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Hello! I'm Ebi, I live in the Netherlands and I'm 26 years old. I am looking for a language exchange partner to practice Japanese with :) In return I can help with practicing English or Dutch. I am a 1st year student of electrical engineering. I love music, my favorite Japanese band is psysalia psysalis psyche. I also like White Ash, TMGE, Number Girl and lots of punk/rock bands from the 90s (Beck, Feeder, Jump Little Children, Elliott Smith, Pavement etc.) I have lots of hobbies but I like painting/drawing the most and slowly I'm trying to teach myself to sing and play the guitar. :) I have a voiceblog to practice speaking Japanese here: http://www.voiceblog.jp/charoroll/
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    英知　= てるあき？ One of my penpals told me their name is てるあき. When I asked how to write it in kanji, he told me it's 英知 , but I can't find any readings in my dictionary for these kanji that would make it てるあき... I don't want to be rude to my penpal, so I thought I'd ask you guys :) Do the kanji really make up that name?
    June 23, 2013
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    Trying something in Japanese From what I know, if you want to say something like "I will try (to eat) ramen", you can write it as: ラーメンを食べてみます。 But how do you say something like "I'm trying to teach myself how to cook" ? Despite using google, I haven't been able to find an answer to this yet. If you can help me out, I'd be really greatful :)
    June 16, 2013
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    I've noticed this too.

     

    The worst is when someone asks a question, like "What do you think about so and so French movie?" and the discussion gets flooded with unrelated replies like:

     

    HEY I CAN TEACH U THIS LANGUAGE WANNA SKYPE???

     

    I think it's just rude and it kind of ruins the experience for me on here.

    But thankfully there are also the wonderful people like above, who actually contribute to this place.

    If not for them, I would've left this place.

     

     

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    June 15, 2013
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    Is this sentence correct?

    I have to write a letter to the exam committee to make a request for an extra exam for one of the subjects I failed, and I was wondering if this sentence is correct:

     


    "Following the advice of my mentor, and after having consulted my student counsellor, I have decided to make an appeal to the exam committee."

     

    Is this okay?

    I've never had to use the word "appeal" in this way before in the 20 or so years I've been speaking English XD

    June 14, 2013
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    Rjcorraya is right.

    You just have to endure the first 10 or so minutes, after that it becomes better and then the beginning will make sense :)

     

    I was able to make 8 guys ( studying electrical engineering, granted) - who have no interest in Japanese whatsoever- watch it and they thought it was so great they made "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH" their catch phrase for the rest of the school year XD

     

    I also made them watch " Love Collage" ( 恋愛写真) which has some pretty funny moments too.

     

    For comedy drama's, I think you can't go wrong with "Stand Up!!".

    But I agree Samurai High School and HYD are quite enjoyable too:)

    I personally couldn't get through Lucky Seven... Maybe because by then I'd seen sooooo many similar drama's, though.

     

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    June 11, 2013
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    some of the ones I've seen are

     

    ww after a sentence or word. I think it comes from 笑 (warai), which I've been told is similar to lol.

    ktkr - きたこれ

    wktk - forgot where it's from, but used when someone's anxious for something.

     

    Check nico douga videos to see these abbreviations in action. :D

     

    Someone also told me the younger generation likes to put "now" after a sentence (like on twitter), but that was 3 years ago so I'm not sure if it's still relevant or how it's actually used.

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    June 10, 2013
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    What is your favourite Japanese comedy film?

    So far, my absolute favourite comedy is "Summer Time Machine Blues".

    The plot is kind of absurd (a sci-fi club that knows nothing about sci-fi, travels back in time to save the remote control of the clubhouse's airco), but it's AMAZING and really funny. There are also a lot of time travel references from other movies (like "Back to the Future").

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5XftzMJHr4

    (trailer, which does not do the movie justice at all)

    You can actually see the whole movie on youtube :0

     

    Another movie I think is great is "Survive Style 5+". It's a pretty dark comedy but it's interesting how all the stories intertwine.... and it's stylish as heck!

    I can't say much else about it... but it has Vinnie Jones and Tadanobu Asano in it!

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8SZGBnEgWw

    (my favourite scene)

     

    And I'm looking forward to seeing　鍵泥棒のメソッド！

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixaSheT4MVo

     

    So, what comedies do you like? :D

    June 10, 2013
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  • Commented

    Aw, don't worry this level is pretty easy to obtain XD (my Japanese level is still "super beginner").

     

    But the question is:

    How do you study Japanese?

    For example, do you study by yourself? Do you follow a course? Or do you have a private teacher?

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    June 10, 2013
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    I do that too XD

     

    Online stores you could check:
    cdjapan, yesasia.com but... it won't be cheap.

     

    Or you can make a playlist on xiami.com, grooveshark.com or similar sites.

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    June 6, 2013
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    For drama's, here's some I enjoyed but you might know them already:

     

    - Great Teacher Onizuka

    - Mother ( serious tear jerker omg)

    - Hana Yori Dango 

    - Stand Up!! ( one of my favourites, nothing serious)

    - Kurosagi ( just don't watch the movie after the drama..you will end up hating the drama it sucks so bad XD)

    - Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    - Liar Game

     

     

    And a more recent one : Last Cinderella. Uses pretty easy language so with Japanese subtitles, you'd be able to pick up a lot from the story.

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    June 6, 2013
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