Comments on: Learn Japanese from anime in only 5 minutes a day! 1337! http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/ Learn Japanese Language and Culture Now Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:50:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cherish http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-19188 Cherish Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:09:58 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-19188 how you gonna sit up here and say don't use anime as a way to learn Japanese but yet your about to try and teach. Obviously you already know how to speak the language h, how about you share the knowledge. i myself love anime and want to learn Japanese. Ive learned stuff from it but not enough. but anyways some parts of the video was pretty funny. i happen to like Naruto too how you gonna sit up here and say don't use anime as a way to learn Japanese but yet your about to try and teach. Obviously you already know how to speak the language h, how about you share the knowledge. i myself love anime and want to learn Japanese. Ive learned stuff from it but not enough. but anyways some parts of the video was pretty funny. i happen to like Naruto too

]]> By: Hiyay23 http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-18582 Hiyay23 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:29:07 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-18582 I love anime, and I did figure out a few words in Japanese from anime, but it hasn't helped much. I don't even know what Naruto is saying and I've heard him say that phrase so many times! I've heard that it means "believe it", but that's just what the team of dubbers say. I've been learning how to read in hiragana, but I have now idea what they say. Maybe I should learn the language first then try to read in it. lol. I love anime, and I did figure out a few words in Japanese from anime, but it hasn't helped much. I don't even know what Naruto is saying and I've heard him say that phrase so many times! I've heard that it means “believe it”, but that's just what the team of dubbers say. I've been learning how to read in hiragana, but I have now idea what they say. Maybe I should learn the language first then try to read in it. lol.

]]> By: Korean whore http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-18147 Korean whore Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:11:17 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-18147 I am learning Korean not my animae not by textbooks but my friend is Korean so he is teaching me i can pronounce "you piss me off" perfectly and i can say "bitch" xD that's gonna come in handy.... I am learning Korean not my animae not by textbooks but my friend is Korean so he is teaching me i can pronounce “you piss me off” perfectly and i can say “bitch” xD that's gonna come in handy….

]]> By: Korean whore http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-17538 Korean whore Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:11:17 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-17538 I am learning Korean not my animae not by textbooks but my friend is Korean so he is teaching me i can pronounce "you piss me off" perfectly and i can say "bitch" xD that's gonna come in handy.... I am learning Korean not my animae not by textbooks but my friend is Korean so he is teaching me i can pronounce “you piss me off” perfectly and i can say “bitch” xD that's gonna come in handy….

]]> By: warwick http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-16413 warwick Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:56:37 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-16413 I think that using anime for learning Japanese can be more effective if you keep an eye on what it is that you're watching - steer away from most Shounen stuff (and probably the majority of Shoujo) and try with a variety of more Seinen based series, though I still wouldn't promote using it as your sole language learning tool... Especially not for people who need to cut back on their anime fixes. I think that using anime for learning Japanese can be more effective if you keep an eye on what it is that you're watching – steer away from most Shounen stuff (and probably the majority of Shoujo) and try with a variety of more Seinen based series, though I still wouldn't promote using it as your sole language learning tool… Especially not for people who need to cut back on their anime fixes.

]]> By: Anime http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-15795 Anime Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:02:14 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-15795 I see nothing wrong with learning a language from videos. I know alot of people that learn English by watching English Dubbed Anime. Why can't English people learn Japanese through Subbed Anime? I see nothing wrong with learning a language from videos. I know alot of people that learn English by watching English Dubbed Anime. Why can't English people learn Japanese through Subbed Anime?

]]> By: Anime http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-15495 Anime Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:02:14 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-15495 I see nothing wrong with learning a language from videos. I know alot of people that learn English by watching English Dubbed Anime. Why can't English people learn Japanese through Subbed Anime? I see nothing wrong with learning a language from videos. I know alot of people that learn English by watching English Dubbed Anime. Why can't English people learn Japanese through Subbed Anime?

