Category Archives: Learn Japanese

The Assimil Method - some thoughts

Posted on April 14, 2012 by gwyner

Recently, a reader asked me whether I had heard of the Assimil method, and whether I’d recommend it or not. I had never really looked into them, and now that I’ve done a bit of research, I can comment a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Book Reviews, General Language Learning, Learn Arabic, Learn French, Learn German, Learn Italian, Learn Japanese, Learn Mandarin Chinese, Learn Russian, Learn Spanish | 4 Comments

On dealing with non-phonetic languages like Chinese (And how to deal with homophones in any language)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by gwyner

I keep addressing this question in various forum/comment discussions, but I should discuss it here, because it addresses a lot of issues in a lot of languages.  The question is: How do I deal with a language that uses a … Continue reading →

Posted in General Language Learning, Learn Japanese, Learn Mandarin Chinese | 7 Comments

Japanese added! Fonts changed, Social Media Buttons, Anki decks fixed..

Posted on March 18, 2012 by gwyner

Resources for learning Japanese have been added, as well as social media buttons (click like! It’s fun!), some cosmetic tweaks and the Italian and French Anki deck links have been fixed (under Languages -> Learn Italian/French/Russian) I’ve changed the website … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Learn Japanese, Site Updates | 2 Comments