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"Abraham Evangelista (afedaken)" wrote in message
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> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:50:20 -0700, "LawsonE"
> wrote:
>
>>[sorry for repost --trying to get all relevant newsgroups in one thread]
>>
>>I'm a beginning student of Japanese who would like to be able to follow
>>the
>>Japanese language version of anime by reading the transcript (its easier
>>to
>>translate than the spoken word, I've found).
>
> But at some point if you wanna do this, you'll have to sharpen your
> listening skills. Might as well get used to it now. For that matter,
> Anime is usually easy to listen to since the seiyuu take great pains
> to enunciate.
>
> You want a truly humbling experience? Try a webcast of japanese
> language NEWS. I thought I was hot stuff, then I met TBS. :-)
>
>>Are Japanese transcripts
>>available?
>
> Rarely. Some R2 DVDs will come with subtitles, but the vast majority
> of japanese language DVDs do not. Oddly, if you want to practice your
> reading, foreign films (As in non japanese language) would be a better
> bet. It seems the japanese at least are not as averse to subtitles
> for foreign language films as we are here in America.
>
> If you really wanna practice your reading though, manga might be a
> better choice. Cheaper too!
>
>>Hiragana might be easier, but I can figure out the kanji
>>eventually if that is all that is available. Both versions would be best.
>
> Might as well get used to the kanji now. They're mostly unavoidable.
> If you just need more hiragana practice, order some children's books
>
> --
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Thanks very much.
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