Why am I studying Japanese?
I've always loved the way the Japanese language sounds, the interesting and very foreign (from a Western perspective) social customs, the pop culture, and also the food! I've wanted to take Japanese for a really long time after hearing friends talk to their families in Japanese, and I'm glad I can finally start. The hardest part so far has probably been memorizing so much vocabulary, and we have not even started learning kanji or katakana. But I am looking forward to learning more about all the grammar structures and particles in Japanese, I think the grammar we've learned so far is so interesting and different from what I know.
I'm also interested in exploring more about Japanese social customs and history. Japan has in the past had difficult relations with countries like China and Korea, and I think the relationship between these countries is important to learn more about. I hope one day to be able to travel to Japan myself and learn more about the country's culture and history and improve my language skills!
I think it's really interesting that one of the reasons you're learning Japanese is to understand more about Japanese customs and history, as a way of understanding the bigger context of East Asian history. I agree that learning the vocal can be difficult, but I'm sure you're doing well! I hope you really get to achieve the goals that you've set for Japanese this year :)
ReplyDeleteBonjour Alice! I also think it's been quite difficult learning all this vocab so quickly. Personally I find the particles more difficult. You're write we haven't even learned much kanji or katakana yet, that will for sure be difficult. I think it's really cool that you want to learn more about East Asian history and geopolitics, it's also one of the reasons I chose to take Japanese. It's great that you want to improve your language skills and travel to Japan, see you there!
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome that you want to learn more about Japan's relationship with other Asian countries! Likewise about finding Japanese customs, pop culture, and food interesting. I agree about the hardest part being memorizing everything but it is fun because we are learning a lot. Also, I love your blog name!
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