So let's see how this goes, idk.
This is for talking about all things Japan(ese), but mainly the language. There's already an anime club, lol. Also, I am interested in potentially creating a vocaloid song in the future (in English and/or Japanese). If people know a fair amount of Japanese, we could use this thread to help each other with lyrics or translations (for vocaloid or just in general!)
I'm learning Japanese (not that far along), and would be interested in seeing if anyone else is, too! Not sure if this'll turn into anything but yeah.
What I know:
The Hiragana, some of the Katakana, and a few basic words lol.
I love J-Pop/Japanese Music, Anime. It's really cool to be listening to a song and then recognize a word/phrase (even something like watashi lol).
Is anyone else learning Japanese, know Japanese, or are interesting in learning it?
Btw rules:
Be respectful! This goes with everything, but yeah.
Be nice and patient and stuff. Idk.
Try not do things just for the sake of "showing off" or confusing others. You can share your progress and stuff, but not if you're just trying to farm aura (lol, sorry). I say this because it's something I'm likely to do but I don't really think it's in the spirit of stuff. If you disagree, feel free to let me know lol. I can get rid of this rule if it's bad.
Japanese typing info (for anyone who doesn't know)
Basically, for most devices just go to settings, then look for a languages or keyboards option, and add the Japanese one. You'll then be able to switch between Japanese and the other language(s) you use easily. Ask me or others for help if needed. Or look find a tutorial online or smth.
Also, (depending on your keyboard style), the typing may be "weird." A few years back I knew nothing about Japanese and tried out the keyboard and was confused why it sometimes typed the latin/roman alphabet (A-Z) and other times randomly replaced these letters with Japanese characters. This is because you are typing using Romaji (roman/latin representation of the Japanese syllables and sounds), basically. If you're here, you may already know Japanese and know this, but yeah. So, if you type "a", it turns into "あ". Typing "ka" turns into "か". This happens automatically. You may have some trouble, especially when combining "n" (ん) and the vowels (a, i, u, e, o). For instance, when typing Konnichiwa (こんにちわ), you need to type "konnnichiwa" (note the triple 'n'). Because it sees ko, turns it into こ, then nn ん, then i い, chi ち, and finally wa わ. This is incorrect, however. It should be ni (に), not i (い). Thus, 'n' (ん) can be typed as 'nn' (ん). Yeah lol... idk why I did that.
But anyway, resources:
https://kana-quiz.tofugu.com/ - You can follow the Hiragana Guide linked at the top of that page for a nice way to learn the Hiragana. Then, the Katakana Guide linked there too. It's pretty simple in my experience, and I'm fairly confident in all the Hiragana after like a few days. It may take you less time or more time to learn/memorize them, but the mnemonics are very helpful, even if you don't end up using them as much as they get more ingrained.
Anki - this is basically for flashcards or smth. I don't feel like going over it, but you need to make an account at https://ankiweb.net/, then download the app at https://apps.ankiweb.net/#downloads and sign in on the app, then you can download a deck like this: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1196762551 (I didn't make it) and import it using the app. Then you can like sync it and it shows up on the web version too. Or just use the app to study, like me.
Note that I basically got all this info from watching YouTube videos lol. This guy is pretty good, I think (he's the one I watched): https://www.youtube.com/@トレントン
UHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah?
Was that lame of me to say all that
Idk
If anyone else is more knowing in Japanese, should I learn some Kanji?