Comments on: My First Sentence Pack Is Here! Huzzah! http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:47:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » My First Japanese Storybook: A Modern Classic http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-35173 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » My First Japanese Storybook: A Modern Classic Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:32:01 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-35173 [...] sentence flashcard pack for use with an SRS (a lot like “MFSP”, with even cooler formatting), containing phrases from and inspired by the [...] [...] sentence flashcard pack for use with an SRS (a lot like “MFSP”, with even cooler formatting), containing phrases from and inspired by the [...]

]]> By: Current status, and reviewing Kanji to English Keyword « I'm Learning Japanese http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-33653 Current status, and reviewing Kanji to English Keyword « I'm Learning Japanese Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:42:05 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-33653 [...] bogged down in RevTK and a lack of focus. I have a few sentences in my Anki deck that I got from Khatz/AJATT’s sentence pack. I also did a little bit of looking at some manga and just looking up some of the vocabulary words [...] [...] bogged down in RevTK and a lack of focus. I have a few sentences in my Anki deck that I got from Khatz/AJATT’s sentence pack. I also did a little bit of looking at some manga and just looking up some of the vocabulary words [...]

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]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Ululation! QRG The Movie Is Here! http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-28336 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Ululation! QRG The Movie Is Here! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:07 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-28336 [...] Video + QRG Ebook + My First Sentence Pack Bundle: $35.95 (save over [...] [...] Video + QRG Ebook + My First Sentence Pack Bundle: $35.95 (save over [...]

]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Preorder “QRG: The Movie” Today and Save! http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-27461 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Preorder “QRG: The Movie” Today and Save! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:18:06 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-27461 [...] Video + QRG Ebook + My First Sentence Pack Bundle: $35.95 ($29.95 preorder special offer, save almost 50%). Discount code: [...] [...] Video + QRG Ebook + My First Sentence Pack Bundle: $35.95 ($29.95 preorder special offer, save almost 50%). Discount code: [...]

]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » QRG Version 1.0 Is Here! http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-27381 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » QRG Version 1.0 Is Here! Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:49 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-27381 [...] 5). The price will go up, so get it while it’s cheap! Also, look out for a QRG video, sentence starter packs and (maybe) an audiobook, coming [...] [...] 5). The price will go up, so get it while it’s cheap! Also, look out for a QRG video, sentence starter packs and (maybe) an audiobook, coming [...]

]]> By: Matariki http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-26971 Matariki Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:46:08 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-26971 Thank you!!! Have just purchased =D. Thank you!!! Have just purchased =D.

]]> By: Maya http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-26052 Maya Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:34:30 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-26052 @Jaybot yeah, that helps :) I was mostly wondering about older forms of kanji - I didn't doubt that the Japanese were fully literate in modern/regular kanji. @Jaybot

yeah, that helps :) I was mostly wondering about older forms of kanji – I didn’t doubt that the Japanese were fully literate in modern/regular kanji.

]]> By: Eldon http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25958 Eldon Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:13:56 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25958 Yo Khatz, your sentence pack looks great and all... but I personally don't really need Japanese sentences right now. So why am I posting? Whereas there are decent sources on learning Japanese (y'know, just to get started), Cantonese materials out there SUCK big time - there's only a couple of good websites, and as you've said before, who'd ever consult just a couple of sources? Plus, there's the whole business of written vs. spoken characters - I'm just saying it'd be pret-ty whup-ass if you'd use your Cantonese expertise in putting together such a pack for that. I'd buy it right away. Promise. :D Yo Khatz, your sentence pack looks great and all… but I personally don’t really need Japanese sentences right now. So why am I posting? Whereas there are decent sources on learning Japanese (y’know, just to get started), Cantonese materials out there SUCK big time – there’s only a couple of good websites, and as you’ve said before, who’d ever consult just a couple of sources? Plus, there’s the whole business of written vs. spoken characters – I’m just saying it’d be pret-ty whup-*** if you’d use your Cantonese expertise in putting together such a pack for that. I’d buy it right away. Promise. :D

