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Fantasy is when all the weapon names are written in long strings of kanji.
Sci-fi is when all the weapon names are written in long strings of katakana.
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Japan actually just has one person it in. Everyone you see when you go there are just manifestations of a singular entity that has existed unchanged for all time. Their name is Mina. Or, if you are being polite, which Japanese of course always are always no matter what, Minasan. twitter.com/sam_d_1995/sta…
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I love the "Japan has one culture" take. It's just amazing. Multiple civil wars, a massive number of dialects and subcultures, and the concept of a single Japanese language and/or way of writing is less than 200 years old, but it's all one single united entity. Great stuff. twitter.com/OneRadChee/sta…
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Before eating a meal, Japanese people say いた？だきます which means "Did it exist? Well then I will hug it.", a statement reflecting the long tradition of animism and respect which pervades the culture.
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The 2022 online #Japanese language hot take bingo just dropped! Best of luck out there (w/ inspiration from @paularcurtis and assistance from @tbaudinette)
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Friendly reminder that Japanese has a counter specifically for pairs of chopsticks (膳、ぜん）, so if you just want one chopstick you can theoretically say お箸を0.5膳ください and no one can stop you.
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I love lots of memes about Japanese but stuff like this is awful, beyond just that these all have distinct translations in English too. When the point or "humor" is just "lol hard language" it feels like the intent is just discouragement, which is the last thing learners need.
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The Japanese translation of Little Mermaid makes NO sense. Like, why would they name the main character アリエル? A mermaid who talks? And sings with crabs? And fall in love with and then becomes a human? That's clearly all あり得ない.
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Four quick guides to #Japanese grammar forms you absolutely shouldn't use (but might need to know).
Re-upload due to the embarrassing number of typos on the prior ones.
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A basic/beginners guide to using い and な adjectives in #Japanese
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If they ever make a JLPT N-0 the reading section should just be the menu from a soba restaurant.
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An intermediate guide to the passive, causative, and causative-passive in #Japanese (1/2)
This guide assumes mastery of plain form, ～て（いる） forms, and giving verbs. I do not recommend it otherwise, as you may get confused using the forms here before learning the others.
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Do you like learning about the Japanese writing system? Wow, me too! If you are looking to unpack the crazy history behind it, there are two key authors you should know: 今野真二（こんのしんじ）and 笹原宏之（ささはらひろゆき）.
Here's a brief introduction to their books:
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In a few years, when Japan is wondering where the young interest and scholarship on Japan has gone, and why Japanese is not being discussed by scholars as much, all they need to do is look back on this decision. I absolutely wouldn't be doing what I do if not for my study abroad. twitter.com/mextjapan/stat…
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Looking to start studying #Japanese? Just a reminder that I offer free complete textbooks on my website. And I've just updated the Level 1 textbook to feature clearer explanations, improvements to the workbook, and more. Hope it helps your Japanese study!
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/free-resources/
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When I did my first homestay in Japan, I brought out a gift for my host parents and did the whole つまらないものですが thing and they laughed in my face. twitter.com/takashionary/s…
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Hi! Did you like those beginner #Japanese guides I made but thought "these would be better if they weren't blurry jpegs, and if they had less typos in them"? Well guess what, I made them into PDFs and fixed everything!
You can download all 5 here:
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2022/11/05/beg…
Sociolinguist @Macquarie_Uni @LanguagesMQ. @Brutalinguist co-host. Studies #Japanese script, media, language, and #metal. #日本語 の文字や #メタル や翻訳を研究する社会言語学者. He/Him.