darkcloud Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Smap. ^^;; Well actually you would probably have to watch some of there concerts to really know how good they are.. =P Nakai doing piece by piece is godly........ It's so funny..... Then again I've somehow become quite a big fan of smaps.... Mainly because they are involved in so much.... Music, drama's, tv shows, radio..... In Japan if you wanted to see smap on TV on any given day of the week you could do so with all the stuff they do. :-/ But yeah they are all funny and make cool songs..... And one of there members can't sing (Nakai)....... As for drama's I suggest first of all checking out Densha Otoko, Gokusen and Mukodono....... You kinda get a range of language from different groups of people from these shows...... Going back to the smap thing I've learned some Japanese from there random TV shows like SMAPxSMAP..... And there concerts, but, that's cause they shout out random one liners. lol Music isn't the best way to learn Japanese though as they pronounce words differently to fit in with the song tune. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaight Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I agree that music isn't the best way, thou interest in lyrics can't be harmful. The only ones I remember now are Utada Hikaru (sang FF10 theme if I'm not mistaken) and Morning Musume, which reminds me of musicals like Cats and Starlight Express (well, sort of). Jpop is quirky, that much I can say. I love the way they tend to emphasize strong melodic tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendork Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 http://www.japanesepod101.com/ Dunno if it has been mentioned, apparently that's the best place to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funktion Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 I have a question for those who are learning the language: what can I "expect" to learn in two years (a total of 240 hours) of Japanese lessons? I've been thinking about signing up to a Japanese course in a local college for years now, and now that I was signing up I just found out the price has more than doubled from last year, so I'm still thinking if it's actually worth it. I know the language is very hard to learn, so I was wondering if 2 years are enough to know the bare minimum in order to actually understand a decent amount of things about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 You'll be between level 3 and 4 of the JLPT: level 4- The examinee has mastered the basic elements of grammar, knows about 100 Kanji and 800 words, and has the ability to engage in simple conversation and to read and write short, simple sentences. level 3- The examinee has mastered grammar to a limited level, knows about 300 Kanji and 1,500 words, and has the ability to take part in everyday conversation and to read and write simple sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twozzok Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 I'm doing Japanese as my language in 6th form (they're obligatory where i'm going) I'm hoping I like it enough to not drop out at the time they let us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 I'm doing Japanese as my language in 6th form (they're obligatory where i'm going) I'm hoping I like it enough to not drop out at the time they let us You lucky bastard... I wish I could have done Japanese at A-level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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