Tired of "JP ONRY"? Let's bridge the language gap!

[SolArisa]

Such a shame that we have to be cut into jp and na servers...

That's because people where whining like crazy that they wanted regional servers after AAR launch. Until then, world-wide servers without language barriers were a FF exclusive feature in the MMORPG world.

[Yarikh]

Interesting. I might come and watch sometime.

@just go to an en server -
Fyi. Some of us live closer to Japan and have better connection to their servers, to name a few. :/

Still, I rather like the mixed community we have and would never want to trade it with another. The jp players I've encountered in the server have been nice and friendly. And I'm interested in being able to communicate with them better.

[Mahri]

Amazing. Let's lambaste the OP because they're playing on a JP server because they want to learn to communicate with Japanese players. Astonishing, right?

Spy, I hope this works out well for you, and anyone that decides to join in! From what little time I spent playing FFXI, I actually had a very positive experience with Japanese players across the board. Attempting to bridge cultural gaps simply for its own sake is always a worthwhile cause, and those with the patience to keep at it should be commended.

[Jynx]

That's because people where whining like crazy that they wanted regional servers after AAR launch. Until then, world-wide servers without language barriers where a FF exclusive feature in the MMORPG world.

Yes I remember.

I always enjoyed playing a mmo that was always alive 24 7. Being on a Japanese server has its ups and downs of course. Shame I can't have both communities. ..well not like xiv is really community driving anyways.

[Chiramu]

Saying "yoroshiku" isn't enough in JP only groups. You need to be able to communicate with the PT and if you can't do it then you shouldn't join their groups.

You might be able to get away with only knowing hirigana but you at least need to know how to read kanji to understand everything being said. Kanji is hard.

[Mogi]

Best of luck with this Spy Japanese is a very fun language iv played lots of JPN games like PSO2 and MHFO and lots of Japanese players are fun and love to help others

[Sylve]

Surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but i do recommend getting a program called Rosetta Stone. (http://www.rosettastone.eu) Can be a bit expensive, but there are ... places... you can get it from.

if your whole group is using the program, you can help each other through it, and it really is an amazing learning tool for languages.

[SolArisa]

Kanji is hard.

If you run into the Kanji wall and can't find a way to jump over it, I recommend learning Chinese. Chinese is "excusively Kanji" all the way and in very many cases the Japanese simply copied & pasted it over the centuries, which makes japanese even easier for Chinese people (in the rare case they are willing to communicate with Japanese people, though).

[Exstal]

If you run into the Kanji wall and can't find a way to jump over it, I recommend learning Chinese. Chinese is "excusively Kanji" all the way and in very many cases the Japanese simply copied & pasted it over the centuries, which makes japanese even easier for Chinese people (in the rare case they are willing to communicate with Japanese people, though).

I disagree. You can read 日 one way in Chinese. You can read it 3 or 4 ways in Japanese. So you have to know the reading for the word. Chinese characters are just 1 character = 1 sound. Japanese 1 character = possibly, and usually, many readings.

[SolArisa]

I disagree. You can read 日 one way in Chinese. You can read it 3 or 4 ways in Japanese. So you have to know the reading for the word. Chinese characters are just 1 character = 1 sound. Japanese 1 character = possibly, and usually, many readings.

I didn't mean to say it's identical and can be understood right away. It's absolutely right that the Japanese use of it evolved during the centuries. I wanted to point it that it's an easier way to learn them, especially since traditional mandarin is the root of the Japanese language. At least it was a lot easier for me, after I first failed at Kanji.