anybody ever learn?

[nitramas]

anybody ever learn to speak or understand jap just to watch these shows or for fun? I mean, I bet it kinda helps with the learning process just watching this stuff right?

dunno, just curious

[Planeswalker]

I pick up the Japanese from watching the fansubs. I do plan to learn properly someday and visit Japan.

btw I think this thread shoud either be in general lounge or anime/manga

[Ichigos wife]

same here but lots of ppl tell me its really hard..i picked up quite a few things from watching only jap entertainment & music..good stuffs! :)

[nitramas]

same here but lots of ppl tell me its really hard..i picked up quite a few things from watching only jap entertainment & music..good stuffs! :)


I bet it's hard, I've picked up a few things as well but not much... I would like to learn though


sorry I put it in the wrong forum

what I think makes it hard is the tone/emotion they put into their words... it's not like english or french... I would very much like to learn a third language

[Planeswalker]

Its also the speed in which they say the words lol

[nitramas]

Its also the speed in which they say the words lol


ahh, there's that too, I often find myself having to rewind when I watch the show just to catch what they said cause they have to switch the subs right away for the next sentance... but I;m reading faster now

[Planeswalker]

lol yea I have that problem sometimes, especially in openings and endings.

[ashuran]

yeah ive learned alot of jap buy watching the subs alot of cussing and other small words sigh why is it always the bad things i learn first

[Sandal Hat]

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[Shinji]

I've learned alot actually but I wouldn't be able to have a conversation with a japanese guy though.

[Chobi]

what i heared is that we swedes have it easy to learn Japanese cause of the prononce (spelling?) is simular to each other.

and i must say i have easy for it, i downloaded a eng - jap program and man i learn FAST >_>

[nitramas]

what i heared is that we swedes have it easy to learn Japanese cause of the prononce (spelling?) is simular to each other.

and i must say i have easy for it, i downloaded a eng - jap program and man i learn FAST >_>



I guess you can compare that to when I learned to speak spanish... although I don't know any of it anymore, that was in high school, and I hated spanish. such a boring language when you can allready speak french... why would I want to learn a language that so closely resembles my own? is what I kept telling the school, give me something uncommon and interresting, but nooooo, it had to be spanish :face82:

I mean, yeah it's a good language, I'm not dissin' it... it just resembles french wayyyy to much to be any fun to speak or learn

[SmallKid57]

i learned a lil... lol mostly swear words and ppl telling other characters to die...

[nitramas]

i learned a lil... lol mostly swear words and ppl telling other characters to die...


somebody should make a list of swear words
:doindadom

[Ios]

I'm not really interested in learning japanese.
It'd be pretty cool if you could speak it but I'm not very keen on learning it...

[SmallKid57]

pretty much the same as telemaster... but like i said, i pick up wut they're saying without reading the sub titles once in a while...

[Z_Blitz]

I did pick up a few Japanese words as I watched through animes, but I didn't exactly learn it per say. I can't speak it, but I can tell what a simple sentence may mean if I listen to it carefully. I'm considering taking classes in Japanese in the future, but that'll have to wait until I have completely learned French ^_^.

[teamninja60]

i picked up a few sentences from watching anime mainly cuss words. lol.
but a couple of small phrases that i can use every day.

[mariksluva]

ive picked up some japanese...and im trying to learn...but i dont have time always...and i learned french(french cuz i have to where i live) but i want to learn a language where im not forced to know it..i haev no interest in french... and i know spanish...cuz i had some interest in that one...and now im trying to learn japanese...but its hard...i also know some italian and greek cuz of my friends...(im only interested in the insults...) but yeah...i mostly pick on things that are not nice to say...

[BeeCrest]

I'd love to learn Japaese, but I've only picked up a few words from anime, I think mostly swear words -.- My brother just bought a Japanese grammar book as well ^^

[mariksluva]

i wish i had a grammar book...or a book that could teach me the writing...thats harder than the speech...

[BeeCrest]

It doesn't teach you writing, just how to say and prononce things.

[Silfrsyn]

well, in a way, I'm kind of re-learning Japanese, because it's become a little rusty since I've moved away from Japan 12 years ago. But I'm just doing it because I want to really, and I plan on going back someday

[I fail at life]

Well,I wanna learn it in anycase.

