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Today I Learned...

  • 30-04-2012 12:20AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭


    (Title stolen from Reddit.com.)

    I feel this forum needs "generic discussion thread" for people to post anything that may not be deserving of an entire thread; even if only for my own ramblings.

    Today I learned that Katakana can be confusing that Hiragana, e.g. ソン, シツ and マム. It is interesting to track the relationship between some of the kana:
    ウワフスヌタクケテチ.

    Update: For what it's worth; I've now "done" all of the Katakana.


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    I learned that I have a serious amount of study to do before my exam in 2 weeks WAAAAAAH ;_;

    >_<


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭funky penguin


    I've learned that it's almost impossible to get unsalted, unroasted nuts in Japan. Or at least in Kanazawa......


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Farcear


    I learned that 「四」「七」「九」 change their pronunciation depending on their mood...

    I also have a *lot* of Kanji work to do to catch up to this guy: 100,000 Kanji !!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Farcear


    I learned that numerals are *not* straight forward. :\

    百=ひゃく
    二百=にひゃく
    三百=さんゃく


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,352 ✭✭✭funky penguin


    It's really only the 3, 6 and 8 that you have to worry about, and once you start regularly saying/reading them, you'll find that they ain't so bad! :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭just-joe


    i learned people in osaka say ookini to mean thank you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Farcear


    I learned where Osaka is!

    In light of the "AJATT" mantra, homepage is now google.co.jp (Very useful for that Katakana!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Farcear


    ALERT: Nazi Germany invades central Japan! Poised for strike against Tokyo!!!

    http://imgur.com/67OJA


    Today I learned... how to find Buddhist temples on a map. ^^


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Farcear


    Learning points:

    1. Dropbox is one of the most useful services I've ever used. Can't recommend it highly enough!

    2. Backup your HDD regularly!!!!! (See point #1)

    3. Following a HDD failure (see points #1 and #2), I've decided to take the plunge and install Windows 7 in 日本語 mode! I'm relatively tech-savvy and can navigate the OS without difficulty anyway. However, I have realised that...

    4. 英語+カタカナ=日本語

    Can you guess the following Win7 terms:

    スタート
    ドキュメント
    シャットダウン
    すべてのプログラム


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭hibby


    Here are some phrases you will learn just by taking the subway every morning and evening:

    ドアが閉まります doa ga shimarimasu - the doors are about to close;
    ご注意ください go-chuui kudasai - please take care;
    この電車は中百舌鳥行きです kono densha wa nakamozu-yuki desu - this train is going to Nakamozu*;
    ご乗車ありがとうございました go-jousha arigatou gozaima****a - thank you for taking the train.

    Not sure how useful they will be in everyday conversation!

    (*And yes, Nakamozu really is written like that!)

    [edited to add: Hey, that's funny, I wrote ありがとうございました in Roman letters and the message board software censored the "offending" letters! Let's see:
    dou itashima****e
    ****a ni mairimasu
    denki wo ke****e kudasai]


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Farcear


    Today I learned... わかる! (And how to remember positive/negative forms of some verbs ^.^)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgyh-5EQHjg


    Also, I'm *really* liking www.memrise.com for just learning vocab in general. Even just 20 words a day is easy; and fun!

    Gotta love mnemonic memory!


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