Maru the Cat

しゅうまつ

こんにちわ、

きのう　はちじごろに　おきました。　そして　にほんごクラスに　いきました。　わたしは　たいてい　としょかんで　べんきょうします。　きのう　りょうで　べんきょうしました。　ごぜんいちじはんに　ねました。　きょうは　どようびです。　ごぜんじゅういちじにじゅっぷんに　おきました。　あまり　あさごはんを　たべません。　こんあさ　あさごはんを　たべました。　こんばん　くじはんに　しゅくだいを　します。　にちようびの　ごごさんじごろに　ほんを　よみます。　ほんは　おおきくありません。　そして　とても　あたらしいです。

じゃ、また。
イアン　キン

Goal

Although I am making strides in learning Japanese, it is still difficult for me to sound completely natural. Especially when I don't pay attention, my voice becomes monotonous, which is not a good habit for a language that relies partly on pitch and intonation.  I want to continue to listen and speak better, as I have trouble hearing long vowels and double consonants at times.  I will also attempt to increase my reading and speaking speed.

I will attempt to read new Japanese material out loud at least twice a week in order to become more comfortable and fluent with all the characters.  I also will shadow on average of 10 minutes a day (about an hour a week).  I cannot usually visit the Japanese language table due to soccer practice, but I will try to visit one of the sensee's office every week or two.  Finally, I will continue to enjoy the experience of learning a new language and speak in it whenever I can.

Bye.

Video Introduction

いち

こんばんは、

はじめまして。きんです。どうぞよろしく。あめりかじんです。わたしはぷりんすとんだいがくの　がくせいです。いちねんせいです。　せんこうは　まだわかりません。

じゃ、また。
　いあん　きん

こんばんは,

I am excited about learning Japanese for the first time this semester.  Although I have only had a couple days of class so far, I can tell that learning to write and read in all three alphabets is going to be very difficult. However, after I am able to master all three, learning Japanese will become much easier and more understandable.  I wanted to learn Japanese because I have always been curious about it as a language but never able to comprehend any of it (except for "Arigato" and "Konnichiwa").  I am looking forward to what I hope to be a new and very rewarding experience.

Wish me luck,
~Ian Kinn