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Sounds like not enough room was given at the start of the recording, so the actual “k” sound got cut off. Yeah, it’s meant to be “ku”.
Welcome! Happy new year!
Fun fact: when we English speakers say “good luck”, a Japanese-speaker instead says “ganbatte” – work hard, try your hardest, sort of thing. That is, it’s not about getting a lucky break in Japanese culture, it’s about doing the hard yards. =)
I’ve got a list of places I’d like to visit that’s about five pages long. Certainly too much to cover in a week. =P
Welcome back! Got any places you were hoping to visit in particular? =)
Yeah, the “ka” sound isn’t strong in those examples, but it is a “ka”. I do think part of it is a microphone artefact – the sound didn’t quite come through when recorded.
It’s “ka”.
Can you link to an example of one that sounds like “ga”? It’s possible it’s just a microphone artefact.
No problem. Just to add one more thing, though: I think my main reason for taking N3 over N2 is my concerns over my listening ability. If I didn’t suck so much at listening, I might have gone for N2 as well.
If you want to give things a try and see if you’re capable, they have practice questions on the JLPT webiste at http://www.jlpt.jp/e/samples/forlearners.html
Various other companies also publish unofficial study guides and practice questions, including ones that you start using at the start of the year to help you prepare for the exam at the end. You may have to look into getting those online, but if there’s a Kinokuniya anywhere near you (http://www.kinokuniya.com/), then they have a good range of Japanese books. I’m fortunate to live quite near one myself. =)
Fair nuff. I’ve got a Japanese friend living in Lancaster, though I haven’t had any contact with her for about six years, so I don’t know if she’s still there… or still alive.
Welcome!
Which bit of Pennsylvania? =)
Oh, I’ve got a huge list of places I want to go if I ever get the chance to visit Japan again. For starters, though, Nara, Koya-san, Matsumoto, Himeji (those last two for the castles), Onomichi and Miyajima (near Hiroshima) are certainly worth the trip.
I studied Japanese at uni – we had five class hours a week, and I was (in theory) meant to be doing another five hours of self-study at home, but I never measured how much I was actually doing. I passed N5 after the first year, and N3 after the third, though some of my fellow students were doing N2 at the same time.
I reckon it’s worth getting the Dictionaries of Japanese Grammar. =)
https://www.tofugu.com/reviews/dictionary-of-basic-japanese-grammar/
Genki (and, for that matter Nakama) covers roughly the same territory as TextFugu, so I’m not entirely certain you’ll get much benefit from doing them one after the other except for reinforcement. That said, they are pretty useful for reinforcement. Something to consider moving on to after you’ve finished Genki is Tobira: http://tobiraweb.9640.jp/
うるさかったです
The ～かった ending indicates the tense, you don’t need to past-tensify the です as well (at least when you’re talking about the Nounはadjectiveです structure – it’s a bit different when the main clause doesn’t end with the adjective).
Well, the About page says that it’s intended for elementary- and middle-school students, and foreigners who live in Japan. It adds that all kanji have hiragana included, and difficult words have dictionary explanations included.
So, not advanced-level, but not quite basic either. Until you’ve got at least a few TextFugu seasons under your belt, you’re pretty much at a pre-school level of Japanese. I reckon it’s a good goal to aim for, though.
Welcome! Got any places in particular you were hoping to visit? =)
