Interesting attempts to learn

[queen2408]

In my, almost random, attempts to learn Japanese I decided to try to read raw mangas, of course, according to my tastes BL is probably the best choice, if I am going to rack my brains to understand something, I have to be really interested in it.
I am going to start with one of my favorite mangakas, Suzuki Tsuta, and one of her newest mangas

Comments

Part 2

[nova_usagi]

I'm not a YAOI/BL fan, but I think that translating the comic is great practice for you. It's going to be very tough for a while, but your interest in the comics you translate will help motivate you. It should help you better retain the info. Keep up the great work.

And, what are you doing for your speaking and listening skills?

Re: Part 2

[queen2408]

Oh thank you very much for taking your time with such dedication :D
Well, that's why I posted it that way, but rest assured I only have 2 chapters of this story and there is nothing weird happening so far that might offend the readers here :). I know it is though, very though, but I am the sort of person that enjoys knowing how things work in detail, so this is helping me a lot, in fact I have only been studying for a month, sporadically, and even so I feel like I am learning something at least!

Hmm, listening to drama CDs. Most of the times I don't get what they are talking about in detail, just the general idea, but it is great.
Sometimes I watch anime...I used to watch more in the past and that's how I can recognize some words and some speech patterns when I am studying. Also I have the Pimsleur Japanese audio curse but I need to dedicate more to it. I wanted to listen some music but I have no idea how to look for it well, since I am not a fan of pop or very sweet/cute music.

Re: Part 2

[nova_usagi]

I don't mind reading the dialogue, because I can't imagine the dialogue being graphic enough to bother me and I also threw out that (ie me not liking yaoi) to be clear from the start. Generally speaking, I don't mind if you like it and as long as you're into it, it'll help you remember Japanese

Re: Part 2

[queen2408]

Thanks for the advice! I'll have those in mind, specially for when I start to understand common words better. I even have a drama that's totally transcribed and then translated so I can follow it :)
"Also, some people like to change up their methods a lot and jump around in order to keep themselves from getting bored" Yep, this is me, I am always jumping around from one thing to other, so I have a lot of things to pick from when I am going to study :). I think this is a nice way because when you see the same thing in different places you make more connections to it, you remember better. But that's just my way of learning.

Oh I had an idea about that, I read somewhere that you can learn structure but you have to be careful when speaking real Japanese, so I am aware of it. Now, I know anime is the same , but is also this way with things like...Japanese Dramas?

Re: Part 2

[nova_usagi]

Dramas can be tricky. Sometimes characters use a lot of puns, idioms, or purposely use strange grammar or style of speech in order to get a reaction from other characters. Everyone is a lot more direct and dramatic in dramas too. But, as you know, people in our dramas don't have super realistic dialogue either. It's full of witty banter and retorts, punchlines, etc etc etc. I know that in Nodame Cantabile, Nodame used weird Japanese and so did the guy who played the drums (since he was the cliched gay guy). The violinist used kind of crass Japanese - foreigners and especially foreign women shouldn't emulate his style of speech.

Don't get me wrong, dramas are great for practice, but you just got to keep in mind that you probably can't regurgitate lines verbatim when you use Japanese irl.

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[ia_elenko]

Sorry to barge in, but your advice has just struck me dump ))) So easy, yet so efficient ))) Thank you ))) I'm going to stick to it too from now on ))) *learning jpns by myself too*

Re: Part 2

[nova_usagi]

Cool beans. Just keep in mind there are so many different kinds of study strategies. Try to find what works best for you.