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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: FinancialWar on Fri, 10 February 2012, 01:10:51
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So who is waiting for their JLPT result? I am waiting nervously for mine, I took the JLPT N4 last Dec, should be out by next week here in Sydney.
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This: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLPT ? In that case, are you planning on moving there, or do you just need japanese to communicate through work? I've always wanted to travel there sometime but now it doesnt feel safe since the nuclear accident.
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I got connections there. I don't need no stinking certificate.
My son on the other hand needs a 4 year college degree to work there. What's with that?
you have a son working in Japan?
last time I checked, Japanese people are not very fond of gaijin who cannot speak their language or understand their culture.
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You don't need to speak Japanese to work in Japan. I have a friend who consulted there before. Made a ton of money too.
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You don't need to speak Japanese to work in Japan. I have a friend who consulted there before. Made a ton of money too.
And what job did your friend do?
Apart from teaching English, prostitution and other physical menial jobs, I can't think of any decent profession in Japan that does not require speaking Japanese, especially one that makes a ton of money.
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And what job did your friend do?
Apart from teaching English, prostitution and other physical menial jobs, I can't think of any decent profession in Japan that does not require speaking Japanese, especially one that makes a ton of money.
I had a friend who almost totally got by on part-time acting/modeling work. Tall, thin, blond hair, blue eyed dude.
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I had a friend who almost totally got by on part-time acting/modeling work. Tall, thin, blond hair, blue eyed dude.
Exactly, almost totally got by. If he spoke Japanese, he would probably have made in Japan.
Anyways I am only learning Japanese not because I want to work in Japan, because I have nothing better to do in my spare time.
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Sydney has a nice botanical garden.
Shanghai has the Bund. What's you point?
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A bold statement coming from someone who spends significant amount of time time on a keyboard forum.
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do you really have a son in Japan? How old are you Ripster? if you really have a son You are kind of immature for your age. I thought you're in your early 20s or something.
Anyways I am still waiting for my JLPT result, in Australia we get our results around mid March.
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do you really have a son in Japan? How old are you Ripster? if you really have a son You are kind of immature for your age. I thought you're in your early 20s or something.
Bwahahahaha. Dude, ripster's like in his 40s. Lol.
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Apart from teaching English, prostitution and other physical menial jobs, I can't think of any decent profession in Japan that does not require speaking Japanese, especially one that makes a ton of money.
Hey leave the prostitutes out of this. They have a hard enough job as is. It's not like the rest of us do things we would rather not do for the sake of money. Wait... wait, dammit.
I need to get back to work now... Sigh
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do you really have a son in Japan? How old are you Ripster? if you really have a son You are kind of immature for your age. I thought you're in your early 20s or something.
Anyways I am still waiting for my JLPT result, in Australia we get our results around mid March.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Mate, relax, Ripster is just "as is". And no, he is not in this 20's...well, unless age is counted "per leg" :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1:
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Well I hope his son did not go to Japan because ripster's trolling in real life.
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zo/zou（象） means elephant, rest I have no idea.
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合格しました。
次の目標はN3だ、みんながんばれ
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I've been wanting to learn Japanese for a while now, but I have too many other side projects to dedicate study time for it. How long did it take for you to learn the necessary skills for the N5 and N4? Were you also taking classes?
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Ripster, You're not Asian, you Americans suppose to respect copyrights and stuff...
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I've been wanting to learn Japanese for a while now, but I have too many other side projects to dedicate study time for it. How long did it take for you to learn the necessary skills for the N5 and N4? Were you also taking classes?
JLPT N5 and N4 are relatively easy. I studied Japanese in high school. I should have got my JLPT 3 (Jlpt 3 is now the N4, jlpt 4 is N5) few years ago. So I didn't study for my N5 or the N4 and I barely passed, the passing mark is 90/180, I got 101/180. Had I signed up for the N3 I would have failed miserably.
I am planning to do the JLPT N3 in this December. N3 is the new level between the old 3 and 2. It's around 600 Kanji and around 4000 vocabs. So pretty I have to study around 8 new vocabs and 2 Kanji a day from today to be able to pass N3. I was planning to do the N3 in July but looking at the requirement, there is no way I can pass N3 with my current ability.
according to wiki
Level Kanji Vocabulary Listening Time of Study (est.) Pass Mark
4 ~100 (103) ~800 (728) Basic 150 hrs (A Basic course level) 60%
3 ~300 (284) ~1,500 (1409) Intermediate 300 hrs (A Intermediate course level)
2 ~1000 (1023) ~6,000 (5035) Intermediate 600 hrs (An Intermediate course level)
1 ~2000 (1926) ~10,000 (8009) Advanced 900 hrs (An advanced course level) 70%
so if you want to study Japanese, you should book in for the JLPT N5 test this July, N5 is extremely easy. only 100 Kanji and 800 vocabs. If you're Chinese or Korean. You should be able to pass N5 with little effort.
Another you have to remember is even if you pass Jlpt N1 it does not mean you can speak the language. It merely means you can read, listen and understand Japanese. JLPT does not test your speaking or your writing.
It's a great language to learn if you want some fun, but Japanese is not as appealing in the business world as it once was. If you're not a Chinese, and want to study a new language. Chinese is the way to go, trust me on this one. Mandarin will be as useful as English while Japanese ain't that usefully.