sharing my Japanese journey one coffee at a time
So I’ve now read a book with furigana and one without it and I want to reflect on some of the positives and negatives of each. Note: Keep in mind this is just my opinion, and everyone learns differently. I am reading physical books, not e-books so I can’t easily look up unknown words without… Continue reading The Differences Between Reading Japanese Books with Furigana and Without Furigana
Today I wanted to also discuss two pieces of life advice. The first is having the mindset to just do it no matter the situation. I get stressed or anxious quite easily and I’ve been put in a lot of stressful situations over the years and to be honest even though I’m here now, there’s… Continue reading Just Some Pieces of Life Advice
Today’s topic is about coffee and also just eating out in general. I’ve reconfirmed and learned a few new things when it comes to ordering food from being here. There are a couple ways to order: *order at the table*order when you enter at the vending machine and pay (usually for ramen, meat and rice… Continue reading All About Coffee
Film pictured: 秒速5センチメートル (5 CM per Second) Today’s topic is improving those listening skills through keyword repetition and breaking down long words, getting the gist, and using different listening materials. *Keyword Repetition: When you first start listening to Japanese speech, I’m sure it all sounds like a big jumble. You don’t know when the sentence… Continue reading Improving Listening Tips
Lately, I’ve been listening to different podcasts in Japanese. Here are some of the ones that I’ve been enjoying. I’ll start with my recommendations, and then my reviews. All these podcasts can be found on Spotify. Recs (N4 - N3) Let's Learn Japanese From Small Talk This podcast is led by two girls who speak… Continue reading Japanese Podcast Reviews and Recommendations
(𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯) 日常生活 (にちじょせいかつ) - everyday 敬語 (けいご): formal speech (used in business and customer service) いらしゃいませ: welcome ご覧くださいごらんください): please look (what salespeople usually say) レストラン - restaurant: 何名様ですか？(なんめいさまですか): How many people? (before you are… Continue reading Useful Survival Phrases/Words While in Japan
Location: Omotesando Misconceptions MYTH: If I go to x country, I will become conversational/fluent in that language (without studying) REALITY 1: If I go to that country WITHOUT studying the language at all, I will probably pick up some basic vocabulary, phrases, and greetings at best (unless you are amazing at language acquisition). You will… Continue reading All About Immersion: Myths and Methods
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