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Adam 06/23/2019 at 2:48 pm on Why Programmers like Japanese & Japanese Learners like ProgrammingIt didn't, because I never really decided if/where I want to write about my "programming adventure." There is so much to write about (enough to start an entirely different blog), and I'm not sure if that's something I want to do or not. Condensing it...
Adam 06/23/2019 at 2:42 pm on You Failed the JLPT – Now What?If you think you aren't ready, and you know that it will damage your confidence by taking a test you aren't ready for, then I don't see anything wrong with skipping it. Or if you want to go into it knowing that you don't expect...
Adam 06/23/2019 at 2:36 pm on Jalup Champion – Stage 4 PreorderThanks Amanda for the support. It means a lot to us!
Adam 06/23/2019 at 2:34 pm on Anki to Jalup App – Progress ConversionThanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to the future feature suggestion list :)
Adam 06/23/2019 at 2:34 pm on Anki to Jalup App – Progress ConversionYeah, you'd want to create a new user, then switch over your decks to that user first. Then do the export.
Amanda 06/23/2019 at 1:03 pm on Anki to Jalup App – Progress ConversionNevermind! I decided that since the Jalup app doesn't really have a daily limit for learning new cards, I'll just breeze through Jalup Beginner and the first 3 stages of Kanji Kingdom to catch up. :) I do have one suggestion on improving Kanji Kingdom....
Les 06/23/2019 at 12:11 pm on You Failed the JLPT – Now What?I'll take the JLPT for the first time this July 7.I made a stupid mistake of jumping right away to N4 instead of N5.I tend to do stupid stuff when I'm too excited or too hook into something. I only took basic Japanese class for...
Amanda 06/23/2019 at 12:00 pm on Anki to Jalup App – Progress ConversionOkay, so I'm on the Jalup Conversion Sheet but I'm not sure what to do with the A and B columns because I have several Anki decks and some of them aren't Jalup decks, so I'm not sure where the first Jalup Beginner card is...
Amanda 06/23/2019 at 8:25 am on Jalup Champion – Stage 4 PreorderI sing JALUP's praises every time I tell someone how I'm learning Japanese. I tell them I had to pay for the decks, but it's worth every dollar I spent. I love learning the language through sentences. JALUP has become part of my daily routine...
Neal 06/23/2019 at 12:24 am on Why Programmers like Japanese & Japanese Learners like ProgrammingKeeo it up! It's interesting how many aspects overlap for Japanese learners. I started with videogames as well, dabbled into programming when I was 10 but decided I didn't want to 'get too deep'.(I was told to and was hence was trying to reduce my...
Mark C. 06/22/2019 at 12:05 pm on (June 21st Update) Jalup Group Challenge 14: One Thousand J-J Cards in Three MonthsMy strategy kind of blew up in my face and I’ve been trying to get reviews under control ever since. It was a fun strategy to try but I got bit. At this point, I’d be happy to catch up and get to 500 total...
YoukaiCountry 06/21/2019 at 2:21 pm on Why Programmers like Japanese & Japanese Learners like ProgrammingSince this thread has been woken back up, I'll toss my hat in the ring. I've been a professional programmer my whole career. Video games definitely came first, way back in the NES days when I was a kid. That got me interested in programming...
YoukaiCountry 06/21/2019 at 1:20 pm on (June 21st Update) Jalup Group Challenge 14: One Thousand J-J Cards in Three Months803 J-J cards into the challenge now. Perfectly on track to finish. It's been a little tough keeping up with the reviews lately because, you know, life, but I managed to get them caught back up a couple days ago. Still feeling good about things....
Dan S. 06/21/2019 at 12:19 pm on (June 21st Update) Jalup Group Challenge 14: One Thousand J-J Cards in Three Months400 cards to go. I'm a little behind but feeling confident; my immersion time is up significantly, although not so much from videos as from games and books. To complete the challenge I just need to stay the course.
Hanne 06/20/2019 at 12:03 pm on (June 21st Update) Jalup Group Challenge 14: One Thousand J-J Cards in Three MonthsI’m on track to finish Intermediate by the end of June. Still not up to date with reviews, but I hope I will be by the end of the challenge.
