私はなぜ日本語を勉強しますか
私は1年から日本語を勉強しました。難しいと面白いでした。九月からクラスで勉強しました。今は難しいです。でもなぜ知りません。 日本語は楽しすけどオースチンであまち日本人ありません。オースチンの日本語は私と日本語を話ません, 多分私はいい日本語を話ませんから。多分日本人忍耐ありません、でも多分私はばかです。 多分止まれ日本語を勉強します。知りません。でも私は恥ずかしい日本語を話ますてばか感じます。多分すぐ知りますなぜ日本語を勉強しっています。でも今は落胆したします
October 2018
This should be easy.
Here’s the thing about Japanese: It should be easy. It’s not really a hard language, to be honest. It seems like one, but that’s only because I feel we approach it in exactly the wrong way. If you try to memorize it, you’ll kinda fail, or it’ll be at least a lot harder than it needs to be. The trick to learning Japanese is to accept it for exactly what it is, and leave all of your English preconceptions at the door. Japanese is difficult only because we can’t let go of… Read More »This should be easy.
One third through…
Tomorrow is the first of four big tests in Japanese class (there are three tests and a final exam). I must say that I’m dreading it, even though I’m pretty sure I have a lot of it down. I wonder if it’s enough. Last week I was sick with a cold and I hardly studied at all. I rather miss being able to study at my own pace, and I’m not entirely sure that the structure is helping me. It’s not hurting, don’t get me wrong!, but I feel like… Read More »One third through…
Proceeding Apace
Japanese class is proceeding apace. It is going at a rather breakneck speed. To be quite honest, if it hadn’t been for the fact that I’d studied ahead for a year, I’d be sunk. Many students seem to be. It’s been, what, four weeks now? And we’ve already covered all of hiragana and are finishing up katakana now. I don’t think all students are going to make it out of the class unscathed, to be honest. I have noticed something odd, though. I am able now to carry on simple… Read More »Proceeding Apace