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- There are many flashcard sets available for Kanji. I used to have one which came in three sets containing a total of 1,200 Kanji and included the Kanji with stroke order, translation, Hiragana, Katakana, and Rōmaji. Flashcards are an excellent way to train yourself to recognize Kanji at a glance, and I strongly recommend them for any ideographic (as opposed to alphabetical) writing system. And there's no need to spend any money on these flash cards, as one can easily find animated flashcards online which use Flash, Java, etc. to drill the student in commonly used Kanji. I found one the other day comprised of the "500 most commonly used Kanji" and bookmarked it to use once I finish relearning the kana (I've been slacking in my studies for a while). :)0 votedAugust 13, 20110
- It is absolutely possible to learn more than one language at a time. The reason I believe this is that I am currently studying Japanese, Russian, and Spanish, and I will be starting my Romanian and French studies shortly, and, quite frankly, I don't think I'm doing to badly. Although Russian is extremely difficult for me, so far. Also, there is a forum which I visit regularly, many members of which are learning multiple languages concurrently... all the time. They have a passion for languages which rivals mine, and just don't stop. :) Not to mention the many famous polyglots throughout history. Mezzofanti was fluent in at least 29 different languages before the internet was invented. I doubt he learned them one at a time. Also Charles Berlitz, whose father insisted that every relative and servant in their household spoke to young Charles in a different language, was fluent in 8 languages by the time he reached adolescence. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Berlitz ) So, it is difficult, but definitely possible.0 votedAugust 13, 20110
Today
Today is a busy day. I got up at 6 am and ate breakfast. After breakfast, I washed bowls and plates dishes. Then I cleaned huseroom the rest of the house.
Our house is too big to for me! I must always have to do the housework these days, so i and it takes such a long time much time. to clean the houseroom. I hate to do this.
Washing clothes is my main duty chore. Every day i I spend a the morning to do these doing this. At Then, in the afternoon, i I go to my sister's shop to look after her baby until my mother after gets off of work. Then we get go home together.
Very good! A few notes:
Remember to use the proper verb tense, keep your verb tenses the same. "Got" is the past tense of "get", and is needed in the second sentence, and "cleaned" is the past tense of "clean", and is needed in the fourth sentence.
Remember to capitalize the word "I".
"At afternoon" is replaced with "in the afternoon" for clarity. This is the same with any general time of day ("in the morning", "in the evening", etc.). If it is a specific time, we use "at"; for example, "at 12:00 pm",or "at noon".
If you have any questions about any other corrections, feel free to ask. :)
0 votedAugust 12, 20111First notebook entry: Introducing myself
I think Chinese is the first language, and English is the second language. I am Chinese, so I can speak Chinese. I want to travel all over the world, so I want to study English. I like English.
Remember not to put a space before your puncuation (. , ? !), only after.
Also, a good way to continue this would be to explain why you like English (Will it be useful to you for work? Do you just like the way it sounds?), and why you would like to travel. I can't speak for anyone else, but I would be interested in knowing your reasons. :)
0 votedAugust 12, 20110Help...
I'm a student, and I graduated from senior high school this year. I intend to go abroad, but my english is not each other very good. I need help. I hope someone to help me who speaks English will contact me, the English speaking and and in return I can help you learn Chinese.
0 votedAugust 8, 20110- "Pretty" and "beautiful" mean the same thing, but "beautiful" is the stronger of the two words. If I tell someone that I think a girl is "pretty" it might not mean much, but if I tell someone that I think that same girl is "beautiful", s/he knows I really mean it. If I were to tell someone that I think that same girl is "gorgeous", well, they'll probably think that I'm obsessed. :)0 votedAugust 5, 20110
- This is a difficult question to answer. There are many accents in both Britain and America. Even within certain cities accents vary greatly. Many New Yorkers can tell which neighborhood another New Yorker was raised in just by slight variations in pronunciation. From what I've heard there is a similar situation in London. And, of course, there are regional differences which span the entire country, as well. To attempt to answer your question, however: A typical difference between what can be thought of as an American accent and a British accent is that British English (Received Pronunciation) commonly associated the upper classes is non-rhotic. This means that an "r" which follows a vowel in generally not pronounced unless it precedes a vowel as well. There are some non-rhotic dialects in America (most notably the New York accents mentioned above); however North American English as people usually hear it is Rhotic. I hope I was able to answer your question satisfactorily, but, as I said earlier, this is a very difficult question to answer, simply because of that various differences in regional dialects on both sides of the Atlantic.0 votedAugust 5, 20111
Live actione role-playing
One of the most interesting things in my life were Live action role-playing games.
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically act out their characters' actions. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by the real world, while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by game rules, or determined by consensus among players. Event arrangers called gamemasters decide the setting and rules to be used and facilitate play. (C. Wiki)
It's interesting, really interesting. Actually I've learned many things because of LARP: how to knit, how to make historical belts, and so on etc. I like these hand-made things. And You need to know a lot to have a really good game. It is like theatre, but you're the actor.But you're mistaken. But I don't play much anymore. Actually I haven't played at all in the last two years. But I'm really glad that there was such a period in my life. It gave me much. (This last sentence is not really incorrect, but a better way to phrase it might be, "It has enriched my life in many ways.")A few notes: Always use a colon (":") to introduce a list. This indicates not only that it is a list, but that is seperate from the rest of the sentence but it can't stand as a sentence by itself.
It is usually not grammatically correct to start a sentence with "but"; however, it is acceptable when what follows "but" can stand as a complete sentence on its own ("But I don't play much anymore.") Some disagree with this, but I think this generally comes down to personal preference.
As a sidenote: I agree with you entirely! LARP is an amazing way for people to interact and learn about things they wouldn't normally have any interest in. I used to do it myself, but stopped due to a lack of time, a lack of fellow LARP-ers in my area, etc.
I don't know if it's the same over there, but here, any kind of RP which doesn't involve video games has a bit of a stigma attached to it. It is considered "nerdy", which is rather frustrating, but the general attitude doesn't seem as if it'll change anytime soon.
Anyway, good job, overall!
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