What is the best Learning Japanese software?

[j@cko]

I really want to learn Japanese... Any good software that can help me to do that? I know there are a few of them on the market. But i don't know which one is the best.. Any opinion?

Thx

 

[THELAIR]

Bump,

would be interested in this too... I'm in Tokyo right now on a temporary 3 month work contract but the firm has offered me a 2 year full time position. If im gonna be here 2 years, then I might as well learn a lanaguage.

 

[j@cko]

would be interested in this too... I'm in Tokyo right now on a temporary 3 month work contract but the firm has offered me a 2 year full time position. If im gonna be here 2 years, then I might as well learn a lanaguage.

Awesome... I love Japanese culture. I've been to Tokyo b4 for like 4 days.. Altought it was short, but it was the coolest.

 

[Yossarian]

Not sure how helpful this would be but it was written by the guy who owns Taldren, the company that made the Starfleet Command games--

K2Kanji

 

[WarSong]

good question. i've been taking japanese at the local community college for the past 2 semesters. I could use something like this to practice with. It's REALLY hard to learn if you don't practice it very regularly...

 

[djheater]

Take a class at a community college., otherwise it's doubtful the software will stick.

 

[oLLie]

Some kind of hentai game, maybe?

Haha yu0 r t3h japaneze fanboi.

 

[j@cko]

Haha yu0 r t3h japaneze fanboi.

Um... it's not so much of fanboy thing.. It's just that ever since I was little, the stuff that I was exposed to the most was all Japanese related; like video games, TV shows, food and etc.... But I never get to learn any Japanese from those things... it's a shame....

I plan to go to Japan this summer for a week or 2 if my dad agrees....

 

[Ns1]

watashiwa hentai des

 

[j@cko]

watashiwa = I am
hentai = not sure what it is...
des = me too/too/as well

 

[lupohki]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
watashiwa hentai des

so desu ne

 

[j@cko]

Um.. ok guys.. plz include English with those Japanese... I only know a couple of words in Japanese..

 

[WarSong]

Originally posted by: j@cko
Um.. ok guys.. plz include English with those Japanese... I only know a couple of words in Japanese..

NeuroSynapsis said, "I am perverted"
lupohki said, "That's right / I agree with you"

 

[Isocene]

And you are way off with that translation.

 

[WarSong]

Originally posted by: Isocene
And you are way off with that translation.

I am? What is correct then?

 

[Isocene]

Originally posted by: WarSong

Originally posted by: Isocene
And you are way off with that translation.

I am? What is correct then?

Sorry wasnt talking about you, was talking to Jacko.

How long have you been studying Japanese?

 

[WarSong]

Originally posted by: Isocene

Originally posted by: WarSong

Originally posted by: Isocene
And you are way off with that translation.

I am? What is correct then?

Sorry wasnt talking about you, was talking to Jacko.

How long have you been studying Japanese?

I took Japanese 1A twice and now I'm about 2 months into 1B

edit: That's about 1 years time, but once a week sux when trying to learn a language

 

[j@cko]

How long have you been studying Japanese?

5 mins?

 

[Isocene]

haha I understand. Ive been studying for quite a while now. If you have any questions or time is running on translating something and you need some help, feel free to holla at me.

Mike
mr54561@swt.edu

 

[WarSong]

to actually answer your question. the only software i have actually tried is Power Japanese. It's a really old app (Win 3.1). I don't even know if it's available anymore but it's good to practice hiragana and katakana. Here's a review of it: link. Like djheater said though, if you really want to learn the language, you will need to take classes. Even with the classes, it is very difficult unless you get heavy exposure to native speakers.

 

[j@cko]

haha I understand. Ive been studying for quite a while now. If you have any questions or time is running on translating something and you need some help, feel free to holla at me.

Thx!

Um.. Do you guys think that audio book would be a better idea?

 

[WarSong]

Originally posted by: j@cko

haha I understand. Ive been studying for quite a while now. If you have any questions or time is running on translating something and you need some help, feel free to holla at me.

Thx!

Um.. Do you guys think that audio book would be a better idea?

audio books would help because you would hear native speakers (with the correct accents and pronounciations) and get used to hearing the words. The software will help you learn the written language and vocabulary. Both would be good in conjunction with a class. On their own they would be pretty limited IMO.

 

[j@cko]

audio books would help because you would hear native speakers (with the correct accents and pronounciations) and get used to hearing the words. The software will help you learn the written language and vocabulary. Both would be good in conjunction with a class. On their own they would be pretty limited IMO.

ic... Um... I'll take some class during the summer. I think that way it will be better.

 

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[WarSong]

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hmm, i tried Japanese (Auto-select), Japanese (Shift-JIS), and Japanese (EUC) encoding (in IE6 SP1) and it still comes out as garbage to me