New Student

[Chase]

私をじしょうかいさせていただきます。
I'm new here, and new to the Japanese language. I've been listening to Japancast for a while (around episode 40 now), and I'm set on learning this language. I've learned and recall most ひらがな, I'm working through かたかな now, and I've learned a few basic kanji, as well as simple grammar. The problem I have now is vocabulary. I've tried reading simple sentences, but I'm unfamiliar with the particles and vocab used--that is to say, I can pronounce what I'm reading, but I have no idea what it means! <(-_-;)

にほんごがわからない！

I have the Pimsleur comprehensive, and I''m about to start that, and I have about 5 other books, including a vocab and pocket dictionary. I'm just not sure where to start. If anyone has recommendations, I'd love to hear them, especially if I don't have to shell out a ton of money, as I'm pretty cheap.

I look forward to meeting everyone and learning more, and I hope I can help others here as well! If you'd like to know a bit more about me, feel free to contact me.

うれしいです！

[Max]

hehe was a little surprised when i saw how you ended your post with "i'm happy" :D
you seem to know enough to start here though, www.guidetojapanese.org
just hold your mouse over a kanji or a vocabulary you can't read or understand, and you'll see what it means and how you read it.

[Chase]

I was going more for "Delighted." Delighted to meet you all. Guess it sounds a bit different without the context.

Thanks Max. I appreciate the link, I'll check it out. :)

[Max]

yeah, in Japanese context is everything :)

no problem, feel free to ask if you have any problem! :)

[Dark]

I'm glad that you posted this because that guide has helped me a lot. Arigato