well..thanx alot for all these adorable advice. But perhaps when i meantiond my problem with study , u did not get a clear picture of it.
I'm study computer science and af course u know what u need to be expert or professional in such major, i already take computer courses 3 days aweek aside my college study, and about purchasing an audio course...that is what i intended to do in the beginning , but i wanna take it as slow as i can so it doesnt affect my study. So i was wishing that i could find someone TO FEED ME WITH THE APPROPRIATE AND SUITABLE BASICS AND INFORMATION that could be HELPFUL as for a beginner. and really thatnx again for this piece of advice, but if u can ever guid me in that, i'd love have u as a some kinda tutor as u've said "I can count myself among the would-be linguists of the world", and i'd be really so greatful if u accept that. Aya and what's ur name btw? --- In [email protected], "ai3131" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], aya ashraf <Rawa2an@> > wrote: > > > > Konnichi wa , > > I'm Aya, i thought of studying japanese few weeks ago, but i dont > have time to take courses and stuff because of my study in college and > i really like languages.> > > In case that you do not already know, Aya is a common name among > Japanese girls. > > I can count myself among the would-be linguists of the world. I find > the study of languages to be engrossing and even, at times, liberating. > Language is often a window into the collective soul of a people. > > Wouldn't you be better off pursuing a linguistics degree, now that you > mention it? > > > Dakara, i would greatfully ask u guys to help in this step, i've > already started all by myself, i know some basics, but i really need > help. > > Sayonara.> > > I recommend that you start off by purchasing a Japanese audio course > and sticking with that for the first few weeks. Pimsleur series from > Simon & Schuster Press is my personal favorite; after using it my > learning Japanese became easier. Japanese is primarily a spoken > language, so it pays to learn how to speak it first, then write it. > Besides, learing to write in Japanese takes much longer, but with > practice one can master it. One word of caution with the audio course, > though. DO NOT get the ones with books; reading and listening/speaking > are two different things. Reading out of a phrasebook while pronouncing > a word in a foreign language will eventually result in the listener > speaking the target language with the accent of his mother language, > and that can be very embarrassing! So, if you can get an audio- only > course, that is the best way. > > If you wish to learn to write in Japanese as well as speak it, one > starts off by learning kana syllabary (hiragana & katakana), then on to > the first 100 kanji or so. I've been learning Japanese for over 3 years > now, but I still do not know all of the 2000 or so kanji used in a > typical Japanese newspaper. Even so, one can get along with just the > kana and a few kanji. Just remember not to stop there, because in > addition to the kana at least 1000 different kanji are used in daily > Japanese daily magazines and the like. In short, the more kanji you > learn the greater the variety of Japanese-language material that you > will be able to read. To learn kanji, a book such as "Kanji ABC: A > Systematic Approach to Japanese Characters", by Andreas Foerster and > Naoko Tamura, or "Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese", by Florence > Sakade, is convenient. The second one contains a section on writing > hiragana and katakana. > > Keep the questions coming. > > - Arian I. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