I've got talent for languages so I should be alright.

[Vlad]

anybody ever learn to speak or understand jap just to watch these shows or for fun? I mean, I bet it kinda helps with the learning process just watching this stuff right?
dunno, just curious
Well I improved my english that way.
P.S.:I am not american.

[nitramas]

yeah, lol, my native tongue is french and I learned to speak english just by watching tv, and playing video games... mortal combat is what probobly kicked off my english reading... cause he spoke at the same time he said

"Round One"
"Fight"
"Finish Him"
"Fatality"

etc etc

from those few words I was able to gradually learn the rest cause it taught me some basic things

and I all I remember hearing when mortal combat first came out was the pappers saying it was violent and had no value to our children

:LOL:

[ade.hell]

Just from watching anime I've learned lots of things.
When something went wrong on my computer, and the view of movie stopped, I was still able to understand, what they're talking about (in japanese)

[Tanya]

I'm taking a Japanese class at my school, so yay for me :D In a few years, I hope I can speak it fluently =]

[azumi149]

oh.. i remember my first japanese word is "sayonara"...
then, while playing King of Fighters, a player there cried "tou-san gomen!" (im not sure about the spelling). my brother said it means "sorry father", so that's the second.
the others, i've learned from the net.
kawaii!!!

[UraharaTenchou]

i understand some or very very little jap, haha..i learnt them from bleach and naruto..i thought it's cool, though i know only very little..

the first jap words i learn, idiot in bar-ka(i think)

[Bi-Ryu]

I know quite a bit of Japanese, mainly on how to greet people when you first meet them, how to adress them properly, and some other stuff. Also stuff picked up some stuff from anime (mainly the rude words xD).
I can also read Hiragana (well, most of it at least).
For those of you that want to be able to read hiragana, katakana, and some kanji, try out this rpg game from this site:
http://lrnj.com/
It really helps ;D

[Glayce]

Well, I signed up for Japanese Class before watching anime. Then I used anime to help me learn some of the terms and it did help me a great deal. have to becareful with the rude words in anime though. Not really suitable to say it to an acquaintance or someone you've just met.

Stopped taking the class last year. So far, I have read most of hiragana, half of katakana and none of kanji. =.="

[Urahara-sama]

I never have but I want to eventually, but they don't teach it in school so I'm on my own.

[choking]

only some really repeated words. ^ ^

[akin_t]

only some really repeated words. ^ ^

Same here ... it's too late for me to learn a new language

[Luso Clemens]

Yeah, I pretty much picked stuff up off of anime I've watched
I can watch Batsu Games and kind of understand what's going on
lol
Those guys in black are so funny, I love the Kick Boxer that comes out and rams his foot onto their butt

[WizKid77]

only some really repeated words. ^ ^
Yeah, I've learned a lil bit of japanese from watchin subbed anime. But it's very little though.

[dai-suki]

I know the basics but probly couldn't have a full length conversation hehe

[saycheese]

learned 2yrs of jap. although i was very bad in class

[Caity_walsh]

i learnt jap in yr 4 5 n 6 now im in yr 9 i swear it went straight thro 1 ear nd out the otha !

[MazdaRxEight]

ive learned a few words, the greetings and such ^^

[Byakuya7]

I only know about 5 japanese words and thats just from watching Fan subs.

[Vlad]

I know only a few words and I am not really like the language. I heard it many time in anime.

[Sunfire249]

Hmm, in regards of speed they actually aren't talking very fast. It's basically the same when I'm talking to my friend... Or maybe we just talk fast? Anyways, I can understand most japanese anime shows RAW, sometimes though there may be a few complicated words that I need to look up in the dictionary...

I'm going to go to Japan and teach English there for about 4 years, then come back and be Psychologist ^_^

[=~brAnDoN-kAorU~=]

I'm probably the worst off of all. Since young I've been exposed to Japanese culture but I can only speak like a kindergarten kid up to now. (Didn't really go the way to learn it properly.)

Sigh...my Japanese is kinda stagnating...zzzz