Tag: Japanese

Checkin Maido

Checked into Maido
Found the brush pens and paper I was looking for at Daiso Japan here. Got the last of two different kana notebooks they had in stock.

They’ve got an awesome selection! Possibly even better than what I’d seen on Amazon recently. The clerk said their Alhambra location was even bigger, so I’ll have to go there soon.

The Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen was by far the best pen I tested today, but at over $20, it was on the expensive side and probably wouldn’t do as well for me at present with my mediocre skills at the moment. I’ll circle back around to it when I’ve practiced my kana a little longer.

I ended up buying a couple pens and two notebooks.

Acquired Brush pens and paper for Japanese practice
2 Kuretake TSF1-10 double sided brush pen with fine and medium points for $7.90
1 Kyokuto notebook with 10 column lines for kana and space for ふりがな (furigana) for $3.55.
1 Tales from Moomin Valley notebook with 7 column lines for kana (with dotted squares) $3.00
(great for little kids and practicing kana)

📺 Japanese Children’s Song – Oni no Pants – おにのパンツ | YouTube

Watched Japanese Children's Song - Oni no Pants - おにのパンツ by Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com from YouTube

Want to instantly make a connection with any Japanese person you meet? Just hum this classic children's song and you're sure to get a reaction! https://goo.gl/ENv4Lc This is your path to Japanese fluency!

Oni no Pants is the song of an Oni (demon) and his pants. The simple lyrics make it easy and the catchy music makes it fun.

Challenge yourself! Use the Japanese you've studied up to this point and see how much you understand! If you've watched our Kantan Kana series you can try to sing along. Making the jump to real-life Japanese is a scary one, but friendly children's songs are a great place to start!

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📖 Read pages 58-60 of Japanese from Zero! 1

📖 Read pages 58-60, Lesson 2: New Hiragana かきくけこ and がぎぐげご, of Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Volume 1) 6th Edition by George Trombley and Yukari Takenaka (From Zero!, , ISBN: 978-0976998129)

Also did a fair amount of writing practice of these new hiragana.

📖 Read pages 30-39 and 48-57 of Japanese from Zero! 1

📖 Read pages 30-39 and 48-57, Pre-Lesson D: Coming and Going, Lesson 1 Activities, and Lesson 2, of Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Volume 1) 6th Edition by George Trombley and Yukari Takenaka (From Zero!, , ISBN: 978-0976998129)

Went back and picked up a prior section because I was more curious to begin practicing writing my hiragana. There’s some interesting linguistics material and beginning grammar in this section. I’ll have to come back to it and practice some more to absorb both the vocabulary and the grammar.

📺 ポンキッキーズ メロディ「いっぽんでもニンジン」 | YouTube

Watched ポンキッキーズ メロディ「いっぽんでもニンジン」 by FujitvKids from youtube.com
うた：なぎらけんいち 1975年。この年がどんな1年だったかをチェックできるよ！
https://youtu.be/NcLGQa6U2Vs

A bizarre looking number counting video. Reminiscent of 1970’s Sesame Street cartoons or some quirky Russian (80’s?) cartoons I’ve seen.

📖 Read pages 40-47 of Japanese from Zero! 1

📖 Read pages 40-47, Lesson 1–Hiragana あいうえお, of Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Volume 1) 6th Edition by George Trombley and Yukari Takenaka (From Zero!, , ISBN: 978-0976998129)

Spent some time working on improving my actual writing skills as well.

So far I’m really liking this book after having looked at a list of many others over the past year. It quickly covers a lot of simple stuff that was otherwise hard won by reading bits and pieces of other books. They do an exceptionally good job of laying out the beginning pieces. I appreciate some of the workbook like exercises which make this a better book for a much broader range of learners.

📖 Read pages i-29 of Japanese from Zero! 1

📖 Read pages i-29, Welcome and Pre-Lessons A-C, of Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Volume 1) 6th Edition by George Trombley and Yukari Takenaka (From Zero!, , ISBN: 978-0976998129)

Sped through some of the early pieces because I’ve got some reasonable experience with many of these parts

Acquired Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Volume 1) 6th Edition by George Trombley,‎ Yukari Takenaka (From Zero!)
Japanese From Zero! is an innovative and integrated approach to learning Japanese developed by professional Japanese interpreter George Trombley and co-writer Yukari Takenaka. The lessons and techniques used in this series have been taught successfully for over ten years in classrooms throughout the world.Using up-to-date and easy-to-grasp grammar, Japanese From Zero! is the perfect course for current students of Japanese as well as absolute beginners. In Book 1 of the Japanese From Zero! series, readers are taught new grammar concepts, over 800 new words and expressions, and also learn the hiragana writing system. Features of Book 1: * Integrated Workbook with Answer Key * Over 800 New Words and Expressions * Learn to Read and Write Hiragana * Easy-to-Understand Example Dialogues * Culture Points about Japan * Bilingual Glossaries with Kana and Romaji ...and much more!
Purchase price: $30.08
Paperback: 338 pages
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.7 x 9.7 inches

🔖 The Furiganizer – Learn how to read Japanese Kanji. Faster.

Bookmarked The Furiganizer (furiganizer.com)
Learn how to read Japanese Kanji. Faster. Enter any Japanese text and click "Furiganize" to obtain beautiful Furigana.
For doing digital furigani

🔖 Japanese stroke order (Hitsujun or Kakijun) | kakijun.jp

Bookmarked Japanese stroke order (Hitsujun or Kakijun) (kakijun.jp)
This homepage explains the stroke order of the Chinese character of using regularly(the Jōyō kanji), the hiragana, and the katakana by using animation. the Jōyō kanji: In Japan, 2,136 kanji characters have been selected as those most suitable for ordinary purposes (as of 2010).
How to write kanji, hiragana, and katakana