Comments on: Sentence Mining Explained

By: Why Anki is Best of Breed for SRS

Why Anki is Best of Breed for SRS — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:01:47 +0000

[...] available and the best on of them for me is the Japanese one. Visit Joe In Japan’s blog post Sentence Mining Explained for a good tutorial on how to install and use [...]

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:56:17 +0000

Awesome explanation!
I’m following the ajatt method as well but I’ve always been intimidated by sentence mining either for the fact that I didn’t understand the steps behind it or that I wanted to build my vocabulary first. Your explanation took that away.

Also, the tip for mining from Minna no nihongo is a great one, so I wanted to off source for the people who don’t have the funds to buy the book.

http://www.studyjapanese.org has an archive of terms and sentences from many Japanese textbooks. Minna no nihongo is one of them. Just go to the site, then on the left side bar click on Flash Card Trainer and look for the book in question. There is Minna no nihongo 1 and 2 as well as many others. The sentences for M no N seem to be listed at the bottom of the lists.

Again, thanks a bunch Joe!

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:09:20 +0000

Interesting! I know there are people out there that want to use Anki on their iPhones and iTouches but don’t want to jailbreak, this should come in handy. Thanks for the tip!

By: Sartak

Sartak — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:30:29 +0000

There’s also an iAnki plugin for iPod/iPhone. You can install it from Shared Plugins through Anki. It doesn’t require a jailbreak, but it’s not as good as AnkiMini.

By: Why Anki is Best of Breed for SRS - Dumb Otaku

Why Anki is Best of Breed for SRS - Dumb Otaku — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:07:12 +0000

[...] available and the best on of them for me is the Japanese one. Visit Joe In Japan’s blog post Sentence Mining Explained for a good tutorial on how to install and use [...]

By: Jana

Jana — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:48:13 +0000

I’ve just started using Anki recently for Japanese, and your article is a big help. I’ll also give the sentence mining a shot. :)

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:41:12 +0000

@Rick Martin: Thanks for the compliment! I hope you get a chance to try Anki again. :)

@2nihon: I remember being back at the very beginning, it was quite grueling. :/ You have to find simple materials to read and listen to. I’d suggest grabbing the Minna No Nihongo textbooks, they are in pure Japanese and start you off with the simplest of sentences. Even though it might not be as fun as reading manga or something, it’s definitely a lot more fun than being stuck on a single page for an hour and still not understand anything. For grammar, check out Tae Kim’s grammar guide at http://www.guidetojapanese.org/.

As for listening, I find that “Learn English” podcasts for Japanese people are quite easy to listen to, since they are talking about basic English. You will pick up a ton of neat (but essential) vocabulary and phrases this way. I’d suggest http://www.englishpod101.com to this end. You can look it up on iTunes. Just keep at it! Stuff will start to flow, you just have to give it time. :)

By: 2nihon

2nihon — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:53:28 +0000

It’s a very good explanation, but where do you start if you’re just breaking out of Heisig and you don’t understand *any* of it? I can read a few Japanese words here and there from habit (お休み, 日本語, 英語, etc.) but does it all flow like that? I don’t want to depend on Rikaichan the rest of my life. :)

By: Rick Martin

Rick Martin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:04:09 +0000

That’s an absolutely phenomenal explanation.
I’ve been using smart.fm, but may have to give Anki another go.