I have started this thread and the Tokyo Skytree thread, which is a race to level 60 thread. The goal is in May 2022. You’re more than welcome to join that thread if you want!
There’s also the Luminaries thread, which is a race to level 60 thread where the goal is in May 2021.
My goal for now is level 21 by the end of the year, level 35 (or maybe level 40) by the goal date in the Luminaries thread, and level 60 by the goal date in the Skytree thread.
I don’t want to create a race to level 40 thread, but if you want to do it, then go for it!
Lol, that’s great XD! Although DurtleDex got me thinking of collecting Durtles, not Kanji (which is probably the Meta-Quest of WK). It might be a touch too long, bur other than that - really cool!
20 a day is pretty sane. IIRC It’s the recommended number on Anki. Don’t be too hard on yourself and don’t rush. You have experienced it yourself, you’ll just keep messing up.
@KyokaJiro That sounds fun! But… Why did the trainer suddenly become a durtle?
Yeah absolutely. I have been using Learn Japanese Pod almost daily on the train and at home to brush up on my conversational and listening skills. It is helpful for daily casual conversation (which is what I am most interested in at the moment) but also provides some brief grammar overviews and cultural insights. It also has some Kansai-ben which is helpful for me as I live in Osaka.
I also listened to some JapanesePod101 episodes as well as J-pop (which I am not a huge fan of but there are some songs that I enjoy).
I also began using Japanese with manga-sensei for some VERY QUICK brush ups on Japanese grammar. This is helpful if I have already learned a particular grammar point but need a refresher. It is also helpful if you see something that you have been struggling to say (“should” and “if” for example in Japanese are a little complicated if you want to understand it fully).
Not so much podcasts but just listening to conversations and trying to understand is pretty helpful too. Variety shows are on often and in my downtime I have begun watching Anime (Shirokuma Cafe [I can watch without subtitles mostly] and Evangelion to test if I can follow even though I don’t understand alot of the technical terminology) in order to help with some vocabulary deficiencies.
Well… no. If you look at your “recently burned items”, it says turtles. But if you go to badges here in the community center and scroll down, you’ll find a list of so called durtles. I think they were first introduced in a series of challenges/events by the admins, where one had to post or do something specific and could then obtain a certain durtle. The other way was to participate in the ARG that was launched by Tofugu in December 18, I think. Obviously durtles are referring to your turtles, aka your Kanji, but technically it’s not the same thing.
It was bad for me because I stumbled into it without clearing out level 11 first. My best advice for level 12: Make absolutely sure that you hit 0/0. You don’t want to keep the vocab from level 11 and 12 trailing after you over the next few levels. And slow down if you need to! There’s no shame in spending a few extra days on a level if needed.
13 is better! Come on, you can do it! trying my best to be encouraging
Nah, don’t worry. I don’t actually think level 12 is that bad. So far I’ve been tackling it like every other level and it’s working. I’ve got no leftover vocab and had no problems with my lesson schedule - I don’t see why @Aikibujin and I shouldn’t be able to master this one like all others.
But thanks for the encouragement ^^
Haha it’s because I was done with my university work at that point. Of course, I don’t think I would’ve had enough motivation if I didn’t join this thread
