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@ andrew
When I said Barcelona combine both, I meant playing beautiful football and winning trophies at the same time. That is the ideal philosophy but only really can be pulled off by them. The way the club is run is almost perfect from ownership down to the La Masia academy. They do try and use as many Catalan players preferably from the academy as possible but do end up buying if they need to. This results in the players knowing each other for years and having a strong bond on and off the pitch.Back in the 90s and even before, it was Ajax that had the best youth setup. The likes of Bergkamp, Seedord, Davids, de Boers, all started their senior careers there. Even though Ajax did win the Champions League in 95 and came runners up in 96, they have been known as a feeder club. This is due to the Dutch league not being one of the top leagues and because Ajax need to sell to keep the club running.
You’ve hit the nail on the head there about results. I think a mixture of both is needed. Try and play beautiful football if you can but if that isn’t working, then change style to grind out a result. Your right about Arsenal. They have grinded out a few results this season which they haven’t done so much since the invincible era. I would love them to win a trophy next season even if it is done the “ugly” way. They are capable of doing it but need a few more quality players added to the squad.
Hey Natalia. Welcome to TF :). I’m also from the UK. What part do you live in?
Hello and welcome to TF :).
In Season 1 of TF we’re initially taught that です means it is. It techinally doesn’t mean it is. The best way to describe the meaning of desu is it makes a sentence present tense. This is what Koichi actually wrote on the page I’m referring too (Season 1, Chapter 6, Page 5) http://www.textfugu.com/season-1/japanese-grammar-with-yoda/6-5/
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“You know how to pronounce “desu” now, but what about it’s meaning? For our intents and purposes, we’re going to say that “desu” means “it is.”I’ll tell you a secret, though. It doesn’t technically mean it is (pretty hard to translate desu, actually), but “it is” will help you learn desu and learn how it’s used, especially now that you know how Yoda talks. Desu is going to come at the end of sentences or phrases, and is of “neutral” formality, meaning it can be used in all kinds of situations and is very versatile.”
———————————————-Continue to work through Season 1 and you will notice how new things you learn build on top of what you’ve just learnt. Knowing Hiragana definitely speeds up the process. I’d spend a good amount of time on that before learning the grammar.
@ Giga
I’m from the South. In West Sussex.@ Crystal
You raise a good point. In older books, the grammar must be the same but some vocab outdated. I’d imagine teachers would prefer more modern books than ones from years ago. I know in Chinese course books, there’s an excellent set of books called the DeFrancis Readers written by John DeFrancis. They are meant to be very good but due to their age and expensive price/availability, teachers choose more modern books like NPCR or Integrated Chinese.Oregon sounds nice. Northern California too. New York in winter does look very appealing.
@ Gigatron
Oh, sorry to hear you stopped studying Japanese. Do you plan to go back to it?I’m from the UK too. What part were you originally from?
Gosh, books from the 60s. How do they differ from more modern books? Are they harder to understand?
I think If I lived in the US It’d have to be somewhere cold. Somewhere on the East Coast or Colorado maybe :D
@ Crystal
Ah, your only on Season 2. It goes at a quicker pace than Season 1 and you learn alot. What books were you using before? Florida must have very hot summers. I’m not a fan of the beach tbh lol@ Crystal
I guess a better question would of been, which season + chapter are you currently at on TF. Judging by your answer, your probably somewhere around Season 3. I’m actually on Season 3 myself. I’m going through the Katakana again which I have learnt before but doing again to refresh my memory. Keep up the good work. If you have a real passion for something you will succeed :). As for your comment about winter, I love winter too. Luckily over here our winters are very cold. I don’t mind the sun and hot weather, but it can be pretty full on at times. I’d say I’m more of a cold weather person overall :D.@ Gigatron
What stage are you at on TF and where abouts in Europe are you originally from?Although I am a fan of the way teams like Arsenal and Barcelona play, you do need to win ugly at times to get results and to win trophies. Barcelona combine both which no one else can really do. Arsenal do play attractive football, but they can’t grind out results sometimes. This is one of the reasons for their lack of trophies in recent years.
@ Crystal
Overall, there does seem to be less resources for learning Cantonese than there are Mandarin. Perhaps by the time you begin learning, that might have changed. Your exposure to Cantonese can help you being your goal of learning it.What stage are you at regarding your Japanese learning?
Kanji seems to be a mix of Traditional and Simplified Chinese. There will still be alot of new Hanzi to learn in which ever writing system you choose to learn. Personally, I think it’s best to learn both. Each Hanzi character can have more than one meaning so by knowing Kanji your only half way there with the ones you will recognise.
The different pronounciations for each Hanzi and the different tones in Mandarin and Cantonese will be the hardest part though. From what I’ve read, Chinese grammar isn’t too bad. It’s not easy but not as hard as Japanese or Korean.
I think it’s great you plan to learn Chinese after Japanese. As for which one depends on your goals. Mandarin is spoken on the mainland and in Taiwan. In Taiwan it’s called Mandarin Tawainese. Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong and in alot of overseas Chinese communities around the world. Alot of Chinese non Mandarin speakers take up Mandarin as a second language.
Hello and welcome to TF :)
Your welcome :). It’s awesome that your half Chinese. When I feel my Japanese is at a good standard, I will move onto Mandarin and possibly Cantonese, and then Korean. Kanji will help a bit with learning Hanzi. Japanese and Korean grammar are similiar in some ways. Learning Japanese first made sense as it will help out with learning the other two.
Hi Crystal. Welcome to TF :)
@ andrew
Yes indeed. It’s like a fairytale in some ways. Di Matteo was sacked from West Brom last season. Start of this season he joins Chelsea as AVB’s assistant. Now he’s led them to CL glory. The guy has worked his way up the ladder though. Firstly at the MK Dons, then West Brom and now Chelsea.The real test will be taking them through a full season. It’s a different kettle of fish in some ways. The ins and outs at the Bridge this summer will be interesting.
