Comments on: Memorable Moments in Language Acquisition http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/ Japanese, Chinese, and a dash of Korean Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cianisy http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-8168 cianisy Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:01:47 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-8168 The moment where you just couldn't find the "right" expression in English so you express it using Japanese...... without consulting a dictionary. I find myself doing that a lot more lately. The moment where you just couldn’t find the “right” expression in English so you express it using Japanese…… without consulting a dictionary. I find myself doing that a lot more lately.

]]> By: Asit Saha http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-7460 Asit Saha Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:31:10 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-7460 watashi no namaye wa ashito shya.ima 53 sai to seifuno yakin desu. shumi nihongo naraini, uta o utaimasu, Having gone through your blog I have been impressed and so being a world citizen I want to keep correspondnce with your organisation Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Asit Saha. watashi no namaye wa ashito shya.ima 53 sai to seifuno yakin desu. shumi nihongo naraini, uta o utaimasu, Having gone through your blog I have been impressed and so being a world citizen I want to keep correspondnce with your organisation
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Asit Saha.

]]> By: Yehudit http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-6964 Yehudit Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:35:44 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-6964 Reading this post gives me hope but also makes me wonder if I'll ever experience any of these moments. I'm struggling just to learn and retain hiragana. :( Reading this post gives me hope but also makes me wonder if I’ll ever experience any of these moments. I’m struggling just to learn and retain hiragana. :(

]]> By: Kamizushi http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-6473 Kamizushi Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:07:58 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-6473 Hi Kiruchan, This made me lol a lot. maibe you should record yourself one days after studying 16h in a row. :P As for the topic I also lived all those when learning English (my fist language being French), but I'm not quit there for japanese. Ganbaru!!! Hi Kiruchan,
This made me lol a lot. maibe you should record yourself one days after studying 16h in a row. :P

As for the topic I also lived all those when learning English (my fist language being French), but I’m not quit there for japanese. Ganbaru!!!

]]> By: Sarah M. http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-6193 Sarah M. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:45:41 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-6193 When you can't listen to a song/drama, etc. and NOT help but understand it, even if you tried! When you can’t listen to a song/drama, etc. and NOT help but understand it, even if you tried!

]]> By: Mihai / ミハイ http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-5728 Mihai / ミハイ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:01:03 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-5728 Great style and ideas like always! Great to see you've been updating the "grammar guide" site too recently (July, this year), Tae Kim ^_^ I'm a great fan of the way you ordered the grammar items and the how you explain them in a natural Japanese point-of-view. It helped me really have a clear grammar-rules system in my head when it comes to Japanese. I love this language. I think I've reached about step 6. I promise I'll think of some "milestones" too and come back soon with another comment ^_^ Mihai (ミハイ) from Romania ^_^ Great style and ideas like always! Great to see you’ve been updating the “grammar guide” site too recently (July, this year), Tae Kim ^_^
I’m a great fan of the way you ordered the grammar items and the how you explain them in a natural Japanese point-of-view. It helped me really have a clear grammar-rules system in my head when it comes to Japanese. I love this language.
I think I’ve reached about step 6. I promise I’ll think of some “milestones” too and come back soon with another comment ^_^
Mihai (ミハイ)
from Romania ^_^

]]> By: puchmarny http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-5711 puchmarny Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:07:39 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-5711 God, I dreamt in Japanese yesterday. For the first time. I'm still shoked. God, I dreamt in Japanese yesterday.
For the first time. I’m still shoked.

]]> By: soumakyo http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-5634 soumakyo Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:11:14 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-5634 I have this one too : When you start recalling past events which happened in your home country (and thus home language) but in your target language ! That was... pretty weird I have this one too :

When you start recalling past events which happened in your home country (and thus home language) but in your target language !

That was… pretty weird

]]> By: taekk http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-5632 taekk Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:41:46 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-5632 Ha ha, oh yeah, I love those tattoos! I saw a whole bunch in Cancun that you can choose from. Some where actually Ok but why the hell would you want to tattoo the word "Peace" to yourself? Ha ha, oh yeah, I love those tattoos! I saw a whole bunch in Cancun that you can choose from. Some where actually Ok but why the hell would you want to tattoo the word “Peace” to yourself?

]]> By: Jonadab the Unsightly One http://www.guidetojapanese.org/blog/2009/07/31/memorable-moments-in-language-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-5585 Jonadab the Unsightly One Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:16:34 +0000 http://nihongo.3yen.com/?p=145#comment-5585 Here's one: you're making out vocabulary words for a foreign language you're trying to learn (e.g., Japanese), and on the flip side of one card you instinctively write a word from another completely unrelated foreign language you've studied previously (e.g., common Greek). Realizing what you've done, you look back at the meaning given in your source material and realize why you did it: the meaning stated in your native language is too awkward to use. We just don't have a word like that in English, so the dictionary gives the same convoluted definition you used to have on the back of your old vocabulary card for the word in the other foreign language. So you go ahead and leave the Greek word on the back. Hey, why not? Here’s one: you’re making out vocabulary words for a foreign language you’re trying to learn (e.g., Japanese), and on the flip side of one card you instinctively write a word from another completely unrelated foreign language you’ve studied previously (e.g., common Greek). Realizing what you’ve done, you look back at the meaning given in your source material and realize why you did it: the meaning stated in your native language is too awkward to use. We just don’t have a word like that in English, so the dictionary gives the same convoluted definition you used to have on the back of your old vocabulary card for the word in the other foreign language. So you go ahead and leave the Greek word on the back. Hey, why not?

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