Comments on: If You Remember Nothing Else… http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:28:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Nivaldo http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7269 Nivaldo Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:32:54 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7269 Well, I use an exercise book to write the kanji when I'm learning and when I'm reviewing them. This way I'll write them over and over again gaining a feel for the strokes. I think that drawing the kanji in the IME Pad(or whatever...) slows down the process, instead I just put the frame number because numbers are right above the letters. It's all a matter of input speed. Advantage: Input is faster(at least for me). Disadvantage: It does not practice kanji writing. But that can be compensated as I said above. Just use an exercise book and write the kanji when you learn and review. I think it's even better because when I first input and only used that for recalling, I got the stroke order but not that writing "fluency"(the only name I could think of). Well, I use an exercise book to write the kanji when I’m learning and when I’m reviewing them. This way I’ll write them over and over again gaining a feel for the strokes. I think that drawing the kanji in the IME Pad(or whatever…) slows down the process, instead I just put the frame number because numbers are right above the letters. It’s all a matter of input speed.
Advantage: Input is faster(at least for me).
Disadvantage: It does not practice kanji writing. But that can be compensated as I said above. Just use an exercise book and write the kanji when you learn and review. I think it’s even better because when I first input and only used that for recalling, I got the stroke order but not that writing “fluency”(the only name I could think of).

]]> By: nacest http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7263 nacest Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:51:52 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7263 Nivaldo, I'm sorry, could you explain it again? I'm not sure I understand. What does the Heisig frame number have to do with recalling how the kanji is written? Nivaldo,
I’m sorry, could you explain it again? I’m not sure I understand. What does the Heisig frame number have to do with recalling how the kanji is written?

]]> By: Nivaldo http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7260 Nivaldo Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:24:50 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7260 Hi, everyone! Just wanted to share a useful(I think) alternative for kanji input using Heisig's book. Khatz said somewhere that the process can be a bit tedious so I thought about an alternative to overcome that(some months ago). I put the keywords in the question section but in the answer section I don't write the kanji, instead I put it's frame number and follow along with Heisig's index to simulate the immediate appearance of the kanji in the answer question when doing the reviews. It's for those who are starting now or anyone that wants to try it. It worked for me especially because I type VERY quickly. :) Hi, everyone! Just wanted to share a useful(I think) alternative for kanji input using Heisig’s book.
Khatz said somewhere that the process can be a bit tedious so I thought about an alternative to overcome that(some months ago). I put the keywords in the question section but in the answer section I don’t write the kanji, instead I put it’s frame number and follow along with Heisig’s index to simulate the immediate appearance of the kanji in the answer question when doing the reviews. It’s for those who are starting now or anyone that wants to try it. It worked for me especially because I type VERY quickly. :)

]]> By: Stephen http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7252 Stephen Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:21:17 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7252 I read it as 'funniest', which didn't make sense in context, but oh well. If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have noticed. :) I read it as ‘funniest’, which didn’t make sense in context, but oh well. If you hadn’t said anything, I wouldn’t have noticed. :)

]]> By: Charles A. http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7219 Charles A. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:54:30 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7219 "Funnest? You are dead to me." and what's with the midori sourantu discussion Saru is having? “Funnest? You are dead to me.” and what’s with the midori sourantu discussion Saru is having?

]]> By: nacest http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7218 nacest Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:22:33 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7218 If that helps me achieve fluency... If that helps me achieve fluency…

]]> By: Saru http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7216 Saru Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:40:22 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7216 Japanese what? Japanese people? Japanese what? Japanese people?

]]> By: vgambit http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7213 vgambit Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:05:06 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7213 ?! It's most fun! ?!

It’s most fun!

]]> By: nacest http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7211 nacest Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:36:51 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7211 @milk Japanese, of course! ;) @milk

Japanese, of course! ;)

]]> By: milk http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7210 milk Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:12:14 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7210 @nacest What are we eating? @nacest

What are we eating?

]]> By: nacest http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7207 nacest Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:06:29 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/if-you-remember-nothing-else#comment-7207 いただきます！ ありがと、カツモト！ いただきます！

ありがと、カツモト！

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