Started Japanese Class
Tonight I started studying Japanese again.
My town offers free Japanese lessons for foreigners so the wife signed me up and tonight was the first meeting. It wasn't really a lesson as such, more of an introduction and level check.
It was really cool to see so many foreign people living in my town, I don't feel quite so alone anymore. America, Australia, China, Peru, Iran & Sri Lanka was represented. While I am a rather independent guy and I am happy with my own company, it was good to get out and meet people outside work or family.
It really broadened my horizons in this country as well as got me out of the house.
The main thing I came away with was "しゅみ" Shumi which means hobby. "しゅみ は どういう いみ です か?" What are your hobbies?
However in the level check it became painfully clear that I was the worst Japanese speaker of the lot. Still I'll do my best and persevere, I can only improve my ability and that will help my life in this great country.
5 comments:
Good luck and don't slack off; Japanese is hard enough when you have your nose to the grindstone.
Thanks man, I'll try hard.
But it'll be good just to go along and meet other people.
Make sure your text books are kana, not romaji... it will help a lot, struggle town at first but then you will be much better for it.
hope you'll enjoy your lessons and the company you meet there. :-)
Best of luck! What Paul said is right, try to use kana text books over romaji!
When I was first starting out I used flash cards a lot! But I have also heard that Japanese podcasts are great to improve you listening!
I started studying again the other day, for what seems like the 50th time! I have hit a point where I don`t really seem to improve anymore...so am trying to get past that1
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