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Fri 2014.12.05

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Foreign language learning – use it or loose it (listening vs speaking) foreign, foreign language, japan, japanese, language, listening, speaking, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.11.28

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Happy 1st Birthday Self Taught Japanese! announcement, bilingual, birthday, blog, Blog Analytics, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, self-taught, study Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.11.26

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ん and the disappearing Japanese Y(en) accent, en, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, money, pronounciation, sound, yen, Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.11.23

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Japanese drama review: 素敵な選Taxi (suteki na sen-Taxi) dorama, drama, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, quantum leap, review, Reviews, takenouchi, tv show Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.11.13

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Start a Japanese blog the right way – the way a Japanese person would blog, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, self-study, study, writing Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.11.02

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Japanese suffix ー作り (-zukuri) foreign language, japan, japanese, language, study, Uncategorized, zukuri, 作り Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.10.10

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Chinese : Mother Tongue or Dialects Aceh, ancestor, Cantonese, china, chinese, descendant, Dialect, Experience, Hakka, Hokkain, Indonesian Chinese, Interest, Kalimantan, language, Medan, Medanist Azurro 4 Cielo

Wed 2014.10.08

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The amazing educational Shimajiro! (followup) bilingual, books, distance learning, education, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, raising a bilingual child, shimajiro, teaching, upbringing Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.17

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Using a summaries in your foreign language study to increase retention and understanding cognitive, foreign language, japan, japanese, language, learning, linguistics, summary, Uncategorized, understanding Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.10

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Japanese culture highlight: 挨拶 (aisatsu) aisatsu, culture, greeting, greetings, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, politeness, salutations, 挨拶 Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.09.08

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More foreign language tracking: vocabulary words analysis, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language on track, linguistics, Reviews, study, tool, vocabulary, web site Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.03

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バトンタッチ (“Baton Touch”) in Japanese culture, education, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized, タッチ, バトン Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2014.08.30

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Of the many ways to enjoy studying a foreign language activities, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, methods, Reviews, self-study, study, website Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.08.20

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Japanese podcast highlight: 夢夢 (Yume yume) Engine blog, dream, engine, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, review, Reviews, science, study Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.08.19

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Language goals help foreign language study Aside, foreign language, free, General, goals, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language on track, learn, Reviews, study, tool, website Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.08.01

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Language on Track, a new tool to help language learning – open to the public Aside, educational, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, new, study, tool, tracking, Uncategorized, website Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.06.09

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Three great Japanese verbs about the mind: 覚える(oboeru), 思い出す(omoidasu), and 思いつく(omoitsuku) foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, remember, study, think of, thought, verb Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.06.01

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Understanding in Japanese: 分かる(wakaru) beginner, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, object, Uncategorized, understand, wakaru Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.05.13

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Foreign language fluency – what is it to you? culture, fluency, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, native, semantics, speech, Uncategorized, words Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.12

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ちゃんと (chanto): doings things properly in Japanese chanto, expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, properly Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.05.09

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Language is always evolving evolution, evolve, foreign language, General, history, india, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, spanish, Uncategorized, words Self Taught Japanese
The long road to fluent reading ability in Japanese and some pointers to help on the way ability, fluent, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, practice, reading Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.30

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余裕(yoyuu): a unique and useful Japanese word expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, resource, space, time, Uncategorized, yoyuu Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.04.25

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Japanese Vocabulary list: computer science and software development terms computer science, development, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, software, study, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.04.21

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Japanese suffix ーがる (-garu) expression, feeling, foreign language, garu, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, look like, study, がる Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.04.20

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Numbers in Japanese: 4(し or よん?) and 7 (しち or なな?) counting, irregular, japan, japanese, kunyomi, language, linguistics, numbers, onyomi, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.16

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Poll: What do you want from this blog? blog, blogging, feedback, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, poll, survey Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.15

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Is there really no word for ‘foot’ in Japanese? expression, feet, foot, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistic, loanwords, self-study Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.04.13

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Foreign Language Practice – Higher necessity means higher understanding and retention foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, json, language, linguistics, necessity, retention, self-taught, words Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.04.11

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Japanese tongue twisters fast, fun, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, tongue twisters, word, 早口言葉 Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.08

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Don’t make a てき out of 的 (てき) adjective, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistic, noun, self-study, teki, Uncategorized, Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.04.04

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Don’t underestimate the Japanese ”っ” (little tsu) foreign langugae, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, pronunciation, tsu, words Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.04.03

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Self Taught Japanese’s 100th Post! 100th, anniversary, Aside, blog, blogging, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, post, self-study, statistics, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.02

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“っぽい” (ppoi): a slang way to express similarity or the tendency to do something japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, like, linguistics, ppoi, self-study, study, words, っぽい Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.01

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Review: Youkoso: Invitation to Contemporary Japanese textbook book, college, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, review, Reviews, textbook, workbook, youkoso Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.01

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Different ways of saying “except” in Japanese except, expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, study Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.03.28

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Review: “Arakawa Under the Bridge” (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ) anime, dorama, drama, General, japan, japanese, language, manga, movie, Reviews, TV, 荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.27

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“ikizurai” and (improperly) using the -づらい (-zurai) suffix in Japanese foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, nikui, study, yasui, zurai Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.26

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Learning a foreign language and aging aging, bilingual, brain, cognition, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, memory, mental Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.26

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Medical Translation Fun Time language Sinnesspiel

Wed 2014.03.26

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Medical Translation Fun Time language Sinnesspiel

Tue 2014.03.25

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Programming Podcast – a fresh look at Japanese conversation between everyday people conversation, fluent, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Podcast, programming, resource, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.03.24

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Different ways to express “Again” in Japanese again, expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, once more, self-study, words Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.20

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Japanese honorific prefixes お and ご (‘O’ and ‘Go’) expression, grammar, honorific, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistic, prefix, self-study Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.19

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Ways to express probability and possibility in Japanese chance, expressions, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, possibility, probability, vocabulary Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.03.18

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Research Results: Homophones in Japanese Aside, data, data mining, frequency, General, homophones, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, linguistics, php, report, research, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.03.16

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Japanese particles: で (de) vs に (ni) de, expressions, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ni, particles, words Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.03.14

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Beginner Japanese: Are three alphabets better than one? alphabet, beginner, characters, General, hiragana, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, kanji, katakana, language, linguistics, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.13

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A look at a Japanese proverb General, honda, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, philosophy, proverb, translation, Uncategorized, words Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.12

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Different ways to say ‘only’ in Japanese expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, only, self-study, study, words, だけ Self Taught Japanese