This group is intended for users of the "Genkier" podcasts that Tony produces. This is a good place to come and ask questions about anything that wasn't clear in a given podcast, make suggestions for improvements on current and future podcasts, and to point out any errors or other problems with the content of existing podcasts.
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05/06/2010 - 15:13 □ Listing of Genkier Resources □ The following is a list of the Genkier podcasts, Anki decks, and other resources. I will update this list as new resources are made available.Genkier (enhanced) podcastsThese podcasts are "enhanced" with images to accompany the narration in the podcast. I recommend that you use these podcasts in preference to the "MP3" versions, below. You can either view the podcasts online, or using a video iPod or compatible device (is there such a thing?) □ [Read more...] |
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08/04/2009 - 16:09 □ Remembering the Kana Anki deck (with recorded voice) □ I've just uploaded an Anki deck that has the same content as the previous Remembering the Kana deck, but with the addition of recordings of the pronunciation of each kana or kana pair. You can download the deck here. Enjoy! □ [Read more...] |
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07/31/2009 - 16:59 □ Genkier podcast, Lesson 4 Kanji uploaded □ In our second kanji lesson we learn a bit more about Chinese vs Japanese readings, and the remaining kanji for the days of the week. We also karate chop boards, draw turkeys, and set someone we know on fire. Kanji introduced: 中, 上, 下, 半, 人, 入, 曜, 水, 木, 本, 火, 王, 金, and 月. Music by Kid Sense. You can watch the podcast online, or you can view it via the iTunes Music Store. □ [Read more...] |
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07/31/2009 - 16:57 □ Genkier podcast, Lesson 3, Grammar note 3 uploaded □ After a brief diversion into Japanese pop music in the US, we talk about using negative verb forms to make invitations, get a peek ahead at how to make informal negative verb forms, and discuss the use of frequency adverbs. Musical guest Reiko Obata and East West Jazz. You can view the podcast online, or you can view it via the iTunes Music Store. □ [Read more...] |
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07/31/2009 - 16:54 □ Genkier podcast, Lesson 3, Grammar note 2 uploaded □ In this lesson, we learn four new particles: を、へ、に、 and で. Other topics include using the word せんせい, and making questions in informal Japanese. Special guest appearances by Informal Hamster and Formal Panda. Music by microbosch. You can view the podcast online, or you can watch it via the iTunes Music Store. □ [Read more...] |
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07/22/2009 - 10:53 □ Genkier podcast, Lesson 3, Grammar note 1 uploaded □ This lesson introduces Japanese verbs. We discuss how verbs are used, the types of Japanese verb, and our first conjugations: the positive and negative present formal forms. Musical guest CHIBI. You can view the podcast online, or subscribe via iTunes (search the iTunes Music Store for "Genkier"). □ [Read more...] |
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10/14/2009 - 10:21 □ Lesson 3 vocabulary Anki deck uploaded □ I just uploaded an Anki deck containing the vocabulary introduced in Lesson 3. Let me just pause to reflect on how wonderful Flickr and Creative Commons licenses are... *sigh* Enjoy! □ [Read more...] |
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10/06/2009 - 22:20 □ Genkier podcast, Lesson 3 Kanji uploaded □ In this lesson, we learn the kanji from Chapter 3 of your text, and a few others that will be helpful. We also discuss what radicals are, and how we will use radicals to remember the kanji. Kanji and radicals introduced are: 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十、百、千、口、円、土、寺、日、時、白、冂、亠、儿 □ [Read more...] |
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07/10/2009 - 16:59 □ New Genkier podcast up: An overview of the Japanese writing system □ In this lecture, we talk about the history of the Japanese writing system, how the hiragana, the katakana, and the kanji are used in modern Japanese, and some suggestions about how you should study them. As usual, you can watch the podcast online, or download it from iTunes (search for "Genkier"). Comments welcome and appreciated! =) □ [Read more...] |
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07/06/2009 - 13:49 □ Genkier vocab Anki deck for Lesson 2 uploaded □ I've just uploaded the Anki deck for studying the vocab for Lesson 2. I also fixed a couple of small problems with the Lesson 1 deck, and re-uploaded that. You can download the Lesson 2 deck here:
tonysensei.com/static/decks/Genkier%20L2%20Vocab.zip □ [Read more...] |
Radicals
Sensei,
I was wondering about the Radicals. I think, specifically the ones that are just radicals and don't really have meanings associated with them. The なべぶた and the ふるとり radicals come to mind. I can see how learning them will help you write other kanji, but what I don't see is how the ふるとり radical helps to understand what, say, 曜 means. Any sagely advice? ありがとう。
Yosh!
Anki Deck Problems
I installed the anki program and downloaded the deck vocabulary decks from your posts. The other Remembering the Kana link in your pdf doesn't work. I was trying to follow the instructions in your pdf, but when I go into the Settings > Inactive Tags, the only items for me to select are Basic/Forward/Reverse but doesn't have any of the other things you list in your pdf. Is this because I am using the Vocabulary Lesson 1 anki file? The card for '21 years old' doesn't have any audio. Are there supposed to be any kana or kanji that show up when you click on 'show answer'?
UPDATE: I found the kana deck on the page post the list of padcasts and anki decks. I got the deck to work for the hiragna lesson 1. Is there supposed to be sound with it also?
I have two different computers. On my PC I got the vocabulary lesson 1 to work - it shows a picture with the English word under it, when I click on the "show answer" it had sound and gives the answer in Japanese, but no written answers.
On my MAC I got the vocabulary lesson 1 to work - it shows a picture and when I click on "show answer" it shows me an english word (e.g. the first slide shows a sign with the cat and english writing, I click show answer and it shows the word "English"; there is not any sound; there is not any Japanese writing.)??
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Genki Lesson 1 Vocab (voiced) deck available
I've just uploaded the first of my Anki decks. The "front" of each card in this deck has only a recording of the target Japanese word along with an image of that word. I hope that this will be more effective than straight J<->E cards, which may create too strong of an association between the English and Japanese words. By doing so, it might be easier to learn to "think in Japanese".
This is the first deck like this that I've created, so I would love to hear your impressions and comments!
You can download the deck from the following URL:
tonysensei.com/static/decks/Genkier%20L1%20Vocab.zip
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