learning japanese!
i've learned a bit on my own and i'm taking lessons online, but i'm also going to take some classes next year c: so far i've only nailed down the basics like how hirigana, katakana and kanji work and a few phrases, but nothing too big yet. i've also started learning a bit of korean, but not too much. i plan to learn it after i get the hang of japanese so that there isn't a lot on my plate. :^)
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i am here to take your progress report after an almost decade
HEY LOL! im now 24 and went on a short exchange trip to japan when i was 17. i remember getting to use japanese a lot back then bc my host family would converse with me in japanese but would use english if i got lost. i actually ended up getting along very well with my host family and visited them at age 23 where i got engaged in tokyo LOL. i was basically the translator for my fiance and i, and i was able to hold a lot of convos with the locals. some asked me if i was half bc they were impressed (im full filo).
in total i was in japanese class in high school for 3 years, and during uni i didn't get to practice much, but before my second trip, i just studied a lot of vocab bc i already had the grammar and syntax down. it's incredible what memory can do! i'd say i know enough to get around; i ordered food on my own, asked for directions, and would talk about hobbies or my personal life.
great success i'd say
I didnt think you'd still be around here! Congratulations on your engagement, its great to know that you were able to learn japanese, that really is a great achievement.
So i hope you dont need subtitles anymore?
been reading yaoi since 14 and i still do it 10 years later ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ i still use subtitles but can occasionally understand without them, i know very basic japanese- maybe elementary level? at least that's the highest level i did in high school. it's real funny bc i actually ended up majoring in linguistics in my undergrad, and my language focus was in french so i'd say my french is a lot stronger than my japanese. still, i think im happy knowing i know enough to get around japan TWICE without google translate
they are from real japanese people not anime i love c ute and buono first i know buono because of shugo chara opening song honto no jibun they were in side of my video like right of my video their dress attracted me so i checked it out it was so much fun my first live honto no jibun then it went on after a year my fav was airi so she was from c ute so i started to watched it is fun check it out
i know how to talk in japanese i have started it in 2014 because of my classmates i have learned it easier because we talk to each other in japanese looking at the paper not only one classmates but whole and school too after all i was the junior school pupil leader so i should know everyone in the school not should i have known everyone before becoming the leader i have been in that school for 4 years now i changed school well i wrote my whole history well i have learned japanese a lot i also listen songs in japanese becuase it helps u to learns the new words by hearing new songs if u want to check japanese songs of girls look hello project in hello project there is a lot of team like c ute,berryz koubou,morning musume,buono,aa well the lyrics are written by tsunku a guy
i've also listened to songs in japanese (mainly anime openings because they're easier for me to memorize) they really do help ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~ and i'll definitely check out those songs. thank you!