Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Learning Japanese

Learning Japanese is so awful difficult. At my intermediate level I find it so difficult to find good textbooks and learning material. Some time ago I discovered 'Kodomo News' on the NHK1 (Saturday from 18h10 to 18h45). This is my level! That is Japanese I can understand. The program is really useful for intermediate learners: simple language, use of furigana and a lot of illustrations.

Watch for example how clearly they explain the recent curriculum scandal:




Or watch this about the correct use of keigo (敬語):

Part1:



Part 2:

3 comments:

replicant said...

Schitterend! Meer van dat :-)

Stefan

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Anonymous said...

Well I have tried to learn japanese and it's not that easy. You have Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji....unlike the 26 letter alphabet in English.

v/r,
John
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