The BEST Grammar Site http://www.guidetoja......rames.html
The problem with conventional textbooks is that they often have the following goals. They want readers to be able to use functional and polite Japanese as quickly as possible. They don’t want to scare readers away with terrifying Japanese script and Chinese characters.
They want to teach you how to say English phrases in Japanese.
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Learning Japanese Blog http://www.ideogramme.ca/japan/
A wonderfully clever blog about learning Japanese. As grammar is learned the author explains why it was confusing and how it was resolved. Much better than the standard textbook style method.
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Breen's Trans-Intrans Chart http://www.csse.mona......_list.html
As usual, a very thorough chart showing transitive and intransitive verb pairs. Possibly around 100 pairs with meanings and readings.
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Basic Grammar Overview http://www.japanesel......&Itemid=27
JapaneseLearning.com is a place to learn about Japan Hiragana Katakana Kanji and Japanese Culture. Japanese forums where you can post your questions about Japan.
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Learn Japanese Online http://www.learn-jap......ebpages/1/
Beginner's corner for learning Japanese.
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Grammar Lessons http://www.learn-jap......ndexg.html
Learn Japanese is a free online resource for learning basic Japanese. Vocabulary and grammar sections allow you to advance your studies at your own pace.
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My Japanese Lessons http://www.myjapaneselessons.com/
Extensive Japanese Learning site for beginners to advanced. Over 100 quizes in Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana. Kanji Flash Cards.
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Basic Japanese Explanations http://www.freewebs.com/nezumi_juusan/
Want to know more about the Japanese Language? Learn the correct way to pronounce vowels and consonants. Read about nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Find about basic word order.
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About.com Japanese Lessons http://japanese.miningco.com/
Free online lessons for Japanese language including hiragana, katakana and kanji. Beware of annoying popups.
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Japanese Basic Intro http://www.asahi-net......learn.html
Please check this page first if you don't know Japanese Alphabet.
This page is showing HIRAGANA and KATAKANA except KANJI
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Tips and Tricks for Japanese http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/tats.html
Yes, Japanese is a very difficult language to learn, but it's not impossible. If you're reading this page, then it's a good bet that you already have a strong enough interest in learning the language,
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Months & Days http://www.sf.airnet......thday.html
Japanese lost the names of months hundreds of years ago, and now months are called with sequential numbers. After a number, just say the word "gatsu", which means month.
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Math, Decimals, fractions http://www.sf.airnet......cimal.html
The Chinese invented decimals thousands of years ago, and decimals have been commoner than fractions in East Asia for long time, while fractions had been more commonly used in the West since Mesopotamian Civilization.
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Large Numbers http://www.sf.airnet......umber.html
The East Asian number system is based on ten thousand, which means multiplying ten thousand to a unit makes the next unit, while the European number system is based on one thousand, which means...
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Small Numbers http://www.sf.airnet......umber.html
Being completely decimal, the way of counting numbers ( "kazu") in Japanese is much easier than in English, considering English has illogical number words (not completely decimal) such as eleven, twelve, and twenty.
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Interactive Japanese http://www.uq.net.au......exercises/
Katherine Munro's collection of interactive exercises for Japanese.
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Easy Japanese http://www.amazon.co......e&n=283155
Beginning with pronunciation and including kanji formation, this easy-to-use text covers the basics of Japanese. Explanations of grammar and other language concepts are discussed in English, and include examples. Kana and kanji are introduced halfway through the book.
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Mertz Clinic http://www4.ncsu.edu......linic.html
Quick Index: Study Habits: My advice on how to study Japanese language Memory: Hints on how and what to remember when you study Japanese
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Japanese for Elem Students http://www.asagaku.com/
Japanese written for elementary school students.
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Long List of Links http://fujet.net/learningjapanese.html
A long list of learning Japanese links prepared by JETs who are living in Fukushima teaching English.
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