さんしゅうかん - Three Weeks

こんにちは、がっこう　の　だいさんしゅう　です。にほんご　は　はど　です。

Hello, it's the third week of school. Japanese is hard.

It's been three weeks since classes started. School has been alright, same old same old. The most interesting parts of my week are probably the times when I have Japanese. So far, Japanese has been pretty frustrating at times. It is definitely harder (for me) than learning Chinese, and the work probably takes up as much time as all my other classes combined. I think the hardest part of it is retaining all the vocabulary that we learn every day. Although we have quizes on about 20 words everyday, I would be lying to say I still remember all those words by the time a week has passed after the quiz. Recalling words that we have learned a couple of days ago takes a long time, and sometimes I would find myself flipping through the textbook in class to look up words. That being said, I have to admit I am learning an enormous amount of Japanese in the process. I feel like I am slowly beginning to be able to form sentences more easily. I still can't believe I had learned an entirely new alphabet in about a week's time (excited about Katakana).

So in short, Japanese has been very frustrating yet fun. As expected.

-Simon

にほんご の のうと (Japanese Notebook):
いまは ごごしちじ にです。きょう　は　かようび　です。わたし　は　さんじからごじ　ねました。ばんごう　は　なんばん　ですか。
It is seven P.M. Today is Tuesday. I slept from four to six. What's your number?

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