Thank you for your comment :) I am not using any grammar deck at the moment for Chinese because my studying has been a bit less structured than for Japanese so far. However, when I was using the "A Course in Contemporary Chinese" series I used a bit the flashcards from this site (let me know if you can't figure out how to import them to Anki and I will share the deck with you):
Sorry not to be of much help this time! If I end up creating my own grammar cards I will let you know! ๐Also, I you find a nice grammar deck I would love to hear about it!
For the N3, I studied all the cards in the deck (so several sentences per gramamr point). For the N2 and N1, I chose one card per grammar point (the one I found the easiest to understand), and I studied it.
The monolingual deck has several sentences per card, so for that one I just read the first sentence in the list.
Hope this makes sense! I think there is no better choice tbh, both approaches worked for me.
Thanks alot. You inspire me a lot actually! Iโve hardly met any non-Asian backgrounds who could score full marks at N3 and then go on to complete N1, and based outside of Japan the entire time! Your guide was useful to me. May I also ask if you used any textbooks during this time like Tobira or Quartet? Or just went straight into JLPT prep books? I was looking into it but it just seems so inefficient because I want to start immersing once I got N3 grammar down ~
Aw, thank you! ๐ I think if you immerse daily it is very possible to pass the N1! You just need to put in the time to study all the grammar and then do lots of reading and listening daily ๐ช
After having a messy start, I actually just used JLPT prep books for N3-N1. My partner used Genki and then Tobira beforehand, then went through SKM N3-N2 and is currently going through SKM N1 books. So I think this is also a good route to take as it seems to be working for him.
If you plan to take the JLPT at some point you will have to al least go through a couple of drill books to get used to the format of the text, but if that is not your current objective, just find a resource you like and get through it. I actually really liked SKM so I chose it, but I can understand it is not for everyone ๐ The key is to make studying as enjoyable as possible so you do not think twice about doing it and it becomes a sustainable habit ๐
Hey! Mind sharing your Chinese grammar decks too? Appreciate it!
Hello! ๐
Thank you for your comment :) I am not using any grammar deck at the moment for Chinese because my studying has been a bit less structured than for Japanese so far. However, when I was using the "A Course in Contemporary Chinese" series I used a bit the flashcards from this site (let me know if you can't figure out how to import them to Anki and I will share the deck with you):
https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/grammar-flashcards-for-dangdai%E2%80%94%E7%95%B6%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87-a-course-in-contemporary-chinese.6556/
I also found this deck based on the Chinese Grammar Wiki interesting (albeit I think suspending the wrong cards seems to be a good idea):
https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/782551504
Sorry not to be of much help this time! If I end up creating my own grammar cards I will let you know! ๐Also, I you find a nice grammar deck I would love to hear about it!
Good luck with your studies,
Natha
Did you study 1 card per grammar point (multiple sentences per card) or multiple cards per grammar point (1 sentence per card)
Hi Chloe!
For the N3, I studied all the cards in the deck (so several sentences per gramamr point). For the N2 and N1, I chose one card per grammar point (the one I found the easiest to understand), and I studied it.
The monolingual deck has several sentences per card, so for that one I just read the first sentence in the list.
Hope this makes sense! I think there is no better choice tbh, both approaches worked for me.
Thanks alot. You inspire me a lot actually! Iโve hardly met any non-Asian backgrounds who could score full marks at N3 and then go on to complete N1, and based outside of Japan the entire time! Your guide was useful to me. May I also ask if you used any textbooks during this time like Tobira or Quartet? Or just went straight into JLPT prep books? I was looking into it but it just seems so inefficient because I want to start immersing once I got N3 grammar down ~
Aw, thank you! ๐ I think if you immerse daily it is very possible to pass the N1! You just need to put in the time to study all the grammar and then do lots of reading and listening daily ๐ช
After having a messy start, I actually just used JLPT prep books for N3-N1. My partner used Genki and then Tobira beforehand, then went through SKM N3-N2 and is currently going through SKM N1 books. So I think this is also a good route to take as it seems to be working for him.
If you plan to take the JLPT at some point you will have to al least go through a couple of drill books to get used to the format of the text, but if that is not your current objective, just find a resource you like and get through it. I actually really liked SKM so I chose it, but I can understand it is not for everyone ๐ The key is to make studying as enjoyable as possible so you do not think twice about doing it and it becomes a sustainable habit ๐