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Re: What’s The Name(s) Of Your Country In Japanese?

ryanthewired — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:22:23 -0000

For the US, I prefer to use 米国 (べいこく) rather than アメリカ, even though it sounds a bit academic or news-ish, as the Americas consist of a number of different countries.

Re: Video from ryanthewired: Using Memrise to learn Japanese

ryanthewired — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:06:45 -0000

I didn't really get into it on the video, but longer I use it, the more I come to appreciate the ability to add mnemonics, audio, images, etc. It really helps the memory.

Re: Private: Drama! Or How NOT To Get Me To Notice Your Japanese-Related Products

ryanthewired — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:09:04 -0000

Keep doing what you're doing. You're a talented and prolific person, so don't let them get in your way. Doing this as an individual, and not as a big corporation, is an uphill battle, but always remember that you've got many supporters.

Re: Do’h. Smart.fm Is Closing Down And Going Paid (And Stealing All Your Content, Too)

ryanthewired — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:49:06 -0000

What happens when you need to pay for food or rent? Will studying really be that important? How about next year? It takes a while to learn a language.

Re: Do’h. Smart.fm Is Closing Down And Going Paid (And Stealing All Your Content, Too)

ryanthewired — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:42:58 -0000

Even if you delete the lists you created, I imagine that all your text and audio contributions will remain in their system for them to use as they please.

Re: How To Use Evernote To Study Japanese (Or Any Other Language)

ryanthewired — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:58:48 -0000

I've been using Evernote to attempt to keep track of every word I know in Japanese; essentially a personal dictionary. http://twitpic.com/17nesh

Granted I've only been studying seriously for a year, I thought it would be best to start now, when I could actually track it.

It's nice to have a pool of vocabulary to pull from that I am able to gradually work into daily lexicon. Also, the act of entering a new word or phrase helps to solidify the words into my vocabulary.

Perhaps I could port them into smart.fm lists, as well.

Re: Japanese Tongue Twisters Lesson 1

ryanthewired — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:45:09 -0000

i'm excited to learn more tongue twisters. it makes learning that much more interesting.

the only other japanese tongue twister i know is:
バスガスばくはつ、ぶすバスガイド。
basu gasu bakuhatsu, busu basu gaido.
bus gas explosion, ugly bus guide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Re: Are you using Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter differently?

ryanthewired — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:43:26 -0000

i use twitter to learn japanese and share the words and phrases i've recently learned with other student in my class. it is a great way to stay connected outside of class; we're all busy people.

i also follow 'LearnKanji' who posts a new japanese word everyday.
http://twitter.com/learnkanji