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My name is Laura and I'm 28 years old. I live in Illinois and work as a licensed veterinary technician. I am a runner, bookworm and obviously, an animal lover.


I've been on this site since '05. I take hiatuses, but I'm never gone for good. I enjoy giving advice and I've made such lovely friends on this site that I couldn't imagine giving it up!

chat it up yo.


ps. here's my bestestestest friend.
I love him. You will too :)

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Okay, so basically I want to learn Japanese. I already have alot of basic knowledge. I can ask where the bathroom is, I can introduce myself, I can ask if someone's okay, tell them how I'm feeling, ask someone's name, identify some some colors, some animals, some buildings, some foods, some body parts etc.

But I'm sure I don't know all the basics, so I'm looking for some stuff good for beginners.

I've heard of Rocket Japanese, which looks pretty good, but I don't have the money for that.. Soo that's out the window.

So, I was wondering if anyone could give me some good kanji dictionaries and other books I'll need?

I'm trying to keep this in the 100-150 dollar range...

All help appreciated!

My suggestion in iTunes...yes iTunes.


Click onto the iTunes store and click on "Podcasts", then search "Learning Japanese" (or something similar to that.


I actually did this last summer to help keep my sharp with French, and now this year I'm taking Advanced Placement French :)


Other than that, it is proven that the best way to improve yourself in a foreign language, is to read it on a sheet of paper while it is being said aloud. So maybe find a Japanese song, print the lyrics and read them them while you listen to the song?


Good luck! :)


-Laura (17-f)

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(Rating: 5) Thanks very much! ^_^

Never knew of that method at all.
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