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Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (February 04, 2025)

  • February 4, 2025

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6 comments

  1. I want to start learning Japanese but I’m not sure which textbook to buy. I’m about to buy the latest edition of Genki but before I spend the money I want to be sure nowadays there aren’t better alternatives for self-study. I know they often suggest Minna no Nihongo but on a first glance it seems less user friendly than Genki. What about less known textbooks, like Assimil for example? Are they any good?

  2. Hey guys, quick question. I’m a little confused with the usage of 方 in this sentence:

    Context (from a game): Guy lost his memory. Girl asks for his name. He says he can’t remember.

    Girl responds:

    とりあえず、なにか決めた方がいいのではないですか？

    I can vaguely guess she’s asking in a very polite manner to decide on a new name. But what is the purpose of 方 in 決めた方? Does it make it more polite? Or does it change the meaning of the word 決めた?

    She also used 方 earlier in the conversation:

    旅の方ですか？

    Is the 方 here used the same way? Or is it read as かた？

  3. For those who use Anki – did anyone just not use a 1.5-2.k deck and exclusively went straight to using their own mining deck instead? I’m considering doing this but I wonder if it’s ineffective this way

  4. I made omurice for my boyfriend and I wanted to write “Rashie” (cutesy nickname for Rashed) on it. Is this correct? ラシー

  5. I got my first manga from Amazon – The Flying Witch! I wanted to add vocab words that I’m learning into Anki, but I quickly realized that the PDF isn’t scannable text. How do I go from the desktop/browser Kindle App into Anki? I have Yomitan connected with Anki already, but just need that final push to go from manga to Yomitan.

  6. Failed N1 by 5 points and I’m considering trying it again (i skipped n2 cause i was overzealous). Is n1 mendatory to work in japan or is n2 enough ?

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