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Hello! My name is Chris(topher), but I generally go by Ahzrei on the internet. I’m 24 years old, male, and single.
I’m learning Japanese as part of an initiative to use what I’ve learned about life- partially just to prove to myself that I really can. I always wanted to learn Japanese, but ultimately relegated to a “maybe someday” list that is really more like an “I don’t think I can really do this” list. I no longer believe anything is out of reach, so here I am!
The simpler answer is that I like Anime, and video games- and there’s so much juicy stuff that never makes it to the states and I’m tired of wishing I could understand Japanese so I can import and play/watch those things.
I’m nearing the end of Season 2. Kanji is terrifying.
Anything else you want to know, ask. I’m an open book.
Welcome.
Feels good crossing the line between maybe-someday to actually doing the thing – no matter what.
If you are already at the end of chapter 2 you have either been here some time or you are storming through, good work either way.
I had similar nervousness when it came to learning kanji.I have been practicing japanes for two weeks, and started kanji this week using https://www.wanikani.com/
Its beta access for (i think) level 1-2 (check front-page). It made kanji learning a lot less daunting.Another thing that helped me out with Kanji was activating the japanese-writing simulation in Microsoft IME.
This site has lots of good information on learning and focus that applies outside Japanese learning.
Hope you have a good experience.Welcome to TextFugu!
Check out the following links:
Guide for using Anki 2 with TextFugu (I know you’ve seen this one):
http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/guide-to-using-anki-2-with-textfugu/
Track your progress and share your ideas/concerns when you finish a season (gain a level ^_^):
http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/textfugu-season-completions-for-great-motivation-of-heart
List of additional Japanese resources you may find helpful:
http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/japanese-learning-resources/
List of Common Errors in TextFugu:
http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/common-errors-in-textfugu/
がんばって！
Kristoffer: It sure does feel good! I’ve been going at what feels like a comfortable pace. I’ve always been a relatively fast learner. I go until I feel like my brain is starting to sizzle and then do something else. This happens faster some days than others. I was really surprised how quickly I caught on to Hiragana, but I’m having trouble keeping all the different ways to read each Kanji in my brain. The mnemonics seem pretty hit and miss for me.
I’ll check it out. Any break-up from the routine is probably a good thing. TextFugu is a little bit more repetitive than I was hoping it would be.
Aikibujin:
Thanks! The Anki2 guide was extremely useful. Also, being able to sync my PC list with my phone is sheer brilliance.
I already have that resources page (and Tofugu’s top 100 list bookmarked http://www.tofugu.com/2010/04/06/tofugu-100-best-japanese-learning-resources/ )
Kanji are so much easier to learn through WK, it makes a huge difference. You can also write up your own mnemonics for them in the notes section.
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