So I decided to study Japanese because I have been interested in Japanese culture for a long time. My family also travels to Japan pretty frequently. I thought it would be a good idea if I can pick up another East Asian language besides Chinese.
I am very excited about learning the casual, conversational phrases in Japanese. In addition, I enjoyed learning Hiragana because it has such a pretty form. I am looking forward to learning Kanji in the future!
I think the Japanese grammar was the most challenging part. However, I hope that I would be more fluent in Japanese soon ⋆ටᆼට⋆!
Hello! My name is Daisuke Yamaguchi. I'm student of Ritsumeikan university. Nice to meet you. I'm very excited to talk with you. My skill of English is not so good however, I can teach you Japanese!
ReplyDeleteわたしはいまえいごとどいつごをべんきょうしています。
わたしはこうこうでぼくしんぐをしていたので、ぼくしんぐなどのかくとうぎがすきです。
にほんごのべんきょうはたいへんだとおもいますが、わたしもがんばるのでおたがいがんばりましょう。
やまぐち だいすけ
Nice to meet you, Yamaguchi san! I am more than excited to chat with you on this blog. Hopefully we can both improve on our English and Japanese skills a lot this semester :)
DeleteI am a junior at Columbia University. I study Computer Science. In my free time, I like to play sports too, such as tennis and volleyball. I only tried boxing once last year, but I don't think I was strong enough :( It sounds really cool that you are in the boxing club!
はじめまして、やまぐちさん。よろしくおねがいします。
わたしわにほんごのいちねんせです。わたしのにほんごはへたです。すみませんT T
でもいっしょにがんばります！
シンシア・マオ
Thank you for replying! At first, every boxer is not so strong:)
DeleteI believe how to use [、]and [。] of you is so nice!
I can read your passage easily:)
こんにちは！ やまぐちです。 シンシアさんはにほんごがうまくつかえているとおもいますよ。これからもがんばってください！
シンシアさんのすきなたべものをおしえてください。
わたしはかろりーがたかかったらなんでもすきです：）
Nice passage on your interest with Japanese! I agree with you on Hiragana - it is a very aesthetically appealing way of writing. Also, your emoticon game is impressive. Never lose that, it will take you far one day.
ReplyDeletePeace! ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
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DeleteI wish I could travel to Japan more often! I went this past summer and I'd love to go back. Have you been to Hokkaido before? I spent a week there in Sapporo with a host family and I loved it. The weather was so much cooler there than in Tokyo and we saw so many amazing things. I definitely want to hear about your trip there this winter break! じゃまたあした
ReplyDeleteOmg I definitely need recommendations for food and sightseeing spots! I am super excited to go to Japan over winter break :) I went last year and have been itching to go back since. Japan is so much fun <3
DeleteAlso here because I thought I'd pick up another East Asian language other than Korean while I was in college! Although, Chinese is next on my list (once Japanese forces me to learn some Chinese characters). ps. nice korean emojis heh
ReplyDeleteI totally relate! I have been studying some Koreans on the side as well. Sometimes I mess up words in Korean and Japanese because they sound so similar haha.
Deleteps. ⋆ටᆼට⋆ hehe
I've only had the opportunity to travel to Japan twice--I'm almost jealous that you've been able to visit frequently! I'm also looking forward to learning more colloquial language, since so much of what we learn in language classes (whether they be Spanish, French, Chinese, etc.) is often overly formal or archaic.
ReplyDeleteTwice is a lot already! Especially when you are travelling from the States the flight hours are insane. I agree with you about the fact that we learn mostly formal speaking in language classes. I watch a lot of Japanese shows on the side and sometimes I pick up slangs/casual speaking in that way. You should totally consider that as an option :)
DeleteHi Cynthia! Japanese grammar can be very challenging, but maybe one of my videos can help you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwP9WHqflEKjtGdDH2AdvbavhWcWbHnv
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