Japanese is my favorite class this year, due to my fascination with the language and its aesthetic. It's much easier to learn a language when it looks so beautiful. I chose to learn Japanese because one of my favorite authors, David Mitchell, writes most of his novels in Japan. He also lives there most of the time, even though he was born in England, because of its beauty. What also factored into my decision was the interest in learning a new writing style/alphabet besides our English one. And lastly, a few of my favorite books, poems, and television shows are actually in Japanese, and I would love to be able to appreciate them more in their native tongue.
The toughest aspect of Japanese class this year is probably perfecting the hiragana and katakana characters so that they're actually readable, but I'm getting better with every class. I'm very excited to start learning Kanji.
ミャさんは, ほんなにをよみますか。
ReplyDeleteHaruki Murakami の本です。
DeleteI loved reading what you wrote. Japanese is also my favourite class this semester as i also love Japanese culture. I totally agree with you when it comes to perfecting Hiragana and Katakana as i am having a lot of trouble trying to piece them together!
ReplyDeleteはい、たいへんですね。
Deletemyasan, mi mejor amigo (my best friend), I am stoked to be going on the Japanese adventure with you! I'm also really interested in the art scene--movies, novels, poems. It would be awesome to organize a group viewing of some cool Miyazaki films or something!
ReplyDeleteJaa, matta ashita
はい、いしょに映画をみませんか。
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