SG Speaker Corner

[elixirdream]

elixir, what kind of exam? Promotion exam or driving exam ?

Anyway, break a leg

ahahaha
LICENSE TO WORK

 

[mrfatso]

haha, make sure u don lost that license

 

[elixirdream]

oh yeah..
fucking hard to get one
should be in the SAFE BOX

 

[mrfatso]

ya, and there isn't a datel toolkit to bait u out

nor a game shark

 

[iPikachu]

inb4 eye exam
aww.

im jealous of vidboy >

but

next tuesday i have to spam people's doors with papers from the children's cancer foundation

 

[Domination]

OMG, I forgot about my chinese projext, and I'm rushing it now.

F. I have no chinese in my computer. Is google translator or babel fish better.

I'm doing on favourite country.... Japan anime/manga, check. food, check. Tourists' attractions, check. What else do I need?

Maybe I should do on Singapore. Since I know it better... But not much to write on.

 

[mrfatso]

tsk, pika, never tell me planet is worms game, if not i joined earlier ~.~

babel fish is better, but best is u have a few other site on standby

JP Culture?? as well

anime (O)
**culture (X)
food (O)
tourism spot (O)
History? (X)

etc( O)
Site that i recommand:
jisho.org (decent JP to english and vice versa dictionary)
howtosayin.com (another okay okay site)
babelfish

Sites that will hinder u:

google translator

 

[elixirdream]

Japan? i will say CULTURE
their unique culture

in such a developed country yet they are still emphasising on their roots

thats one thing you should look into

manga? anime? is also part of their culture
see how it affects the rest of the world

ya, and there isn't a datel toolkit to bait u out

nor a game shark

i have a chunk of new codes for many other J games in hand

still trying to digest them

 

[iPikachu]

OMG, I forgot about my chinese projext, and I'm rushing it now.

F. I have no chinese in my computer. Is google translator or babel fish better.

I'm doing on favourite country.... Japan anime/manga, check. food, check. Tourists' attractions, check. What else do I need?

Maybe I should do on Singapore. Since I know it better... But not much to write on.

the number of non-asian fans manga/anime attracts,
their "awesome" history
how they get people to buy their awesome anime merch
technology?(DS etc lol)
and their language? o-o

 

[Domination]

I have manga/anime, tourists' attraction, food and technology.

But I'm having a hard time translating now. F. The words won't come out right. Sigh.

Edit: How do I translate "er" from "er qie"? nvm. But I'm mind blocked now! Idk what to write about why I like it!

 

[elixirdream]

why not post it here
so some of us could help

 

[mrfatso]

yup, and i have my jp language "cheat" list to help out as well

 

[Domination]

LOL, just finished. 4 pages of sloppy crap with pictures found from the net. At least I put in hours translating the shit, if it was for english it would have taken less time.

Chinese is so hard to learn. What do you guys think? Especially about the Singaporeans (like me) who bitch about how horrendous it is.

 

[mrfatso]

Of cos it is hard, it is always hard when u first started learning a new language especially for me, i have 1 year to be able to master basic AND advanced japanese, so u could guess just how hard it is.

Unlike u guys who have from pri 1 till sec 4 to slowly master chinese.

If u want my truth, i said that u and pikachu are pathetic, u guys have 10++(Depending on if u guys have to repeat a year or 2) years to master chinese, and after a while, what is so hard about chinese? I am not talking about those complex chinese phrases, i am talking about just basic phrase like good morning , good bye, thank u, sorry and etc.

And plus, u are in higher chinese, this means that u are already considered good enough to be able to handle basic chinese , and that they feel that u are good enough to try and tackle the advance chinese phrase.

and u guys are not like me, for 3 years, i didnt touch chinese at all, now my chinese is so rusty, i am having trouble reading chinese manga -_-ll even my thoughts are starting to be in english

 

[xoinx]

aiya, chinese isn't that hard la, all you need to do is try to immerse yourself in the culture just like you do for japanese/english language. listen to more pop music in that language, watch more tv in that language, read more in that language and you'll find that soon you can speak better in it! once you get that down, at least you can phrase yourself, then start focusing on how to write and broaden your vocabulary. it's the same for all languages, if you can interest yourself in the language, you can't improve or learn it well!
last tip: go kbox more and sing chinese songs! haha, you'll get a sense of achievement after a while when you can read and sing out the words in time with the melody! hahahaha i get kicks doing that at least. can't do it with hiragana/katakana/kanji though, words flow toooooo fast

@domination: didn't see your help post last night... but i think most Operating Systems from winxp and OSX onwards have built in chinese input software. you can go to your regional settings in control panel to set it up i think. hope this info is still of use to you...

@mrfatso: woah, that's a bit harsh, though living in singapore where chinese pop culture seems more dominant and mainstream than english, i wouldn't expect them to think so negatively of the language :S it's Chinese! It's in our blood! It's not that difficult rite??


anyway, going to go overseas now, so wont be hearing from me over the next few days. will be heading to east m'sia to visit relatives... well have fun and enjoy your weekends!!

 

[benjaminlibl]

listen to more pop music in that language, watch more tv in that language, read more in that language and you'll find that soon you can speak better in it!
This.

it's the same for all languages, if you can interest yourself in the language, you can't improve or learn it well!
This.

QUOTE(xoinx @ Jul 24 2009, 09:28 AM)

last tip: go kbox more and sing chinese songs! haha, you'll get a sense of achievement after a while when you can read and sing out the words in time with the melody!

This.

Chinese is not hard. It only is if you dislike it or view it negatively in the first place, which is not an excuse.

 

[mrfatso]

listen to more pop music in that language, watch more tv in that language, read more in that language and you'll find that soon you can speak better in it!
This.

it's the same for all languages, if you can interest yourself in the language, you can't improve or learn it well!
This.

QUOTE(xoinx @ Jul 24 2009, 09:28 AM)

last tip: go kbox more and sing chinese songs! haha, you'll get a sense of achievement after a while when you can read and sing out the words in time with the melody!

This.

Chinese is not hard. It only is if you dislike it or view it negatively in the first place, which is not an excuse.

that is pretty much all the good tips that u have to read and understand

 

[Domination]

listen to more pop music in that language

I don't like pop. And I don't like chinese songs because they are mostly pop.

Actually, I think I know my problem with Chinese now.... Its because everything I do, its English, I tend to forget many words that I knew even in p6!

 

[Vidboy10]

Well Dom, that's okay because SG's main langueage is English!
I have to take chinese too but imho I think it's really werid for a white guy like me to take Chinese.

 

[mrfatso]

listen to more pop music in that language

I don't like pop. And I don't like chinese songs because they are mostly pop.

Actually, I think I know my problem with Chinese now.... Its because everything I do, its English, I tend to forget many words that I knew even in p6!

then how about reading chinese manga, u can find alot of them at any library.