[Kakashi200]

People.... Since we can't get every game to be in English... we have to learn Japanese... so... I ask of those who do speak Japanese... to help us.
Give us ALL the mats. they used to learn... sites stuff... upload it... no matter how huge it is... those who really want to learn will still do...
So... please people

[ero-jiji]

agth + atlas + translation agregator + replacement files + latest custom dictionary, all from hongfire = 95% accurate english translation fo almost any game

as for learning, nothing beats taking classes, and having a native speaker to talk to

[Kakashi200]

Well... thank you.
However... I am really interested in learning Japanese.... The sad part is... there are no classes for Japanese here...
So.... basically... that's why I need to ask for help here.

[ero-jiji]

ahh, gotya. well, the very first thing you need to do, is go to the library/bookstore and get a few good dictionary's (the reason i say a few, is alot of times you will find a kanji in one, and not in another, a reverse lookup dictionary is also quite handy ), and any basic "learn japanese" book that you can learn to do pronunciation. after that, its just a matter of learning common sentence structure, and memorizing kanji


if i get a chance today, ill dig out the books i have and give you specific names and isbn#'s

[keiji09]

hello~
i'll be butting in~

how i learned japanese:
Went to japan in a young age(8 or 10 years old)
wondered how other's speak copied them
made sentence out of those i tried copying
ask mom if im correct
and bwala
keiji has now learned the skill Japanese Language
(PS: im half japanese and half Pinoy(sadly)

How-To-Read Japanese

Spoiler

now
How to read/play/write japanese word/game's
first there are 3 language/writing style's in japanese
first is the basic Hiragana
next is Katakana
last is the Kanji

Spoiler

the hiragana is the basic of basic and is taught in japan only for grade school grade 1
and in grade 1 you also will start the basic of kanji~

japanese mainly use this world in their language and writing
A, I, U, E, O
if you notice the japanese gretting
Ohayo-gozaimasu
or Arigatou
mostly the second world are A, I, U, E or O
here let me seperate them for you
O-hA-yO-gO-zA-I-mA-sU
or A-rI-gA-tO-U
(now you might now how to speak japanese properly)
(once you can pronounce or speak japanese language(even if you dont know what they mean))
(you can easily speak japanese but without having to make them sound(A, I, U, E, O) and speak smoothly)

now since you know that japanese words consist of mostly A, I, U, E and O
just wiki hiragana
and search your self a image or a list where all the hiragana's are written
if you don't want to
then please tell me
i'll make one my self ^_^

site link:
http://anonym.to/?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana

Katakana

Spoiler

now Katakana is almost the same as Hiragana
consisting of A, I, U, E, O
but katakana is mainly used for writing english words/names in japanese
(yeah so if you go to japan you will write your name in katakana(unless your name is japanese))
and of course the writing is different
example
ありがとう(a-ri-ga-to-u)
in katakana this will be
アリガトウ(a-ri-ga-to-u)
how to pronounce it will be the same but the writing is different
here's another easy one
らぶ(ra-bu)(meaning Love)
in katakana
ラブ(ra-bu)
in japanese the way you write love is almost never found written in hiragana(the first one)
but only in katakana(second one)
Now how to learn this is the same with hiragana
go google find a Image or a site where there's is all the katakana together with its english reading
and learn there
(PS: there are only 6 word in hiragana that is pronounce in a single tone/letter and that is A, I, U, E, O and N)
(others are 2 letters(ya, mi, ka) and few 3 letters(shi, tsu)(3 letters i think there's only less than 5 only ^_^)
(unless you want me to make you a list on my own >_> ^_^)

Kanji

Spoiler

Lastly we have kanji
in which i myself don't know yet
i myself know only a limited amount of kanji
(currently studying by trying to read what the game say's(and knowing hiragana and katakana is a big help))
(as long you can speak japanese you will get the hang of it from the character in the game speaking)

Kanji's are word that japanese took from the chinese
but change them to their own style

kanji's are unlike hiragana or katakana
hiragana's and katakana
usually have only 3, 2 or 1 words in them(like o, ho, ki, yo, tsu, shi, ya)
while kanji's hold multple meaning in them
same as also different reading/prounouncing
even if the word/writing is the same

and of course like chinese writing they are REALLY hard to learn with all those writing
(which gotten me to fail staying in japan and study there TT_TT)

How to Speak Japanese
[spoiler]
WATCH ANIME AND READ THE SUBS
you'll get the hang of it
i have a classmate/friend
who watches anime
and only in 1~5 years she got the hand of it
she can pretty much speak japanese now ^_^
(oh yeah i currently live and study in philippines so my classmates are not japanese)
(on my case i learned japanese in a few month's)

[this place sucks]

Try the "Japanese for Busy People" series. It was recommended to me by a Japanese teacher I know.

Also (if you like to torrent things) try searching for "Let's Learn Japanese" basic I. It has a funny and enjoyable video series that is a bit aged (70's I think)

but is a great way to learn conversational Japanese and some writing skills.

[Kakashi200]

Thanks you all.
I'll make sure to use all of your advices.
I hope more help is on the way as I really need ALL the help I can get.