]]> By: Jaybot7 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25877 Jaybot7 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:19:24 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25877 @Maya I'm not Khatz, but I'll chime in anyway :) Traditional Kanji (I assume you're talking about the ways to say 有り難う instead of ありがとう　or 御飯　ご飯) are still used everywhere. Many of the traditional Kanji are all over official documents and signs, such as: 御注意下さい so they're definitely understood and read by everyone. But other old kanji, such as 饂飩 (うどん）and お神籤 (おみくじ）are very rarely used (albeit still exists on old temples and signs, with ふりがな）, strangely enough tthe 麺 in ラーメン　is still frequently used, but ラーメン　by itself is always　カタカナ。 Normal people? As far as I have noticed, when handwriting, they use fast kanji like 木 or 目 often and and lots of ひらがな. If it takes longer to write out the 漢字, even sloppily, it won't be used much. When typing, much more 漢字 will be used. Politeness level sometimes does come into play here as well (if you're handwriting a note to your boss or your friend, it will be quite different). So it really depends on the context. For the most part, the Japanese absolutely know their Kanji. It's their language. They can read it. They know how to write it, but often don't. Um... does that help any? :) @Maya I’m not Khatz, but I’ll chime in anyway :) Traditional Kanji (I assume you’re talking about the ways to say 有り難う instead of ありがとう　or 御飯　ご飯) are still used everywhere.

Many of the traditional Kanji are all over official documents and signs, such as: 御注意下さい so they’re definitely understood and read by everyone.

But other old kanji, such as 饂飩 (うどん）and お神籤 (おみくじ）are very rarely used (albeit still exists on old temples and signs, with ふりがな）, strangely enough tthe 麺 in ラーメン　is still frequently used, but ラーメン　by itself is always　カタカナ。

Normal people? As far as I have noticed, when handwriting, they use fast kanji like 木 or 目 often and and lots of ひらがな. If it takes longer to write out the 漢字, even sloppily, it won’t be used much. When typing, much more 漢字 will be used. Politeness level sometimes does come into play here as well (if you’re handwriting a note to your boss or your friend, it will be quite different).

So it really depends on the context. For the most part, the Japanese absolutely know their Kanji. It’s their language. They can read it. They know how to write it, but often don’t.

Um… does that help any? :)

]]> By: Maya http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25723 Maya Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:08:55 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25723 hey khatz... I was wondering if you could perhaps talk a bit about traditional vs. "modern" kanji in Japan nowadays? I know you're in favour of the traditional, so you're definitely not a neutral/unbiased source, but I'm interesting in hearing (reading) what you have to say (write) about them. Is it practical to learn them, and if so, to what extent? I've only seen modern/simplified kanji in print, so I'm guessing that learning those is more important. That said, if I choose to learn the traditional, will I be able to recognize modern kanji when I see them? Should I perhaps learn both? Also, do young people (say, people 40 and under) still sometimes use traditional kanji in their handwriting? Are the old characters still lingering over Japan, or are they really fading for good? thanks in advanced. hey khatz…

I was wondering if you could perhaps talk a bit about traditional vs. “modern” kanji in Japan nowadays? I know you’re in favour of the traditional, so you’re definitely not a neutral/unbiased source, but I’m interesting in hearing (reading) what you have to say (write) about them.

Is it practical to learn them, and if so, to what extent? I’ve only seen modern/simplified kanji in print, so I’m guessing that learning those is more important. That said, if I choose to learn the traditional, will I be able to recognize modern kanji when I see them? Should I perhaps learn both?

Also, do young people (say, people 40 and under) still sometimes use traditional kanji in their handwriting? Are the old characters still lingering over Japan, or are they really fading for good?

thanks in advanced.

