☆学ぶ☆

日本語を勉強したいです！
I want to learn Japanese!

とても難しくて、何をしたらいいかわかりません。
It's been so difficult and I don't know what to do.

学校で習えばよかった。 アプリ、本、動画を試しました。
Wish I took it in school. I tried apps, books and videos.

本当に先生が必要だと思います。
Think I really need a teacher.

誰かお勧めの先生はいませんか？
Is there one that someone can recommend?

もっと上手に学べるように、ちょっとしたことをしています。
I'm doing little things to try to learn better.

このブログをもっと日本語っぽくするなど。
Like making this blog more like a Japanese one.

もっと練習するために、Ameba に戻ろうかとも考えています。
I'm also thinking about going back to Ameba for more practice.

でも、2 つのブログを管理するのはとても大変です。
It's so hard to manage two blogs though.

何かアドバイスはありますか？
Anyone have suggestions?

(♪)//330 はじめまして!...again on ameba⌒☆+ﾟ

I will try this again!
I also hope to work on my Japanese.日本語も頑張りたいです。

Anyway. . .何しろ

I got a new flip phone!

(♪)//267 もう一回⌒☆+ﾟ

(♪)//202 My Own Summer Classes⌒☆+ﾟ

Seems like a lot of things are just not going the way I want them to. Everything ends up falling way shorter than I imagine. So I guess I'm gonna' use that energy for myself.

I'm going to take full advantage of the resources I have and I'm going to give Japanese language learning my all. I am going to do what I can without a classroom. I'm hoping one of the schools around here will offer the language as a non-credit class soon... 

Wish me luck!

(♪)//194 Language Learning on Your Own is Hard⌒☆+ﾟ

 

I missed out on taking Japanese when I was in school and I'm still kicking myself over it. Every time I say on this blog I'm studying again, I fall back off of it. Whether I get too frustrated or life gets in the way.

I know there are free resources and "cheap" online stuff. But is there any way to get like a teacher or something? I feel like if I had someone guiding me, it would help. Cause unfortunately I am one of those people that needs some sort of teacher.

Please let me know in the comments how you learned if you did!

(♪)//132 Super GALS!⌒☆+ﾟ

This is not the item I was going to write about but...

☆65 More Japanese Learning!☆

こんにちは！ 

Remember last time when I talked about me learning Japanese? 

✩47 Learning A Language✩

It's snowing!!!!  It started last night and hasn't stopped ;A; It's supposed to go all the way till tomorrow morning... I'm not here for this... So I'm trying to distract myself with blogging and studying!

A few years ago, I took the plunge to learn another language. Of course I didn't think about it till after I was done with school so I don't have all of the tools available. I tend to learn better in a setting with a teacher of some kind but...here I am trying to learn on my own.

As I'm sure you can probably tell already, I'm trying to learn 日本語! I haven't actually learned those characters yet but I do recognize "Japanese" in Japanese XD

The best way I found to learn the characters on my own was through repetition. I would continuously rewrite each one until I could recognize it when I test myself later on and write them cutely. With the workbooks I've been using, because the simpler the better (at least for me), I could write out the characters, fill in blank spaces with the correct ones, learn some vocabulary and match up the sounds that they make.

I intend to at least get down the three charts of Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji before moving onto vocabulary and sentence structures. Hopefully, I can use my Genki books for that part without too much trouble. But for now, I'm using the From Zero series which are simple enough I think even for younger students.

I started off with the Hiragana from Zero book and am pretty proud to have that chart down thanks to the book. I can read it when I see it but if I don't know the word, unfortunately I have to look it up. But I have to remind myself that that's okay because I'm still learning.... And for whatever reason, I took a very long break after that. I'm happy I still know the chart at least.

But now, I decided it's time to continue. Especially after getting more gal magazines. I want to be able to read them and not just look at the pretty pics. And I've finally moved onto Katakana.It's a bit more difficult but at least it will help me read a little bit more. I have the vowels down for the most part and just finished the K-line - カキクケコ (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko). I sometimes get a little confused with the クケ (ku and ke) but with more practice it should be a little less.

I also have the Quick Study guide that I can use to help me with characters and vocabulary for when I'm ready. As well as a notebook for specifically learning to memorize writing characters. Eventually I will also have to see if there's a Kanji from Zero book XD

Since I made this post on here, I'm going to be checking in from time to time on my progress. It will make me continue learning without taking a huge break like I did last time. I really don't want that to happen again. Plus if anyone else that reads my blog also knows Japanese, I would greatly welcome the practice speaking with someone!

Hopefully, next time I write about this it will be another chunk of the Katakana chart if not the whole thing! Wish me luck!