Japanese class is going well so far. I understand much more vocabulary than when I first started. Now I can tell time, ask about items in department stores, and talk about what I did on each day of the week. Some aspects of Japanese is actually easier for me to understand because pronunciation of words are similar to Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese. While I am not experienced in Chinese, much of Japanese Kanji is simple to understand. Hopefully that will give me an advantage when learning and I will not struggle with the Kanji. We have dabbled a bit in Katakana, but have not formally learned that alphabet yet. I have already learned many of the characters, so it will just be a refresher for when we do learn it.
The Japanese midterm is next week; I will be reviewing what I have learned in these four weeks and keeping my fingers crossed that I do well!
さよなら！
こんにちわ。
ReplyDeleteわたしわイデラ（いでら）です。
I'm in the 2:40 Japanese class. I find it cool that you already know a little about kanji and how it is similar to Mandarin. (: I hope you do well on your midterm next week!
さよなら。
Isn't it fascinating and refreshing to learn a foreign language? It's like I am using a hidden part of my brain muscle which I didn't even realized that it existed. I think learning a foreign language is simmilar to weight training. Both involve practice and pain. But there is gonna be a "different me" afterwards.Hajimemashite, Kelly san! (I can't type Japanese with my laptop, today. sorry.)
ReplyDeleteこんにちわケレーさん、
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you rocked your mid term! Kanji has always been difficult for me, so I may need borrow some of your expertise when we learn it.