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It’s that time again! Those planning on taking the JLPT test or interesting in improving your Japanese should check out PlaySay. Click on the BT PlaySay link to test it out! PlaySay can be downloaded to ANY MP3 device. The picture above and below show PlaySay on an iPod. (Pix credit [...]
This in from Harvey at Japan Newbie:
Japanese are always impressed when a foreigner (or even another Japanese for that matter…) can work a four-character phrase into daily conversation.
Here are a few that I have run across while reading stuff that are good to know. Complete definitions and usages of these can be found in your trusty [...]
OBJECTIVE
The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test is conducted to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of non-native speakers of Japanese. It is offered once a year on the first Sunday of December. Last year, the test was administrered on Sunday, December 2nd, 2007.
CONTENTS OF THE TEST
The test has four different levels (Level 1 being the most proficient [...]
OBJECTIVE
The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test is conducted to evaluate and certify the language proficiency of non-native speakers of Japanese. It is offered once a year on the first Sunday of December. Last year, the test was administrered on Sunday, December 2nd, 2007.
CONTENTS OF THE TEST
The test has four different levels (Level 1 being the most proficient [...]
For those interested in interpretation and translation, music, politics, or just something different!
Here are a couple of links on Obama fever in Obama, Japan and a news report in Japanese on Obama’s visit to Japan.
More along the Black Tokyo theme, here are video clips on Blacks living in Obama, Japan scouting for opinion on Barak [...]
The phrase above in a broad translation is, “a study of the classics is the springboard for new research.” There are many Japanese phrases that use four kanji that students of Japanese will find useful. The article that I provide below gives a pretty good reason to learn four-kanji phrase. Be sure to check out [...]
Reading Japanese websites is a good way to improve your Japanese. A very good dictionary/translation tool is Rikai.com. This site is a fantastic tool for many people learning Kanji but haven’t quite got it down yet. Just type in the website URL you want translated and have the kanji translated for you in English and [...]
