Blog #10: Learning Japanese

Learning from Elementary Japanese I

This semester, learning Japanese has been a fun and challenging experience. Although I have some previous experience in writing Japanese, I was still nervous about learning a new language holistically, especially one with a different pronunciation system. But little by little, I started to recognize hiragana and katakana, and now I can read and communicate using basic sentences! 

I enjoyed practicing greetings like「こんにちは」and introducing myself with「わたしは Su-san です」. It was also exciting to learn about Japanese culture through the language.

Although it was harder than I expected, I’m proud of what I’ve learned. I know I still have a long way to go, but this class gave me a good foundation. I hope I can use Japanese when I visit Japan someday.