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1. how many hours for average learner with no Kanji knowledge to go between each of the JLPT levels? For example, how many hours from N5-N4, N4-N3, N3-N2, N2-N1. About How many hours of learning for each of those intervals?

2. Meaning of マス？
   A chapter in a Shogi workbook is titled “マスの符号と指し手”
   Mazii translates it to “mass” but I don’t think that makes sense here?

3. I really want a conversation partner. I tried to use hello talk it’s not working for me.my speaking skill is around N3 . If interested you can dm me

4. I have been using Genki I for classes at my college and recently I’ve started using the Renshuu app as well.

   When getting into lesson 8 on the Renshuu app, they always have the な at the end of な-adjectives, yet Genki seems to never actually write it out.

   Is that な necessary or is it optional? Is this just a limitation of the Renshuu app?

5. I had trouble with Anki when I last tried it. I have iOS and even when I got it working, I couldn’t find complete all in one JPLT levels which are basically what I wanted (idk if that’s a good approach), and the sound bite audio where it says the words would not work and came up with an error every time.

   Is there another app I can download to just give me what I need? I am also willing to put money into it if it is good. I currently have Bunpo and Tsurukame installed but I haven’t really tried them. Are either of these good?

   Also for reference I am trying to learn as much as I can in 2 months so that I can understand most lyrics at a LiSA and also an Ado concert. Are there any apps that can just prep me for something like that in 2 months? Again I am willing to pay and I also do have some level of Japanese knowledge already (I just need more vocab and verbs).

6. I am reading a Graded Reader (Short Stories for Japanese Learners: The Red Candle), and I am confused by the grammar in one short story.  In the beginning of this story, the professor is asking the student if she dislikes dogs.  The student replies:

   はい、子どものときに、犬が私の手を噛んで。それから怖くなって

   I would translate this to:

   “Yes, when I was a kid, a dog bit my hand.  Because of that, I became afraid of them”

   However, I have a few questions.  Why did they end all the verbs with the て-form?  噛んで and なって are the last verbs in their sentences, but they aren’t commands.  Shouldn’t they be in some past tense form instead?
   Also, she is giving an explanation for why she doesn’t like dogs.  Shouldn’t there be some のです/んだ’s at the end of these sentences?

7. could someone give me a good anki deck for the JLPT n5 kanji with the radicals for now im focusing on what they mean and not their readings so i need the deck to have the n5 kanji and radicals ty

8. One of my bilingual language partners mentioned that they did Japanese school until elementary school but their teacher recommended that they quit because they never put time into studying kanji and they were getting bad grades. This friend of mine also loves reading (English books), so I tried to comment on this contradiction by saying:

   ええ 本当？
   読書が好きでも漢字が下手だったって驚いた😅
   (Intended meaning: I’m surprised to hear that you were bad at kanji back then even though you like to read)

   Could this sound insulting or be misinterpreted from being unnatural? I’m especially wondering if it’s rude to say 下手 about someone else, but I’m kind of quoting their own explanation. Also, could it seem like I’m saying they’re still bad at kanji or is the context enough?

9. [なんて？](https://translate.google.co.jp/?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&text=%E3%81%AA%E3%82%93%E3%81%A6&op=translate)(Kansai dialect) is short for “なんて いったの？”(What did you say?).

   “なんて？” is not standard Japanese. Then I(=Tokyo dialect speaker) couldn’t understand the meaning. Because ” いったの” has never been omitted in standard Japanese.

   I suspect people who use “なんて？” don’t recognize “なんて？” as a dialect.

10. Does anyone know any online communities with book clubs etc. where we can discuss novels? The only ones I’ve found seem to focus on Light Novels, which is not exactly what I’m looking for!

11. https://sethclydesdale.github.io/genki-study-resources/lessons-3rd/lesson-11/literacy-9/

    I am having the hardest time understanding how they came to these answers. I feel like i am missing something incredibly simple, this is the first time i have ever had a full stop like this. Any help would be appreciated! ありがとうごさいます

12. I’m pretty early into my learning journey and wondered if anyone could reccomend a good phrase in japanese for “Please let me correct what I just said” or something to that effect? “please let me rephrase/restate”

13. Is there an app (or multiple apps) I can use for the following:
    – practicing numbers (especially the “unique” ones like happyoku)
    – practicing dates
    – practicing times

    I’m really slow with these and I wanna get faster and practice with flash card style apps. I couldn’t find many good anki decks with a wide variety of cards. And I would like them to not be the same ones every time but unique ones to keep me on my toes.

14. she was going downhill while riding her suitcase, and then was thrown off the guard rail

    段差に遊ばれるまま、スーツケースもろとも鴎は海に投げだされる。

    what 段差に遊ばれるまま means? ” while being “played” by the slope?”