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Open Letter to Memrise re: Decks

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Memrise just announced “Decks” and are moving content created courses and flashcard decks to a different website. So you will only be able to use their Memrise created content on their App. Yes, I’m rather put out by this. See the announcement here.   Open Letter to Memrise re: Decks Dear Ed, Thank you very much for the explanation of Memrise’s decisions for the recently announced change to Decks. I have been an active user and creator on Memrise since 2014. I feel in love with Memrise because it was a great user-friendly gamified alternative to Anki. (Which I found to… Read More…

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Indefinite Hiatus

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Too long didn’t read: Japanese Talk Online will be going on an indefinite hiatus. I may come back but not anytime soon. The website, Twitter, Facebook and Memrise will not shut down. Patreon will shut down.   Why the Indefinite Hiatus? My name is Jennifer. Many people who come to this site don’t realize that I am a single person who has been doing Japanese Talk for…many, many years in my free time, for free. Japanese Talk was always a hobby that I did in my spare time. In recent years I had the time to work on it. I… Read More…

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NEW! Manga Japanese for Patrons!

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Did you know Japanese Talk Online has a Patreon? Patreon supporters get early access to articles, vote on and request future topics and have access to the Discord where I provide one-to-one help. I’m now creating Patreon exclusive content! Random short articles about Japanese found in manga. These articles are for $2+ Patrons. Starting with Wotakoi – Japanese Otaku Vocab (and more) These articles will include cultural references, specific terminology for things like games, and common onomatopoeia. Patrons are an amazing support! I cannot do Japanese Talk Online with out. The more support I get the more time I can spend… Read More…

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Japanese Talk Online Hiatus [Until April 9th]

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You may not know this but Japanese Talk Online is a website I run in my spare time. It was always a hobby to share my knowledge and experience of learning Japanese. This was doable when I was in University but not so much anymore. I am now a freelance Japanese – English translator and am trying to continue my own Japanese studies. I tried to take a step back before but found that I still spent a lot of time on Japanese Talk. I recently started tracking how much time I spend on Japanese Talk stuff and it’s about 10… Read More…

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Presentation and Resources – Japanese With Anime and Manga ECCC 2018

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Japanese With Anime and Manga ECCC

This last weekend I gave a presentation at Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC); “How to Learn Japanese Using Anime and Manga”. The idea behind the presentation was tips, tricks and resources that anyone can use to learn Japanese with anime and manga. This is a presentation I have done in the past in terms of anime only, but this time I added manga. Patreon supporters can watch all full past presentations here: Japanese With Anime and Manga ECCC 2018 [TO BE EDITED & UPLOADED] Using Anime to Study Japanese [Presentation] – KumoriCon 2018   Learn Japanese Using Anime & Manga… Read More…

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[NEWS] Japanese Talk Online 2018

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Japanese Talk Online 2018

It’s been an interesting year! We’ve have so many more people use Japanese Talk Online articles and Memrise. I also started the Patreon and it’s been going great (so glad I didn’t have to resort to ads)! The best part’s been the fantastic people I’ve been helping through Facebook! The ones that come back again and again who are thirsty for Japanese knowledge. Seeing their growth over the year has really meant a lot to me! So thank you all those who have found Japanese Talk Online helpful in improving your Japanese! ありがとうございます！本当に感謝しております！   Now I’ve been wondering for a… Read More…

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On Christmas Break!

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Hey guy! Just letting you know Japanese Talk Online is on break for Christmas and New Year. It’s a busy time and people aren’t learning that much Japanese right now anyway. If you are, then good for you! ^-^ Feel free to message me on the Japanese Talk Online Facebook page, I’ll be checking it frequently! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! メリークリスマス そして あけましておめでとうございます！   Read More…

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Japanese Talk Online Patreon

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Japanese Talk Online has Patreon! I have been studying Japanese for over 10 years and began Japanese Talk in 2009 as Japanese lessons for the anime society at my university. Japanese Talk turned into Japanese Talk Online on Facebook after I graduated in 2011 and wanted to keep sharing Japanese resources and advice to society members. It then turned into Jtalkonline.com in 2013 work as a freelance Japanese to English translator. I then began the JTalkOnline Memrise course. I started with hiragana and katakana because I felt there was no adequate course online which helped people learn the alphabets through… Read More…

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Explanation for Being Away

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大変失礼いたしました。 Apologies to everyone, this has been the longest I haven’t done anything with Japanese Talk Online and I wanted to explain why I’ve been afk for so long. Basically I did an MA in Translation last year, which was so-so. But after I’d finished my exams I decided to try the JLPT N1. I studied intensively everyday for about 2 months and after the exam was over my brain just went on shut down. I didn’t want to touch Japanese and haven’t since the beginning of July. Which, I know is very bad and hypocritical of me. Because of… Read More…

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Update

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Apologies for the radio silence. Moving house, essays and translation projects have taken priority over the blog. I’m also trying to update the JLPT N1 Kanji list for memrise as that’s late too. Normal blog posts will resume at some point soon I hope! UPDATE: Posts will resume Sunday 26th April Read More…

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Apologies, Updates, Changes and Plans!

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Hello! Apologies for the last few weeks of radio silence everyone! Life, as always, gets in the way and as this blog and Memrise is something I do out of my own time it sometimes gets pushed down the priority list. The last few weeks which were missed (the 10th and 17th), as well as the Advanced Reading Practice I promised, will be updated this week along with this week’s post. Update days are being changed to Thursday! This is because Wednesdays are packed all day with commuting, classes and Uni work, but my Thursdays are free so I should… Read More…

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Accidental Hiatus

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Also apologies to everyone. As I finished my first term of University I had a number of essays to write which took priority of my time and as soon as those finished I was hit with the full force of Christmas and it’s been non-stop causing an accidental hiatus in both the blog and correcting mistakes on the Memrise courses. Apologise for the radio silence up until now. I promise the New Year will come with a lot more regular posting. Corrections to Memrise and blog posts will resume from the 7th… Read More…

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Announcement – Introduction of Japan Hacks

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A quick announcement from Japanese Talk Online! I am currently in the process of moving to London to do an MA in translation studies! I will be continuing the blog but I’ve accidentally timed my move at the most awkward time as I also have a reunion in Japan right before term starts. So I’m moving to London Tuesday 9th, flying to Japan on Thursday 11th, flying back Saturday 27th and starting Univeristy Monday 29th. Japan Hacks! I did think of putting J-Talk on hold during this time, however I’ve decided to instead to a series of specials called Japan… Read More…

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About J-Talk Online

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Welcome to J-Talk Online, my name is Niffer. The aim of this blog is to help people of all levels studying Japanese. Similar to Tae Tim’s Guide to Grammar, and the JLPT Boot Camp, I would like to help people by providing good study materials, resources and motivation to continue studying. I would say I’d be a good person to turn to in terms of tips for studying because I have done a lot of self-study as well as studying at private schools and University in Japan (over 7 years in total). But I am very well aware of the… Read More…

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