So it's that time of the month again! It's lesson time!!!!
First things first... Here is the video we are going to use in our lessons...
Courtesy of +tomoko tomoko
Now let's look at the Vocab she gives us...
これ kore → this
それ sore → it
あれ are → that
どれ dore → which
ここ koko → here
そこ soko → there
あそこ asoko→ over there
どこ doko → where
こちら kochira →this way
そちら, あちら sochira, achira →that way
どちら dochira → which way
As you can see there are a lot of words this week... Because of that I am thinking I shouldn't add any... However I think I should talk about the video a bit!
In this video there are CC that are in Japanese mixed in with the English... I don't know if some of the sentences were written in Japanese instead of English on purpose or not but I kind of got a bit lost on some of it... I think if you watch it enough you can figure it out though... It probably is parts of the other lessons mixed in and I just stink at memorizing stuff!
It's still a good video for people learning who are better at remembering stuff than I am... I've been trying to learn Japanese for years now and I haven't gotten very far. Although it could be that I am not really bad at remembering but that I have never taken formal classes... Everything I know is all self taught... When I think about it this way I don't think it is so bad.
I have mentioned before that I have a pen-pal over in Japan... I feel bad because she has been trying so hard to help me to learn and I feel like because I heave never had a full conversation with her in Japanese she thinks I am better at speaking than I really am... I can pronounce things wonderfully but trying to string it all together and remember what words to use to express myself just doesn't work!
However... I will NOT give up! Some day her and I will be able to sit and chat on the phone for a bit like the old friends we are and I will actually understand her and be understood! This is my goal!
So for me this video poses both a welcome and unwelcome challenge! I have to try to figure out what Tomoko is saying when the CC is not telling me... I find it fun though! And the fact that I can pause the video and look up what I need to so that I understand without interrupting the flow of the conversation takes a HUGE weight off of me!
So I just have to say this...
THANK YOU SO MUCH TOMOKO!!!
If you did the videos any other way I don't think I would have found the fun I have!
And on this not I am going to end this post!
As always... Thanx for watching and reading what I have shared!
Have an educational day!
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