I'm new to Japanese. I have finished "Genki 1" and now am starting japanesepod101 cause i love this system. I know about 800-900 vocabulary only (and like 50 kanji only lol). Should i be reading/watching anime as practice? or do I not know enough yet. If yes, what super easy beginner manga/anime can you recommend that has a lot of "everyday use" vocab rather than pirate slang like one piece (so I'm told anyway. not sure if that's true).
Thanks for the help guys (and girls).
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Should i read manga? Watch Anime?
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Should i read manga? Watch Anime?
by norefund176007 » March 4th, 2013 4:03 am
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Re: Should i read manga? Watch Anime?
by andycarmenjapanese8100 » March 4th, 2013 5:41 am
It won't hurt.
Try watching some childrens shows and see how that goes.
Even if you don't understand them, bookmark them for later reference. It's a great morale boost to return to something after a few months to find out you've learned enough to make sense of it.
Try watching some childrens shows and see how that goes.
Even if you don't understand them, bookmark them for later reference. It's a great morale boost to return to something after a few months to find out you've learned enough to make sense of it.
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Re: Should i read manga? Watch Anime?
by community.japanese » March 4th, 2013 8:42 pm
norefund176007-san, andycarmenjapanese8100-san,
kon'nichiwa!
I actually agree with andycarmenjapanese8100-san.
If you don't have problems (or even better if you enjoy) watchin children's shows, those TV programmes and
books are really helpful. They don't use difficult words, they inunciate, they might speak slowly, etc.
In fact, my best material for studying English was Sesame Street
It's difficult to tell which manga/anime would be the best for beginner learners. They usually use quite specific
words and ways of speaking (generally speaking colloquial, casual, and those expressions that we might actually
not use in daily life). This applies to both manga and anime (comic books and catoons)
It's totally okay to use those resources if you don't get confused or learn wrongly; the worst
would be you get shocked and discouraged.
I was wondering if you watch/watched manga/anime in your own language? If you find them both in your language
and Japanese, it might be the best, because you can compare them to understand.
It's not too early to start, but just know that language used in manga, anime, and any TV dramas is very different.
Hope you can use those materials very wisely; if you do, they're the best materials, right?
Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com
kon'nichiwa!
I actually agree with andycarmenjapanese8100-san.
If you don't have problems (or even better if you enjoy) watchin children's shows, those TV programmes and
books are really helpful. They don't use difficult words, they inunciate, they might speak slowly, etc.
In fact, my best material for studying English was Sesame Street
It's difficult to tell which manga/anime would be the best for beginner learners. They usually use quite specific
words and ways of speaking (generally speaking colloquial, casual, and those expressions that we might actually
not use in daily life). This applies to both manga and anime (comic books and catoons)
It's totally okay to use those resources if you don't get confused or learn wrongly; the worst
would be you get shocked and discouraged.
I was wondering if you watch/watched manga/anime in your own language? If you find them both in your language
and Japanese, it might be the best, because you can compare them to understand.
It's not too early to start, but just know that language used in manga, anime, and any TV dramas is very different.
Hope you can use those materials very wisely; if you do, they're the best materials, right?
Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com
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Re: Should i read manga? Watch Anime?
by andycarmenjapanese8100 » March 5th, 2013 9:36 am
Great idea, Natsuko-san!
Here's some Sesame Street in Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Jhhe3pj8U
Here's some Sesame Street in Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Jhhe3pj8U
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Re: Should i read manga? Watch Anime?
by community.japanese » March 5th, 2013 7:42 pm
andycarmenjapanese8100-san,
oh that's brilliant!! Thank you very much for the link
Natsuko(奈津子),
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oh that's brilliant!! Thank you very much for the link
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