Japanese Learning 日本語の勉強

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practicing a language by creating fake conversations in your head is so fun. like, irl, I’m never going to casually befriend a native speaker of my target language in the park or something. however, subconscious me is perfectly capable of doing so while showing off basic language skills in the process 😏

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It’s here! Just a couple days ago, I finally got the last Japanese Grammar dictionary: A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. I cannot stress enough how helpful it is to have these dictionaries around. Each dictionary has around 200 grammar points for a total of 600. There are detailed explanations, example sentences, and related grammar. You are also able to look up grammar based on its English equivalent, which is nice if you’re stuck on how you want to say a particular thing.

My only issue with these was that different nuances between similar grammar are often not explained. The Kanzen Master grammar book (I’m using N2) does a good job explaining the subtle nuances between similar grammar points, but the dictionary is also good for explaining when to use specific variations of a grammar point, which otherwise is not often covered in the Kanzen Master grammar book. 

Although a little pricey ($40-$50 US), these dictionaries are definitely worth it for anyone wanting to study Japanese and make sense of grammar. They’re also good references for not only when you’re studying but watching or reading media in Japanese.

These are from Amazon, but you can also find these at White Rabbit, eBay, or Amazon Japan (if you live in Japan). I bought most of mine from eBay, since it was a few dollars cheaper.

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar

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JLPT N3

Today’s study was mainly the 総まとめ(そうまとめ） N3 Vocabulary Book. I learned useful words if you want to express what is wrong if you are not feeling well. For example 頭痛がする（ずつうがする）which means ‘To have a headache’.

I really recommend this book as it has taught me so many useful words and phrases. Even if you are not taking the JLPT it is very useful if you are studying Japanese. They also have books on listening, reading, kanji and grammar. 

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My Blog

Hi, I am Scott and I have been studying Japanese for about 4 years. I would like to share my experience with the world. I am finally getting to a stage where I can understand quite a bit, but I have a lot more study to do.

My goal is to be as fluent with Japanese as I am with English. I would also like to help any Japanese learners or Japanese people learning English. Please feel free to leave a message.