Ray Jikan Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello community! As you may be well aware; I am a new member here. I am a person who interested in many things. I mainly like to draw, listen to music, and go outside. I love sitcoms and stand-up comedians as well as anime. I also like to read; books and manga. My favourite books are: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. I am also currently learning the Japanese language; writing and speech. Anyway, I hope that I can settle into the community here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) Hello! And welcome My OH is learning Japanese too. It just looks so complex and tricky! How are you finding it? Edited January 13, 2010 by Mexicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello Ray Another bloke, look out ladies, we're catching up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Jikan Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 thank you for the greeting! The Japanese language is a very fun language to learn, and it is not as difficult as most people may think. It is definitely more easier to learn than the English language. Firstly, there are not as many words to use for just one simple phrase. The writing characters are also very confusing to look at and appear dreadful at a glance, but they are actually not that difficult to understand. The most difficult part is translating those characters into sounds, for example "Wa-ta-sh-i" and then translating that full word (Watashi) into English (meaning "I"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello and welcome, Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexicola Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Ah, I see. I've always thought it would be a great language to learn, there's so much you can do with it! Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of my top novels too. I'm sure you'll be right at home here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Jikan Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 thank you, and thanks to everyone that has replied! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi Ray and to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fi. Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello Ray! Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello Ray and welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Welcome to the forum, Ray! I love 1984 as well, and plan on re-reading it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightingale Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Welcome Ray, nice to have you here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 to the forum Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Welcome to the forum Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWords Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hi Ray. Japanese is a lot harder than I thought it would be, but watching Japanese films is a good way to hear the language in context. It doesn't make learning any easier, but it does make it a bit more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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