>bilingual manga has been taken down all together >https://dethitiengnhat.com/ had to take down previous tests and then make their own >https://japanesequizzes.com/ has a couple of good grammar practice tests, but that's not cutting .Things are getting difficult out here in regards for preparing the the JLPT dudes. Resources are diminishing online and it's getting rough out here. What's a guy gotta do?
Actually learn the language, I guess
https://bunpro.jp/jlpt_practice_testsPirate JLPT mock exam books or follow the 日本語の森 vids with mock questions.
>>51079115I got >speed maser goe>shin kanzen master 2 bunpo>N2 TRY>N2 kanji list >kanji picto graphics>N2 grammar list and examplesand a ton of other stuff downloaded.Also thanks
>>51079349I passed the exam with N2 TRY + anki + https://nihongokyoshi-net.com/jlpt-grammars/ for final cramming.But work on your reading speed, because the reading parts are pretty long and you're not gonna make it time-wise if you don't have enough reading practice. Read some light novels for that
>>51079469I didn't know about that site and thank youit's really nice to have a quick reference for grammar when I come across a construction I don't know
>>51079469>Read some light novels for thatThis may improve your reading speed but JLPT tests don't have a light novel register at all. You can skim a VN or LN but when you need to parse a factual text things are fairly different. The higher the N level, the longer the reading comp exercises are. Some people say they only read LNs and passed N2-N1 or whatever, but I'd suggest getting used to understanding other kinds of text as well. The best practice for this are news, short essays or Wiki articles. Or, well, the mock exams materials with specific reading exercises.If you can increase your reading speed while maintaining good reading comp then you're golden.
hard enough to find good resources for N3 actually
>>51079872>This may improve your reading speed but JLPT tests don't have a light novel register at all.Well yeah, I'm specifically referring to reading speed there. There is no doubt that the content you mentioned is closer to what I had on the N2 test, it's just that I wouldn't be able to force myself to read news articles for an hour every day. Though I obviously had some exposure to those materials too.
>>51079469hence why I was using bilingual manga to read various series. Lucky enough I got special accommodations/tard time this round. About an extra hour because teachers in middle/highschool thought I was retarded.
>>51081492>bilingual mangaI really don't think that's a good way. You need to train to understand the confusing hard parts and not just look at the translation at the slightest moment of doubt. For N2 you need to practice reading big fucking walls of text without any translation, dictionaries or tools.
>>51081883If anyone could recommend some actual novels that would be nice, I usually would read half a volume a day.
>>51083286https://learnnatively.com/Search whatever books you've already read, estimate their difficulty rating. That would be your baseline difficulty level.Filter novels or light novels from that level and find new ones by rating/popuarity, by whatever looks interesting (covers, tags, etc) or by searching other books by familiar authors. The ratings are not 100% accurate, but it's one way to go about it. There's also Jiten with an algorithmic approach.Also important is what kind of book it is and its setting, in terms of the grammar/vocab you're trying to learn. Novels, esp. 純文学, tend to have prose you don't see in light novels; similarly, stories set in an office, art school or crime novels will have vocab and grammar a book set in a high school may not have. Pick something, pirate it, try reading it and if you're not feeling it after 10-20%, drop it and find pick another book. Life's too short to be spent on boring books.I like to read a few books in a row from a level I'm comfortable in (around 12k char/h) then I'll increase the difficulty by 2-3 levels because you don't want to stay too long in your comfort zone, then go back to a more comfortable level, and repeat.
>>51084458Good stuff thanks indeed my good fellow! I really do appreciate how helpful the users of this board are in comparison to others.
>>51084458holy based thanks
>>51084458Forgot to mention there's also this spreadsheet if you're not a weeb or don't know where to start:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w42HEKEu2AzZg9K7PI0ma9ICmr2qYEKQ9IF4XxFSnQU/edit?usp=sharingMost of those have English TLs (often official ones) to read side by side, but I would advice against it. If you feel like you know the words but can't make sense out of a sentence it's probably because: a) your grammar is weak, b) you lack exposure to how certain words are used, c) you're skim reading. Do grammar reviews, break down the sentence, re-read and put your brain to work.
>>51090588Honestly, this is the kindest board on 4chan. I give you all thanks.
>>51090588hmmmmm....that actually seems worth while. Not op, but are there specific torrent sites with these links?
>>51079066Use case for learning Japanese?
>>51100158bro is on the otaku board asking about use cases for japanese
>>51079066Literally just read books and vns for adults and listen to some podcasts for natives and n1 becomes easy
>>51102856Well, what's your answer?Porn? You should laid off that for your own goodManga? Translated already, if you read that much you probably don't even have a job so I'll prioritize thatMoving to Japan? They hate you and making it borderline impossible to do so nowdaysIdk, just thinking.
>>51104056>you should laid off>they hate you and making itYeah there's definitely no benefit to mastering a language, take it from Anon
