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Current revision as of 05:14, 15 February 2013

[edit] Welcome to ##japanese on Freenode IRC FAQ

ようこそ！ ##japanese on Freenode IRC is a channel where members can learn or practice their Japanese with natives and proficient learners.

[edit] Rules

The members of ##japanese are a casual bunch, and we talk about a variety of subjects. Nevertheless, here are a few important rules:

• To display Japanese, your chat client must use UTF-8. We don't use ISO-2022 or Shift-JIS.
• Do not private message people with language questions. It's best to ask in public because multiple members read this channel and may have an answer for you.
• Do not ask for women/girls. If you want to find a mate, there are many suitable websites that already exist for that purpose.
• It is best to open and use a private message/dialog with our bot K5. Don't spam the channel with lots of lookups.
• When writing in Romaji use proper spelling for long vowels (aa, ou, ei, ii, uu) instead of macrons or (oo, ee)
• Follow general IRC etiquette. That is, don't be a jerk, don't type in caps, etc.
• If you want to partake in discussions in the channel, you need to at least know kana.

[edit] Links

If you're learning Japanese, the following links are useful resources:

• Kim Allen's overview of Japanese This site has no kanji but it does give a pretty good overview of grammar plus the author's personal experience of how she learned Japanese.
• Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese This is an excellent website to learn a lot of Japanese grammar. However, you need to be comfortable reading kana.
• Teach Yourself Japanese Great site to learn kana and some Japanese basics.
• The Japanese Page A multiuser site that covers various aspects of Japanese.
• Wikibooks Japanese An incomplete but useful site for beginners.
• J-Gram A multi-user site that lets you practice Japanese with other users.
• Lang 8 - A multilingual blogging and correction website. Native Japanese will correct your Japanese, while you can correct other user's writings of English or your native tongue.
• JapaneseClass.jp - A web application to help you learn Japanese Language like playing RPG game, earn EXP, gain Level, and get Ranked.
• Learning Languages Through Video Games, a wiki

[edit] Source Material

Sources. This page lists media or textual sources which you can use to learn Japanese. Users of this wiki may contribute additional resources under Sources.

[edit] Language FAQ

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[edit] Other Interesting Resources

• [1] How to pronounce 'R' in Japanese.