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Tips and tricks for learning Japanese language through novels, manga, anime, podcasts, etc. (JLPT N1. Translator. Live in Japan.) Don't just study Japanese, use it! 勉強だけでなく日本語は、使えば使うほど上手になるんです。 🇯🇵 jtalkonline.com ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/G2G5AEBW
In that case, on top of practicing sentences, might I suggest this site (it's free!) where you can practice specific Japanese conjunctions.
Tap the options to focus on specific grammar and furigana options.
baileysnyder.com/jconj/
What level grammar are you studying? I can recommend a few sites/books based on that.
When I started I would review by writing about 5 sentences using the grammar and then my teacher would review it.
If you find it difficult to motivate yourself to that though, then there are grammar drill books or apps, but I don't think they're as effective as coming up with your own sentences.
I'm pretty sure that I didn't learn multiple foreign languages by running my homework exercises through ChatGPT. As a matter of fact, I learned them by practicing and doing homework.
And, sure, you COULD "automate" learning Japanese Kanji by running WaniKani through ChatGPT but that's not learning
Now That’s What I Call ADHD 🎶🔂
Being able to read a manga after a month is really good!
They say it's because they can't get test vouchers or certificates to people without permanent address...
You should drop the AI art. It's theft, damaging to the environment and economy, and makes your entire platform look sus.
Anyways.
I'm blown away by this attitude of "treat people who can do things you can't with respect" and "everyone has their own strengths". More managers and executives should be like him.
For anyone that doesn't know, Satoru Iwata was one of the CEO of Nintendo until he passed away in 2015.
This book is a collection of his writings and a really interesting insight into the man. He mostly wrote about what it means to run a company and be a manager.
The book I'm reading and its book cover.
Currently using my "bounce" technique to study Korean, read a Japanese book, and write articles. Bouncing between each of these in hour-long slots.
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
Have you tried installing a Japanese keyboard? You can switch between them so you're not forced to permanently change.
You can get a keyboard to type the pronunciation and the kana will display.
help.nativshark.com/ask/set-up-j...
If you're a beginner though, then CureDolly YouTube videos are good at explaining grammar. As well as drilling verb and adjective conjugations.
I wouldn't say "easily" but I found combining drill books with Japanesetest4you explanations was really efficive for how my brain works.
jtalkonline.com/the-best-way...
That cover is AI slop. How can we trust the rest isn't? Such an insult to all the real illustrations.
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Plum 梅(うめ ume 木 tree plus 毎 every) blossoms in Kyoto
Plumtrees bloom earlier than cherry blossom trees, and the blossoms are simpler, representing the traditional Japanese lifestyle more accurately compared to the frilly sakura 桜 (tree 木 woman 女 katakana tsu ツ)
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This rant was brought to you because of the number of Japanese learning apps and games I keep seeing popup made by slop bros who don't actually know Japanese or how to teach it. (They get slop to write their code too, which always ends well.)
Long story short, if you're serious about language learning, use human made app, games, textbooks, videos, teachers, etc. And avoid the random slop generators.
Also there's no way to know if the translation is good for language learning! A translation changes depending on if the word/sentence is for a language learner or entertainment, etc.
This is the same for using AI to practice a language. You don't know if the information you're getting is accurate.
Language learning apps built on AI to learn a language is like this but turned up to 11. Apps are designed in English and then use AI to directly translate content into other languages. So you're not actually learning how natives would use that language, and there's a high chance the info is wrong.
If you've studied language for any given time you'll know that languages don't directly translate.
Beginners learn that "watashi" means "I" and "anata" means "you", but an app built on directly translating English (like Duolingo) doesn't teach you that Japanese people almost never use either.
Why is generative AI slop bad for language learning?
Because it's a RANDOM word generator!
Putting aside the theft/world burning ethical issues, LLMs are designed to pick the likelihood of a word based on the words that came before it. They're not designed to BE accurate but to SOUND accurate.
I don't see anything on the Kickstarter that says they don't use AI... And I'm a little sus at how they plan to make sure the languages are accurate.
Duolingo is terrible for language learning because it uses AI and uses the same info for all languages, instead of accurate info for each languages.
Are you using generative AI on this? I don't see anything that says you don't which make me a little suspicious. I also can't see anywhere on the page that says how you'll guarantee the languages will be accurate. Teachers? Translators? Or do you plan to use AI to just translate words randomly?
I would say, try something new? Maybe pick up a textbook on collocations or JLPT drills or something. Just something that exposes you to the information in a way that's very different from what you normally use.
It seems that in the last ten years this novel finally got a translation into English under "Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon", translated by Yuki Tejima.
lithub.com/on-bringing-...
This is a book I've been meaning to read for a very, VERY long time.
I first heard about it ten years ago in this 2016 article on untranslated Japanese novels by women, and picked it up from a second hand Japanese bookstore in Bellevue soon after. Glad I finally read it.
lithub.com/10-japanese-...