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AugustinasRaginskis In reply to Ponsii [2017-03-31 08:51:19 +0000 UTC]

Going the exam route is hard, I just use the immersion way for Japanese myself. Of course I am only learning for fun so there's no rush. Not everyone agrees if you can learn a language that way, but I did it with English, so hey

Glad you like the illustration. The game's still in development and I don't recall if they had a website yet, but the game isn't playable at this point anyway, I'm afraid.

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Ponsii In reply to AugustinasRaginskis [2017-03-31 09:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Goodness, I know - it was tough and fast-paced and in the end turned out to be too much, but I'm still glad I tried it since it handed me the basics :'D I'm also learning mostly for fun, but it's really impressive you learned English through this 'immersion' method! By that, do you mean simply heading out and communicating to your best ability and letting your skills develop over time?

Aw, thank you for the information, though! I'll be keeping an eye and ear out about this game

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AugustinasRaginskis In reply to Ponsii [2017-03-31 09:31:41 +0000 UTC]

Mostly like that, yes. I had some basic English lessons at school, but I outpaced them by a few years pretty quickly, so they were mostly a reminder on some parts I was weaker at. I just listened and watched everything in English and that builds vocabulary and grammar really fast. I watched a ton of cartoons back then, strangely those helped out a lot. They were much more fun than those stupid lessons so it was much easier.

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Ponsii In reply to AugustinasRaginskis [2017-03-31 10:09:49 +0000 UTC]

I really recognize that technique, it's much more fun, efficient and rewarding than classrooms, no doubt. Real kudos for learning your second (third??) language that way! I wish you luck with the Japanese as well.

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AugustinasRaginskis In reply to Ponsii [2017-03-31 12:18:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, it's only my second language, maybe Japanese will be the third if i ever become close to fluent. Tried to learn Russian, didn't like it, didn't learn anything.

Why did you start learning Japanese specifically? Going to continue trying?

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Ponsii In reply to AugustinasRaginskis [2017-03-31 13:49:00 +0000 UTC]

Some languages are more appealing with others, it'll be exciting to hear if you find another that catches your interest!

When I was younger I was a huge fan of manga and anime when the Japanese pop culture wave hit Sweden- it died down over the years, but the language stuck with me, and it grew on me even more as I started studying it last year. There are several languages I'd like to learn (Like Spanish, I studied it for a couple of years as a mandatory class, but it was great fun! I hope to pick it up in verbal practice one day), but Japanese is on the tippy-top of my to-dos :'D I'll definitely continue trying, and keep up what I've learned so far.

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AugustinasRaginskis In reply to Ponsii [2017-03-31 14:11:45 +0000 UTC]

Same here, but I'm still a fan of anime and manga. I understand now enough to watch most anime without subtitles, so I might be able to just binge watch stuff and increase my vocabulary like I did with English. Of course it's not the same as learning the proper polite Japanese, but vocabulary is the same.

I wanted to learn Spanish when I was in school, but only Russian was available at the time, horrible.

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Ponsii In reply to AugustinasRaginskis [2017-03-31 14:42:11 +0000 UTC]

I envy you a bit, I never managed to get to that stage :'D I understand bits and bobs of the dialogue, but my vocabulary is too thin to piece together an episode, even with visuals. Then again, every person finds different methods working out for them!

Boo D: A real shame, considering also how widespread Spanish as a language is, and how many variables you find - like, learn the basics of Spanish and you'll be able to comprehend a couple of more languages to boot! Do you plan on learning it in the future?

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AugustinasRaginskis In reply to Ponsii [2017-04-02 13:05:02 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, some people prefer just rote memorizing, but I really hate that approach.

I might try to learn Spanish at some point, but not unless I drop Japanese or learn it pretty well first, I know I don't have enough time to learn two languages at the same time realistically. Also it would be harder, I don't have much of an interest in any Spanish language media, which would make immersing myself in the language much easier. 

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Ponsii In reply to AugustinasRaginskis [2017-04-12 00:47:30 +0000 UTC]

I wish you the very best of luck if you choose to pursue it- it's got fun and interesting grammar! And I wish you luck overall with all your linguistics ;v; One at a time though, of course

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AugustinasRaginskis In reply to Ponsii [2017-04-12 18:01:29 +0000 UTC]

I will continue to try and good luck to you as well. learn some strange obscure language if you can. From what I have heard, there are quite a few almost extinct languages that only a few people speak anymore

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AugustinasRaginskis In reply to SchmidtMatDT [2017-03-29 09:29:25 +0000 UTC]

I am learning Japanese myself, that's one of the reasons this project interested me. Though I am learning at a pretty slow, casual pace since it's just for fun

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