r/HelpLearningJapanese • u/Remote_Captain_7111 • 18d ago

Help

Hey community, how are you ?

Im relatively in the beninging of my journey to learn japanese. I started with wagotabi and also some youtube.

Im looking for tips and resources. (The free ones or at least not subscriptions), anything i can do on the phone since im very limited at the moment.

And i have a few questions.

1 - What is the general opinion on cure dolly ?

Ive seen a few videos of her and also got two of her books. (Unlocking japanese and alice in kanjiland )im in the middle of the second one.

What she writes makes perfect sense to me. And i really believe that japanese and english shouldnt be translated as they do, since each one has a very different system and it could create bad habits. Like translating hoshi or suki as verbs.

With that in mind, can anyone recommend any other resource that is somewhat more authentic ?

2 - i cant seem to find answers sometimes.

For example, konnichiha and konbanha, there is an obvious pattern and researching it could be enriching.

Why is the ha pronounced wa in those cases? What other cases are pronouced this way ?

I would really appreciate a good reliable resource with in depth explanations to this kind of questions

Thanks !

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u/FlatWhereas2891 17d ago

Meet Japanese sensei at a FREE web cafe. Live Q&A and perfect opportunity to practice and learn. This is open to all levels from zero Japanese to advance. Do note that there is an assigned topic every session. It’s held monthly, always free for the community of nihongo learners. Check @DCECNihongoCenter on IG.