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"I'm fluent in japanese because I watch a lot of anime with subtitles, kawaii desu ne baka yo!"Tell that to people who have to put actually put effort, time, and money into it.
I'm only working on it in my free time and using only free resources, but the only sentence I can even hope to pull together is "I am an octopus".
If I could pass off slacking and getting back to watching Pandora Hearts and Monster as studying... well, hot damn.
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Same goes for Motu Patlu and KralΒ Εakir. Just because they have English subtitles does NOT mean you are now fluent in Hindi or Turkish.
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TAnd watching anime dosent make you a nerd, you just like watching certain things
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Yeah! I mean, Iβve picked up some couple words but that doesnβt mean Iβm fluent! Hell Iβm bilingual and currently struggling in Arabic!
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I found out some words from anime, but then again, I still know little or no Japanese and I can't read most kana. I'm even trying to learn the language myself and it's tricky, thank God I don't do those stupid "kawaii desu" things, ugh...
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I love watching anime in subbed but I knew few japanese words such a nani (δ½) it means "what" and damare (ι»γ) it means "shut up". As I say my Japanese still broken though. But I do like to watch anime in English dub as long they keep the original content from original Japanese dub such as the music and the violent.
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I like and prefer hearing ENGLISH so I KNOW what their saying without having to stare at the bottom of the screen.
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I take Japanese class and I can barely speak Japanese. So if I can't from a year of Japanese class, there's no damn way you can learn it from anime.
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Oh God, I hated how weeaboo I used to be in thinking that I knew Japanese just because I had the subtitles to help me translate. T-T
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I only watch anime with subs if it had an exceptionally good Japanese voice acting cast, or and exceptionally bad dub.
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Nah. I just like to watch it because I think it sounds better. I do know a bit of Japanese, but that's because I took a course online. And I still suck super bad and only know a few words.
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Sometimes, the subtitles aren't even accurateΒ anyway. Maybe it is because I don't trust fansubs at all.Β
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Don't remind me...bad experience with Yu-Gi-Oh!'s initial subs.
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THE GRAMMAR HURTED ME EYES AND I SUCK AT GRAMMAR! THAT SHOULD BE SAYING SOMETHING! XD
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My reaction exactly.
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How do you say "I am an octopus" in Japanese?
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Although I know a lot of new Japanese words by watching subbed anime, that doesn't mean I know every word in Japanese. I'm going to take a Japanese class sometime next year or the year after that.
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Β I totally agree. From my personal experience, I only learned a few words from watching anime with subtitles and nothing much. If you want to learn Japanese then I would suggest people to take a course in Japanese language or self study. I found this to be the most effective way to learn Japanese. Personally, I only see anime as a good way to learn pronunciation. But anime can also be a good way to apply what you've learned by recognizing vocabulary and sentences that are being heard and reading some words or kanji that are presented in the show as well. To become fluent, only experience and becoming comfortable in using the language will lead an individual towards proficiency.
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I prefer watching anime dubbing for some reason... But I still watch subbed anime when it's about something like Digimon Adventure Tri, but only on legal sites like Crunchyroll.
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I think watching anime can help you listen to words and listening to people speak.
It's helped me a bit in my studies as well.
However...
One does not learn how to cook just by watching a cooking show.
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I agree. The subtitles can be a rough translation. Because a direct translation tends to be mangled.
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I've watched Vocaloid for about a year now.
I can sing a couple songs, but I mess up EVERY. SINGLE. WORD.
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That why I stick to the English songs.
Like with Cyber Diva or the upcoming Ruby.
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Anime with subs only taught me a few words, but that along with my brother wanting to learn Japanese was what kinda got me into actually trying to learn the language. I had both kana systems down pretty good when I was in high school. But it was only close to last year or so when I started making a bigger effort to learning the vocab and grammar. Heck, I'd actually like to watch anime without subs, especially since a couple shows I got into don't even HAVE fansubs or dubs.
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If it worked like this, I'd be fluent! I want to actually put effort into LEARNING it because it's been on my bucket list for ten years now and I still need to do it. XD π: 0 β©: 0
Also the "I am an octopus" bit killed me.
I learned nothing from watching them. To learn a language, take an actual language class or use a related site.
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I have watched anime for years and I knew only couple of words here and there.
If you want learn japanese go to language courses (I did and dammn it was so hard sometimes)
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I watch Japanese live action movies on TV. I use subtitles to take important quotes, not to sound like a weeaboo. Also, HBO Asia's (the owner of RED, the Asian movie channel I watch) subtitling is spot-on.
Yeah, actually learning Japanese is tough. My Japanese dictionary apps in my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 are not enough. Plus I can't read sentences with Kanji without Furigana.
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I's rather watched dubbed anime anyway.Β
Besides, subtitles don't 100% accurately translate anyway. Taking the dialogue from anime and using that towards another Japanese speaker in real life most likely won't work out well either, 'cuz you could end up at them looking at you like you're some kind of freak, confusing them, or really offending them because there can be rude and inappropriate slurs used by the characters.
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Most of the time I notice the subs aren't even correct.
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You may not be fluent even if you watch it WITHOUT subtitles.
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No kidding. Whether the subs are n or off, the same thing happens; half the time I have no clue what's going on.
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Yeah, watching anime with subtitles doesn't automatically makes you fluent. Β It takes more than subtitles to learn Japanese
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I have no idea how people came to this conclusion. Watching anime will teach you nothing about sentence structure(which is completely different in Japanese and almost nothing like English), hiragana, katakana, kanji, polite speech(anime dialogue is generally casual, which is considered highly inappropriate in Japanese culture unless you're talking to someone you have authority over), etc.
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BLESS YOUR FACE FOR MAKING THIS STAMP!!!!One of my friends thinks she can speak japanese just by reading alot of anime books,playing a bunch of anime games and watching abunch of anime shows.It annoys the crap out of me.She also thinks she knows everything about Japan...I'm just like...No...Just,NO.
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Amen to that!
As one VA said: "who wants to read a TV show anyway!?"
Eng. dubs FTW!
(The only Japanese I know is what my friends as taught me. She is actually basically fluent in Japanese, both speech, writing and reading. I think I know how to introduce myself and how to read a couple of hiragana. I used to take lessons years ago but I've basically forgotten it all!)
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THANK YOU. It's quite annoying when people go around spouting out things like "kawaii" and "baka", pronouncing it wrong, over using it, and acting, like you said, fluent in Japanese. It seems 'soo normal' to some over crazed fan girls to ramble like that. Honestly, I've tried it with Chinese- The origin of Japan-and it sounds completely stupid. Same goes with Japanese.
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I don't like subtitles. I would much rather watch anime in English if it's available. I don't really have this complex that everything Japanese is better, so it all works out. xD
In all honesty, I'd learn Chinese so I could teach my kid Chinese and then when China's done taking over the world is has become the strongest economy, my son can enter international business and public relations, make tonnes of money, and eventually run for president of the United States and become the first Asian-Puerto Rican American president. And he'll be Asian so he doesn't get bullied when I put him into Chinese after school. I have big plans for my hypothetical son...xDD
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I like watching animes without the subtitles. It's hard to focus on little words and the big show at the same time.
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O.o I hear ya. The actual act of learning Japanese is hard work. And personally, unless the English dub reeks, I would rather watch anime than read anime--I'm an English major, I read enough already without having to read during my goofing-off time.
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You can't defiantly not learn to read and write kana/kanji by watching anime in subtitles thats for sure.
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I KNOW I'm not fluent lol but I have learned some phrases here and there 
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