Kumo

Ok, i'm just starting japanese and I'm woundering if i'm pronounce these phrases correct (I wrote them myself, i'm so proud *wipes tear*)

Hajimemashite!
hajee-me-ma-shit-eh.
Watashi no namae wa amiira desu
wah-tash-ee no nah-maeh wah ah-mee-rah des
Watashi wa jyuu roku desu
wah-tash-ee wah juyou rork-you des
Shyuumi wa manga to anime to dansu o yomimasu
Shyoumee wah manga toe anime toe dahsue oh your-mee-ass (XD)
Youroppa ni sunde imasu
yoh-roh-ppah nee sunday imahsue
Nihongo o hanasemasen yoshi desu. (i'm not sure on the yoshi desu but)Nee-hoh-nogo o hahnah-seh-mah-sehn you-shi des

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and any good places where I can find a good Hiragana and Katakana downloads to use?

thanks

~annie

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HakuKagi

From what I've see and heard, the pronunciations seem ok to me. I'm trying to teach myself some Japanese through tapes, but I've only gotten through lesson 3. ^^;;;

Sites? Um...oh! There's this one site that's like a RPG, but you learn Romaji on it while you play. I haven't tried it myself, however, so I can't vouch for it's effectiveness. Here it is if you'd like.

http://romajiquest.com/

Gambatte ne! ^_^

*edit* ....Hirigana and Katakana...I would either buy a book or flashcards and try learnign them that way. Unfortunately, I don't know any sites for those, sorry.

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Arigatio

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HakuKagi

Do itashimashite :3

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curexcult

i know i managed to learn hirigana and katakana through the books "Remembering the Kana" by james w. heisig and am attempting to learn japanese through the genki I and Genki II books which are actual text books used to teach japanese. these can be found on the internet if you know where to look but im not sure about the policy of this site and telling how to obtain them so i will leave you with that.

oh and by the way belive the book when it says that you can learn the hirigana in only 3 hours of studying from that book. as long as you remember what it tells you and in your free time in the car or bus or when your zoning out in skool just run through in your head what the book was saying and yes you will learn it in only 3 hours of actualy studying from the book. i belive my time added up to just under 2 hours of studying from the book mainly because i already learned the hirigana a few years back and forgotten it so most of it came back to me easy and remember his lil examples was of great help. (no not 3 straight hours of studying more like 3 hours over the course of a week)