]]> By: Pilila http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-14929 Pilila Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:11:16 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-14929 YOU CAN LEARN JAPANESE BY WATCHING ANIME AND READING MANGA!<br>How easy it will be depends on what you watch and read and how you do it. If you do right, it will be a fun ride. <br><br>1. Choose shows with an easy plot and realistic setting like those World Masterpiece Theatre animes, e.g. "Porfy no nagai tabi".<br>This (50+ episode) show for example is about a boy who travels across Europe to look for his lost sister. Every episode he meets someone new and tells his sob story. Because reoccuring moments like this you'll be able to understand a lot after a while.<br>More suitable shows are: all WMT series (as mentioned),Nils no fushigi na tabi, Tanoshii mumin ikka, Taiyou no ko Esteban, Aishite naito, Miyuki, Atashin'chi,...<br><br>2. NO SUBTITLES EVER! At first it may not please you to watch an episode of 24 minutes and only understand "ohayou", "arigatou" and "itadakimasu". But after a while you'll start to pick up on more words, phrases and ultimately on complete (albeit) short sentences.<br><br>3. WATCH ONLY ONE EPISODE OF A SHOW PER DAY AND IF DOESN'T BORE YOU, WATCH IT TWICE.<br>This way your brain will have it easier to process the data and the repetition of certain words every day will write them deeper in your memory.<br>Instead of watching the episode twice, you can use a programme to extract the audio and listen to it on the go. It will be like a radio drama. But because you watched it before and therefore remember the plot, it will train your listening comprehension.<br><br>4. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THINGS THAT BORE YOU!<br>You will definitely get more from shows you like, shows that intrigue you.<br><br>I learned English, Italian and Spanish without effort by watching shows I liked and reading comics. Now I'm repeating the experiment with Japanese and Czech. YOU CAN LEARN JAPANESE BY WATCHING ANIME AND READING MANGA!
How easy it will be depends on what you watch and read and how you do it. If you do right, it will be a fun ride.

1. Choose shows with an easy plot and realistic setting like those World Masterpiece Theatre animes, e.g. “Porfy no nagai tabi”.
This (50+ episode) show for example is about a boy who travels across Europe to look for his lost sister. Every episode he meets someone new and tells his sob story. Because reoccuring moments like this you'll be able to understand a lot after a while.
More suitable shows are: all WMT series (as mentioned),Nils no fushigi na tabi, Tanoshii mumin ikka, Taiyou no ko Esteban, Aishite naito, Miyuki, Atashin'chi,…

2. NO SUBTITLES EVER! At first it may not please you to watch an episode of 24 minutes and only understand “ohayou”, “arigatou” and “itadakimasu”. But after a while you'll start to pick up on more words, phrases and ultimately on complete (albeit) short sentences.

3. WATCH ONLY ONE EPISODE OF A SHOW PER DAY AND IF DOESN'T BORE YOU, WATCH IT TWICE.
This way your brain will have it easier to process the data and the repetition of certain words every day will write them deeper in your memory.
Instead of watching the episode twice, you can use a programme to extract the audio and listen to it on the go. It will be like a radio drama. But because you watched it before and therefore remember the plot, it will train your listening comprehension.

4. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THINGS THAT BORE YOU!
You will definitely get more from shows you like, shows that intrigue you.

I learned English, Italian and Spanish without effort by watching shows I liked and reading comics. Now I'm repeating the experiment with Japanese and Czech.

]]> By: Mizuki Yamashita http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-14683 Mizuki Yamashita Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:24:44 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-14683 hey that's cool i love anime and manga. I have read all of my friends manga and now I am asking another friend if I can borrow some of her books. Also I am learning Japanese so ask me any thing and I will tell you. hey that's cool i love anime and manga. I have read all of my friends manga and now I am asking another friend if I can borrow some of her books. Also I am learning Japanese so ask me any thing and I will tell you.

]]> By: Mizuki Yamashita http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/03/learn-japanese-from-anime-in-only-5-minutes-a-day-7337/comment-page-3/#comment-14424 Mizuki Yamashita Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:24:44 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30#comment-14424 hey that's cool i love anime and manga. I have read all of my friends manga and now I am asking another friend if I can borrow some of her books. Also I am learning Japanese so ask me any thing and I will tell you. hey that's cool i love anime and manga. I have read all of my friends manga and now I am asking another friend if I can borrow some of her books. Also I am learning Japanese so ask me any thing and I will tell you.

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