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| - | ==Welcome to | + | ==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. | ||
| + | ==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 use open a private message/dialog with our bot Kanjouteki. Don't spam the channel | ||
| + | with many look ups. | ||
| + | * Follow general IRC etiquette, that is don't be a jerk, don't type in caps, etc. | ||
| - | + | ==Links== | |
| - | + | If you're learning Japanese, the following links are useful resources: | |
| - | + | *[http://kimallen.sheepdogdesign.net/Japanese/index.html 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. | |
| - | + | * [http://www.guidetojapanese.org/ 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. | |
| - | + | * [http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/ts/japanese/ Teach Yourself Japanese] Great site to learn kana and some Japanese basics. | |
| - | + | * [http://www.thejapanesepage.com/lessons The Japanese Page] A multiuser site that covers various aspects of Japanese. | |
| - | + | * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Japanese Wikibooks Japanese] An incomplete but useful site for beginners. | |
| - | + | * [http://www.jgram.org/ J-Gram] A multi-user site that lets you practice Japanese with other users. | |
| + | * [http://lang-8.com/ 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. | ||
| + | ==Language FAQ== | ||
| + | {{todo}} Language FAQ. Questions like the difference between は and が. | ||
[[Sources]]: This page lists media or textual sources which you can use to learn Japanese. | [[Sources]]: This page lists media or textual sources which you can use to learn Japanese. | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 4 February 2010
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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.
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 use open a private message/dialog with our bot Kanjouteki. Don't spam the channel
with many look ups.
- Follow general IRC etiquette, that is don't be a jerk, don't type in caps, etc.
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.
Language FAQ
Template:Todo Language FAQ. Questions like the difference between は and が.
Sources: This page lists media or textual sources which you can use to learn Japanese.
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