The end is close. This will hopefully be the last JLPT paper that I will ever have to take in my life. Never again will I have to travel to that god forsaken school located in the middle of nowhere to suffer for hours, enduring freezing coldness and uncomfortably small chairs.
Yup, I just received my JLPT notification. The test venue is Japanese School (Changi Campus) yet again. Looks like I will never get a chance to take the test in one of the more easily accessible alternative test sites. Maybe it’s just destiny.
So, who else is awaiting the arrival of December 3rd? :P
For some reason, I got the JCS as my test venue this year instead. That also means that I won’t be seeing all my friends, including you.
Oh, I just realised that 1 is in the afternoon while 2 is in the morning , so we wouldn’t be seeing each other anyway.
Good luck with the exam, DM!
Good luck m8!! :O
I’m like taking my first ever JLPT, that is JLPT3. I must suck at it or something since my scores vary like mad when I do the TYSes. I got 374/400 for 2005 paper but 200+/400 for 2004 paper.
I’m scared DM-sensei. Tell me how you studied for your low-level JLPTs. Some vocab/grammar aren’t even taught yet dammit.
I’m not awaiting the arrival of Dec. 3rd, I’m dreading it. :)
Level 2 BTW. And I’m gonna fail like no one else in the history of the Universe. They’ll name the new unit of failure after me.
The kanji/vocab and the listening parts are so-so, but the last part, the reading/grammar seems really hopeless. There aren’t enough time.
The bad thing with this JLPT (both Level 1 and 2) is that they don’t test your ability to use the language in real-life situations, they require the knowledge of some never used, archaic and confusing grammar instead.
kikuchiyo, I’m also taking JLPT L2 on Dec 3.
I’d say that the JLPT to anime watchers is somekind of identity.
Where it prove me how much we can see from the raws.
I’ll be taking JLPT 2. ãŠäº’ã„é ‘å¼µã‚Šã¾ã—ょã†ï¼
ps.
it seems that, according to http://www.jcss.org.sg/jlpt.html , the first 180 registrants for JLPT 1 will be taking the test at JCS. Apparently, if you register first you get a “better” test venue?
How long have you been studying Japanese?
It’s been just over a year for me and i’m somewhere between L3 and L2…
I’m envious :\
I’m awaiting December 3rd as well! =) I’ll be taking Level 4 this time, though I’m pretty sure I could pass Level 3 since I’ve been studying Japanese for about two years. I actually just wrote a post about the JLPT on my blog as well ^^
Anyway, good luck to everyone who’s taking the test!
“Maybe it’s just destiny.”
Sure it is. or maybe it’s one of those yakusa orchestrated conspirasies. Who knows….
Oh, just one more thing; about the title of the post, isn’t “sayounara” written “ã•ã‚ˆã†ãªã‚‰” not “ã•ã‚ˆãªã‚‰”? Well, you’re the expert, so maybe I’m wrong ~_^
Uuu. I plan on taking that test next year or the year after. æ»ã‚“ã˜ã‚ƒã†~
How is that test anyways~? I think I’d do alright on everything but kanji. I only know about 500.
Good luck, DarkMirage and everyone else taking the exams~
I’m curious, guest, as to how you’re studying? Know any good places to learn here in England?
How many languages do you know, DM?
:Mark
Self-study. If there is a place to be taught here, it probably isn’t anywhere near me. And I couldn’t afford it anyway.
Well I’m taking 4 this year, and I got the afternoon shift and changi location too… One hell of a way to celebrate my birthday :|
Goddamnit I want at least 360/400 :X
Wow wow wow. So many questions.
LianYL: eroge and song lyrics.
kikuchiyo: No way. You use lvl2 grammar in real-life ALL the time. Archaic forms are in lvl1.
stevency: lol.
Soulshift: ãŠã£ã™ï¼
guest: Almost exactly 4 years.
Yumeka: Both are used.
Tess: Depends on the level. Lvl 4 and 3 don’t really require much kanji knowledge.
Beowulf: Three. English, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.
I’ll be taking Level 1 this year at the Todai (Tokyo University) Arts & Sciences campus… which is awesome for me since I live across the street from the school. Hopefully, I won’t fail level 1 like I did last year. T_T
Good luck on your test (I assume you’re taking level 1)!
Haaa.. I want to study Jap in a classroom too, but I can’t… all I know of Japanese is what I’ve learned from anime and songs. Still, Lucky me, I’m Korean meaning that the syntax+kanji isn’t much of a problem, haha.
Level 1?! Dayamn!
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Good luck paper o.ob
JLPT3 for me…
JLPT4 for me….
its so difficult……… LOL
btw any online english/japanese dictionary to recommend?
LOL tkaing JLPT 1 like DM (however im sure i wont make it) to those taking lvl 2, er..its like what DM said, lvl 2 is what japanese people use all the time so try to master it ^^. lvl 1 is yeah archaic? weeeeee, good luck to all pple taking jlpt regardless of level ( to those taking lvl 2, since its mostly general knowledge of the language, if u have difficulty, its most likely u are not up to it yet) but still all the best.
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How often are you allowed to take these tests?!
M.D. Geist: the test is only give once a year; the first Sunday in December.
I know, but what happens if you fail ?
Are you allowed to participate again and again?
(Just wait another year and do it again?)
Or are there some limits…
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did u pass level 1?
i’m taking it this year… and i’m pretty concerned about having enough time to finish the grammar paper. level 2 grammar last year for me was a mad rush. i finish right on time…
finished*
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