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Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (September 11, 2025)

  • September 11, 2025

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  2. Does this sentence make sense? If not, how can I fix it?

    9ヶ月から日本語を勉強することを始ました

  3. Hi, I posted this in JLPT sub but thought id some opinions from here too

    I was hoping to get advice on my current study routine after Genki. I have finished the Genki books and my current routine has been WaniKani for Kanji, Anki for vocab and Genki for grammar.

    Now moving on, I’m not sure which textbook I should be using. Ive read Quartet is a better transition but that Shinkanzen Master is the better resource? I’m also weary that Quartet might be the same as Genki in that it was clearly more geared towards a classroom experience whereas I’m alone. I’m also open to non textbook stuff if it’s better.

    Im also looking for recommendations on listening resources, so far I’ve kinda been using Japanese films and anime for this purpose. Thanks in advance!

  4. Beginner-level question here, but I was working through Lesson 2 in the Genki 1 workbook, and I got to the question 「クリスティさんのせんこうはなんですか。」 I answered with 「せんこうはえいごです。」

    But I tried checking my answer on https://sethclydesdale.github.io/genki-study-resources/lessons-3rd/, and apparently it’s incorrect. The correct answers are 「えいごです。」 or the fuller 「クリスティさんのせんこうはえいごです。」

    I understand that my answer wasn’t the best option, and 「えいごです。」 is a better one with the context, but was my answer actually incorrect? If so, why?

  5. Can this phrase be used in a sarcastic/ironic way?

    I was reading a manga and stumbled upon this phrase:

    「最近のコはませてますなァ」

    and for context here is the panel

    [https://imgur.com/a/HfLhdsr](https://imgur.com/a/HfLhdsr)

    and the cat is saying this to two characters who are young adults (18) and also the cat is 6 but like…12 in human years or younger than them

    So is this phrase used ironically or is he saying it to the two cuz they are meant to be kids?

  6. My dictionary suggests 歳 first but the flashcards I’m using (Core 2000 on Anki) uses 才 as an age counter (or rather, it has at least once) Which one is more common?

  7. Anyone know what the verbal tick heard in some anime (usually by a teenage girl type) when they end nearly every sentence with a strong “Suu” sound.

    It’s usually in fantasy or isekai stories. They never say desu or a longer version of it either.

    What’s it mean, and does it have real-life origins like others, or is this an anime only for emphasis?

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