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Stitchawl · 03-18-2011, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylrob

Looking for a free flash card app for my Blackberry that supports the various Japanese characters.

If you're a native English speaker, the little paper book called "Kana Can Be Easy" will enable you to learn Katakana and Hiragana in 3-4 weeks easily. That's what I used and it was painless! Kanji can take years...

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I'm still just a beginner, but I think you're saying "Sorry, I don't understand. English?"

Congrats! You have passed your beginner-hood! That is exactly what I said!

Stitchawl

wyndslash · 03-18-2011, 09:59 AM

speaking of, i really need to brush up on my japanese. i tried reading a novel to prepare for the level 1 JLPT, but it didn't work. nope. got bored

WT Sharpe · 03-18-2011, 10:22 AM

Both y'all and all y'all are singular. Y'all is more casual, as in the sentence, "Y'all come back soon, now, ya' hear?" (Side-note: hear, of course, has two syllables.) All y'all is considered more formal, and generally reserved for matters of official business; as in the sentence, "What we need is to get all y'all brainiacs working together on this here project." (Here also has two syllables.)

Dylrob · 03-18-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

If you're a native English speaker, the little paper book called "Kana Can Be Easy" will enable you to learn Katakana and Hiragana in 3-4 weeks easily. That's what I used and it was painless! Kanji can take years...

Thanks, but actually I already know the Kana. What I really need is something to help memorize words.

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Congrats! You have passed your beginner-hood! That is exactly what I said!

FlorenceArt · 03-18-2011, 10:44 AM

Taxi is leaving in 20 minutes. Then all it takes is a few hours of stress, delays and various frustrations (no food on European flights now - well, except if you count crackers as food - on the way in we had party crackers with smiling faces on them - I always enjoy eating a smiling face) and if all goes well I'll be home in time for bed.

badgoodDeb · 03-18-2011, 01:34 PM

Taxi's here, he's blowin his horn
My bags are packed; they're by the door
Already I'm so lonesome, I could cry!
...

kennyc · 03-18-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Taxi's here, he's blowin his horn
My bags are packed; they're by the door
Already I'm so lonesome, I could cry!
...

Wait? Where are you going?

badgoodDeb · 03-18-2011, 01:40 PM

Nowhere. Her first line about her taxi just set me off onto the lyrics of "Leaving on a Jet Plane". You can probably tell somebody's age by the songs that spring automatically into their head!

thinkpad · 03-18-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Nowhere. Her first line about her taxi just set me off onto the lyrics of "Leaving on a Jet Plane". You can probably tell somebody's age by the songs that spring automatically into their head!

Leaving on a Jet Plane gives me flashbacks to the film Armageddon.

kennyc · 03-18-2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Nowhere. Her first line about her taxi just set me off onto the lyrics of "Leaving on a Jet Plane". You can probably tell somebody's age by the songs that spring automatically into their head!

I thought so, just checking though. I know the song well.

John Denver's first step on the path to stardom...

Mortis · 03-18-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I thought so, just checking though. I know the song well.

John Denver's first step on the path to stardom...

Kenny you just gave away your age man, no one under a certain age would know who John Denver is let alone that he wrote that song, in 1966!

I prefer the Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies version

badgoodDeb · 03-18-2011, 01:57 PM

My head has a female singing it. I'll have to google to see who else did it. Early 70's or perhaps mid.

Oh -- Peter, Paul, and Mary's last and most famous (per wikipedia) hit. THAT would be the lovely female voice I remember.

kennyc · 03-18-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mortis

Kenny you just gave away your age man, no one under a certain age would know who John Denver is let alone that he wrote that song, in 1966!

You're only pretty as you feel!

Mortis · 03-18-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

My head has a female singing it. I'll have to google to see who else did it. Early 70's or perhaps mid.

Oh -- Peter, Paul, and Mary's last and most famous (per wikipedia) hit. THAT would be the lovely female voice I remember.

I think before Chantal Kreviazuk covered it for the Armageddon soundtrack, the Peter, Paul and Mary version was the most recognized version. I honestly don't recall John Denver's version, not that I was ever a fan.

The irony of his dying in a plane crash has been mentioned so many times, oops there I go mentioning it!

Mortis · 03-18-2011, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

You're only pretty as you feel!

Yes, thats so true, and I'm feeling pretty damn fugly

03-18-2011, 10:22 AM	#28638
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Both y'all and all y'all are singular. Y'all is more casual, as in the sentence, "Y'all come back soon, now, ya' hear?" (Side-note: hear, of course, has two syllables.) All y'all is considered more formal, and generally reserved for matters of official business; as in the sentence, "What we need is to get all y'all brainiacs working together on this here project." (Here also has two syllables.) Last edited by WT Sharpe; 03-18-2011 at 10:31 AM.

03-18-2011, 01:34 PM	#28641
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Taxi's here, he's blowin his horn My bags are packed; they're by the door Already I'm so lonesome, I could cry! ... Last edited by badgoodDeb; 03-18-2011 at 01:35 PM. Reason: +/- That was from memory and may be off!

03-18-2011, 01:57 PM	#28647
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	My head has a female singing it. I'll have to google to see who else did it. Early 70's or perhaps mid. Oh -- Peter, Paul, and Mary's last and most famous (per wikipedia) hit. THAT would be the lovely female voice I remember. Last edited by badgoodDeb; 03-18-2011 at 02:00 PM.

03-18-2011, 09:59 AM	#28637
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	speaking of, i really need to brush up on my japanese. i tried reading a novel to prepare for the level 1 JLPT, but it didn't work. nope. got bored

03-18-2011, 10:44 AM	#28640
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Taxi is leaving in 20 minutes. Then all it takes is a few hours of stress, delays and various frustrations (no food on European flights now - well, except if you count crackers as food - on the way in we had party crackers with smiling faces on them - I always enjoy eating a smiling face) and if all goes well I'll be home in time for bed.

03-18-2011, 01:40 PM	#28643
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Nowhere. Her first line about her taxi just set me off onto the lyrics of "Leaving on a Jet Plane". You can probably tell somebody's age by the songs that spring automatically into their head!