Easy Japanese! is a lot like Duolinguo (which sadly doesn’t have Japanese). Good for learning nouns, numbers, simple sentences -- and also writing, if you want. I find it addictive.
Learn Japanese phrasebook is a simple app that just lets you listen to and favorite travel phrases for easy reference.
Human Japanese gives really helpful detailed info about the why and how of pronunciation and writing, but is probably more detailed than needed for quick travel phrases.
I’ve also been listening to podcasts: Survival Japanese Phrases -- very helpful! -- and JapanesePod101.
@shinythedragon replied to your photoset
“Omg I found an adorable hedgehog at my local coffee shop and nabbed...”
Omg the cuteness!!!
<# <# <# Been thinking of you. :)
@fangirlscout replied to your post
“Japan”
The photo translate option in Google translate is EXTREMELY helpful and I recommend downloading the Japanese dictionary for it so you can access the basics offline. But ... すみません (excuse me/I'm sorry) and わかりません (I don't understand) will help you out A LOT. Also pocket wifi was a blessing.
Thanks for the recs -- and yay! I could read those phrases and understand!! わかります :D
@pangodillo replied to your post
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I miss Japanese a lot! I still remember most of these, I've just forgotten the structure for telling time. Good luck learning!!
Thank you! It seems like you just add “ji” to a number (with a few exceptions); my own questionable attempt for “it’s cat o’clock” is 猫時です(neko ji desu)
@always2ofus reblogged your post and added:
おかえりなさい！Welcome back! :) Yup, it was me. (Or maybe it was me as todayintokyo. One of us.) If we can go walkabout again, it would be great. We can celebrate your return in this detective cafe. :)
PS: Everything about cats is fully legit in Japan. Everything and anything.
[neko atsume gif]
Yay, I can pronounce that! ;) And that sounds great... I’ll definitely let you know when there are details. And yes, I remember going to cat street, and cat cafes... I know I won’t go wrong with this obsession! (Also, my parents got me a stuffed neko atsume kitty for Christmas -- Spots -- so cute!)
shipping-only-reason mentioned you in a post“My predictions”
… @wholockedcumberwumber @inevitably-johnlocked @ destinationtoast @johnandsherlocks @johnlockfulfillment @currently-in-my-mind-palace But really…
Hi! I am not a tjlc person... did you perhaps mean to tag someone else?
@anonsally replied to your photoset
“Omg I found an adorable hedgehog at my local coffee shop and nabbed...”
SOOOOO CUUUUUTE. Almost, but not quite, as cute as your cats.
NOTHING is that cute. ;)
@anonsally replied to your photo
“Bonus: hedgehog wearing Sherlock wallpaper scarf.”
omg. THIS IS SO CUTE.
People at the cafe were giving me odd looks. (And also talking about how Benedict Cumberbatch looks like an otter, at the next table over!!) It was totally worth it. :)
@theclearestglass replied to your post “Question for y'all...”
I intend to watch it tomorrow! I should be blocking spoilers but instead I'm just scrolling past them quick because I'm lazy
Heh, I hear you... I used to use XKit to block things, but now I’m on my phone most of the time and do the same for things I wanna avoid.
