Japanese Language Learning Community

[Duffie]

Hey everyone, my name is Duffie. I hope to join in the community pretty quickly. One things I came here for, as well, is to spread the word about a new Japanese language learning site. I know a lot of you are very knowledgeable about the culture of Japan, and I think it would be fun for anyone to learn a language in an environment like this one. That's what Connect * Japanese is for.

http://throughpoetry.com/nihongo/
http://throughpoetry.com/nihongo/images/banners/cj.gif

Here's a clip from the welcome post:
Minasan wa, youkoso. kono webusaito no namae wa Connect * Japanese desu. koko ni hanashi manabu koto ga dekimasu -

Oh, wait, I'm sorry, I've forgotten. You don't know how to speak Japanese! We had better get to fixing that.

Everyone, welcome! This website's name is Connect * Japanese. Here, you can learn to speak Japanese the right way - surrounded by people in the same predicament. We have experienced students, not so experienced students, teachers, and a lot of fun. In short - we are a community.

Most importantly, we have lessons. We've cut away the frills to give you straight forward Japanese. By completing the lessons, you are ready to being your Japanese speaking adventures. Jump right in! We use pictures and ever-changing lesson style to get things to sink in.

We still rely on traditional things like flashcards, but instead of having a boring foreign language class like those in school, we apply it! We have a speaking sandbox, so to speak, for you to play with your new vocabulary. Watch as your fluency soars quickly, as you learn how to use the words in any way possible before you even know it.

Let's do our best! Good luck! Ganbatte ne!

The language is beautiful, and I hope that everyone will get the chance to jump into 日本語. I hope you can join us all at C * J

And I hope I can join you all here at Anime Nation. Have a good day!

[fujyoshi]

I joined the site. It's a good site too. You are right to JApanese is a bueatiful langauge.

[kiyomi]

Looks interesting enough..

I'll check it out soon.

And thanks for the info.

[Prons]

Funky, I joined.

[Mikazuchi]

I seem to be interesting.
By the way, I must point it out about the comment
>Minasan wa, youkoso.
youkoso minasan(I think dnt need "wa")
>koko ni hanashi manabu koto ga dekimasu -
koko de kaiwa wo manabu koto ga dekimasu(kaiwa means Conversation. hanashi means talk?,say?)

Because It is considerably correct, I can understood.
Can I study English, too?

[Kstyle]

Thx for the link, i'll join it soon.

[EdWorshiper]

I really want to learn Japanese, but my high school isn't going to offer it this year. :( I will be taking French, but I would love to learn Japanese at home on the side. :)

[predecessor]

this looks like the site for me. no where in my town offers japanese in anyway from what i've found. the college might but the site for the local college is so damn confusing you can't find any information on any courses. i'll have to check the site out later

[kenshinbebop]

Thanks a lot. Looks like there are some very good lessons.

[SDAnimeFan]

Thanks looks like a interesting site.

[Kstyle]

I'll try to make a sentence from what I have learned. I'm learning Romaji now from the site.

Watashi to anata wa sugoi desu!Ne? lol !

[Dij]

Thanks a lot for that!

[Kstyle]

Hey Dij I see you u on the site, as newcomer

[Dij]

Yeah, I just signed up. The lessons on here are far simpler than the ones I've done before. And they seem to be more conversational rather than just 'phrasebook' style sentences such as 'where is the town hall' or 'how much is this apple?'. I'm not sure about posting my answers for the lessons past as all the answers are already up. Oh well....I'll start posting answers to the newer lessons.

[Kstyle]

Yeah, But when are the new lessons coming?

[Dij]

uhhh...dunno. When did Duffie last post a lesson?

[Chousho]

uhhh...dunno. When did Duffie last post a lesson?

When did he last post here? At least people can get something out of this shameless plug, haha. Seems like a nice site.

[regus 5000]

Yeah, But when are the new lessons coming?
i dont think they expect ya to finish them so soon. just finish whats there then review

[aoishonen7]

Sweet! Thanks!

[Kstyle]

i dont think they expect ya to finish them so soon. just finish whats there then review

It's ok now, the new lesson's out. :)

[Kstyle]

Does somebody know anything more? The site is down and It was a very good site for learning Japanese.

(and sorry for digging up this thread)

[regus 5000]

yea i noticed that too. but since then ive picked up a private tutor so i guess i dont really need it anymore.
good luck in finding something else to help you along. ^_^

[SlackerDude]

How do you find these private tutors?

[D the Hunter]

yesjapan.com, japanesepod101.com are both decent, I've been using them, along with books for times when I'm not around a PC. Both are pay sites, I've never been to the one in this thread, perhaps it was free, I dunno, just throwing info out there.

[neiru_3]

Crap, the link doesn't work anymore. Sounds interesting.

[sasami-riyo]

pooey...it's not working for my computer...

[edit:] for anyone looking for another great site...check outhttp://www.thejapanesepage.com. I found it a while back (2 years actually) and I like it.