In an effort to improve my reading in Korean (which was always my worst skill), I decided to do some old-fashioned sentence learning. This might be useful for beginner or intermediate learners. Continue reading “[한국어] Back to the Basics and Then Some”
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I'm Koyami. I am a freelance Japanese-English Translator and I enjoy learning new skills and reading in my spare time. Current pursuits include juggling and playing piano.
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【中文】Awesome Page to Practice Tones
This is just a short post linking to a page I use daily in my practice of Chinese tones.
Two Year Report and Other Thoughts
Wow, it’s been two years since I started learning Japanese.
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I think it’s time for a reflection post.
Updates: Word of the Day
こんばんは、
Just a short update.
First, I’ve always had lots of respect for Tae Kim, creator of the Japanese Grammar guide, an incredible, free resource. I decided to finally check out his blog. I eventually landed on this post about how he posts words he learns on twitter. So I decided I would give it a shot.
For one thing, it’s just another way to get exposure to Japanese (looking for example sentences online).
It could also be useful for other learners of Japanese.
So I started doing it about a week ago now, and I’m finding it really fun. So fun, in fact, that I’ve decided to do the same thing with Korean and Mandarin. If you’re interested in seeing daily Japanese, Korean, or Mandarin words complete with examples of use, feel free to follow me.
Edit: Long story short, after a while of doing Words Of the Day for Mandarin and Korean, I have decided that I would benefit more from studying at this point. The Korean and Mandarin words of the day will return, someday.
If you decide to start doing it yourself, leave a comment with your twitter name so I can follow you too!
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Up next, a post two years in the making…
【日本語】Post-Reading Thoughts: 謎解きはディナーのあとで
My first book review!
Actually….I’m not really sure I’d consider this a book review. It’s short and not very specific, but something I felt like saying about the book.
I’ll try not to be too specific ’cause I for one hate spoilers. I’ll try not to make it too long because I got Super Danganronpa 2.
This book was really popular while I was studying in Kyoto, so I decided to pick it up and see what all the fuss was about.
【中文】Chinese without Pinyin: A New Experiment
I’ve been thinking about learning Chinese for a while now, which is why I’ve been learning the characters on zhongwen.com. But rather than wait until I’m done with that site to start learning things I could use today, I could, well, start today.
But where to start… Continue reading “【中文】Chinese without Pinyin: A New Experiment”