]]> By: Jaybot7 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25711 Jaybot7 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:19:30 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25711 Phew, that took some work. :) Finished up the review. You can read it here, if interested: http://jaybot7.com/blog/ajatt-mfsp-thoughts-and-review Cheers again to Khatz for being awesome. Phew, that took some work. :) Finished up the review. You can read it here, if interested: http://jaybot7.com/blog/ajatt-mfsp-thoughts-and-review

Cheers again to Khatz for being awesome.

]]> By: Shea http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25687 Shea Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:28:19 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25687 That's obviously a joke. No one is that stupid. That’s obviously a joke. No one is that stupid.

]]> By: Maya http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25670 Maya Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:30:55 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25670 http://pepper.idge.net/japanese/ Don't remember the last time I laughed this hard. AJATT FTW. http://pepper.idge.net/japanese/

Don’t remember the last time I laughed this hard. AJATT FTW.

]]> By: elan http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25658 elan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:02:41 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25658 I LOVE IT! My only criticism is that a different format would have been preferable so that it could easily be imported into anki (I assume that most people use anki also). It can be very time consuming to add cards individually even with copy/pasting. Perhaps you could make decks in various SRS formats and bundle them with the PDF? I LOVE IT!
My only criticism is that a different format would have been preferable so that it could easily be imported into anki (I assume that most people use anki also).
It can be very time consuming to add cards individually even with copy/pasting. Perhaps you could make decks in various SRS formats and bundle them with the PDF?

]]> By: Michael http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25648 Michael Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:15:07 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25648 love the sentences... but can we get an SRS-importable version? feel like it might take forever to import them. yes, I'm lazy. love the sentences… but can we get an SRS-importable version? feel like it might take forever to import them. yes, I’m lazy.

]]> By: Jaybot7 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25647 Jaybot7 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:02:22 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25647 It's 糞 brilliant. Khatz undersells his usefulness on this one. There are lots of useful phrases that you won't find in any beginner textbook in here. His comments and extra info are excellent and humorous as well. I'm super busy right now, but I'll do a review today or tomorrow. It’s 糞 brilliant. Khatz undersells his usefulness on this one.

There are lots of useful phrases that you won’t find in any beginner textbook in here. His comments and extra info are excellent and humorous as well.

I’m super busy right now, but I’ll do a review today or tomorrow.

]]> By: きのこ http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25640 きのこ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:56:21 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25640 When you put out My First Cantonese pack, my $7.95 will be as good as yours. When you put out My First Cantonese pack, my $7.95 will be as good as yours.

]]> By: Jack http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25626 Jack Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:24:00 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25626 If you are looking for some for free, try this post, also from Khatz: http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/sentence-starter-pack-1 Also check packs 2, 3, 4, and 5, in separate articles. In total about 50 items. If you are looking for some for free, try this post, also from Khatz:
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/sentence-starter-pack-1
Also check packs 2, 3, 4, and 5, in separate articles. In total about 50 items.

]]> By: Tan_Xiaolian http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/my-first-sentence-pack-is-here-huzzah/comment-page-1#comment-25622 Tan_Xiaolian Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:55:52 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=449#comment-25622 I quite like the Sentence Pack, great choice of sentences, really helpful for someone like me who's had some exposure but very limited knowledge of the language...yet! I'm not particularly comfortable with the size of the table, though. The head of the table is just huge, so there a too few sentences per page, and it's not pretty either. Still, much better than relying on "Watashi wa Sumisu desu." books or having to look for suitable, manageable sentences yourself as a beginner who has trouble with all-Japanese reading material. Thanks. I quite like the Sentence Pack, great choice of sentences, really helpful for someone like me who’s had some exposure but very limited knowledge of the language…yet! I’m not particularly comfortable with the size of the table, though. The head of the table is just huge, so there a too few sentences per page, and it’s not pretty either.
Still, much better than relying on “Watashi wa Sumisu desu.” books or having to look for suitable, manageable sentences yourself as a beginner who has trouble with all-Japanese reading material.
Thanks.

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