Totally cool website to bookmark for language learners.

[AsahinaKimi]

http://www.learnalanguage.com/

[Xyzse]

1. Cool, I use

http://www.livemocha.com
You get to talk to people around the world who wants to help you learn a language.

[AsahinaKimi]

2. Thanks will bookmark it also!

Yay

[HopeHoops]

3. Thanks. I just got rid of a telemarketer by speaking entirely in Russian.

[Shankapotomus]

4. Thanks

here is another:

www.sharedtalk.com

[AsahinaKimi]

5. I know this one, I think they changed the name.

I met my good friend Eiko-chan from that group. She was staying in San Francisco and we spent a few months together, helping each other out with our languages. She was from Tokyo. I haven't hear from her in a long time. She was better at Spanish than English, because she spent a lot of time in South America, before coming to the States. My Japanese was fair, but she helped me out a lot and I helped her with English, plus she wanted to learn American slang.

I loved her.. she was wonderful.

[Shankapotomus]

6. Right now I'm helping a Japanese English interpreter there

brush up on and refine her English and she teaches me about Japanese culture. We're both busy so there's no pressure to reply every day, which I like, because neither one of us feels neglected if we go three-four days without an exchange.
So far I've had two language exchanges on sharedtalk and both have been positive.

In addition to websites like the one you posted, I use a ton of different apps to learn. That way I can take lessons with me.

[AsahinaKimi]

15. I also have friends from Japan

On IMVU.com who are most eager to improve their English and give me a few tidbits in return also!

[Shankapotomus]

16. Do you know about rikaichan?

It's an add on for the firefox browser that interprets Kanji on Japanese web pages and provides the hiragana translation. It's helpful if you forget or don't know a Kanji's meaning or pronunciation.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/rikaichan/

Trying to decipher Japanese versions of English websites like yahoo.jp I think is another good way to immerse oneself into reading the language because the layouts of the Japanese sites are similar to the English ones so you already have an idea what some of the Japanese kanji links indicate.

[AsahinaKimi]

17. Sounds like that will be helpful

When I try to follow my favorite pop star, Aiko Kayo. I usually have to go to Google Translate and have it translated to English. Most translators are not very good, and especially it seems for Japanese. I will give it a shot, Thanks!.

[Behind the Aegis]

7. You might want to pop this over in the "Language and Linguistics" group.

Thanks you for the info. I have bookmarked this site.

[AsahinaKimi]

10. oh hey, good idea

Thanks!

[linux80386]

8. thanks

pretty nice website.

[AsahinaKimi]

12. you are welcome!

Dou itashimashite!

[liberaltrucker]

9. Bookmarked, thanks!

I gotta think about downloading the toolbar, though. Can't be too careful these days.

[AsahinaKimi]

13. i hear that...

Toolbars always make my SPYBOT Search and Destroy quiver!

[Yavin4]

11. Thanks for This!

Learning a new language enhances your employment options.

[AsahinaKimi]

14. You are most welcome. It did for me...

I work for Japanese company.. but you know, I suppose my language skills could always be better!