honest desire to be here :) Haha, quite. No, I’m actually trying to scare away the people who really have no honest desire to be here :)

]]> Comment on About by Kami http://inihongo.wordpress.com#comment-64 Kami Sat, 09 May 2009 17:57:43 +0000 #comment-64 What a hideous colour scheme! Are you trying to scare people into believing in God? What a hideous colour scheme! Are you trying to scare people into believing in God?

]]> Comment on Kanji Beast です。 by Kerubin http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/kanji-beast-%e3%81%a7%e3%81%99%e3%80%82/#comment-60 Kerubin Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:57:03 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-60 Well done. If I remember correctly I think we started Heisig at roughly the same time so your not too far behind me. I also started sentences with Tae Kim which provided a pretty solid start - the next stage however will be to start mining from real material. Good luck with sentences. Well done. If I remember correctly I think we started Heisig at roughly the same time so your not too far behind me.

I also started sentences with Tae Kim which provided a pretty solid start – the next stage however will be to start mining from real material.

Good luck with sentences.

]]> Comment on Videos, videos, who’s got the videos by jane http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/videos-videos-whos-got-the-videos/#comment-58 jane Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:36:34 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-58 Namie is the best. Can you believe Namie was so young when she was with SuperMonkeys? http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/namie-amuro-with-super-monkeys-video-vault/ Namie is the best. Can you believe Namie was so young when she was with SuperMonkeys?
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]]> Comment on “If you don’t know what to do, Update it.” by Mike http://inihongo.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/if-you-dont-know-what-to-do-update-it/#comment-57 Mike Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:46:37 +0000 http://inihongo.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-57 Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content! _________________________________ Making Money <a href="http://tinyurl.com/rich-quickly/1119050" rel="nofollow">$150 An Hour</a> Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content!

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