Jonathan 06/20/2019 at 9:11 am on (June 21st Update) Jalup Group Challenge 14: One Thousand J-J Cards in Three MonthsThanks laddr - I ended up focusing on KK - had a few setbacks where I went too fast and had to backtrack a bit - Keeping up with reviews is definitely the hard part but I’m getting there. 1900 KK and 780 JJ so...
Neal 06/17/2019 at 10:19 am on Why Programmers like Japanese & Japanese Learners like ProgrammingDid this article ever come to fruition?
Michael 06/16/2019 at 3:27 pm on 7 Current Japanese Variety Shows I Love Watching in 2019Great info here and exactly what I need right now, thanks!
Greg 06/16/2019 at 8:42 am on 7 Current Japanese Variety Shows I Love Watching in 2019How are you watching them? YouTube or another way?
laddr 06/16/2019 at 1:41 am on 7 Current Japanese Variety Shows I Love Watching in 2019I really continue to love these kinds of articles. Thanks for the updated picks.
Hayes 06/15/2019 at 3:27 pm on Should you Learn Japanese or Chinese?I took a year of Chinese in college. I've looked a bit into learning Japanese because I wanted to see how it compared and I had been watching too much anime. (Japan has much better media than China.) Overall, I think I like Chinese better...
Jacky 06/15/2019 at 3:53 am on Why you Should Read and Watch OverlordHave you ever heard of God Grid?
Vivian Smith 06/14/2019 at 2:06 am on 7 Romance J-Dramas Showing The Power Of LoveAnime Name: shigatsu wa kimi no uso English Name: Your Lie in April Japanese Name: 四月は君の嘘 Watch Online: forjoytv site Channel No.: 72 (AT-X) Subtitle: Japanese Brief Synopsis: Child prodigy Kousei Arima has always excelled at playing the piano but following his mother's passing, he...
PB 06/12/2019 at 10:39 pm on Jalup App – Button Customization FeaturesI have sent you a mail about cards remaining, and another issue.
Adam 06/12/2019 at 12:37 pm on Jalup App – Button Customization FeaturesNot sure what you mean. That option is available under "Cards Remaining"
PB 06/12/2019 at 9:37 am on Jalup App – Button Customization FeaturesIt'd be nice to see the number of cards still left to review, from inside review mode.
Spam_Hamwich 06/10/2019 at 7:58 am on Creating New Kanji TodayI think it's pretty cool
mark 06/08/2019 at 2:25 am on 8 Current Japanese Variety Shows I Love Watchingmasterlist for Japanese TV shows with eng subs https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17eKIpPGgBA1YUV5bI3yyKyQYcW9hqM9iLaFZcZP3mLA/edit#gid=1751568598 enjoy
Adam 06/07/2019 at 9:31 am on Jalup Champion – Stage 4 PreorderI like it :)
Jesper T 06/07/2019 at 1:47 am on Achieving Your Japanese Goals – May 2019* Done. * Done and for once lots of it. * I failed this one and never got around to adding the cards. I have now added them and moving the goal to next month.
Jesper T 06/07/2019 at 1:46 am on Achieving Your Japanese Goals – June 2019* Do all reviews * Keep doing lots of immersion * Do Jalup Champion stage 3 at 5 cards per day
Lucio 06/06/2019 at 10:58 pm on Jalup Champion – Stage 4 PreorderLast level should totally be called Jalup Shogun
Michael 06/05/2019 at 10:09 pm on Test Your Japanese Might: Stage 2Got curious about how much I've improved since I restarted studying so I took this test. I'm around the low 40s level. Passed the level 40 section comfortably but I didn't attempt to read the level 50 section too much so that I won't remember...
Michael 06/05/2019 at 8:58 pm on Achieving Your Japanese Goals – May 2019I forgot to update this. For this month, I believe there were 3 days where I didn't add new cards due to extended social obligations, leaving me at 220 expert cards at the end of the month. However, I did all the reviews, except for...
Lee 06/04/2019 at 12:02 am on Achieving Your Japanese Goals – June 2019Just starting to get back in to learning japanese seriously after a long wishy washy period. My goals are as follows: Learn 2 to 6 kanji a day with vocabulary from kondansha kanji learners course. Go through the last 8 chapters of genki2. If possible...