Posts Tagged ‘DS game’

We just came back from  the weekend house. No internet, no computers, no television. Other than enjoying the outdoors, the only thing I could do was study. We’ve finally approached the last lesson in the Genki I book. So I revised back all that we’ve learnt so far. I even made myself write the kanji characters over and over. I’ve learnt 100 over kanjis so far, but the only ones that I can remember well are only about 101. That’s an achievement I think, for someone who is having a hard time learning them.

Kanji is pretty intersting to learn. And I believe, the more characters you learn, you will realize that some characters are just a combination of 2 or more of other kanji characters. The more you see them often the more easier to remember. (Just like most things.)

Other than writing over and over on paper, I also have the “Tadashii Kanji Kaki to Rikun” for NDS. It is a DS game application that is targeted for the Japanese students who are learning to write. There are hiragana, katakana and kanji writing drills. At first it was a little bit difficult to navigate through since it is only in Japanese. But once you get the hang of it, this game can be a real good tool for learning Japanese writings.

Well, 101 kanjis down 2000 over more to go. Learning a language can be an uphill journey, but with the right motivation, and proper tools, the climb would be a lot easier. Hopefully, in less than 10 years, I will have my own custom business cards as a private Japanese language teacher. :p Well, that’s my ‘dream’. Now, I’m still on the journey to achieving that dream.

I have learnt both Hiragana and Katagana. But in order to practice them I found a fun way, using my DS. Got a DS game – Anpaman Toasobo A-I-U-E-O kyoushitsu.

The game is targeted for young Japanese children (perhaps kindergarteners). I find the game a great way to practice the Japanese writings, reading and also learn some Japanese vocabularies for beginners like myself.

Plenty of minigames – fill in the missing hiragana, add the dakuten, read the words (use the microphone), choose the card, and much more.

I am still looking for more games like these. The more fun it is to learn Japanese, the better.

I have been studying Japanese on and off. I know some words and I could read a little hiragana. Now I have decided to pick up the nice language back again. I saw that there were many educational games being sold for the Nintendo DS so I looked for something that can aid me with my Japanese learning. That’s when I found “My Japanese Coach”.

I have been using it for sometime now and so far I am liking it a lot. You will be coached by this sweet Japanese lady called Haruka.

She will give a step by step guide. First few lessons was about memorizing important words. Like colours, days, months, numbers etc. At every ending of a lesson there will be games to be played. You will have to collect points from every correct answer you give. Once you have enough points to go to the next stage, a new lesson or eve a new game will be unlocked for you. She will also insert writing lessons in between where you can start learning to read the Kana – Hiragana and Katakana. For me, she gives quite clear explanations.

You will go up the rank ladder as you progress. Baby to toddler to pre-schooler and so on. Ehem, I am currently a pre-schooler.

If you really practice after some time you will be able to write a little Japanese.

And of course you will be able to read some words.

Oh, it is also given how a letter or word is pronounced when you touch on a letter or word. If you want you can even record your own voice pronouncing the word and compare.

Learning a new language cannot be more fun! A DS game is not all you should rely on when you want to learn a new language. You still need to have a good text book and perhaps a real teacher. But “My Japanese Coach” is indeed a good supplementary way of learning the language.