Comments on: もう一度 (once more) http://www.theninelives.com/once-more Personal Web Site of Ian Cheung, Information Architect/Web Designer in Osaka, Japan Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kengo Mori http://www.theninelives.com/once-more/comment-page-1#comment-115 Kengo Mori Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:24:38 +0000 http://www.theninelives.com/%e3%82%82%e3%81%86%e4%b8%80%e5%ba%a6-once-more#comment-115 Hope these stuff can work out... I think you've already used these materials but, just in case... It helps more than you've expected to use the media, TV or radio broadcasting program... If you always pre-read the material and read and listen the material again and again... You can make a big progress, no doubt. Not sure this site has somethint to do with the Japanese course though. http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/ sorry, I'm not very good at communicating in Japanese... won't be able to help you. But, in my experience, these stuff could help more than you pay. yeah... Free Stuff If you get motivated, you can order a cheap textbook as well. Hope these stuff can work out…
I think you’ve already used these materials but,
just in case…

It helps more than you’ve expected to use the
media, TV or radio broadcasting program…
If you always pre-read the material and read
and listen the material again and again…
You can make a big progress, no doubt.

Not sure this site has somethint to do with
the Japanese course though.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/

sorry, I’m not very good at communicating in
Japanese… won’t be able to help you.
But, in my experience, these stuff could help
more than you pay.

yeah… Free Stuff
If you get motivated, you can order a cheap
textbook as well.

]]> By: Xuan http://www.theninelives.com/once-more/comment-page-1#comment-108 Xuan Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:08:40 +0000 http://www.theninelives.com/%e3%82%82%e3%81%86%e4%b8%80%e5%ba%a6-once-more#comment-108 Yes, Japanese is hard to learn. Good luck to all those who try. Kinda makes me think Chinese should be a piece of cake. アンデさん、日本語能力試験二級はもらった？頑張って！今何をするの？ まだ英語の教師？ （間違うの日本語済みません；）） Yes, Japanese is hard to learn. Good luck to all those who try. Kinda makes me think Chinese should be a piece of cake.

アンデさん、日本語能力試験二級はもらった？頑張って！今何をするの？
まだ英語の教師？
（間違うの日本語済みません；））

]]> By: Ian Cheung http://www.theninelives.com/once-more/comment-page-1#comment-106 Ian Cheung Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:05:16 +0000 http://www.theninelives.com/%e3%82%82%e3%81%86%e4%b8%80%e5%ba%a6-once-more#comment-106 Hey Andrew, Yeah I haven't set my targets so high. I just want to speak the damned language, osaka-ben or no osaka-ben. I'm making progress, slowly but surely like the Tiger's march to the 2005 CL pennant. Revisiting some old phrase books put things into perspective, although I am not fluent with those phrases I understand most of them now. I've also started to email to others using Japanese using my mobile phone. The predictive text functions help a lot. gambaru! Hi Chee Wai, Thanks for the recommendation. I've just started with a textbook from a school (Human Academy) I was thinking of joining. It is pretty good, especially with the explanation guide. Gakken is pretty famous, I'll check it out in the local bookstore and see. If it is better maybe I'll switch after I finish the current book. The main problem I'm facing at the moment is that I am between levels. That's why I haven't signed up for school yet. The other problem is that I can't read or write Chinese so I don't have that advantage. Some characters are familiar to me so it helps a little (maybe 10% of the 50% you mentioned). Next time we meet we can speak in Japanese :o D Hey Andrew,
Yeah I haven’t set my targets so high. I just want to speak the damned language, osaka-ben or no osaka-ben. I’m making progress, slowly but surely like the Tiger’s march to the 2005 CL pennant. Revisiting some old phrase books put things into perspective, although I am not fluent with those phrases I understand most of them now. I’ve also started to email to others using Japanese using my mobile phone. The predictive text functions help a lot. gambaru!

Hi Chee Wai,
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve just started with a textbook from a school (Human Academy) I was thinking of joining. It is pretty good, especially with the explanation guide. Gakken is pretty famous, I’ll check it out in the local bookstore and see. If it is better maybe I’ll switch after I finish the current book.

The main problem I’m facing at the moment is that I am between levels. That’s why I haven’t signed up for school yet. The other problem is that I can’t read or write Chinese so I don’t have that advantage. Some characters are familiar to me so it helps a little (maybe 10% of the 50% you mentioned).

Next time we meet we can speak in Japanese :o D

]]> By: Chee Wai http://www.theninelives.com/once-more/comment-page-1#comment-105 Chee Wai Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:17:54 +0000 http://www.theninelives.com/%e3%82%82%e3%81%86%e4%b8%80%e5%ba%a6-once-more#comment-105 Hi there. I have thought all these while that you know Japanese well!!Didn't know you are still grappling with the language. Just a thought : Try to get this book / series - Japanese For Beginners and Japanese For Today published by GAKKEN Co., Ltd. 40-5, 4-chome, Kami-Ikedai, Ohta-ku, Japan, Tokyo, 145-8502 Tel: 03-720-1111 (Unfortunately, I am not sure whether this phone number is still in use or not.) I think this company is still there in Tokyo, but I bought the reprints of these 2 books quite a few years ago from Singapore, and they are quite good as they take you step by step through the Japanese language, in good English explanation. It's the perfect book for people whose use English as one of their main languages - like me (or us?!). And if you are wondering, no, I am not an expert in Japanese language. I am still learning becoz, as you said, it is a difficult language (and a funny one too!). But if you know Chinese writing (and I assume you do), you would have 50% more advantage than those who do not, because knowing Chinese will make the learning easier. Hi there.

I have thought all these while that you know Japanese well!!Didn’t know you are still grappling with the language.

Just a thought : Try to get this book / series – Japanese For Beginners and Japanese For Today published by GAKKEN Co., Ltd. 40-5, 4-chome, Kami-Ikedai, Ohta-ku, Japan, Tokyo, 145-8502
Tel: 03-720-1111 (Unfortunately, I am not sure whether this phone number is still in use or not.)

I think this company is still there in Tokyo, but I bought the reprints of these 2 books quite a few years ago from Singapore, and they are quite good as they take you step by step through the Japanese language, in good English explanation. It’s the perfect book for people whose use English as one of their main languages – like me (or us?!).

And if you are wondering, no, I am not an expert in Japanese language. I am still learning becoz, as you said, it is a difficult language (and a funny one too!). But if you know Chinese writing (and I assume you do), you would have 50% more advantage than those who do not, because knowing Chinese will make the learning easier.

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